Episode 56: A Conversation with Paul Getzel! Hello and thank you for listening! Today, we talk with Paul Getzel, the Executive Director of NAMI Seattle. Join us as we discuss his mission to help people and families navigate their mental health journies. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings. Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do: ●  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform ○  Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage ○  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa ●  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast ●  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares. Call to Action: ●  Learn about NAMI on their website: https://nami.org ●  Crisis line alternative to 911: 988 ○ Learn more about how this came about and how it is making an impact on the national website: https://988lifeline.org/ ●  Check out the NAMI Podcast: Hope starts with us Podcast ●  Are you registered to vote? Be sure you are, and get all the details by going to https://vote.gov/ ●  Check out the WTO Protest Wikipedia page Music: ●  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod ○  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired ○  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ●  Get the Groove by Dave Miles ○ Music from http://www.zapsplat.com ● Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A! Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected] Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation? If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the Monday after next!

Episode 55: A Conversation with Christiana ObeySumner! (Part 2) Hello and thank you for listening! Today, we talk with Christiana ObeySumner, founder of Epiphanies of Equity. Join us as we discuss their journey to bring equity and inclusion to the forefront. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.    Call to Action: Read ChrisTiana article in the Seattle Emerald on intersectional DIsability Justice: https://southseattleemerald.com/2018/12/05/intersectionality-what-it-means-to-be-autistic-femme-and-black/  Read PLATOs allegory of the cave here: https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/seyer/files/plato_republic_514b-518d_allegory-of-the-cave.pdf  Learn about Shirley Chisholm: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/shirley-chisholm   Check out the Show Them Buresque 8-week intro to Burlesque: https://www.mxpucksaplenty.com/showthem-burlesque  Check out their Instagram to see what’s happening with: The Gemini Stone https://www.instagram.com/theegeministone/  Check out ChrisTiana’s Muse Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4JNnRXODOBD4v0kh2X3g76?si=552cfeee181d48dc&nd=1&dlsi=a3573def70f841cc  Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the Monday after next!

Episode 54: A Conversation with ChrisTiana ObeySumner! (Part 1) Hello and thank you for listening! Today, we talk with ChrisTiana ObeySumner, founder of Epiphanies of Equity. Join us as we discuss her journey to bring equity and inclusion to the forefront. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.    Call to Action: Check out Haus De Corvo’s Bits from the Bin HERE Check out Rootin Tootin Queer Cowboy Caberet HERE Check out Azucar: A Latine Caberet Experience HERE Check out Solstice Blooms HERE Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the Monday after next!

Episode 53: Ty and Quiqui Take on… Healing Justice! Hello and thank you for listening! Today, we take on Healing Justice. Join us as we share our personal healing experiences and discuss how they affected us. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.    Call to Action: Check out fractalsoundscapes.com Learn more about Yoga at yogamedicine.com Check out City Sweats at citysweats.com Learn about Y-WE Programs HERE. Find out more about The Healing Justice Collective Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the Monday after next!

Episode 52: A Conversation with Cheryl Delostrinos of Y-WE! Hello and thank you for listening! Today, we talk with Cheryl Delostrinos of Young Women Empowered, aka Y-We. Join us as we discuss her journey from AU Collective to where she is today. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.    Call to Action: Learn about Y-WE Programs HERE. Find out more about The Healing Justice Collective Find them on INSTAGRAM or TIKTOK @youngwomenempowered  Learn more about their event BLOOM, you can get tickets here Check out the Au Collective HERE. Watch this video on Bayanihan, and learn more about this Spirit of community  Go learn about Dr.Melanie Malone, her work in science and urban farming is fascinating.  Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the Monday after next!

Episode 51: Ty and QuiQui Take on ARTE NOIR! Hello and thank you for listening! Today, Angie Bolton interviews us about our visit to ARTE NOIR! Join us as we discuss Once Upon a Spacetime and how this visit impacted us. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.    Call to Action: Go see the exhibit! If you are listening to this before May 15th, 2024 there is time for you to see Once Upon a Space Time https://www.artenoir.org/ Check Midtown Square in general and get a bite to eat from one of the restaurants  Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month!

