web02.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:38:06 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Educator” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/educator Tue, 12 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. en episodic Dynamic Diasporans Making Local and Global Impact Florence Amerley Adu Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. no borderless mindset, pan-africanism, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, solutionscape and stretch salon, entreprenuership, argoadu llc, gbekembe, mmofra channel, culture, business, travel, glocal, global citizen, africa, ghana, new york, florence adu, florence amerley adu, leap transmedia productions, glocal citizens podcast, social entrepreneurship, beyond the return, year of return, tourism, expat living, diaspora, mindset hack, glocal speak, returnee, reparative justice Florence Amerley Adu florence@leaptransmedia.com Episode 284: Learning to Relearn with Kwame Sarfo-Mensah Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/284 71064471-ec9c-48a6-b4f8-2238137993a8 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 28:07 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast we have Part 1 of a two-part conversation centering a favorite topic of mine - education. The effectivenss of LinkedIn and it’s networkinng superpower facilitated our connection through common connects, Adja Maymouna Sakho (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/adja-maymouna-sahko) and Laureen Adams (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/laureen-laury-adams). My guest, fellow educator Kwame Sarfo-Mensah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Temple University. For nine years, he served as a middle school math teacher. Currently, he is the founder of Identity Talk Consulting (https://www.identitytalk4educators.com/), a global educational consulting firm that specializes in developing K-12 teachers into identity-affirming educators. Throughout his 17-year career as a classroom teacher, author, and consultant, Kwame has worked in the United States, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, and Zambia. Additionally, Kwame has earned numerous accolades for this work, which include being honored as the 2019 National Member of the Year by Black Educators Rock, Inc. and being recognized as a Top Education Influencer by brightbeam, Inc. in 2021 and 2022. His newest book, "Learning to Relearn: Supporting Identity in a Culturally Affirming Classroom", recently won the 2025 IPPY Award for Best Education Commentary Book and the 2024 Foreword INDIES Gold Book Award for Best Education Book. Another dimension of Kwame’s glocal citizenship is the way that he, as a “trailing spouse” has forged forward despite the obvious challenges and has found success and expansion in his craft. I hope your listening will shed additional light on the ways that borderless mindsets are indeed manifesting a new world! Where to find Kwame? On Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07L8MS615?ccs_id=ab1feada-c3e7-4b9d-b7d5-e06317e06e27) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwame-sarfo-mensah/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kwam_the_identity_shaper/) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/kwamesm.idtalk4ed/?_rdc=1&_rdr#) On Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@kwamesarfo-mensah5785) What’s Kwame reading and watching? The Message (https://ta-nehisicoates.com/books/the-message/) by Ta-Nehisi Coates Untold Fall of Favre (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/81748451) Coach Prime (https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Coach-Prime/0J0DQNOK5IDQ0F9CH5SX59YYLC) Other topics of interest: About Mampong, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mampong) Where is Nsima, Ghana (https://satellites.pro/Nsima_map#google_vignette) About the Akwamu Empire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akwamu_Empire) Lusaka, Zambia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusaka) A bit about Nyanja and other Zambian languages (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewa_language) Education past and present in Sierra Leone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Sierra_Leone#:~:text=History,-The%20remains%20of&text=During%20the%20nineteenth%20century%2C%20Sierra,educational%20institute%20in%20the%20region.) Why Are All of the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGZniOuoREU) by Beverly Daniel Tatum Special Guest: Kwame Sarfo-Mensah. pan-africanism, global citizen, kwame sarfo-mensah, identity talk consulting, author, educator, consultant, entrepreneur, ghana, zambia, US, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, borderless mindset, dynamic diasporans, beverly Daniel Tatum, akwamu empire, akwamufie, mampong, florence adu, florence amerley adu, Ta-Nehisi Coates, the message, brett favre, brooklyn, denver, accra, tema, argoadu llc, gbekembe, business, trailing spouse, laureen adams, maymouna sakho, international educators summit, returnee, expat, peace corps Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the podcast we have Part 1 of a two-part conversation centering a favorite topic of mine - education. The effectivenss of LinkedIn and it’s networkinng superpower facilitated our connection through common connects, Adja Maymouna Sakho and Laureen Adams.

My guest, fellow educator Kwame Sarfo-Mensah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Temple University. For nine years, he served as a middle school math teacher. Currently, he is the founder of Identity Talk Consulting, a global educational consulting firm that specializes in developing K-12 teachers into identity-affirming educators. Throughout his 17-year career as a classroom teacher, author, and consultant, Kwame has worked in the United States, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, and Zambia.

Additionally, Kwame has earned numerous accolades for this work, which include being honored as the 2019 National Member of the Year by Black Educators Rock, Inc. and being recognized as a Top Education Influencer by brightbeam, Inc. in 2021 and 2022.
His newest book, "Learning to Relearn: Supporting Identity in a Culturally Affirming Classroom", recently won the 2025 IPPY Award for Best Education Commentary Book and the 2024 Foreword INDIES Gold Book Award for Best Education Book.

Another dimension of Kwame’s glocal citizenship is the way that he, as a “trailing spouse” has forged forward despite the obvious challenges and has found success and expansion in his craft. I hope your listening will shed additional light on the ways that borderless mindsets are indeed manifesting a new world!

Where to find Kwame?
On Amazon
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Youtube

What’s Kwame reading and watching?
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Untold Fall of Favre
Coach Prime

Other topics of interest:
About Mampong, Ghana
Where is Nsima, Ghana
About the Akwamu Empire
Lusaka, Zambia
A bit about Nyanja and other Zambian languages
Education past and present in Sierra Leone
Why Are All of the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum

Special Guest: Kwame Sarfo-Mensah.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the podcast we have Part 1 of a two-part conversation centering a favorite topic of mine - education. The effectivenss of LinkedIn and it’s networkinng superpower facilitated our connection through common connects, Adja Maymouna Sakho and Laureen Adams.

My guest, fellow educator Kwame Sarfo-Mensah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Temple University. For nine years, he served as a middle school math teacher. Currently, he is the founder of Identity Talk Consulting, a global educational consulting firm that specializes in developing K-12 teachers into identity-affirming educators. Throughout his 17-year career as a classroom teacher, author, and consultant, Kwame has worked in the United States, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, and Zambia.

Additionally, Kwame has earned numerous accolades for this work, which include being honored as the 2019 National Member of the Year by Black Educators Rock, Inc. and being recognized as a Top Education Influencer by brightbeam, Inc. in 2021 and 2022.
His newest book, "Learning to Relearn: Supporting Identity in a Culturally Affirming Classroom", recently won the 2025 IPPY Award for Best Education Commentary Book and the 2024 Foreword INDIES Gold Book Award for Best Education Book.

Another dimension of Kwame’s glocal citizenship is the way that he, as a “trailing spouse” has forged forward despite the obvious challenges and has found success and expansion in his craft. I hope your listening will shed additional light on the ways that borderless mindsets are indeed manifesting a new world!

Where to find Kwame?
On Amazon
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Youtube

What’s Kwame reading and watching?
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Untold Fall of Favre
Coach Prime

Other topics of interest:
About Mampong, Ghana
Where is Nsima, Ghana
About the Akwamu Empire
Lusaka, Zambia
A bit about Nyanja and other Zambian languages
Education past and present in Sierra Leone
Why Are All of the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum

Special Guest: Kwame Sarfo-Mensah.

]]> Episode 283: Learning to Relearn with Kwame Sarfo-Mensah Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/283 95b0758a-51ea-42b7-87b0-c85df1c0927d Tue, 05 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 47:59 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast we have Part 1 of a two-part conversation centering a favorite topic of mine - education. The effectivenss of LinkedIn and it’s networkinng superpower facilitated our connection through common connects, Adja Maymouna Sakho (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/adja-maymouna-sahko) and Laureen Adams (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/laureen-laury-adams). My guest, fellow educator Kwame Sarfo-Mensah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Temple University. For nine years, he served as a middle school math teacher. Currently, he is the founder of Identity Talk Consulting (https://www.identitytalk4educators.com/), a global educational consulting firm that specializes in developing K-12 teachers into identity-affirming educators. Throughout his 17-year career as a classroom teacher, author, and consultant, Kwame has worked in the United States, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, and Zambia. Additionally, Kwame has earned numerous accolades for this work, which include being honored as the 2019 National Member of the Year by Black Educators Rock, Inc. and being recognized as a Top Education Influencer by brightbeam, Inc. in 2021 and 2022. His newest book, "Learning to Relearn: Supporting Identity in a Culturally Affirming Classroom", recently won the 2025 IPPY Award for Best Education Commentary Book and the 2024 Foreword INDIES Gold Book Award for Best Education Book. Another dimension of Kwame’s glocal citizenship is the way that he, as a “trailing spouse” has forged forward despite the obvious challenges and has found success and expansion in his craft. I hope your listening will shed additional light on the ways that borderless mindsets are indeed manifesting a new world! Where to find Kwame? On Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07L8MS615?ccs_id=ab1feada-c3e7-4b9d-b7d5-e06317e06e27) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwame-sarfo-mensah/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kwam_the_identity_shaper/) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/kwamesm.idtalk4ed/?_rdc=1&_rdr#) On Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@kwamesarfo-mensah5785) What’s Kwame reading and watching? The Message (https://ta-nehisicoates.com/books/the-message/) by Ta-Nehisi Coates Untold Fall of Favre (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/81748451) Coach Prime (https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Coach-Prime/0J0DQNOK5IDQ0F9CH5SX59YYLC) Other topics of interest: About Mampong, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mampong) Where is Nsima, Ghana (https://satellites.pro/Nsima_map#google_vignette) About the Akwamu Empire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akwamu_Empire) Lusaka, Zambia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusaka) A bit about Nyanja and other Zambian languages (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewa_language) Education past and present in Sierra Leone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Sierra_Leone#:~:text=History,-The%20remains%20of&text=During%20the%20nineteenth%20century%2C%20Sierra,educational%20institute%20in%20the%20region.) Why Are All of the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGZniOuoREU) by Beverly Daniel Tatum Special Guest: Kwame Sarfo-Mensah. pan-africanism, global citizen, kwame sarfo-mensah, identity talk consulting, author, educator, consultant, entrepreneur, ghana, zambia, US, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, borderless mindset, dynamic diasporans, beverly Daniel Tatum, akwamu empire, akwamufie, mampong, florence adu, florence amerley adu, Ta-Nehisi Coates, the message, brett favre, brooklyn, denver, accra, tema, argoadu llc, gbekembe, business, trailing spouse, laureen adams, maymouna sakho, international educators summit, returnee, expat, peace corps Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the podcast we have Part 1 of a two-part conversation centering a favorite topic of mine - education. The effectivenss of LinkedIn and it’s networkinng superpower facilitated our connection through common connects, Adja Maymouna Sakho and Laureen Adams.

