In this episode of "Affectively" on The How, Alícia talks to French activist Sarah Durieux. Sarah shares her insights on activism, emphasising the importance of community organising, emotional engagement, and the need for healthy relationships within activist spaces. She critiques the dominant culture's influence on activism and advocates for a new approach that values the process of activism over mere outcomes. Sarah introduces the archipelago model of organising, which promotes decentralised collaboration among activist groups, and highlights the necessity of healing trauma within collective spaces to foster resilience and solidarity.

Note from Alícia: in a moment of the recording I say "I translated this", obviously, I mean I translated the title, not the whole book...sadly!

This episode opens up a new series, in this case, still strongly related to Affectively, but additionally "This is Political" - every now and then we are going to make more obvious links between the importance of organising and our political context.

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🔗Sarah's books

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Other interviews to Sarah (you can put English subtitles on):

🔗Circus politicus interview • Soigner nos révolutions (2/2)

🔗Podcast "Les couilles sur la table" • Soigner nos révolutions (2/2)

🔗Climate academy podcast • Comment continuer son engagement écologiqu...

🔗Regards interview • « On peut militer sans reproduire des méca...

🔗Le Media interview • PEUT-ON ENCORE LUTTER SANS SE SACRIFIER ?

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In this episode of "Affectively on The How," Alícia engages in a conversation with Natalia Lombardo about the significance of action-oriented research within networks and communities. They explore the importance of understanding the systems we operate in to effectively implement changes.

Natalia emphasizes that research should not only be about gathering data but also about making it accessible and useful for practitioners. The discussion highlights the challenges and rewards of conducting research from within a community, as well as the necessity of collaboration and communication in making research findings actionable.

Throughout the conversation, Natalia shares insights on how to approach research in a way that fosters collective intelligence and encourages participation from all members of a network. They discuss the importance of reflection and iteration in the research process, illustrating how insights can lead to meaningful changes in organizational structures and practices.

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I discuss with Sandra and Brendon about the emotional side of networks. Why are networks so emotional? What moments can they remember that were especially emotional to them? We start talking about the Fito Networks manifesto and how it grounded in emotion and we journey through their "careers" as networks weavers in different parts of the world. To me it was especially interesting to hear about how these two aspects intersect, heaviness and lightness and what strategies they use for their work to be able to stay and work in networks on the long term.

This was recorded live during the Networks Festival.