What's Good in Garfield Park!?! - Rite To Wellness Radio

What's Good in Garfield Park Ep 9

Episode Summary

This episode updates the progress being made in Garfield Park in pursuit of wellness. The focus is holistic, community-led, culture based organizing in real-time.

Episode Notes

1. Coach Crawford introduces Christyn Freemon, Seobia Rivers, Talei Thompson, Sheila Vinson, Mashaun Hendricks
2. Check In (3:46)
3. Area Report Outs (9:53)
   1. Seobia Healthy Cooking Class
   2. Talei discusses Farragut HS Reunion(14:13), and Night Out (14:35) 
   3. Dr. Vinson provides Meet and Greet Recap (23:07)
4. Celebrate Us! Garfield Park’s Black Culture Fest (25:29)
   1. Coach Crawford describes the vision for the Wellness Center (26:10), 
   2. Mashaun BC Expressions (28:05)
   3.  Coach Crawford discusses trauma induced response trauma is not our authentic culture (29:00)
5. QLP Updates (30:50)
   1. Mashaun (40:13)
   2. (43:57) Special in-studio guests and partners to GPRWC:  Denise Turner from YMCA (44:25), Mary Olsef Catalyzing Community/ Data (45:30), 3 Focal points for the usage of the data to improve childhood health (46:20), Julie from Catalyzing Community wraps up session with philosophical approach to their work’s impact (50:00)  
   3. (53:00-54:32) Coach Crawford explains that we are not giving our power away to  white people coming in analyzing and researching our issues and then leaving.
6. Holistic, Community led, culture based organizing (55:15)
   1. Mashaun (58:53) Definition of Trap House Chicago
7. Culture Based Organizing (1:04:04)