How to Not Be Headass in Social Justice Movements with Richie Reseda | AirGo 383

Описание: How can we make art that truly connects to people, even if they're not already down for the cause? When you see real art it makes you stop, feel, and change your sense of reality. When that art is in connection to movements for liberation, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

Richie Reseda is a brilliant cultural organizer, social entrepreneur, creative director, and music, film, and content producer who was freed from prison in 2018. He is a central driving force behind Songs From the Hole, a remarkable film that is now available on Netflix about the art and struggle of his friend and collaborator JJ'88. A documentary built around a visual album of music created inside, the film is a remarkable testimonial to how people fight to assert their humanity and creative spirit under the conditions of the carceral system.

Richie is also the central figure in the 2018 documentary The Feminist on Cellblock Y, which focuses on the feminist political education and community-building work he led while inside. He talks to Dame and Kiss about the battle for ACTUALLY good art that creates liberation, living in the balance of the streets and the movement, and how we must hold our integrity above all else in the art we make and the world we build.

SHOW NOTES
Watch Songs from the Hole - https://www.netflix.com/title/81992626

Stream the album - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jj88

Check out Question Culture, Richie's worker-owned media production, creative direction, and artist management company - https://www.questionculture.com/

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CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Video Editor - Troi Valles