Calico Culture Podcast

Find the resources from this episode at: http://tiny.cc/20tania We have Tania Abdul join us and get in deep into how interconnected racial equity, racial justice, environmental justice, climate justice. It's so alive. It's so vibrant. You're really going to enjoy this one. Need help turning your organization into an inclusive place where everyone can shine? Book a call with us to get s...

Find the resources from this episode at: http://tiny.cc/19rohan With Rohan Zhou-Lee, we talked about community and divisiveness. We talked about how direct and immediate action is just as critical as building relationships and giving space to trust over time. Need help turning your organization into an inclusive place where everyone can shine? Book a call with us to get started. https://linktr.ee/...

Dr. Liza Talusan shared how to be a good troublemaker ally; we talked about toxic workplaces and where diversity, equity, inclusion, justice fit into all that. Why do people even talk about justice? Can we even reach justice, inclusivity, equity in places that are intentionally exclusive? Please check out their website and suggestions in this episode: http://tiny.cc/18liza Need help turning your o...

Spoiler alert, Alexis and I are going to be taking this awesome conversation that we are going to share with you today with Enrico and going to take that to the next level and bring it to All Aces podcast, intentionally act now. Just to give you a preview of what we talked about, today we went everywhere from winding career paths, to thinking meta about systems. We talked about conflict resolution...

Find the resources from today's episode at: http://tiny.cc/16viv Our buddy Viv Tran talked about everything from middle school and college hopes to what's seriously wrong with government, philanthropy, and nonprofit, to what's actually working. Need help turning your organization into an inclusive place where everyone can shine? Book a call with us to get started. https://linktr.ee/cal...

Today we talked to Amelia Ortiz. We talked about so many different things: activism, languages. We talked about indigenous erasure, immigration and immigrants. I mean we went deep into systems and most importantly, we talked about love. It's an amazing episode for us and I know you're in for a treat. Need help turning your organization into an inclusive place where everyone can shine? Book...

Full Post at calicoculture.org Calico is going on Summer Break! We're doing a quick intermission between Seasons 1 and 2. We're lining up a ton of amazing guests for the fall, and we can't wait to share them with you! Need help turning your organization into an inclusive place where everyone can shine? Book a call with us to get started. https://linktr.ee/calicoculture

Rebroadcast! Linet was recently on the What Gives podcast as a guest. What Gives is a podcast where the host, Viv Tran, has conversations and hears real stories from organizations and individuals on how they are changing their communities. With years of nonprofit and community building experience, Viv leads conversations with people who have dedicated their lives and careers to creating safer, inc...

We are super excited to share with you a rebroadcast of the Have a Drink Podcast with Z and Omega, where they invite listeners to “sit, think, and have a drink.” On this particular episode,  Linet and “Pocket Seth,” were guests for the Have a Drink Podcast. They talked about bias and about how to intervene in moments of bias, how we identify about things, vulnerability, and code switching, and the...

Lucrecia and Linet were guests on Vocal Fries, and they talked about gender, they talked about some of what the core of Unconscious Bias Project is, and what we do, and how and why we do it. There was this great question about, “what's your filter?” They talked about different perspectives on the world, and they talked about empathy and of course our 0% guilt, 100% empowerment philosophy. So h...

We have Z and Omega from the Have a Drink Podcast and , we did talk podcasting, of course, we also talked about masculinity and what it means to be vulnerable. We talked about how people are showing up for each other, how everybody's trying different ways to bring positivity and knowledge and love into this world! Please check out their website and suggestions in this episode: http://tiny.cc/1...

Today we have an amazing podcast in store for you. We have a big hitter in the podcast world, Tamarindo podcast's very own Brenda Gonzalez. We talked about how we can really advocate for policies at the national and local level that will make an impact.  To what we've been seeing is the effects on the Latinx community by this pandemic. We talked about moments of calma, moments of calm. It&...

