How do we become sustained in our work? w/Ayesha Walker
How do we become sustained in our work?
Join us in an honest conversation with Ayesha Walker (she/her) exploring how through our work we can build sustainability not just for the organization, but also for ourselves, our families and our communities.
Ayesha Walker is an exceptional mother, social entrepreneur, artist and teacher. She is an alchemist, creating opportunities for herself, family and community to transform pain into passion and empathy into action. She is the co-founder and chief executive officer of BE-IMAGINATIVE, a collective of exceptional artists, powerful healers and impactful community leaders who are dedicated to healing black, indigenous and brown communities through creative storytelling. Their vision is to allow grief to alchemize us in ways that transform our deepest pain into our greatest power and passion.
BE-IMAGINATIVE was born out of our need to be a different kind of activist. Our model consists of community healing retreats, artistic interpretation, and community celebrations that strategically focus on the counter narratives of disruptive hope, healing, agency, and love, all rooted in the collective honoring and celebrating of our ancestors. We know that narratives are very powerful, and are very careful of how we tell stories about the experiences that we have had in this country. Choosing to be a source of light, we stand in the affirmative and touch on the power of hopefulness in our stories.
In this episode you’ll hear:
How we can take care of ourselves and build an organization
The art and practice of asking the question and trusting in the answer that comes to guide the next steps in your life and work
The power of a collective model
The edges and expansiveness in bringing your whole self
How to let the ancestors guide your work
Connect with Ayesha:
Instagram: @eshiitaughtme | @beimaginativecollective
Website: be-imaginative.org/
Connect with Casey and BWB
@we.are.bwb: https://www.instagram.com/we.are.bwb/
Casey Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-carroll-8a421729/
BWB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wearebwb/
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