We Rise

We Rise

We Rise brings you stories, interviews, and music to nourish our imaginations in service of collective liberation. Guided by Toni Cade Bambara’s call to make the revolution irresistible, each show explores the practice of solidarity in today’s freedom movements. Please note that our first 15 episodes also aired on KPFA's sister station KPFB. Brought to you by We Rise Cultural Production. www.weriseproduction.com

Episodes

June 19, 2025 50 mins
In early May, on the morning of the kuu.éex --a nightlong ceremony in celebration of Tlingit ways of life, to honor relatives, and in this specific gathering, the herring -- we circled round a coffee table, folks on the floor, in chairs, cozied up on the couch and listened to Deloole & Rochelle talk about protecting Indigenous sovereignty in the Yukon river water shed. They share about the importance of art, fighting big gas &a...
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In autumn of 2024, a diverse crowd of artists, activists, and community members gathered at the New Parkway Theater on occupied Ohlone land known as Huchiun for a private screening co-hosted by the Center for Cultural Power and Movement Generation. Excited to immerse themselves in stories of climate justice, the audience came for the debut of two short films: Remembering Our Way Forward by Lily Xie and hija de Florinda by Shenny de...
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Enero Zapatista is an autonomously organized month-long series of events commemorating the Zapatistas' January 1st 1994 uprising. The aim of the events is to gather and form connections through Zapatismo and the Zapatista struggle, across calendars and geographies.We Rise has been attending these events all month to record and document the series.

On this episode, we bring you this timely conversation drawing vital connections betwe...
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Welcome to the third and final episode from our Crosspollination community block party series Roots of Justice: Protecting the Land, Protecting the People. As you probably know, we’re sharing this event out in 3 episodes. You can listen to episodes 54 and 55 to hear the beautiful opening ritual and the first part of the conversation with our panelists: moderator, Dr. Rupa Marya, and speakers Layel Camargo from Shelterwood Collectiv...
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Welcome to part two of our final iteration of the Crosspollination community block party series Roots of Justice: Protecting the Land, Protecting the People. Because of the fullness of the dialogue, we’re sharing this event out in 3 episodes. 

Listen to episode 54 to hear the beautiful opening ritual, featuring musical artists Sam and Nikbo, and our own co-director, co-conspirator nicky.

We’re so excited for you to hear from our amaz...
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In this political moment, we are so grateful to share with you the final episodes of our Crosspollination series. In these transformational times of simultaneous pain and potential, may we continue to weave & fortify our relationships with ourselves, each other, our ancestors, with land, with water and the other beings that call this earth home. 

May these conversations support you and your loved ones.
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Our final iteration of th...
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September 25, 2024 24 mins
La Madre Tiarra of Auspicious Acoustics introduces Blessed Assurance: Auspicious Acoustics grassroots fundraising initiative for their work with the Parents, Families, Caregivers and Loved Ones of Ascended Young Ones, aka The Angel Baby Constellations (ABCs).

We Rise invites you to listen to our dear friend & collaborator, Tiarra as she shares about her beloved Angel 🌸Cherry🌸, her personal initiation into Angel Motherhood, Ang...
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Welcome to this conversation between Co-founder, Layel Camargo, Wellness Practitioner, Erica Gibbons & Artist in Residence and Somatic Scribber Kate Morales, of Shelterwood Collective. We Rise is honored to be in community with Shelterwood, a queer, trans, black, indigenous, people of color-led land stewardship project located on unceded Kashia and Southern Pomo territory in so-called Cazadero, California.

In their 3 years of st...
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Welcome to part two of our recording from our June 8th Crosspollination community block party, Diasporic Care: We Show Up for Each Other

Because we had so many incredible guest speakers on our panel, we are breaking this conversation up into parts one & two. If you missed part one, we highly encourage you to listen to We Rise podcast episode 50, Diasporic Care, which includes a beautiful opening prayer with Dr. Uzo Nwankpa. 