My guest, fellow educator Kwame Sarfo-Mensah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Temple University. For nine years, he served as a middle school math teacher. Currently, he is the founder of Identity Talk Consulting, a global educational consulting firm that specializes in developing K-12 teachers into identity-affirming educators. Throughout his 17-year career as a classroom teacher, author, and consultant, Kwame has worked in the United States, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, and Zambia.

Additionally, Kwame has earned numerous accolades for this work, which include being honored as the 2019 National Member of the Year by Black Educators Rock, Inc. and being recognized as a Top Education Influencer by brightbeam, Inc. in 2021 and 2022.
His newest book, "Learning to Relearn: Supporting Identity in a Culturally Affirming Classroom", recently won the 2025 IPPY Award for Best Education Commentary Book and the 2024 Foreword INDIES Gold Book Award for Best Education Book.

Another dimension of Kwame’s glocal citizenship is the way that he, as a “trailing spouse” has forged forward despite the obvious challenges and has found success and expansion in his craft. I hope your listening will shed additional light on the ways that borderless mindsets are indeed manifesting a new world!

Where to find Kwame?
On Amazon
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Youtube

What’s Kwame reading and watching?
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Untold Fall of Favre
Coach Prime

Other topics of interest:
About Mampong, Ghana
Where is Nsima, Ghana
About the Akwamu Empire
Lusaka, Zambia
A bit about Nyanja and other Zambian languages
Education past and present in Sierra Leone
Why Are All of the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum

Special Guest: Kwame Sarfo-Mensah.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the podcast we have Part 1 of a two-part conversation centering a favorite topic of mine - education. The effectivenss of LinkedIn and it’s networkinng superpower facilitated our connection through common connects, Adja Maymouna Sakho and Laureen Adams.

My guest, fellow educator Kwame Sarfo-Mensah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Temple University. For nine years, he served as a middle school math teacher. Currently, he is the founder of Identity Talk Consulting, a global educational consulting firm that specializes in developing K-12 teachers into identity-affirming educators. Throughout his 17-year career as a classroom teacher, author, and consultant, Kwame has worked in the United States, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, and Zambia.

Additionally, Kwame has earned numerous accolades for this work, which include being honored as the 2019 National Member of the Year by Black Educators Rock, Inc. and being recognized as a Top Education Influencer by brightbeam, Inc. in 2021 and 2022.
His newest book, "Learning to Relearn: Supporting Identity in a Culturally Affirming Classroom", recently won the 2025 IPPY Award for Best Education Commentary Book and the 2024 Foreword INDIES Gold Book Award for Best Education Book.

Another dimension of Kwame’s glocal citizenship is the way that he, as a “trailing spouse” has forged forward despite the obvious challenges and has found success and expansion in his craft. I hope your listening will shed additional light on the ways that borderless mindsets are indeed manifesting a new world!

Where to find Kwame?
On Amazon
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Youtube

What’s Kwame reading and watching?
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Untold Fall of Favre
Coach Prime

Other topics of interest:
About Mampong, Ghana
Where is Nsima, Ghana
About the Akwamu Empire
Lusaka, Zambia
A bit about Nyanja and other Zambian languages
Education past and present in Sierra Leone
Why Are All of the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum

Special Guest: Kwame Sarfo-Mensah.

]]> Episode 269: ENCORE Episode: On Mythology and Humanity's "Ever Fonky Lowdown" with Wynton Marsalis https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/269 5d648497-2818-47b7-bb2c-5d61b65dc703 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 45:49 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast, after the inspiring conversation in our last episode with Wesley Watkins about The Jazz & Democracy Project and more, I couldn’t resist giong back into the GC archives for an encore presentation of my conversation with Maestro Wynton Marsalis. We recorded this conversation when the podcast was just a toddler, back in the days when we were just “doing something” and not yet “manifesting a new world.” It was also on the eve of the 2020 election, however, like so many of our conversations the topics and insights remain evergreen. How far we’ve come and continue to carry on! Check out the original show notes for more on his bio and topics of interest (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/47). Where to find Wynton? www.wyntonmarsalis.org The Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra (https://www.jazz.org/JLCO/) On YouTube (http://youtube.com/wyntonmarsalis) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wyntonmarsalis) On Instagram (http://instagram.com/wyntonmarsalis) On Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist/375zxMmh2cSgUzFFnva0O7) What’s Wynton reading? American Founders: How People of African Descent Established Freedom in the New World (http://americanfoundersbook.com) by Christina Proenza-Coles Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (https://rep.club/products/barracoon-zora-neale-hurston?srsltid=AfmBOoq6wJeLLvsYg8gQerKMU29bzPgtQIduPOvjE6_4TugqUEgT5ARn) by Zora Neale Hurston Special Guest: Wynton Marsalis. wynton marsalis, trumpet, educator, musician, composer, ever fonky lowdown, the jazz at lincoln center orchestra, blue engine records, congo square, , glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, new orleans, new york, louisiana, zora neal hurston, barracoon, yacub abby, Fannie Lou Hammer, From Plantation to Penitentiary, All Rise, Blood on the Fields, Thandi Ntuli, Nduduzo Makhathini, The Essentially Ellington Jazz Academy, The Tanglewood Music Center Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the podcast, after the inspiring conversation in our last episode with Wesley Watkins about The Jazz & Democracy Project and more, I couldn’t resist giong back into the GC archives for an encore presentation of my conversation with Maestro Wynton Marsalis. We recorded this conversation when the podcast was just a toddler, back in the days when we were just “doing something” and not yet “manifesting a new world.” It was also on the eve of the 2020 election, however, like so many of our conversations the topics and insights remain evergreen. How far we’ve come and continue to carry on!

Check out the original show notes for more on his bio and topics of interest.

Where to find Wynton?
www.wyntonmarsalis.org
The Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra
On YouTube
On Facebook
On Instagram
On Spotify

What’s Wynton reading?
American Founders: How People of African Descent Established Freedom in the New World by Christina Proenza-Coles
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston

Special Guest: Wynton Marsalis.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the podcast, after the inspiring conversation in our last episode with Wesley Watkins about The Jazz & Democracy Project and more, I couldn’t resist giong back into the GC archives for an encore presentation of my conversation with Maestro Wynton Marsalis. We recorded this conversation when the podcast was just a toddler, back in the days when we were just “doing something” and not yet “manifesting a new world.” It was also on the eve of the 2020 election, however, like so many of our conversations the topics and insights remain evergreen. How far we’ve come and continue to carry on!

Check out the original show notes for more on his bio and topics of interest.

Where to find Wynton?
www.wyntonmarsalis.org
The Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra
On YouTube
On Facebook
On Instagram
On Spotify

What’s Wynton reading?
American Founders: How People of African Descent Established Freedom in the New World by Christina Proenza-Coles
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston

Special Guest: Wynton Marsalis.

