The Edges in the Middle, II: Báyò Akómoláfé and V

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🗓️ 19 April 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Continuing the conversation series, “The Edges in the Middle,” presented in collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute, For The Wild is delighted to share Báyò Akómoláfé in conversation with V (formerly known as Eve Ensler, playwright, author, and founder of V-Day and One Billion Rising). Speaking on the theme “The Promise and Limits of Restitution: Returning to ‘Congo,’” Báyò and V dance together in a conversation that shows us portals of possibility that edge us towards deep change. Discussing the Congo as both place and portal, Báyò and V contemplate the persistent and fugitive glimmer of possibility within trauma and repression. As we pay slow, deep attention and care to unraveling and processing our stories, how might we create the sacred space from which movement and growth may flow?

“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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0:48.8	It's not holding a hand out anymore. It's not a place of begging, right? It's a place of turning
0:56.0	to each other and becoming. It's not asking to be let in, but demanding to be let out, right?
1:03.6	For the wild is honored to present The Edges in the Middle, a series of conversations between
1:09.0	bio-comalafay and thought companions like John A. Powell, V, Naomi Klein, and more. These limited
1:16.5	episodes have been adapted from bio's work as the global senior fellow at UC Berkeley's othering and
1:23.0	belonging institute. In this role, bio has been holding a series of public conversations on issues
1:28.8	of justice and belonging for the institute's democracy and belonging forum, which connects and
1:35.2	resources civic leaders in Europe and the US who are committed to bridging across differences to
1:40.8	strengthen democracy and advance belonging in both regions and around the world. Bio's conversations
1:47.2	encourage us to rethink justice, hope, and belonging by sitting amidst the noise, not trying to
1:53.2	cover it up with pleasant rhythms. To learn more about the democracy and belonging forum, visit
1:59.2	democracyandbelongingforum.org. This recording features bio's conversations with V, the artist
2:08.8	formerly known as Eve Ensler. V is the Tony Award-winning playwright activist, performer and author of
2:17.1	the theatrical phenomenon the vagina monologues. Her new book Reckoning explores how we can love
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