Anti-Racism: Unpacking White Supremacy Through Body-Based Practices with Kai Hazelwood and Sarah Ashkin
Art Heals All Wounds
05/24/23
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In today’s episode, I’m joined by body-based artists and activists Kai Hazelwood and Sarah Ashkin. Kai and Sarah are co-founders of Practice Progress, an anti-racist facilitation practice that addresses structural, professional, and interpersonal white supremacy through embodied learning. In our conversation, Kai and Sarah describe what body-based learning is, particularly through the lens of their LISTEN IN workshops, which are race-based spaces that address the physiological impacts of racism. In Kai’s BIPOC Affinity Circle, the focus is on repairing the rest and care gap that so many people of color people face. She leads participants through embodied rest, practices that settle the nervous system, and frameworks for setting boundaries. Sarah facilitates the white working group and guides members to build awareness around what it means to actively be anti-racist. Kai and Sarah share examples of modalities that support the collective unlearning and healing in both workshops. In addition, Kai and Sarah are partnering with Arcos Dance to host their third annual UNtensive workshop. The four-day virtual gathering is designed for educators, artists, or really anyone who wants to explore the embodied nature of rupture and repair.
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Topics Covered:
● The distinction between body-based artists and dancers
● Recognizing the ways that different groups embody white supremacy
● The physiological toll of covert and overt racism
● Building community around anti-racism and embodiment
● Why Kai and Sarah decided against facilitating workshops in multiracial spaces
● What to expect from the UNtensive workshop
Resources Mentioned:
● Sign up for the upcoming UNtensive workshop
● Kai’s essay: I'm Breaking Up With Dance: I Can't Heal In The Same Relationship That Hurt Me
● Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
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Today, I’m joined by Brittany Delany, a dancer, choreographer, and co-director of the dance and social justice collective GROUND SERIES. We discuss the latest project from GROUND SERIES called “Free the Body,” an interactive art installation at The Coachella Valley Art Center that explores what it means to free the body within personal, cultural, social, and political settings. In our conversation, Brittany describes the inception of this project and how different elements of writing, sound, movement, and visual art were introduced. She shares what people can expect from the installation, including the various workshops the collective is hosting with local nonprofit organizations. When Brittany found herself in a cycle of rage and frustration brought on by the pandemic, the murder of George Floyd, and the overturn of Roe v. Wade, she joined with collaborators to channel that energy into “Free the Body,” using the text Abolition. Feminism. Now as inspiration. Brittany unpacks the refuge that this project offers her and what she hopes people will take away from the experience. She also highlights ways that the collective is working to engage with local community organizations and foster restorative justice services within the Coachella Valley community.
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Topics Covered:
● Dance through the lens of politics, spirituality, and research
● Brittany’s perspective on what it means to free the body
● Rage as a powerful motivator for artists
● The fortification of community through in-person events
● The core curriculum and methodology of “Free the Body” workshops
Resources Mentioned:
● Abolition. Feminism. Now. by Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica Meiners, Beth Richie
Guest Info:
● Coachella Valley Art Center Website
● Brittany's Instagram
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May 31, 2023
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Show Notes for this Episode from Paige Friend and The Beach SpeaksA friend of mine from “up North” asked me what’s it like to be in a hurricane? That got me thinking about my past 22 years living in Florida. How many hurricanes had I been in?
I grew up in the mountains of Pennsylvania. The only “natural disasters” I ever experienced were blizzards - which were fairly common and not all that disastrous. It wasn’t until I moved to Florida that I had ever been in an actual natural disaster - a hurricane.
I had just moved to Orlando when four hurricanes rolled through Florida - one right after the other:
Charlie, Francis, Ivan, and Jeanne.
Don’t you love how hurricanes have “everyday” names?
It makes sense to give hurricanes a name because it makes it really easy to talk about them later, like: “Remember when Andrew came one night and took our roof ?” Or, “Katrina - yeah - she was bad”
And, like people, hurricanes have different personalities, are difficult to predict, and you never quite know what they’re going to do.
In this episode, I tell my story of two significant hurricanes in my life (so far): my first, Charley, and my last, Ian.
The hurricanes were roaring, the beach was speaking, and I was listening!
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