In...
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Diasporic Care: We Show Up for Each Other

Welcome to Part 1 of 2 of this live recording from our Crosspollination community block party series. This event took place on June 8th, 2024. This episode features our opening prayer* with Dr. Uzo Nwankpa, & the beginning of our speakers panel, featuring the brilliant hearts & minds of:

Sarah O'Neal, Oakland-based poet & organizer
Lubna Morrar, Palestinian Feminist Collective
Ant L...
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Join Layla K. Feghali of River Rose Remembrance & Iman Labanieh of Baylasan Botanicals for a timely conversation about Layla's newly released book, The Land in Our Bones. Highlighting lineages of herbal resilience, diasporic stewardship, and unraveling the rippling impacts of colonial violence on our earth and communities, this book about people and traditions of the Levant offers relevant fodder to grapple with the dire times ...
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Crosspollination is a block party series created by We Rise Production with the purpose of strengthening and deepening existing connections and initiating new ones, after the changing culture and community landscape Oakland experienced in years of social distancing and pandemic.

Our themes will deepen into an exploration of how WE TAKE CARE OF US. We Take Care of Us is a phrase that comes out of BIPOC-led community spaces dedicated ...
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Join Gloria Lucas of Nalgona Positivity Pride & Luca Yacón of Radically Fit Oakland in this enlightening & heart-to-heart discussion diving deep into the realms of Harm Reduction, Eating Disorders, & Body Movement.

This thought-provoking conversation is an exploration of:⁠

  • Harm Reduction Strategies
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  • Personal Eating Disorder Journey
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  • Body Movement and Acceptance
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  • Decolonial approaches & navigating whiteness in...
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Born and raised in the Bay, Iranian-American singer-songwriter Adrienne Shamszad hops on the mic and shares her voice with We Rise listeners, debuting her first full-length album in 15 years: Wash It All Away!

Adrienne's music is dedicated to our collective liberation - and is an intimate incantation of her heart. Equal parts silly and heartfelt, Cat and Adrienne get into it on this episode of the We Rise podcast, and share some new...
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Somos Semillas, We Are Seeds: A Podcast about Indigenous Sovereignty & Collective Storytelling

This creative collaboration with indigenous poet & scholar Erika Murcia invites us to explore inquiries about living with greater purpose, presence & rootedness.

EP 5: Sacred Rainbows, Weaving Our Crossroads

In this bonus episode Cat, Erika, & nicky gather round on Nahuatl, Ohlone & Chinook lands to reflect on the making ...
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Somos Semillas, We Are Seeds: A Podcast about Indigenous Sovereignty & Collective Storytelling

This creative collaboration with indigenous poet & scholar Erika Murcia invites us to explore inquiries about living with greater purpose, presence & rootedness.

EP 4: Sacred Winds, Returning to our Power of Shedding

In this episode Erika, nicky & Cat are joined by dancer and creator of healing spaces for healthcare providers...
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Somos Semillas, We Are Seeds: A Podcast about Indigenous Sovereignty & Collective Storytelling

This creative collaboration with indigenous poet & scholar Erika Murcia invites us to explore inquiries about living with greater purpose, presence & rootedness.

EP 3: Sacred Fires, Returning to our Sexual Creativity

In this episode Erika, nicky & Cat are joined by healer, steward, and guardian Ember Phoenix to discuss the e...
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From Queer & Well's Earth Day event: A panel with Christina Chase of National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) & Cat Brooks of Anti Police Terror Project (APTP), moderated by Layel Camargo

When we think about communal care it is vital that we talk about the ways in which we take care of each other as queer and trans Black and brown folks. How do we show up for one another in a time when we are fighting to keep o...
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From Queer & Well's Earth Day event: A Conversation with Layel Camargo of Shelterwood Collective & Inés Ixierda of Sogorea Te Land Trust

As queer Black and brown folks, what does it look like to be reconnected to land our ancestors stewarded before colonialism & white supremacy? What are the ways we can come back to this land and rebuild not only the land itself, but our relationships to it. How are organizations like So...
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Somos Semillas, We Are Seeds: A Podcast about Indigenous Sovereignty & Collective Storytelling

This creative collaboration with indigenous poet & scholar Erika Murcia invites us to explore inquiries about living with greater purpose, presence & rootedness.

In this episode we are reclaiming Earth Mother and the soils as part of who we are, what we're made of. Erika, nicky & Cat open into this longing to celebrate our b...
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