Episodes

  • Moving Beyond the Biases in Global Capital: Demonstrating What's Possible

    Moving Beyond the Biases in Global Capital: Demonstrating What's Possible
    Nov 1 2023
    Dr. Gillian Marcelle, CEO of Resilience Capital Ventures LLC (RCV), is the creator of the “Triple-B Framework'' a strategy for mobilizing and deploying financial and non-financial forms of capital towards achieving societal well-being, economic flourishing, and planetary stewardship goals. She discusses her approach to reimagining finance and investment, and her career spanning academia, economic development, and investment banking, explaining how she connects the dots between high finance and social justice. This is her personal story of commitment to justice, that starts from her activist roots in Trinidad and Tobago, then takes us through to education and training in the US and Europe, professional experience in London, and global advocacy while based in South Africa, culminating now in providing leadership in the world of global finance. Learn her take on what is needed to change systems today. Hint: it’s not business as usual. If you'd like to learn more about Dr. Marcelle, you can visit resiliencecapitalventures.com. To learn more about Make Justice Normal, visit us at makejusticenormal.org or subscribe to our substack. Follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram.
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    27 mins
  • How the Make Justice Normal Collective is Planting Seeds To Dismantle Unjust Systems and Ushering in a New Next Normal

    How the Make Justice Normal Collective is Planting Seeds To Dismantle Unjust Systems and Ushering in a New Next Normal
    Oct 25 2023
    The four members of Make Justice Normal’s core team (Monique Aiken, Erika Seth Davies, Anjali Deshmukh, and Cari Hanson share their vision in Season 1 of Into The Record in a round-table discussion about narrative change, power distribution, and the impact that social practice art has on our communities. They are exploring, if justice is their client, then what changes need to happen, and what decisions need to be made as a result. If you'd like to learn more about each of the organizations mentioned in this episode, check out the links below: REAL (racialequityassetlab.org) Rhia Ventures (rhiaventures.org) TIIP (tiiproject.com) To learn more about Make Justice Normal, visit us at makejusticenormal.org or subscribe to our substack. Follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram.
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    36 mins
  • How Mitra Kalita Created a New Media Model Centering Abundance and Inclusivity Out of the Twin Crises of Covid and Racial Injustice

    How Mitra Kalita Created a New Media Model Centering Abundance and Inclusivity Out of the Twin Crises of Covid and Racial Injustice
    Oct 18 2023
    Veteran journalist, media executive, and Epicenter-NYC co-founder Mitra Kalita shares her story of how growing up between New York and Puerto Rico, punctuated by visits to India, led her to journalism as a tween, and the foundation of a community that’s supported her throughout life. Then, she and Make Justice Normal co-founder and host Monique Aiken discuss being Black-centered and doing “the work” even if, or perhaps, especially when, someone isn’t Black. Learn about what it takes, to create media spaces to address the needs of the community, and what it means to truly uplift BIPOC voices. If you'd like to learn more about Mitra, visit mitrakalita.com, and check out URL Media at url-media.com and Epicenter at epicenter-nyc.com. To learn more about Make Justice Normal, visit us at makejusticenormal.org or subscribe to our substack. Follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram.
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    34 mins
  • Rewiring the Dynamics of Wealth and Power in our Current System: #ReparativeEconomics

    Rewiring the Dynamics of Wealth and Power in our Current System: #ReparativeEconomics
    Oct 11 2023
    Mission-driven entrepreneur, Co-Founder and CEO of Worthmore, Rodney Foxworth has always interrogated paradigms and the status quo, even as a young boy growing up in Baltimore. Rodney shares his story - from police encounters as a young journalist, to his career journey focused on creating new pathways that deliver economic justice. Later, he and Make Justice Normal co-founder and host Monique Aiken dive into a deep conversation about the importance of shifting power, and investment capital, into the hands of communities with reparative economics and how wealth holders can, indeed, be part of the solution. If you'd like to learn more about Rodney and his new venture, visit worthmore.co. To learn more about Make Justice Normal, visit us at makejusticenormal.org or subscribe to our substack. Follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram.
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    33 mins
  • Delivering Indigenous Resistance and Rematriation, Sikowis Nobiss Combines Compassion, Community and Culture

    Delivering Indigenous Resistance and Rematriation, Sikowis Nobiss Combines Compassion, Community and Culture
    Oct 4 2023
    Sikowis Nobiss, Plains Cree/Saulteaux First Nation writer and founder of Great Plains Action Society, shares her journey of self-discovery and her Indigenous roots growing up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, before relocating to Iowa, Big Ag’s Sacrifice Zone in the US. Sikowis shares her thoughts on building community, the rights of nature, the benefits of rematriation and truthtelling at Truthsgiving. If you'd like to learn more about Sikowis and the work of the Great Plains Action Society, visit greatplainsaction.org. You can also donate on the site directly to support their efforts. And for more information on seeding sovereignty, visit seedingsovereignty.org. To learn more about Make Justice Normal, visit us at makejusticenormal.org or subscribe to our substack. Follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram.
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    31 mins
  • Introducing Into The Record: A Podcast from Make Justice Normal

    Introducing Into The Record: A Podcast from Make Justice Normal
    Sep 28 2023
    Stay tuned for the inaugural season of Into The Record: a podcast from the cofounders of the Make Justice Normal collective. Each episode, you’ll hear from changemakers around the world who share their personal stories of becoming and dive into conversation with host Monique Aiken about discovering their purpose and their efforts to bring about a more just world. 
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    2 mins