]]> Episode 268: Why Jazz & Democracy Matter with Wesley Watkins Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/268 428393a5-c170-4051-a61c-a235f14c0727 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 41:18 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s conversation comes in two parts. Like it’s geographical spread, northern hemisphere to southern hemisphere, think of this two part discussion as a way of engaging both hemispheres of your brain--the creative and the analytic. My guest is fellow Stanford alum and founder of The Jazz & Democracy Project® (J&D) (https://www.jazzdemocracy.com), Wesley “Dr. Wes” J. Watkins. After several years working in the education sector, Dr. Wes launched the program in November 2009 at Rosa Parks Elementary School, located in San Francisco's historic Fillmore District. J&D is a music integrated curriculum that utilizes jazz as a metaphor to bring democracy to life, enrich the study and teaching of history, government, civics and culture, and inspire youth to become active, positive contributors to their communities. He first proposed the curriculum as part of his undergraduate honors program at Stanford’s School of Education and later conducted research for his undergraduate honors thesis at Oxford University where he engaged and learned from music educators at both local elementary schools and world renowned secondary institutions. Now based in Sydney, Australia, J&D has traveled to countries all over the world and, in these times of global social transition, Dr. Wes anticipates continued opportunities to feature and further innovate using tools that will leave lasting impact on the ways that youth and educators approach building and living in their communities and beyond. Where to find Wesley? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleywatkins/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/JazzDemocracy) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jazzdemocracy/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@JazzDemocracy) Who’s Wesley listening to? Joseph Solomon (https://www.youtube.com/@whatisjoedoing) Other topics of interest: Activist Oakland, CA (https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/oaklands-history-of-resistance-to-racism) Northern Beaches, Sydney Lifestyle (https://content.knightfrank.com/research/2789/documents/en/northern-beaches-lifestyle-guide-2024-10795.pdf) United States Studies Center (https://www.ussc.edu.au/about/mission-and-history) Crikey! or Kriky! (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/crikey#google_vignette) Flat White vs Latte (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_white) Geechi Taylor (https://www.geechitaylor.com/#!/HOME) Find Rachelle Farrell, Meshell N’Degeocello, on J&D (https://www.jazzdemocracy.com/interviews.html) Ledisi (https://www.ledisi.com) Christian McBride (https://www.christianmcbride.com) Betty Carter + Ray Charles (https://youtu.be/1IM3weosOTY?si=PXNlcx1a5UetHPAN) Episode 47 featuring Wynton Marsalis (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/wynton-marsalis) Jazz for Young People @ Lincoln Center (https://jazz.org/education/school-programs/jazz-for-young-people/) Check out the Chris Botti SF Show (https://youtu.be/j9cNsLPXWnA?si=rmoX7ljb9EO4a1y5) About Robert (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McFerrin), Bobby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_McFerrin) and Madison (https://www.madisonmcferrin.com) McFerrin Special Guest: Wesley J. Watkins. deep dialogues, Wesley J. Watkins, Dr. Wes, The Jazz & Democracy Project, Stanford Alum, Oakland, California, Sydney Australia, Educator, Social Entrepreneur, Lecturer, United States Studies Center, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, accra, ghana, africa, expat, returnee, travel, business, entrepreneurship, borderless mindset, dynamic diasporans, social impact, citizenship, democracy, argoadu llc, gbekembe, denver, wynton marsalis, jazz for young people, lincoln center, bobby mcferrin, madison mcferrin, Robert mcferrin, chris botti, geechi taylor, ledisi, rachelle farrell, betty carter, christian mcbride, crikey Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week’s conversation comes in two parts. Like it’s geographical spread, northern hemisphere to southern hemisphere, think of this two part discussion as a way of engaging both hemispheres of your brain--the creative and the analytic. My guest is fellow Stanford alum and founder of The Jazz & Democracy Project® (J&D), Wesley “Dr. Wes” J. Watkins. After several years working in the education sector, Dr. Wes launched the program in November 2009 at Rosa Parks Elementary School, located in San Francisco's historic Fillmore District. J&D is a music integrated curriculum that utilizes jazz as a metaphor to bring democracy to life, enrich the study and teaching of history, government, civics and culture, and inspire youth to become active, positive contributors to their communities. He first proposed the curriculum as part of his undergraduate honors program at Stanford’s School of Education and later conducted research for his undergraduate honors thesis at Oxford University where he engaged and learned from music educators at both local elementary schools and world renowned secondary institutions. Now based in Sydney, Australia, J&D has traveled to countries all over the world and, in these times of global social transition, Dr. Wes anticipates continued opportunities to feature and further innovate using tools that will leave lasting impact on the ways that youth and educators approach building and living in their communities and beyond.

Where to find Wesley?
On LinkedIn
On Facebook
On Instagram
On YouTube

Who’s Wesley listening to?
Joseph Solomon

Other topics of interest:
Activist Oakland, CA
Northern Beaches, Sydney Lifestyle
United States Studies Center
Crikey! or Kriky!
Flat White vs Latte
Geechi Taylor
Find Rachelle Farrell, Meshell N’Degeocello, on J&D
Ledisi
Christian McBride
Betty Carter + Ray Charles
Episode 47 featuring Wynton Marsalis
Jazz for Young People @ Lincoln Center
Check out the Chris Botti SF Show
About Robert, Bobby and Madison McFerrin

Special Guest: Wesley J. Watkins.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week’s conversation comes in two parts. Like it’s geographical spread, northern hemisphere to southern hemisphere, think of this two part discussion as a way of engaging both hemispheres of your brain--the creative and the analytic. My guest is fellow Stanford alum and founder of The Jazz & Democracy Project® (J&D), Wesley “Dr. Wes” J. Watkins. After several years working in the education sector, Dr. Wes launched the program in November 2009 at Rosa Parks Elementary School, located in San Francisco's historic Fillmore District. J&D is a music integrated curriculum that utilizes jazz as a metaphor to bring democracy to life, enrich the study and teaching of history, government, civics and culture, and inspire youth to become active, positive contributors to their communities. He first proposed the curriculum as part of his undergraduate honors program at Stanford’s School of Education and later conducted research for his undergraduate honors thesis at Oxford University where he engaged and learned from music educators at both local elementary schools and world renowned secondary institutions. Now based in Sydney, Australia, J&D has traveled to countries all over the world and, in these times of global social transition, Dr. Wes anticipates continued opportunities to feature and further innovate using tools that will leave lasting impact on the ways that youth and educators approach building and living in their communities and beyond.

Where to find Wesley?
On LinkedIn
On Facebook
On Instagram
On YouTube

Who’s Wesley listening to?
Joseph Solomon

Other topics of interest:
Activist Oakland, CA
Northern Beaches, Sydney Lifestyle
United States Studies Center
Crikey! or Kriky!
Flat White vs Latte
Geechi Taylor
Find Rachelle Farrell, Meshell N’Degeocello, on J&D
Ledisi
Christian McBride
Betty Carter + Ray Charles
Episode 47 featuring Wynton Marsalis
Jazz for Young People @ Lincoln Center
Check out the Chris Botti SF Show
About Robert, Bobby and Madison McFerrin

Special Guest: Wesley J. Watkins.

]]> Episode 267: Why Jazz & Democracy Matter with Wesley Watkins Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/267 7ead0c4f-121a-49a9-91c9-0ef8cd01b225 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 49:39 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s conversation comes in two parts. Like it’s geographical spread, northern hemisphere to southern hemisphere, think of this two part discussion as a way of engaging both hemispheres of your brain--the creative and the analytic. My guest is fellow Stanford alum and founder of The Jazz & Democracy Project® (J&D) (https://www.jazzdemocracy.com), Wesley “Dr. Wes” J. Watkins. After several years working in the education sector, Dr. Wes launched the program in November 2009 at Rosa Parks Elementary School, located in San Francisco's historic Fillmore District. J&D is a music integrated curriculum that utilizes jazz as a metaphor to bring democracy to life, enrich the study and teaching of history, government, civics and culture, and inspire youth to become active, positive contributors to their communities. He first proposed the curriculum as part of his undergraduate honors program at Stanford’s School of Education and later conducted research for his undergraduate honors thesis at Oxford University where he engaged and learned from music educators at both local elementary schools and world renowned secondary institutions. Now based in Sydney, Australia, J&D has traveled to countries all over the world and, in these times of global social transition, Dr. Wes anticipates continued opportunities to feature and further innovate using tools that will leave lasting impact on the ways that youth and educators approach building and living in their communities and beyond. Where to find Wesley? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleywatkins/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/JazzDemocracy) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jazzdemocracy/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@JazzDemocracy) Who’s Wesley listening to? Joseph Solomon (https://www.youtube.com/@whatisjoedoing) Other topics of interest: Activist Oakland, CA (https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/oaklands-history-of-resistance-to-racism) Northern Beaches, Sydney Lifestyle (https://content.knightfrank.com/research/2789/documents/en/northern-beaches-lifestyle-guide-2024-10795.pdf) United States Studies Center (https://www.ussc.edu.au/about/mission-and-history) Crikey! or Kriky! (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/crikey#google_vignette) Flat White vs Latte (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_white) Geechi Taylor (https://www.geechitaylor.com/#!/HOME) Find Rachelle Farrell, Meshell N’Degeocello, on J&D (https://www.jazzdemocracy.com/interviews.html) Ledisi (https://www.ledisi.com) Christian McBride (https://www.christianmcbride.com) Betty Carter + Ray Charles (https://youtu.be/1IM3weosOTY?si=PXNlcx1a5UetHPAN) Episode 47 featuring Wynton Marsalis (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/wynton-marsalis) Jazz for Young People @ Lincoln Center (https://jazz.org/education/school-programs/jazz-for-young-people/) Check out the Chris Botti SF Show (https://youtu.be/j9cNsLPXWnA?si=rmoX7ljb9EO4a1y5) About Robert (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McFerrin), Bobby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_McFerrin) and Madison (https://www.madisonmcferrin.com) McFerrin Special Guest: Wesley J. Watkins. Wesley J. Watkins, Dr. Wes, The Jazz & Democracy Project, Stanford Alum, Oakland, California, Sydney Australia, Educator, Social Entrepreneur, Lecturer, United States Studies Center, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, accra, ghana, africa, expat, returnee, travel, business, entrepreneurship, borderless mindset, dynamic diasporans, social impact, citizenship, democracy, argoadu llc, gbekembe, denver, wynton marsalis, jazz for young people, lincoln center, bobby mcferrin, madison mcferrin, Robert mcferrin, chris botti, geechi taylor, ledisi, rachelle farrell, betty carter, christian mcbride, crikey Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week’s conversation comes in two parts. Like it’s geographical spread, northern hemisphere to southern hemisphere, think of this two part discussion as a way of engaging both hemispheres of your brain--the creative and the analytic. My guest is fellow Stanford alum and founder of The Jazz & Democracy Project® (J&D), Wesley “Dr. Wes” J. Watkins. After several years working in the education sector, Dr. Wes launched the program in November 2009 at Rosa Parks Elementary School, located in San Francisco's historic Fillmore District. J&D is a music integrated curriculum that utilizes jazz as a metaphor to bring democracy to life, enrich the study and teaching of history, government, civics and culture, and inspire youth to become active, positive contributors to their communities. He first proposed the curriculum as part of his undergraduate honors program at Stanford’s School of Education and later conducted research for his undergraduate honors thesis at Oxford University where he engaged and learned from music educators at both local elementary schools and world renowned secondary institutions. Now based in Sydney, Australia, J&D has traveled to countries all over the world and, in these times of global social transition, Dr. Wes anticipates continued opportunities to feature and further innovate using tools that will leave lasting impact on the ways that youth and educators approach building and living in their communities and beyond.

