Come Through, Liberation!

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟲: 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲? 𝗢𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻...

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮, 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺, 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲... 
 
 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲: 
 
𝟭. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿?
𝟮. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗳?
𝟯. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲?
𝟰. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀?
𝟱. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?
                                    and many more...

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟱: 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗣𝘁. 𝟮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻

𝘓𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯 ⚡️ Exoneree • Creative • Motivational Speaker • Entrepreneur ———-> also known as El Bentley 🎤 In this episode, Leon shares the deepest insights and powerful lessons of acceptance, gratitude, and walking in your purpose that were gained from his experience. - 🎤 What does life look like now and a message of liberation for us all, especially those battling wrongful incarceration!

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟰: 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 (Pt. 1)

𝘓𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯 ⚡️ Exoneree • Creative • Motivational Speaker • Entrepreneur ———-> also known as El Bentley states: “I work to ensure that truth and justice continues through practicing the values of responsibility, creativity & dependability." - 🎤 In this episode, Leon shares his experience with being wrongfully convicted, and serving 25 years for a crime he did not commit. We learn lessons of acceptance, justice, hope and more from his story!
- 🎤With his unique blend of overcoming injustice, artistic vision, strategic thinking, and unwavering commitment to making a difference, Leon has emerged as a beacon of inspiration and a catalyst for positive change in both the creative industry and the local community of Detroit, Michigan and beyond.

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟯: 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗣𝘁. 𝟮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝘇𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘇

𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘝𝘢𝘻𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘻 ⚡️also known as @grownasstrans on Instagram is a , Trans, neurodivergent Puerto Rican from Chicago.
⚡️Founder of GRWN Community Services a philanthropic retail shop which aims to provide a platform and revenue to artists and organizations supporting historically marginalized communities.
In this episode: 🎤- Ethan (he/him they/them) discusses paying the ‘privilege tax’ and why it’s important for creating space not only for ourselves but others.
- 🎤The politics of appearing cis, intersectionality, and the complex experiences of individuals with trans identities.
- 🎤Code switching and his experiences with being perceived as white, despite his Puerto Rican heritage and lessons of adjacent discrimination.

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮: 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗣𝘁. 𝟭 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘇

𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘝𝘢𝘻𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘻 ⚡️also known as @grownasstrans on Instagram is a , Trans, neurodivergent Puerto Rican from Chicago.
⚡️Founder of GRWN Community Services a philanthropic retail shop which aims to provide a platform and revenue to artists and organizations supporting historically marginalized communities.
In this episode: 🎤- Ethan (he/him they/them) introduces himself and explains why redemptive relationships are the only types of relationships he’s interested in.
🎤- We explore Psychological Safety as the foundation for all meaningful relationships and outcomes - and why we need to aim for a world where “firsts” are no longer a mark of success.
🎤- Learn why “safe spaces” don’t really exist, but how we can continue to work to co-create spaces we all want to inhabit.
🎤- Why Chicago’s scene leaves people within the LGBTQIA+ community out and why diversity and inclusion are a lot harder to achieve than communities admit.
🎤- Ethan shares his experiences learning to understand “guy code” since transitioning and how he’s learned to free himself from limiting narratives and to define himself for himself.
🎤- We discuss the allegations against Diddy, the willful ignorance that exists in the media, why we need to see footage to believe victims of violence and how it’s rooted in toxic forms of masculinity and patriarchy.

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭: 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 & 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 - a creative intro to us 🔥

Allow us to reintroduce ourselves 🎙️To kick off our first season of Come Through, Liberation, we want to tell you a little about who we are and how we choose to define liberation. We draw from the spirits and creativity of Octavia Butler and Alexis Pauline Gumbs to inspire some thought through our introductions.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿

Hey 👋🏾 y’all! We’re so excited to be in community and conversation with you as we embark upon a mission to uncover what shared liberation is. Come along with us on this special journey of discovery!