Hey all! this week we welcome to the show the Equity & Inclusion Director for the City of Bend, Mr Andrés Portela! We dig into some pretty amazing topics including expectations of those that do this type of work, how taxing it can be, optimizim and many other angles that come with it! Along with that, we dive into Welcoming Week, past experiences, and where we go from here!

Some of the other topics we cover are:

* Welcome
* Connective Tissue
* Culture Tax
* Cache to the Flash
* The Beloved Community
* Beauractivism
* Never Throw People Away

* Welcoming Week. What is it?
* Father's Group Welcoming Week
* I need a PLATE
* All of the Tomorrows
* The Heirarchy of Needs
* Soft Revolution
* Healing As We Go
* Hope is a Discipline
* That's how you build!
* Baby Elder Mode

We also feature a new song by DayDay from his upcoming new album! The song is called Future's Bright!

No show next week! But we'll return the following week!

As always, please check out more info at www.thefathersgroup.org

You can also check out more about Welcoming Week here: https://www.bendoregon.gov/events/welcoming-week

Please rate the show if ya like it! And we'll talk to you on the next episode! See you at the office!

Hey all! Last week, we had our Back To School Kick-off at our new offices in Redmond! Thanks to all that came out. Today's episode was recorded the day after the Georgia mass shooting and we discuss this entire situation. Quick note, Kenny mentions a quote from the Governor which was attributed to the Police Chief. Just clearing that up. Some SERIOUSLY good discussion in this episode! Check it:

Some of the topics on this episode include:

• 16 Pages of Mass Shootings
• Alternate Universe Slaps
• SHUT UP, LINDA
• Christopher Columbus & the Greeks
• How Many Black Teachers?
• Spirit To Spirit
• Hello Fellow Black Person
• Give Me The Money
• THANKS Covid
• MOsley WOtta's new track "PACK" Produced by MEZ and Oxililary Studio
• Church Confusion
• Communities of Care
• Mood Time Outs
• Bite Sized Giggles
• Therapy Isn't Supposed To Be Easy
• Lower Registerd Discipline
• Say No To Your Kids
• Social Media is the Streets
• Fight in the DMs
• Congrats & Condolences
• Care About Your Kids
• Where ARE Your Kids?

As always, please check out more info at www.thefathersgroup.org

Please rate the show if ya like it! And we'll talk to you on the next episode! See you at the office!

Check it! This episode, Kenny, Day Day, & MOsley (who is pretty much a regular now) dive into the topic of Tokenism and how historically we've expected to show up, how we manage, and how things have changed! We also dig into a brief explanation of the Babemba Tribe and how their system of justice is revolutionary from a western perspective. You don't want to miss this!

We also dig into some of these other topics:

* .064%
* J.R.R. Tokenism's
* Wearing a White Suit in a Sewer
* It means KNOW worries
* Crack-matics
* The Alphabet is Racist
* Don't Wait For A Crisis
* FAFO The Dragon
* Leg Day Ignorance
* Limited Codeswitch
* Killing yourself to survive
* Trend Oregon
* Penalized Vulnerability
* The Babemba Tribe's Justice System
* Get The Stick
* A Room Full of DayDay's
* Knowledge without Nuance
* Incense, Cardboard, and a Touch of Mold
* Mosley's Sassy Thoughts
* But I've Got A Formula!

No breaks in this episode. But as always, please check out more info at www.thefathersgroup.org

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