Where to find Wesley?
On LinkedIn
On Facebook
On Instagram
On YouTube

Who’s Wesley listening to?
Joseph Solomon

Other topics of interest:
Activist Oakland, CA
Northern Beaches, Sydney Lifestyle
United States Studies Center
Crikey! or Kriky!
Flat White vs Latte
Geechi Taylor
Find Rachelle Farrell, Meshell N’Degeocello, on J&D
Ledisi
Christian McBride
Betty Carter + Ray Charles
Episode 47 featuring Wynton Marsalis
Jazz for Young People @ Lincoln Center
Check out the Chris Botti SF Show
About Robert, Bobby and Madison McFerrin

Special Guest: Wesley J. Watkins.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week’s conversation comes in two parts. Like it’s geographical spread, northern hemisphere to southern hemisphere, think of this two part discussion as a way of engaging both hemispheres of your brain--the creative and the analytic. My guest is fellow Stanford alum and founder of The Jazz & Democracy Project® (J&D), Wesley “Dr. Wes” J. Watkins. After several years working in the education sector, Dr. Wes launched the program in November 2009 at Rosa Parks Elementary School, located in San Francisco's historic Fillmore District. J&D is a music integrated curriculum that utilizes jazz as a metaphor to bring democracy to life, enrich the study and teaching of history, government, civics and culture, and inspire youth to become active, positive contributors to their communities. He first proposed the curriculum as part of his undergraduate honors program at Stanford’s School of Education and later conducted research for his undergraduate honors thesis at Oxford University where he engaged and learned from music educators at both local elementary schools and world renowned secondary institutions. Now based in Sydney, Australia, J&D has traveled to countries all over the world and, in these times of global social transition, Dr. Wes anticipates continued opportunities to feature and further innovate using tools that will leave lasting impact on the ways that youth and educators approach building and living in their communities and beyond.

Where to find Wesley?
On LinkedIn
On Facebook
On Instagram
On YouTube

Who’s Wesley listening to?
Joseph Solomon

Other topics of interest:
Activist Oakland, CA
Northern Beaches, Sydney Lifestyle
United States Studies Center
Crikey! or Kriky!
Flat White vs Latte
Geechi Taylor
Find Rachelle Farrell, Meshell N’Degeocello, on J&D
Ledisi
Christian McBride
Betty Carter + Ray Charles
Episode 47 featuring Wynton Marsalis
Jazz for Young People @ Lincoln Center
Check out the Chris Botti SF Show
About Robert, Bobby and Madison McFerrin

Special Guest: Wesley J. Watkins.

]]> Episode 260: Bitcoin Solutions for African Challenges with Femi Longe https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/260 b4358efd-399e-4e19-9254-df67c2b23a5d Tue, 11 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 48:16 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! As I head back to the Continent, I can’t help but to train my mind on what it takes to seed and sow solutions in Africa’s best interest. This week’s guest has been invested in these types of solutions for his entire career. A serial social entrepreneur, innovation consultant, service designer, learning scientist and startup coach, Femi Longe is passionate about helping individuals and organizations be and do their best to enable a better world. Born in the UK, raised in his Nigera and now based in Ireland, Femi currently works on the Financial Freedom team at the Human Rights Foundation (https://hrf.org) as Global Bitcoin Lead, driving strategy and execution of the HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund, This is a fund dedicated to growing adoption of Bitcoin and adjacent freedom technologies especially in countries under repressive regimes. Previously, he was the CEO of QALA Africa (https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/09/05/jay-z-and-jack-dorsey-funded-btrust-acquires-african-bitcoin-talent-firm-qala/) — acquired by Btrust and transformed into Btrust Builders, which is an engineering training programme helping African software developers transition to careers in Bitcoin & Lightning development. Prior to joining the Bitcoin ecosystem, Femi co-founded and remains a non-executive Director at Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) (https://cchub.africa), Africa’s leading social innovation centre and tech hub. Earlier in his career, he gained experience at the UK's foremost social innovation centre, The Young Foundation, where he established the UpRising Leadership Programme. As the transitions between the Stone Age to Bronze Age, and various different human technologies delivered us to the Industrial Age and presently the Information Age, all contributing the imprint that is humanity today, I am exstatic to be a storyteller with the ability to share perspectives like these - stories that support and inspire a borderless mindset and are indeed manifesting a new world. Where to find Femi? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/femi-longe/) On YouTube (https://youtu.be/05Pfg89FZkg?si=mJcdPT8VDdRrS3k4) What’s Femi watching? Wicked (https://www.wickedmovie.com) Emilia Pérez (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_P%C3%A9rez) What’s Femi reading? Start with Why (https://simonsinek.com/books/start-with-why/) by Simon Sinek Other topics of interest: Ilesa, Nigeria (https://www.osunstate.gov.ng/about/major-towns/ilesa/) Ijesha tribe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijesha) About AIESEC (https://aiesec.org/) Silk Road (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road) Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin Vision (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf) Meme Coin Spoils (https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/trumps-meme-coin-made-nearly-100-million-trading-fees-small-traders-lost-money-2025-02-03/) Sam Bankman-Fried (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bankman-Fried) and the collapse of FTX What happened to Silicon Valley Bank (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_Silicon_Valley_Bank) About South Korean crypto currency entrepreneur Do Kwon (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7r8xr3v76o) Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziGD7vQOwl8) On Morning Pages (https://www.urbanwildstudio.com/blog/2024/2/21/benefits-of-morning-pages-artists-way-graphic-notes) Special Guest: Femi Longe. young foundation, btrust builders, cchub, co-creation hub, educator, femi longe, global bitcoin lead, glocal citizens podcast, human rights foundation, leap transmedia productions, qala, serial social entrprenuer, florence adu, florence amerley adu, business, borderless mindset, dynamic diasporans, manifesting a new world, david and goliath, moring pages, malcolm gladwell, aiesec, brooklyn, accra, argoadu llc, gbekembe, travel, expat, returnee, Satoshi Nakamoto, cryptocurrency, ftx, silicon valley bank, ilesa, ijesha, meme coin Greetings Glocal Citizens!

As I head back to the Continent, I can’t help but to train my mind on what it takes to seed and sow solutions in Africa’s best interest. This week’s guest has been invested in these types of solutions for his entire career. A serial social entrepreneur, innovation consultant, service designer, learning scientist and startup coach, Femi Longe is passionate about helping individuals and organizations be and do their best to enable a better world. Born in the UK, raised in his Nigera and now based in Ireland, Femi currently works on the Financial Freedom team at the Human Rights Foundation as Global Bitcoin Lead, driving strategy and execution of the HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund, This is a fund dedicated to growing adoption of Bitcoin and adjacent freedom technologies especially in countries under repressive regimes. Previously, he was the CEO of QALA Africa — acquired by Btrust and transformed into Btrust Builders, which is an engineering training programme helping African software developers transition to careers in Bitcoin & Lightning development.

Prior to joining the Bitcoin ecosystem, Femi co-founded and remains a non-executive Director at Co-Creation Hub (CcHub), Africa’s leading social innovation centre and tech hub. Earlier in his career, he gained experience at the UK's foremost social innovation centre, The Young Foundation, where he established the UpRising Leadership Programme.

As the transitions between the Stone Age to Bronze Age, and various different human technologies delivered us to the Industrial Age and presently the Information Age, all contributing the imprint that is humanity today, I am exstatic to be a storyteller with the ability to share perspectives like these - stories that support and inspire a borderless mindset and are indeed manifesting a new world.

Where to find Femi?
On LinkedIn
On YouTube

What’s Femi watching?
Wicked
Emilia Pérez

What’s Femi reading?
Start with Why by Simon Sinek

Other topics of interest:
Ilesa, Nigeria
Ijesha tribe
About AIESEC
Silk Road
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin Vision
Meme Coin Spoils
Sam Bankman-Fried and the collapse of FTX
What happened to Silicon Valley Bank
About South Korean crypto currency entrepreneur Do Kwon
Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath
On Morning Pages

Special Guest: Femi Longe.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

As I head back to the Continent, I can’t help but to train my mind on what it takes to seed and sow solutions in Africa’s best interest. This week’s guest has been invested in these types of solutions for his entire career. A serial social entrepreneur, innovation consultant, service designer, learning scientist and startup coach, Femi Longe is passionate about helping individuals and organizations be and do their best to enable a better world. Born in the UK, raised in his Nigera and now based in Ireland, Femi currently works on the Financial Freedom team at the Human Rights Foundation as Global Bitcoin Lead, driving strategy and execution of the HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund, This is a fund dedicated to growing adoption of Bitcoin and adjacent freedom technologies especially in countries under repressive regimes. Previously, he was the CEO of QALA Africa — acquired by Btrust and transformed into Btrust Builders, which is an engineering training programme helping African software developers transition to careers in Bitcoin & Lightning development.

Prior to joining the Bitcoin ecosystem, Femi co-founded and remains a non-executive Director at Co-Creation Hub (CcHub), Africa’s leading social innovation centre and tech hub. Earlier in his career, he gained experience at the UK's foremost social innovation centre, The Young Foundation, where he established the UpRising Leadership Programme.

As the transitions between the Stone Age to Bronze Age, and various different human technologies delivered us to the Industrial Age and presently the Information Age, all contributing the imprint that is humanity today, I am exstatic to be a storyteller with the ability to share perspectives like these - stories that support and inspire a borderless mindset and are indeed manifesting a new world.

Where to find Femi?
On LinkedIn
On YouTube

What’s Femi watching?
Wicked
Emilia Pérez

What’s Femi reading?
Start with Why by Simon Sinek

Other topics of interest:
Ilesa, Nigeria
Ijesha tribe
About AIESEC
Silk Road
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin Vision
Meme Coin Spoils
Sam Bankman-Fried and the collapse of FTX
What happened to Silicon Valley Bank
About South Korean crypto currency entrepreneur Do Kwon
Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath
On Morning Pages

Special Guest: Femi Longe.