Today we talked to Selena and Sirina from the 559 mural project. We talked about how powerful it is when people recognize that they need to change and about how there's folks still out there that are resistant to it. We talked about hope and the future. Also women being at the forefront of change. You're in for a treat! Please check out their website and suggestions in this episode: http:/...

Today we have the pleasure of talking with René Quiñonez. We talked about everything from masculinity to things that are happening right now in the Bay Area and the Mission. We learn how to intervene when you're the subject of a microaggression. This is a really beautiful episode and I think you will all really enjoy it. Please check out their website and suggestions in this episode: http://ti...

Our guests Skylar Economy & Clarence Ford covered everything about what it means to be somebody who was formerly incarcerated to someone who is now essentially being a role model for hundreds, if not thousands, of people currently in the prison system--giving them hope and giving them a path for the future. We talked about FITE which is an amazing film. This is a very informative and definitel...

In our podcast today we interviewed a good friend of mine Ricky Vegas. We talked everything from toxic masculinity to reflecting on themselves to what's happening and the pandemic right now for first Nations people. We talked about murdered and missing indigenous women and what we can all do to make a change. Need help turning your organization into an inclusive place where everyone can shine?...

Ever wonder what else we are up to other than our podcast? Want to know more about what workshops we offer? Find out about discounted workshops and our end of the year fundraiser. Take a listen. Need help turning your organization into an inclusive place where everyone can shine? Book a call with us to get started. https://linktr.ee/calicoculture Dr Linet Mera is your host. Alexis Krohn and Seth B...

In this episode we talked to the amazing and charismatic Alexis Krohn. She is the Co-Executive  Director of the Unconscious Bias Project as well as (SPOILER ALERT!) the new co-host for our podcast. We talked today about her journey from Boston to the Bay Area, leaving the education world and entering into Diversity Equity Inclusion work. We talked about her transition and the challenges with being...

In this episode we talk to Jessica Ayden Li, who's a social justice activist leadership coach and nonprofit consultant. We talked about gender based violence racism and xenophobia towards Asians and Asian Americans.  We also talked about how important it is to come together even though we have our categories and how we can cross our categories to make change with each other. Need help turning...

In this episode we had the pleasure of interviewing Christian Guerrero or Kuya Chris. We talked about podcasting, connecting over learning people's stories, the amazing ways that Filipinos are showing up to feed frontline workers. He has an amazing podcast you should definitely check it out and check out his website. Need help turning your organization into an inclusive place where everyone ca...

In this episode we talk to Kenny Chew and Yshel Lok, co-founders of Fabula Tea. We heard how Fabula Tea came into being and how they're creating an intentional space for diverse and inclusive community building during this pandemic. Need help turning your organization into an inclusive place where everyone can shine? Book a call with us to get started. https://linktr.ee/calicoculture Learn abo...

In this episode we talked with professor Khalid Kadir who is a continuing lecturer at UC Berkeley and a teaching professor at Presidio graduate School. We discussed the intersection between how our culture and our economy is set up and the impacts it has on equity for all sorts of different people. He encourages all of us to just connect with each other and connect with our communities as a first...

In this episode our guests are activists Diana Tao & Alexandra Mei (both she/hers), co-creators of Chinese American Voices. We talk about how hard it is to fit in, the double-edged sword that is the model minority stereotype, and what allies can do to help. We also talked about the path that took them to Chinese American Voices. Learn more at http://tiny.cc/3alexandradiana This was Calico Cult...

Today we talk with the inspiring, moving, empowering Ayesha Walker. She is the co-founder and CEO of Be-Imaginative. We talk about how she was called for a larger purpose and the journey she took to create it. How going into grief can be an opportunity to be guided and be transformed into creativity and nurture imagination. We learn the ‘both and’ and so much more. Learn more at http://tiny.cc/ep2...

Dr. Linet Mera explains who the Unconscious Bias Project is, and the what and why of this podcast.  PS - listening to us since 2020? Thanks! As of 2024 we're now Calico Culture Strategies - going beyond unconscious bias to help your whole organization work better together. You can find all your favorite episodes and more about our work on our new website. Need help turning your organization in...