Vidya Voice

Nora Barpal (Executive Director, Music Inclusion Coalition; CEO, Feminasty Records) joins Daniel for a conversation about providing BIPOC and LGBTQ students with resources, visibility, and mentorship for greater opportunity and equality within music. Web: thevidyaproject.org / ourletterstotheworld.org Instagram: @projectvidya / @instadan Music: "What If," by Illocanblo & Csum

Actress, VO artist, and coach Morgan V. Canham (@morganvcanham, @thecanhamcollective, @wakeupwithsolrise) joins Daniel to discuss mindfulness, art, and all things 2020. She talks through her journey as a dancer and actor and mindfulness practitioner. Web: thevidyaproject.org / ourletterstotheworld.org Instagram: @projectvidya / @instandan Music: "What If," by Illocanblo & Csum

Daniel is joined by the other members of The Vidya Project (Ashika Kalra, Rina Madhani, Khayriyyah MuhammadSmith, Emily Watson) to share what they're each grateful for this year. thevidyaproject.org / ourletterstotheworld.org @projectvidya / @instadan Music: "What If," by Illocanblo & Csum

Rina Madhani, co-founder of The Vidya Project and Start Lighthouse, joins Daniel to discuss their experiences as educators and what Start Lighthouse is doing to combat systemic problems in literacy. Follow Start Lighthouse on Instagram @startlighthouse and Daniel @instadan

Laura Ramirez is a core organizer for Af3irm NYC, a national organization of women engaged in transnational feminist, anti-imperialist activism and dedicated to the fight against oppression in all its forms. She joins Daniel to discuss the 2020 election and what, if anything, it may mean for oppression in the U.S. The also discuss community organizing, Marxism, and militant movement-building. Follow Daniel on Instagram @Instadan and The Vidya Project @projectvidya Check out TVP @ thevidyaproject.org & Af3irm @ af3irm.org Show theme: "What If," by Illocanblo & Csum