]]> Episode 232: The Art of Administering Grassroots Services for Children and Families with Vimbo Watson https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/232 9846501e-1344-4bee-a025-aad0b4156b27 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 1:03:05 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we’re going full circle with Zimbabwean-American, Vimbo Watson. Born in Zimbabwe, Vimbo’s family relocated to the US before she spoke her first words. Nonethless, her mother tongue has remained in her heart and has been a foundational part of fullfilling a life-long passion to uplift people and especially those in need back home. After a career in education as a teacher and principal, she’s now applying her administrative talents as the Director of Development for Kuda Vana Partnership (https://www.kudavana.org) an American-Zimbabwean non-profit operating a children's home and school in Zimbabwe. A passionate speaker and professional development provider she often translates her enthusiasm for learning and education into teaching others how to make time for wellness and self-care in their daily lives. Where to find Vimbo? vimbowatson.com (link https://vimbowatson.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vimbo/) On Instragram (https://www.instagram.com/vimbowatson/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/vimbowatson) On Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@VimboVivien/featured) What’s Vimbo reading? Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make--and Keep--Friends (https://a.co/d/3M4FuOe) by Marisa G. Franco PhD Atomic Habits (lin https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits) by James Clear Drowning (https://a.co/d/a9sRbeu) and other books by T.J. Newman (https://tjnewmanauthor.com) Books by Brené Brown (https://brenebrown.com) The Art of Gathering (https://www.priyaparker.com/book-art-of-gathering) by Priya Parker The Lazy Genius Way (https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com) by Kendra Adachi Other topics of interest: Mutare, Zimbabwe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutare) Clans and Totems in Zimbabwean Culture (https://beingafrican.com/clans-totems-in-shona-culture/#:~:text=Referred to as Mutupo in,believed to be your totem.) On Trauma-focused Therapy (https://www.verywellmind.com/trauma-therapy-definition-types-techniques-and-efficacy-5191413) Special Guest: Vimbo Watson. vimbo watson, kuda vana partnership, director of development, zimbabwe, washington d.c., speaker, educator, administrator, leap transmedia productions, glocal citizens podcast, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, accra, argoadu llc, gbekembe, travel, business, global citizen, returnee, expat, digital nomad, mutare, the lazy genius, kendra, adachi, the art of gathering, priya parker, brene brown, t.j. newman, atomic habits, Marisa G Franco PhD, africa, orphanages, family services, policy Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week we’re going full circle with Zimbabwean-American, Vimbo Watson. Born in Zimbabwe, Vimbo’s family relocated to the US before she spoke her first words. Nonethless, her mother tongue has remained in her heart and has been a foundational part of fullfilling a life-long passion to uplift people and especially those in need back home. After a career in education as a teacher and principal, she’s now applying her administrative talents as the Director of Development for Kuda Vana Partnership an American-Zimbabwean non-profit operating a children's home and school in Zimbabwe. A passionate speaker and professional development provider she often translates her enthusiasm for learning and education into teaching others how to make time for wellness and self-care in their daily lives.

Where to find Vimbo?
[vimbowatson.com](link https://vimbowatson.com/)
On LinkedIn
On Instragram
On Facebook
On Youtube

What’s Vimbo reading?
Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make--and Keep--Friends by Marisa G. Franco PhD
[Atomic Habits](lin https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits ) by James Clear
Drowning and other books by T.J. Newman
Books by Brené Brown
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi

Other topics of interest:
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Clans and Totems in Zimbabwean Culture
On Trauma-focused Therapy

Special Guest: Vimbo Watson.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week we’re going full circle with Zimbabwean-American, Vimbo Watson. Born in Zimbabwe, Vimbo’s family relocated to the US before she spoke her first words. Nonethless, her mother tongue has remained in her heart and has been a foundational part of fullfilling a life-long passion to uplift people and especially those in need back home. After a career in education as a teacher and principal, she’s now applying her administrative talents as the Director of Development for Kuda Vana Partnership an American-Zimbabwean non-profit operating a children's home and school in Zimbabwe. A passionate speaker and professional development provider she often translates her enthusiasm for learning and education into teaching others how to make time for wellness and self-care in their daily lives.

Where to find Vimbo?
[vimbowatson.com](link https://vimbowatson.com/)
On LinkedIn
On Instragram
On Facebook
On Youtube

What’s Vimbo reading?
Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make--and Keep--Friends by Marisa G. Franco PhD
[Atomic Habits](lin https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits ) by James Clear
Drowning and other books by T.J. Newman
Books by Brené Brown
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi

Other topics of interest:
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Clans and Totems in Zimbabwean Culture
On Trauma-focused Therapy

Special Guest: Vimbo Watson.

]]> Episode 137: Adulting as a Third Culture Kid with Adja Sakho Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/137 276adc6b-f921-4299-9bda-b38ecf49dadc Tue, 09 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 41:26 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! It's a new month, my favorite of the year, and we're kicking it off with a two part conversation that bloomed during the Dakar leg of my spring tour. Joining me for this conversation between kindred spirits is Senagalese-American, Adja Maymouna Sakho. She is an educator, advocate, leader, supporter and connector of people and ideas, who is passionate about serving others through education and social justice - particularly women and children. She has over 10 years experience in education, finance, DEIJ - and has had roles ranging from trainer, advisor, evaluator, board representative, director, committee chair and most important to her - agent of change in the lives of young women and girls. She is also an Africanist and believes that Africans must lead the charge to change the narrative and the current state of affairs of many African countries. She is building on this mission as the host of 221 Afrique (http://221afrique.com/), a podcast focused on telling stories of Africans returning home to the continent. From our common experiences as children of West African immigrants to attending the same graduate school at New York University (https://wagner.nyu.edu), this conversation offers great insights into the rich culture and lifestyle transitions that are possible in designing a global existence. Where to find Adja? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adja-maymouna-s-8890655/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/adjamaymounasakho/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/221afrique/?ref=page_internal) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/AdjaMaySakho) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNg8sVsfyy_qtuAUq0jC6Q) What's Adja reading? Finding Me (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B099WXTZGM&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_MVBNFYECQZ9WARY337M2) by Viola Davis What's Adja watching? On Senegalese "Telenovelas" (http://apanews.net/en/news/senegal-where-local-soap-operas-outshine-foreign-telenovelas) Other topics of interest: Yoff (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoff) in Dakar Senegambia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegambia) Upward Bound (https://www2.ed.gov/programs/trioupbound/index.html) Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority (https://www.sgrho1922.org) New York City Teaching Fellows (https://nycteachingfellows.org) About Third Culture Kids (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_culture_kid) On the latest Senegalese Musicians (https://www.okayafrica.com/senegal-music-artists-dakar/?rebelltitem=4#rebelltitem4) About Eid Al Adha (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/millions-of-muslims-observe-eid-al-adha-amid-high-prices) Special Guest: Adja Maymouna Sakho . du, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, ghana, accra, teach for america, new york city teaching fellows, yoff, senegambia, eid al adha, sigma gamma rho sorority, upward bound, dakar biennale, finding me, viola davis, travel, pan-african, expat, returnee, blackat, deij, inclusion, special education, learning Greetings Glocal Citizens!
It's a new month, my favorite of the year, and we're kicking it off with a two part conversation that bloomed during the Dakar leg of my spring tour. Joining me for this conversation between kindred spirits is Senagalese-American, Adja Maymouna Sakho. She is an educator, advocate, leader, supporter and connector of people and ideas, who is passionate about serving others through education and social justice - particularly women and children. She has over 10 years experience in education, finance, DEIJ - and has had roles ranging from trainer, advisor, evaluator, board representative, director, committee chair and most important to her - agent of change in the lives of young women and girls. She is also an Africanist and believes that Africans must lead the charge to change the narrative and the current state of affairs of many African countries. She is building on this mission as the host of 221 Afrique, a podcast focused on telling stories of Africans returning home to the continent.

From our common experiences as children of West African immigrants to attending the same graduate school at New York University, this conversation offers great insights into the rich culture and lifestyle transitions that are possible in designing a global existence.

Where to find Adja?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Twitter
On YouTube

What's Adja reading?
Finding Me by Viola Davis

What's Adja watching?
On Senegalese "Telenovelas"

Other topics of interest:
Yoff in Dakar
Senegambia
Upward Bound
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
New York City Teaching Fellows
About Third Culture Kids
On the latest Senegalese Musicians
About Eid Al Adha

Special Guest: Adja Maymouna Sakho .

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!
It's a new month, my favorite of the year, and we're kicking it off with a two part conversation that bloomed during the Dakar leg of my spring tour. Joining me for this conversation between kindred spirits is Senagalese-American, Adja Maymouna Sakho. She is an educator, advocate, leader, supporter and connector of people and ideas, who is passionate about serving others through education and social justice - particularly women and children. She has over 10 years experience in education, finance, DEIJ - and has had roles ranging from trainer, advisor, evaluator, board representative, director, committee chair and most important to her - agent of change in the lives of young women and girls. She is also an Africanist and believes that Africans must lead the charge to change the narrative and the current state of affairs of many African countries. She is building on this mission as the host of 221 Afrique, a podcast focused on telling stories of Africans returning home to the continent.

From our common experiences as children of West African immigrants to attending the same graduate school at New York University, this conversation offers great insights into the rich culture and lifestyle transitions that are possible in designing a global existence.

Where to find Adja?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Twitter
On YouTube

What's Adja reading?
Finding Me by Viola Davis

What's Adja watching?
On Senegalese "Telenovelas"

Other topics of interest:
Yoff in Dakar
Senegambia
Upward Bound
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
New York City Teaching Fellows
About Third Culture Kids
On the latest Senegalese Musicians
About Eid Al Adha

Special Guest: Adja Maymouna Sakho .

