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Seeing Wetiko | Spoken Word by Alixa Garcia

28 July 2016 Leave a Comment

Awakening from the illusion of separation from a Native American perspective.... In this 4-minute video, author and spoken word activist, Alixa Garcia, artfully describes the meaning of wetiko and why seeing it can help change the world. "Cree Native Americans named Wetiko as a cannibalistic entity taking over the mind in an insatiable and lethal embrace. Wetiko is characterised as a psychic starvation that leads to an insatiable hunger. To see wetiko is to dispel its hold on us. Conscious … Watch video

Knock, Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me | Daniel Beaty

3 March 2016 Leave a Comment

"We are our fathers' sons and daughters, but we are not their choices. We are still here, still alive, still breathing with the power to change this world one little boy and girl at a time." Watch video

Drew Dellinger: Hieroglyphic Stairway

28 May 2015 Leave a Comment

"My great, great grandchildren ask me in dreams… What did you do while the Earth was unravelling? Surely you did something…" So begins Drew Dellinger's compelling performance of 'Hieroglyphic Stairway' from his award-winning book of poems, 'love letter to the milky way'. Drew is a spoken word poet, professor, activist, and the founder of Poets for Global Justice and Planetize the Movement. Drew was filmed at the New Story Summit: Inspiring Pathways for our Planetary Future, which took place at … Watch video

Alixa Garcia: ‘We Survive’

13 May 2015 1 Comment

Alixa Garcia, spoken-word artistic activist, interweaves spoken-word, lyricism, multimedia theatre and pan flute beat boxing to bring voice to the stories that go untold. She is one half of artistic activist duo, Climbing PoeTree. Alixa was filmed at the New Story Summit: Inspiring Pathways for our Planetary Future, which took place at the Findhorn Foundation and Community in Scotland, September 2014. For more Summit video clips subscribe to our New Story YouTube channel.... Watch video

Samara Gaev: ‘Game Changers’

1 March 2015 Leave a Comment

Samara Gaev, truthworker and social justice activist, dedicates her spoken-word performance to the young people - the Game Changers - the next generation of visionaries and prophets. Filmed at the New Story Summit: Inspiring Pathways for our Planetary Future, which took place at the Findhorn Foundation and Community in Scotland in September 2014. To receive notification of upcoming videos, subscribe to our New Story YouTube channel.... Watch video

Alixa Garcia with Matthew Bailey

28 January 2015 1 Comment

New Story Summiteers will remember being powerfully moved by this stunning spoken-word performance by Alixa Garcia, with Matthew Bailey on hang drum, at Findhorn's New Story Summit in September 2014. Now you can enjoy it all over again. Alixa Garcia interweaves spoken-word, lyricism, multimedia theatre and pan flute beat boxing to bring voice to the stories that go untold. She is one half of artistic activist duo, Climbing PoeTree. They explore state violence, displacement, environmental … Watch video

Changing the World, One Word at a Time!

27 January 2015 Leave a Comment

Somewhere in America, there is hope because of brilliant, fearless young ladies like this speaking their truth about the real issues facing American youth. Through the spoken word they are changing the world, one word at a time. Belissa Escobedo, Rhiannon McGavin, and Zariya Allen, members of the 'Get Lit' organisation, perform 'Somewhere in America'. Get Lit is the leading non-profit contributer of literary performance, education, and teen poetry programs and is levelling the playing field … Watch video

Seeing Wetiko | Spoken Word by Alixa Garcia

Drew Dellinger: Hieroglyphic Stairway

Alixa Garcia: ‘We Survive’

Samara Gaev: ‘Game Changers’

Changing the World, One Word at a Time!

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