The Edges in the Middle, I: Báyò Akómoláfé and john a. powell

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🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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For The Wild is honored to present a series of conversations entitled, “The Edges in the Middle,” in collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute. In the first of these conversations, Báyò Akómoláfé speaks with john a. powell, Director of the Othering & Belonging Institute.

Speaking on the theme “When ‘just getting along’ isn't enough: Is belonging possible in a world rooted in othering?,” Báyò and john contemplate the ontological weight of our desire for belonging. How might we learn how to belong together? Articulating both the harsh realities of modern day division and the simultaneous reality of our connection to each other and to the earth, Báyò and john examine what it means to be “other” and to invite in the “monstrous” and the “strange.”

“The Edges in the Middle” is a series of conversations between Báyò Akómoláfé and thought companions like john a. powell, V, Naomi Klein, and more. These limited episodes have been adapted from Báyò’s work as the Global Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley's Othering & Belonging Institute. In this role, Báyò has been holding a series of public conversations on issues of justice and belonging for the Institute's Democracy & Belonging Forum, which connects and resources civic leaders in Europe and the US who are committed to bridging across difference to strengthen democracy and advance belonging in both regions and around the world. Báyò's conversations encourage us to rethink justice, hope, and belonging by sitting amidst the noise, not trying to cover it up with pleasant rhythms. To learn more about the Democracy & Belonging Forum, visit democracyandbelongingforum.org.

Music by Sitka Sun, generously provided by The Long Road Society Record Label. Visit our website at forthewild.world for the full episode description, references, and action points.

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0:48.2	And yet we have no choice except to learn how to, as you say, get along or belong to each other.
0:55.0	For the wild is honored to present the edges in the middle, a series of conversations between
1:01.3	bio-comalife and thought companions like John A. Powell, V, Naomi Klein, and more. These limited
1:08.9	episodes have been adapted from bio's work as the global senior fellow at UC Berkeley's
1:14.8	othering and belonging institute. In this role, bio has been holding a series of public
1:19.8	conversations on issues of justice and belonging for the institute's democracy and belonging forum,
1:26.4	which connects and resources civic leaders in Europe and the US who are committed to bridging
1:31.9	across differences to strengthen democracy and advance belonging in both regions and around
1:37.5	the world. Bio's conversations encourage us to rethink justice, hope, and belonging by sitting
1:43.6	amidst the noise, not trying to cover it up with pleasant rhythms. To learn more about the
1:49.2	democracy and belonging forum, visit democracyandbelongingforum.org. This recording features bio's conversation
1:57.3	with John A. Powell, director of the Othering and Belonging Institute. Bio and John play with
2:02.9	trouble, belonging, and breaks of transmission.
2:05.8	I think it is a beautiful thing to begin with gratitude. Gratitude seems ironic. Maybe a
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