]]> Episode 136: Adulting as a Third Culture Kid with Adja Sakho Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/136 e75eca0c-0dd4-4eda-8884-b1ede9c9af89 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 33:58 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! It's a new month, my favorite of the year, and we're kicking it off with a two part conversation that bloomed during the Dakar leg of my spring tour. Joining me for this conversation between kindred spirits is Senagalese-American, Adja Maymouna Sakho. She is an educator, advocate, leader, supporter and connector of people and ideas, who is passionate about serving others through education and social justice - particularly women and children. She has over 10 years experience in education, finance, DEIJ - and has had roles ranging from trainer, advisor, evaluator, board representative, director, committee chair and most important to her - agent of change in the lives of young women and girls. She is also an Africanist and believes that Africans must lead the charge to change the narrative and the current state of affairs of many African countries. She is building on this mission as the host of 221 Afrique (http://221afrique.com/), a podcast focused on telling stories of Africans returning home to the continent. From our common experiences as children of West African immigrants to attending the same graduate school at New York University (https://wagner.nyu.edu), this conversation offers great insights into the rich culture and lifestyle transitions that are possible in designing a global existence. Where to find Adja? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adja-maymouna-s-8890655/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/adjamaymounasakho/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/221afrique/?ref=page_internal) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/AdjaMaySakho) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNg8sVsfyy_qtuAUq0jC6Q) What's Adja reading? Finding Me (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B099WXTZGM&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_MVBNFYECQZ9WARY337M2) by Viola Davis What's Adja watching? On Senegalese "Telenovelas" (http://apanews.net/en/news/senegal-where-local-soap-operas-outshine-foreign-telenovelas) Other topics of interest: Yoff (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoff) in Dakar Senegambia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegambia) Upward Bound (https://www2.ed.gov/programs/trioupbound/index.html) Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority (https://www.sgrho1922.org) New York City Teaching Fellows (https://nycteachingfellows.org) About Third Culture Kids (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_culture_kid) On the latest Senegalese Musicians (https://www.okayafrica.com/senegal-music-artists-dakar/?rebelltitem=4#rebelltitem4) About Eid Al Adha (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/millions-of-muslims-observe-eid-al-adha-amid-high-prices) Special Guest: Adja Maymouna Sakho . third culture kid, third culture adult, adja maymouna sakho, educator, podcaster, 221 afrique, dakar, senegal, bronx, new york, africanist, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, ghana, accra, teach for america, new york city teaching fellows, yoff, senegambia, eid al adha, sigma gamma rho sorority, upward bound, dakar biennale, finding me, viola davis, travel, pan-african, expat, returnee, blackat, deij, inclusion, special education, learning Greetings Glocal Citizens!
It's a new month, my favorite of the year, and we're kicking it off with a two part conversation that bloomed during the Dakar leg of my spring tour. Joining me for this conversation between kindred spirits is Senagalese-American, Adja Maymouna Sakho. She is an educator, advocate, leader, supporter and connector of people and ideas, who is passionate about serving others through education and social justice - particularly women and children. She has over 10 years experience in education, finance, DEIJ - and has had roles ranging from trainer, advisor, evaluator, board representative, director, committee chair and most important to her - agent of change in the lives of young women and girls. She is also an Africanist and believes that Africans must lead the charge to change the narrative and the current state of affairs of many African countries. She is building on this mission as the host of 221 Afrique, a podcast focused on telling stories of Africans returning home to the continent.

From our common experiences as children of West African immigrants to attending the same graduate school at New York University, this conversation offers great insights into the rich culture and lifestyle transitions that are possible in designing a global existence.

Where to find Adja?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Twitter
On YouTube

What's Adja reading?
Finding Me by Viola Davis

What's Adja watching?
On Senegalese "Telenovelas"

Other topics of interest:
Yoff in Dakar
Senegambia
Upward Bound
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
New York City Teaching Fellows
About Third Culture Kids
On the latest Senegalese Musicians
About Eid Al Adha

Special Guest: Adja Maymouna Sakho .

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!
It's a new month, my favorite of the year, and we're kicking it off with a two part conversation that bloomed during the Dakar leg of my spring tour. Joining me for this conversation between kindred spirits is Senagalese-American, Adja Maymouna Sakho. She is an educator, advocate, leader, supporter and connector of people and ideas, who is passionate about serving others through education and social justice - particularly women and children. She has over 10 years experience in education, finance, DEIJ - and has had roles ranging from trainer, advisor, evaluator, board representative, director, committee chair and most important to her - agent of change in the lives of young women and girls. She is also an Africanist and believes that Africans must lead the charge to change the narrative and the current state of affairs of many African countries. She is building on this mission as the host of 221 Afrique, a podcast focused on telling stories of Africans returning home to the continent.

From our common experiences as children of West African immigrants to attending the same graduate school at New York University, this conversation offers great insights into the rich culture and lifestyle transitions that are possible in designing a global existence.

Where to find Adja?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Twitter
On YouTube

What's Adja reading?
Finding Me by Viola Davis

What's Adja watching?
On Senegalese "Telenovelas"

Other topics of interest:
Yoff in Dakar
Senegambia
Upward Bound
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
New York City Teaching Fellows
About Third Culture Kids
On the latest Senegalese Musicians
About Eid Al Adha

Special Guest: Adja Maymouna Sakho .

]]> Episode 128: Rooting Youth Aspirations in Imagination with Eddie Mensah https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/128 40e6c72e-c5e7-44ab-98fe-59e00698a272 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 51:13 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the program we're daring to imagine a world where justice prevails and particularly where the aspirations of young athletes in Africa is concerned. My guest, Eddie Mensah, is the Managing Director of Right to Dream Academy (https://www.righttodream.com/) in Ghana. Born and raised in Ghana, at 16 he received a scholarship to attend boarding school in Canada where he earned an IB diploma. He later moved to the United States to attend university at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania where he was a varsity athlete as a member of the soccer/football team. Passionate about education, he has been in various academic positions for the last 25 years. Prior to joining Right to Dream, he was the Head of School at Charlotte Prep School in North Carolina. Eddie holds a masters degree in Education Leadership from the university of Pennsylvania and certificate in School Management and Leadership from Harvard University. Eddie's work with young people truly shines a light on a the fruits of a purpose-driven career. Listen and learn more about how he sees choosing purpose over profit as a necessary walk in life's journey. Where to find Eddie? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddie-mensah-a559a313/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5LG5O1lJXQ) What's Eddie watching? Abbott Elementary (https://abc.com/shows/abbott-elementary) What's Eddie reading? The Quran In English (https://smile.amazon.com/Quran-Translation-Holy-English/dp/B09JJKHMR9/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=the+quran+in+english&qid=1654551943&sr=8-7) Other topics of interest: About Nyakrom, Ghana (https://daybreakgh.com/history-of-agona-nyakrom/) About Tema, Ghana (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00420986820080281) United World Colleges (https://www.uwc.org) Stepping Stone Scholars (https://www.steppingstonescholars.org) Global Livability Index (https://www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/global-liveability-index-2021/) Special Guest: Eddie Mensah. Eddie Mensah, Managing Director, Educator, Right to Dream Academy, Ghana, Egypt, Denmark, Glocal Citizens Podcast, LEAP Transmedia, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, accra, travel, business, returnees, abbott elementary , nyakrom, stepping stone scholars, tema, the quran, franklin and marshall college, football, soccer Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the program we're daring to imagine a world where justice prevails and particularly where the aspirations of young athletes in Africa is concerned. My guest, Eddie Mensah, is the Managing Director of Right to Dream Academy in Ghana. Born and raised in Ghana, at 16 he received a scholarship to attend boarding school in Canada where he earned an IB diploma. He later moved to the United States to attend university at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania where he was a varsity athlete as a member of the soccer/football team. Passionate about education, he has been in various academic positions for the last 25 years. Prior to joining Right to Dream, he was the Head of School at Charlotte Prep School in North Carolina. Eddie holds a masters degree in Education Leadership from the university of Pennsylvania and certificate in School Management and Leadership from Harvard University.

Eddie's work with young people truly shines a light on a the fruits of a purpose-driven career. Listen and learn more about how he sees choosing purpose over profit as a necessary walk in life's journey.

Where to find Eddie?
On LinkedIn
On YouTube

What's Eddie watching?
Abbott Elementary

What's Eddie reading?
The Quran In English

Other topics of interest:
About Nyakrom, Ghana
About Tema, Ghana
United World Colleges
Stepping Stone Scholars
Global Livability Index

Special Guest: Eddie Mensah.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the program we're daring to imagine a world where justice prevails and particularly where the aspirations of young athletes in Africa is concerned. My guest, Eddie Mensah, is the Managing Director of Right to Dream Academy in Ghana. Born and raised in Ghana, at 16 he received a scholarship to attend boarding school in Canada where he earned an IB diploma. He later moved to the United States to attend university at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania where he was a varsity athlete as a member of the soccer/football team. Passionate about education, he has been in various academic positions for the last 25 years. Prior to joining Right to Dream, he was the Head of School at Charlotte Prep School in North Carolina. Eddie holds a masters degree in Education Leadership from the university of Pennsylvania and certificate in School Management and Leadership from Harvard University.

Eddie's work with young people truly shines a light on a the fruits of a purpose-driven career. Listen and learn more about how he sees choosing purpose over profit as a necessary walk in life's journey.

Where to find Eddie?
On LinkedIn
On YouTube

What's Eddie watching?
Abbott Elementary

What's Eddie reading?
The Quran In English

Other topics of interest:
About Nyakrom, Ghana
About Tema, Ghana
United World Colleges
Stepping Stone Scholars
Global Livability Index

Special Guest: Eddie Mensah.

