show notes for episode 5:
Andrea Gibson
conversation recorded April 2017.
thank you for listening.
Andrea Gibson with Ani DiFranco - “America, Reloading”:
Poem: America, Reloading From the book LORD OF THE BUTTERFLIES by Andrea Gibson (Button Poetry, 2019) www.AndreaGibson.com for more info Music by: Ani DiFranco www.anidifranco.com Video by Sarah Megesy www.sarahmegyesy.com Lauren McCune - Assistant Director Adonia Arteaga - Locations Manager Please visit, learn about and donate if you are able to: The National Compassion Fund: https://nationalcompassionfund.org/funds/ Everytown: https://everytown.org/donation-information-actblue/
some organizations offering care & support to children & families at our southern border:
(click links to find out more)
International Rescue Committee
(Providing clean water, shelter, health care, education, and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people.)
(Dedicated to abolishing immigration detention worldwide, while ending the isolation of people currently suffering in this profit-driven system.)
(Providing free and low-cost legal services to immigrant children, families,and refugees in Texas.)
(The Fronterizo Fianza Fund is a community bond (fianza) fund based in El Paso and serving Far West Texas and New Mexico. Many detained migrants have no chance to be released while they wait the months or years until their trial. When someone does receive a bond, they are often way out of reach for most families, ranging anywhere from $1500-50,000.)
(American Civil Liberties Union defending and preserving the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.)
(non-profit law firm helping low-income children achieve their potential by transforming the public agencies that serve them.)
This is an excellent list of resources compiled by the Texas Tribune.
“It should never be the responsibility of people of color to educate white people about white privilege and white supremacy.”
– Andrea Gibson
theme songs:
Instrumental versions of “Turn the World Around” and “The Story of My Morals” by Bunk
references made throughout the conversation:
Andrea’s Facebook post following the murder of Michael Brown:
Andrea Gibson - “The Nutritionist”:
(thank you to Button Poetry)
Get Andrea's book here: http://bit.ly/andreagibsonlb Help Button Poetry grow: http://bit.ly/buttonpatreon2 Subscribe to Button! New video daily: http://bit.ly/buttonpoetry Minnesota folks! Don't miss the next Button Poetry Live: http://on.fb.me/1NIPy8q Every first Monday at CAMP Bar in downtown Saint Paul. Andrea Gibson, featuring at Button Poetry Live, April 2017.
further recommended reading & viewing:
Andrea Gibson with Mary Lambert - “Orlando”:
Andrea Gibson performs "Orlando" featuring Mary Lambert singing "She Keeps Me Warm" at the Academy of Music in North Hampton, MA. Oct 19, 2016
Andrea Gibson - “A Letter To White Queers, A Letter To Myself”:
Andrea Gibson on racism from the white queer perspective. This powerful poem moved me to tears. Performed at Columbia College in South Carolina.
Andrea Gibson - “Maybe I Need You”:
Andrea Gibson performing "Maybe I Need You" at Sofar New York on April 14th, 2015. We put on more than 10 shows every month in New York, see upcoming dates and sign-up for tickets here: http://www.sofarsounds.com/signup Check the full list of show dates here: http://www.sofarsounds.com/newyork (Sofar Sounds New York, Show #1593) Find us on Facebook and Twitter for more information - http://www.facebook.com/sofarsounds http://www.facebook.com/SofarSoundsNYC http://twitter.com/Sofarsounds Artist: Andrea Gibson http://www.andreagibson.org/ Ft.
“Activist and Poet Andrea Gibson Performs Through Their Fear”
“Why We Rise is part of a national movement to transform the mental health care system. We demand that easy access to quality care be recognized as a civil right. Everyone deserves to be well.”
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