Episode 50: A Conversation with Vivian Phillips! Hello and thank you for listening! Today, we’ll be speaking with Vivian Philips, the founder of ARTE NOIR (among other things!). Join us as we discuss Vivian’s history in the Seattle arts community and how she’s helping it evolve. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings. Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do: ●  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform ○  Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage ○  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa ●  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast ●  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares. Call to Action: ●  https://www.artenoir.org/ Once Upon a Space Time exhibit Jan 17-May 15 ●  https://www.doublexposurepod.com/ ●  Doors Open Legislation: https://www.federalwaymirror.com/news/king-county-council-passes-782-million-a rts-and-culture-levy/ ○  https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/council/governance-leadership/county-cou ncil/newsroom/2023/12-5-doors-open-arts-levy-release#:~:text=The%20D oors%20Open%20science%2C%20heritage,through%20a%200.1%25%2 0sales%20tax. ○  The King County Council on Tuesday approved a new levy that will provide nearly $800 million in projected funding for access to science, heritage and the arts in King County over the next seven years. ○  The Doors Open science, heritage and arts levy will fund equitable access, support programming in public schools, and increase tourism and revenue, and feed the workforce pipeline to the arts and culture sector through a 0.1% sales tax. Music: ●  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod ○  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired ○  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ●  Get the Groove by Dave Miles ○ Music from http://www.zapsplat.com ● Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A! Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected] Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation? If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month

Episode 49: Ty and Quiqui Take On… Reading! Hello and thank you for listening! Today, we take on reading Omari’s book, Transforming Society’s Failure. Join us as we discuss what we learned from, and felt about Omari’s autobiography. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.    Call to Action: Check out this book. Copies of this and Omari’s other books can be found HERE  Go listen to our last interview with Omari on the Mirror Stage Website The Seattle Public Library dedicates resources for formerly incarcerated people. Check out the link to find ways to utilize free job resources, computer classes, and Education programs. They also have connections to community resources for multiple different needs. It is a great place to start if you yourself are formerly incarcerated, or you want to help someone who was formerly incarcerated.  Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month!

Hello and thank you for listening! Today, we speak with author and community activist, Omari Amili. Join us as we learn more about his journey through the prison- to-school pipeline and how he’s working to dismantle unjust systems. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings.  Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do:  Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage  Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa  Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast  YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares.    Call to Action: Visit Omari’s website: http://www.omariamili.com/  Go to the library! You can google to find one near you, or visit: libraryfinder.org to find a library anywhere in America Visit: choose180.org/ where you can learn about a future where systems are community-led, harmful behavior is met with accountability and healing, and youth from historically criminalized communities are thriving. Support Grassroots! Omari gave a few simple suggestions you can all do to support causes you are passionate about. Donate to individuals making a difference in the community  Use social media! Like and Share pages, articles, and links Go to events that seem interesting, and meet the other people who care about your cause. Music:  Inspired by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com  Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A!  Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected]  Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation?  If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month!

Episode 47: Ty & QuiQui Take on... Healing Through Art! Hello and thank you for listening! Today, Ty and QuiQui take on Healing Through Art. Here, Angie Bolton joins us as we continue our conversation about how art can be used as a tool for healing and growth. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings. Mirror Stage: Learn more about everything we do: Social media: Take a moment to check us out on your favorite social media platform Facebook: http://facebook.com/mirrorstage Instagram: http://instagram.com/mirrorstagewa Website: Learn more about our company! See past and future events, and find all podcast episodes in one place. https://mirrorstage.org/podcast YouTube: Check out our Youtube channel to see this past year's online events including; Activism Brunch, Preshow lectures, and our Seattle Hollywood Squares. Call to Action: Check out our previous episode with Nikkita Oliver of Creative Justice NW Go make some art. Draw a picture, write a poem, sing a song, make up a dance! Just have some fun. See the Black Lives Matter Plaza: https://washington.org/visit-dc/black-lives-matter-plaza Theatre of the Oppressed at the Mandala Center for Change: https://www.mandalaforchange.com/about/methods/theatre-of-the-oppressed/ Check out Dance for Parkinsons: https://danceforparkinsons.org/ Music: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Get the Groove by Dave Miles Music from http://www.zapsplat.com Additional music by Tycarius Cummings Have questions? Ask Q and get an A! Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at [email protected] Interested in making a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE Donation? If you enjoyed the podcast, please make a donation to Mirror Stage via our website at mirrorstage.org/donate, or text “Play it smart” to 206-888-6477 (MIRR) to make a donation from your mobile phone. We’ll be back on the third Monday of the month!