]]> Episode 92: Pathways to Digital Citizenship with Ronda Železný-Green https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/92 71c1dfe2-8f4a-4713-84e8-9f3fb27405d5 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 48:44 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week has travelled to more than 60 countries and worked on five continents. Currently based in southern Spain, Dr. Ronda Železný-Green is a digital changemaker creating social learning systems to empower Black people, women, people with disabilities, and other marginalized populations in the technology and education sectors. Serving as a mobile technologist, trainer, and researcher, Ronda’s 16+ years of professional experience spans five continents and the public, private, and civil society sectors. A Black and Native American cis woman excelling with ADHD, Ronda also has extensive experience delivering action-oriented training that integrates the themes of racial equity and justice and gender with global perspectives. Hallmarks of her career include learning/educating with tech; championing, coaching, and mentoring women in tech; and empowering people to use technology as transformative tools to live their best lives. She is currently the Global Head of Training and eLearning at the Internet Society (https://www.internetsociety.org/) where she is leading the end-to-end rebuild and relaunch of our training programs, including the digital transformation of existing training activities due to COVID-19. She also serves in advisory and director roles at the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) (https://digitalimpactalliance.org/) at the United Nations Foundation, InnovateHer (https://innovateher.co.uk/) - where she is the board chair, and Noise Solution (https://www.noisesolution.org/s/). At the same time she's a tech-prenuer as co-founder and director of Panoply Digital Ltd is a socially conscious organization using their expertise in ICT, education, and gender to create solutions to development challenges. Ronda is a whirlwind of digital dynamism! Where to find Ronda? www.rondazg.com On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rondazeleznygreen/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/rondaz_g) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/rondaz_g/?hl=en) What's Ronda watching? Flight 93 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481522/) Love is Blind (https://www.netflix.com/title/80996601) La Granja de Zenón (https://www.youtube.com/user/cancionesdelagranja) Other topics of interest: What happened in 2009 in Madagascar? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Malagasy_political_crisis) About the Peace Corps (https://www.peacecorps.gov/) About Bell Hooks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks) About Paulo Freire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire) Seyi Akiwowo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/seyiakiwowo/?originalSubdomain=uk) and Glitch (https://glitchcharity.co.uk/) On Intersectionality (https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination) Special Guest: Ronda Zelezny-Green. florence adu, florence amerley adu, global citizens, africa, ghana, panoply digital, travel, US, UK, business, empowerment, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, spain, united kingdom, intersectionality, paulo freire, bell hooks, peace corps, madagascar, flight 93, love is blind, ronda zelezny-green, black native american, la granja de zenon, adhd, the internet society, digital citizens Greetings Glocal Citizens!

My guest this week has travelled to more than 60 countries and worked on five continents. Currently based in southern Spain, Dr. Ronda Železný-Green is a digital changemaker creating social learning systems to empower Black people, women, people with disabilities, and other marginalized populations in the technology and education sectors. Serving as a mobile technologist, trainer, and researcher, Ronda’s 16+ years of professional experience spans five continents and the public, private, and civil society sectors. A Black and Native American cis woman excelling with ADHD, Ronda also has extensive experience delivering action-oriented training that integrates the themes of racial equity and justice and gender with global perspectives. Hallmarks of her career include learning/educating with tech; championing, coaching, and mentoring women in tech; and empowering people to use technology as transformative tools to live their best lives. She is currently the Global Head of Training and eLearning at the Internet Society where she is leading the end-to-end rebuild and relaunch of our training programs, including the digital transformation of existing training activities due to COVID-19. She also serves in advisory and director roles at the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) at the United Nations Foundation, InnovateHer - where she is the board chair, and Noise Solution. At the same time she's a tech-prenuer as co-founder and director of Panoply Digital Ltd is a socially conscious organization using their expertise in ICT, education, and gender to create solutions to development challenges. Ronda is a whirlwind of digital dynamism!

Where to find Ronda?
www.rondazg.com
On Linkedin
On Twitter
On Instagram

What's Ronda watching?
Flight 93
Love is Blind
La Granja de Zenón

Other topics of interest:
What happened in 2009 in Madagascar?
About the Peace Corps
About Bell Hooks
About Paulo Freire
Seyi Akiwowo and Glitch
On Intersectionality

Special Guest: Ronda Zelezny-Green.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

My guest this week has travelled to more than 60 countries and worked on five continents. Currently based in southern Spain, Dr. Ronda Železný-Green is a digital changemaker creating social learning systems to empower Black people, women, people with disabilities, and other marginalized populations in the technology and education sectors. Serving as a mobile technologist, trainer, and researcher, Ronda’s 16+ years of professional experience spans five continents and the public, private, and civil society sectors. A Black and Native American cis woman excelling with ADHD, Ronda also has extensive experience delivering action-oriented training that integrates the themes of racial equity and justice and gender with global perspectives. Hallmarks of her career include learning/educating with tech; championing, coaching, and mentoring women in tech; and empowering people to use technology as transformative tools to live their best lives. She is currently the Global Head of Training and eLearning at the Internet Society where she is leading the end-to-end rebuild and relaunch of our training programs, including the digital transformation of existing training activities due to COVID-19. She also serves in advisory and director roles at the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) at the United Nations Foundation, InnovateHer - where she is the board chair, and Noise Solution. At the same time she's a tech-prenuer as co-founder and director of Panoply Digital Ltd is a socially conscious organization using their expertise in ICT, education, and gender to create solutions to development challenges. Ronda is a whirlwind of digital dynamism!

Where to find Ronda?
www.rondazg.com
On Linkedin
On Twitter
On Instagram

What's Ronda watching?
Flight 93
Love is Blind
La Granja de Zenón

Other topics of interest:
What happened in 2009 in Madagascar?
About the Peace Corps
About Bell Hooks
About Paulo Freire
Seyi Akiwowo and Glitch
On Intersectionality

Special Guest: Ronda Zelezny-Green.

]]> Episode 84: An Artist Blooms in Brooklyn with Beverley Watson https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/84 82a0c2eb-44cb-492f-9486-aa3351a759ad Tue, 27 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 47:34 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week I meet with another artist with Caribbean roots. Beverley Watson is a ceramic sculptor, art therapist and licensed educator specializing in children with special needs. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Beverley has been based in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for more than 30 years. She attended the Jamaica School of Art and Brooklyn's Pratt Institute where she studied ceramic sculpture as an undergraduate and also received her Masters of Professional Studies in Special Education and Art Therapy. Between the mid-1990s and 2007, Beverley co-founded Zakiya Art, a gallery that exhibited other Black artists' works in her Bedford-Stuyvesant home. This spring, Nefer Atum Lotus Blossom: rebirth & regeneration, her first solo exhibition opened at Brooklyn's Artshack community ceramics studio. In Nefer Atum Lotus Blossom Beverley exhibits work that continues where she left clay thirty years ago, inspired by the spirits of oceans, Africa and self-love. During that time Beverley was moving through life's challenges, breakthroughs, and gratitude, and bringing forth her inner Lotus, the reflection of her inner beauty. I'm excited to share this emerging treasure with you! Where to find Beverley? @Artshack Brooklyn (http://www.artshackbrooklyn.org/nefer-atum) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverley-watson-b8836024/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/betorsculptor/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/artshackbrooklyn/posts/we-are-so-excited-for-beverley-watson-betorsculptors-show-to-open-on-wednesday-t/3990358587725250/) What's Beverley reading? Conversations with God (https://amzn.to/3y4Mm3n) by Neale Donald Walsch Other topics of interest: Queen Afua (https://www.queenafua.com/) About Lotus Flowers (https://www.petalrepublic.com/lotus-flower-meanings/) About Astral Projection (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astral_projection) Abraham Hicks (https://www.abraham-hicks.com/) Special Guest: Beverley Watson. florence amerley adu, florence adu, business, art, brooklyn, bedford-stuyvesant, beverley watson, jamaica school of art, pratt institute, ceramic sculptor, art therapist, educator, entrepreneur, artshack brooklyn, jamaica, nefer atum, lotus blossom, leap transmedia, glocal citizens podcast, motherhood, power, young hoofers, dance africa, queen afua, Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week I meet with another artist with Caribbean roots. Beverley Watson is a ceramic sculptor, art therapist and licensed educator specializing in children with special needs. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Beverley has been based in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for more than 30 years. She attended the Jamaica School of Art and Brooklyn's Pratt Institute where she studied ceramic sculpture as an undergraduate and also received her Masters of Professional Studies in Special Education and Art Therapy. Between the mid-1990s and 2007, Beverley co-founded Zakiya Art, a gallery that exhibited other Black artists' works in her Bedford-Stuyvesant home.

This spring, Nefer Atum Lotus Blossom: rebirth & regeneration, her first solo exhibition opened at Brooklyn's Artshack community ceramics studio. In Nefer Atum Lotus Blossom Beverley exhibits work that continues where she left clay thirty years ago, inspired by the spirits of oceans, Africa and self-love. During that time Beverley was moving through life's challenges, breakthroughs, and gratitude, and bringing forth her inner Lotus, the reflection of her inner beauty. I'm excited to share this emerging treasure with you!

Where to find Beverley?
@Artshack Brooklyn
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook

What's Beverley reading?
Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch

Other topics of interest:
Queen Afua
About Lotus Flowers
About Astral Projection
Abraham Hicks

Special Guest: Beverley Watson.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week I meet with another artist with Caribbean roots. Beverley Watson is a ceramic sculptor, art therapist and licensed educator specializing in children with special needs. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Beverley has been based in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for more than 30 years. She attended the Jamaica School of Art and Brooklyn's Pratt Institute where she studied ceramic sculpture as an undergraduate and also received her Masters of Professional Studies in Special Education and Art Therapy. Between the mid-1990s and 2007, Beverley co-founded Zakiya Art, a gallery that exhibited other Black artists' works in her Bedford-Stuyvesant home.

This spring, Nefer Atum Lotus Blossom: rebirth & regeneration, her first solo exhibition opened at Brooklyn's Artshack community ceramics studio. In Nefer Atum Lotus Blossom Beverley exhibits work that continues where she left clay thirty years ago, inspired by the spirits of oceans, Africa and self-love. During that time Beverley was moving through life's challenges, breakthroughs, and gratitude, and bringing forth her inner Lotus, the reflection of her inner beauty. I'm excited to share this emerging treasure with you!

