Building Belonging: Being an Ambassador to the Earth

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

john a. powell is the director of the Othering & Belonging Institute and a professor of law, African American studies, and ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He previously directed the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at the Ohio State University, and the Institute on Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota. He is also the author of Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conceptions of Self and Other to Build an Inclusive Society. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with john about how to create a culture of deep belonging. They discuss what it takes to become “belonging activists,” a process that begins with empathetic and compassionate listening. john also explores the large and small ways othering occurs in our society. Finally, Tami and john talk about the spiritual lessons we can learn from suffering.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by SoundsTrue.
0:05.2	My name is Tammy Simon, I'm the founder of SoundsTrue, and I'd love to take a moment
0:09.8	to introduce you to the new SoundsTrue Foundation.
0:13.9	The SoundsTrue Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making
0:20.3	transformational education widely available.
0:24.7	We want everyone to have access to transformational tools such as mindfulness, emotional awareness,
0:33.6	and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges.
0:40.0	The SoundsTrue Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to providing these transformational tools
0:46.5	to communities in need, including at-risk youth, prisoners, veterans, and those in developing
0:53.4	countries.
0:54.7	If you'd like to learn more or feel inspired to become a supporter, please visit SoundsTrueFoundation.org.
1:08.0	You're listening to Insights at the Edge.
1:10.6	Today, my guest is John A. Powell.
1:14.0	John is the director of the Othering and Belonging Institute, and professor of law, African-American
1:20.6	and ethnic studies at the University of California Berkeley.
1:25.1	He previously directed the Cure One Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio
1:31.4	State University and the Institute on Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota.
1:38.8	John and I talk about belonging, and what I can tell you is that his warm presence is
1:47.8	such an elegant invitation for all of us to become ambassadors of belonging, to build
1:57.1	belonging, to become belonging activists in our life.
2:02.0	I'm so grateful I had this chance to talk to John A. Powell and to share this conversation
2:08.2	with you.
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