Getting Free Together
Getting Free Together
Podcast Description
What does collective liberation look like in practice? Join Spring Up co-founders Stas & Leander as they host guests to talk about collaboration, practices, and media that inspire liberatory visioning. The purpose of this podcast is to come together in conversation with collaborators, collective members, and mentors to explore how we get free together by: Co-creating visions of the world we want to live in, building our capacity to collaborate + hold conflict, and sharing the movies, games, and tv shows that are inspiring us and getting us through!
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The podcast explores themes like co-creating liberatory visions, collaborative conflict resolution, and the influence of media on collective consciousness, with episodes examining the impact of video games on imagination and creativity, and how movies and TV shows inspire solidarity.

What does collective liberation look like in practice? Join Spring Up co-founders Stas & Leander as they host guests to talk about collaboration, practices, and media that inspire liberatory visioning. The purpose of this podcast is to come together in conversation with collaborators, collective members, and mentors to explore how we get free together by: Co-creating visions of the world we want to live in, building our capacity to collaborate + hold conflict, and sharing the movies, games, and tv shows that are inspiring us and getting us through!
In this episode, Stas and Leander sit down with iconic abolitionist, author, and podcast host Shannon Perez-Darby. Join the conversation as they dive into why nonprofits are not the ideal structure for liberatory organizations, risk management and harm reduction around mandatory reporting, and hot takes on the show Pluribus!
Access the full episode transcript here.
- Learn more about the Mandated Reporting Harm Reduction:
Balancing Risk Assessment Tool (BRAT) - Listen & subscribe to Shannon's podcast ”Popaganda”
- Learn more about the Accountable Communities Consortium
- Read ”How to End Family Policing: From Outrage to Action”
Song credits:
“Brilliant Mycelium” Written by Alexandra Love Performed by Beautiful Chorus
Learn more about us & our work:
- Learn more about the Spring Up Collective
- Learn about our Getting Free Together organizational consulting services and 6-month cohort program
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- Learn more & register for our webinars, retreats, and course at bluelight academy

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