Where to find Beverley?
@Artshack Brooklyn
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook

What's Beverley reading?
Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch

Other topics of interest:
Queen Afua
About Lotus Flowers
About Astral Projection
Abraham Hicks

Special Guest: Beverley Watson.

]]> Episode 46: Finding your "Miraculous Me" with Karishma Singh Kelsey Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/46 bcfdad3a-467c-4855-b84b-bc492e9bea88 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0500 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 27:34 no Kia ora Glocal Citizens! That's Māori for "hello." We're globetrotting across many oceans for this two part conversation taking us to New Zealand where we meet social entrepreneur, Karishma Singh Kelsey of Karishma Design. Her experiences, ambition and drive led her from her native South Africa to Europe then on to Asia into many fields related to fashion from the large corporate retail world to fashion journalism and consultancy services to founding and managing her own fashion label. Today, Karishma has nearly two decades of design, styling, visual merchandising, trend forecasting, business management, fashion buying, retail sales and fashion marketing accomplishments to her credit. Coupling her experience with a passion to enthuse, inspire and motivate young minds, in a creative, interactive educational environment, Karishma is also an educator, ethical, sustainable slow fashion advocate and researcher. Check out the links below and get to know @KarishmaDesign in vivid color! Where to find Karishma? www.karishmadesign.com About Miraculous Me (https://www.instagram.com/miraculous_me_movt/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarasabre/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karishmadesign) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karishmadesign/?hl=en) on Twitter @karishmadesign What’s Karishma reading? The Artist's Way (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B006H19H3M&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_Qe2KFbZDHC1FV&tag=glocalcitizen-20) Other topics of interest— • Montagnard People, Vietnam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagnard_(Vietnam)#:~:text=The%20Montagnard%20are%20indigenous%20peoples,French%20protectorate%20period%20in%20Vietnam.&text=Sometimes%20the%20term%20degar%20is%20used%20for%20the%20group%20as%20well) • Māori People, New Zealand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people) • Hong Kong Fashion Week (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Fashion_Week_for_Fall/Winter) • Māori Language Apps (https://subjectguides.ara.ac.nz/maorilanguage/apps) • London 07/07/2005 (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/terrorists-attack-london-transit-system-at-rush-hour) Special Guest: Karishma Singh Kelsey. glocal citizens, travel, business, africa, diaspora, florence adu, podcast, ghana, ghanaian, leap transmedia, south africa, karshima design, karishma singh kelsey, regenerative design, slow ethical trade, miraculous me, new zealand, social entrepreneur Kia ora Glocal Citizens!

That's Māori for "hello." We're globetrotting across many oceans for this two part conversation taking us to New Zealand where we meet social entrepreneur, Karishma Singh Kelsey of Karishma Design. Her experiences, ambition and drive led her from her native South Africa to Europe then on to Asia into many fields related to fashion from the large corporate retail world to fashion journalism and consultancy services to founding and managing her own fashion label. Today, Karishma has nearly two decades of design, styling, visual merchandising, trend forecasting, business management, fashion buying, retail sales and fashion marketing accomplishments to her credit. Coupling her experience with a passion to enthuse, inspire and motivate young minds, in a creative, interactive educational environment, Karishma is also an educator, ethical, sustainable slow fashion advocate and researcher. Check out the links below and get to know @KarishmaDesign in vivid color!

Where to find Karishma?
www.karishmadesign.com
About Miraculous Me
On LinkedIn
On Facebook
On Instagram
on Twitter @karishmadesign

What’s Karishma reading?
The Artist's Way

Other topics of interest—
• Montagnard People, Vietnam
• Māori People, New Zealand
• Hong Kong Fashion Week
• Māori Language Apps
• London 07/07/2005

Special Guest: Karishma Singh Kelsey.

]]> Kia ora Glocal Citizens!

That's Māori for "hello." We're globetrotting across many oceans for this two part conversation taking us to New Zealand where we meet social entrepreneur, Karishma Singh Kelsey of Karishma Design. Her experiences, ambition and drive led her from her native South Africa to Europe then on to Asia into many fields related to fashion from the large corporate retail world to fashion journalism and consultancy services to founding and managing her own fashion label. Today, Karishma has nearly two decades of design, styling, visual merchandising, trend forecasting, business management, fashion buying, retail sales and fashion marketing accomplishments to her credit. Coupling her experience with a passion to enthuse, inspire and motivate young minds, in a creative, interactive educational environment, Karishma is also an educator, ethical, sustainable slow fashion advocate and researcher. Check out the links below and get to know @KarishmaDesign in vivid color!

Where to find Karishma?
www.karishmadesign.com
About Miraculous Me
On LinkedIn
On Facebook
On Instagram
on Twitter @karishmadesign

What’s Karishma reading?
The Artist's Way

Other topics of interest—
• Montagnard People, Vietnam
• Māori People, New Zealand
• Hong Kong Fashion Week
• Māori Language Apps
• London 07/07/2005

Special Guest: Karishma Singh Kelsey.

]]> Episode 45: Finding your "Miraculous Me" with Karishma Singh Kelsey Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/45 13933b59-9b4e-4f49-9292-8a46b0bb1080 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 39:37 no Kia ora Glocal Citizens! That's Māori for "hello." We're globetrotting across many oceans for this two part conversation taking us to New Zealand where we meet social entrepreneur, Karishma Singh Kelsey of Karishma Design. Her experiences, ambition and drive led her from her native South Africa to Europe then on to Asia into many fields related to fashion from the large corporate retail world to fashion journalism and consultancy services to founding and managing her own fashion label. Today, Karishma has nearly two decades of design, styling, visual merchandising, trend forecasting, business management, fashion buying, retail sales and fashion marketing accomplishments to her credit. Coupling her experience with a passion to enthuse, inspire and motivate young minds, in a creative, interactive educational environment, Karishma is also an educator, ethical, sustainable slow fashion advocate and researcher. Check out the links below and get to know @KarishmaDesign in vivid color! Where to find Karishma? www.karishmadesign.com About Miraculous Me (https://www.instagram.com/miraculous_me_movt/?hl=en) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarasabre/) On Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/karishmadesign] On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/karishmadesign/?hl=en] on Twitter @karishmadesign What’s Karishma reading? The Artist's Way (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B006H19H3M&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_Qe2KFbZDHC1FV&tag=glocalcitizen-20) Other topics of interest— • Montagnard People, Vietnam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagnard_(Vietnam)#:~:text=The%20Montagnard%20are%20indigenous%20peoples,French%20protectorate%20period%20in%20Vietnam.&text=Sometimes%20the%20term%20degar%20is%20used%20for%20the%20group%20as%20well) • Māori People, New Zealand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people) • Hong Kong Fashion Week (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Fashion_Week_for_Fall/Winter) • Māori Language Apps (https://subjectguides.ara.ac.nz/maorilanguage/apps) • London 07/07/2005 (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/terrorists-attack-london-transit-system-at-rush-hour) Special Guest: Karishma Singh Kelsey. glocal citizens, travel, business, africa, diaspora, florence adu, podcast, ghana, ghanaian, leap transmedia, south africa, karshima design, karishma singh kelsey, regenerative design, slow ethical trade, miraculous me, new zealand, social entrepreneur Kia ora Glocal Citizens!

That's Māori for "hello." We're globetrotting across many oceans for this two part conversation taking us to New Zealand where we meet social entrepreneur, Karishma Singh Kelsey of Karishma Design. Her experiences, ambition and drive led her from her native South Africa to Europe then on to Asia into many fields related to fashion from the large corporate retail world to fashion journalism and consultancy services to founding and managing her own fashion label. Today, Karishma has nearly two decades of design, styling, visual merchandising, trend forecasting, business management, fashion buying, retail sales and fashion marketing accomplishments to her credit. Coupling her experience with a passion to enthuse, inspire and motivate young minds, in a creative, interactive educational environment, Karishma is also an educator, ethical, sustainable slow fashion advocate and researcher. Check out the links below and get to know @KarishmaDesign in vivid color!

Where to find Karishma?
www.karishmadesign.com
About Miraculous Me
On LinkedIn
On Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/karishmadesign]
On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/karishmadesign/?hl=en]
on Twitter @karishmadesign

What’s Karishma reading?
The Artist's Way

Other topics of interest—
• Montagnard People, Vietnam
• Māori People, New Zealand
• Hong Kong Fashion Week
• Māori Language Apps
• London 07/07/2005

Special Guest: Karishma Singh Kelsey.

]]> Kia ora Glocal Citizens!

That's Māori for "hello." We're globetrotting across many oceans for this two part conversation taking us to New Zealand where we meet social entrepreneur, Karishma Singh Kelsey of Karishma Design. Her experiences, ambition and drive led her from her native South Africa to Europe then on to Asia into many fields related to fashion from the large corporate retail world to fashion journalism and consultancy services to founding and managing her own fashion label. Today, Karishma has nearly two decades of design, styling, visual merchandising, trend forecasting, business management, fashion buying, retail sales and fashion marketing accomplishments to her credit. Coupling her experience with a passion to enthuse, inspire and motivate young minds, in a creative, interactive educational environment, Karishma is also an educator, ethical, sustainable slow fashion advocate and researcher. Check out the links below and get to know @KarishmaDesign in vivid color!

Where to find Karishma?
www.karishmadesign.com
About Miraculous Me
On LinkedIn
On Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/karishmadesign]
On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/karishmadesign/?hl=en]
on Twitter @karishmadesign

What’s Karishma reading?
The Artist's Way

Other topics of interest—
• Montagnard People, Vietnam
• Māori People, New Zealand
• Hong Kong Fashion Week
• Māori Language Apps
• London 07/07/2005

Special Guest: Karishma Singh Kelsey.

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