Forced Empathy: Teaching Emotional Intelligence Thru Disruptive Art ▲ [UC#002] w/ Andru Defeye

In this episode of Utopian Cartography, Neonn Felicity sat down with the guerrilla poet laureate of Sacramento, Andru Defeye, to discuss the role of art in perpetuating or disrupting toxic patterns of complacency with the injustices in the world. Andru Defeye is a conscious existential emcee, founder of the guerrilla performance crew Zero Forbidden Goals, Communications Director for the community activist art space Sol Collective, & the vibrant host of a series of open mic events at Sol & on street corners around Sacramento. Topics discussed include: popular culture as a narcissistic lullaby, art as a vehicle for collective consciousness, manifestation vs. privileged positivity culture, change as an inevitable process of unfolding, the different forms activism takes in different eras, creativity as a critical engagement with the world, how we can learn to listen to each other & why, how to prevent the robo-cops of the future from being racist too, informal 2-way intergenerational education, how to love your enemies, how culture evolves from one generation to the next, the intuitive wokeness of kids these days, how to hunt for joy in your life, despite any tragedy, how to respond effectively to a world in crisis, & a bunch of other fun stuffs too. ** Thanks for joining us on this expedition to discover the path to a better world. ❤️ #UpgradeYourGreyMatter #InstigateUtopia ♥∞▲ ♡∞Δ ♥∞▲ ♡∞Δ ♥∞▲ ♡∞Δ ♥∞▲ ♡∞Δ ♥∞▲ ♡∞Δ ♡∞Δ ♥∞▲ ♡∞Δ ♥∞▲ ♡∞Δ UtopianCartography.com is an archive of evolutionary media, full of talks & music & books & movies (etc.), to shed light on the profound shift we're living through on this planet, and how we can best respond. Follow Utopian Cartography everywhere: https://utopiancartography.podbean.com/ youtube.com/user/neonnfelicity facebook.com/utopiancartography soundcloud.com/utopiancartography twitter.com/neonnfelicity Follow Andru Defeye's activism: https://www.facebook.com/andrudefeye https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHTWhhaAzkS5qhGNfs7Nfg https://www.instagram.com/therealdefeye/ https://twitter.com/defeye?lang=en intro music produced by: Of A Great Red Cypress soundcloud.com/lfogreofficial outro music written, rapped, & produced by: Andru Defeye https://andrudefeye.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/defeye