All Power To The Developing

All Power To The Developing A podcast of social development and justice.

Activists, educators, therapists and artists from all over the world share the challenges and triumphs of creating conditions where “All Power to the Developing” is becoming a reality. A podcast of the East Side Institute, an international center for social change efforts that reinitiate human and community development. We support, connect and partner with committed and creative activists, scholar

s, artists, helpers and healers all over the world. In 2003, Institute co-founders Lois Holzman and the late Fred Newman had a paper published with the title “All Power to the Developing.” This phrase captures how vital it is for all people—no matter their age, circumstance, status, race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation—to grow, develop and transform emotionally, socially and intellectually if we are to have a shot at creating something positive out of the intense crises we’re all experiencing. We hope that this podcast series will show you that, far more than a slogan, “all power to the developing” is a loving activity, a pulsing heart in an all too cruel world

:🎙️ New Episode Alert! 🎙️In this exciting episode of All Power to the Developing!, we sit down with Dr. Omar H. Ali, Dea...
04/09/2025

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🎙️ New Episode Alert! 🎙️

In this exciting episode of All Power to the Developing!, we sit down with Dr. Omar H. Ali, Dean of Lloyd International Honors College at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Ali discusses the transformative power of play, performance, and improvisation in education, and how these elements are integral to the innovative Let's Learn! project, a global educational community developed in partnership with the East Side Institute. His passion for reimagining education and creating dynamic, inclusive learning spaces is truly inspiring!

🌍 Listen to the full episode here: https://eastsideinstitute.podbean.com/e/reimagining-education-with-play-and-community/

🔗 If you're interested in exploring Let's Learn! in the future and being a part of this groundbreaking educational movement, visit the official Let's Learn! website.
https://www.letslearn.world/

We are an independent podcast, and we deeply appreciate your support! Please like, comment, and subscribe to help us grow. Your feedback keeps us going! If you’d like to share your thoughts or inquire about being a guest or recommending a guest, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Thank you for supporting our journey! ✨

🎙️ New Episode Alert! 🎙️In the latest episode of All Power to the Developing! podcast, we have the privilege of speaking...
04/09/2025

🎙️ New Episode Alert! 🎙️

In the latest episode of All Power to the Developing! podcast, we have the privilege of speaking with Angela D. Coleman, the founder of Sisterhood Agenda and author of The Art of Chilling Out for Women. Angela shares insights into her groundbreaking initiative, PARKS (Positively Affirming Reality & Knowledge in Sisterhood) Holistic Housing, which provides eco-friendly, supportive housing for women in the Baltimore area. Her work in creating supportive communities and resources is making a huge impact!

🌍 Sisterhood Agenda is an international network dedicated to empowering women and girls, and Angela’s leadership is truly inspiring.

🔊 Listen to the full episode here: https://eastsideinstitute.podbean.com/e/the-title-of-angela_d_coleman9e9mv/

We’re an independent podcast, and your support means the world to us! Please like, comment, and subscribe to help us grow. Your feedback keeps us going! If you'd like to share your thoughts, inquire about being a guest, or recommend a guest, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].

Thank you for your continued support! ✨

🎧 Episode Alert! 🎶In Episode 56 of the All Power to the Developing podcast, we are joined by Albert Marqués, a jazz musi...
04/09/2025

🎧 Episode Alert! 🎶

In Episode 56 of the All Power to the Developing podcast, we are joined by Albert Marqués, a jazz musician and social justice activist from Barcelona, Spain. Albert discusses his powerful program "Amplifying Voices," where he collaborates with victims of state violence to create platforms for sharing their stories. From death row prisoners to Holocaust survivors, and even the cousin of Eric Garner, Albert shows us how music fosters connection and creates space for people to truly listen to one another.

🌟 Listen to the full episode here: Amplifying Voices: Fighting State Violence with Jazz

Listen Here: https://eastsideinstitute.podbean.com/e/ep56-amplifying-voices-fighting-state-violence-with-jazz/

We are an independent podcast, and we appreciate all your support! Please LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE to stay updated on our latest episodes. Your support helps us continue to bring inspiring conversations to the world.

We’d love to hear from you! 📬 If you have feedback on the podcast or would like to inquire about being a guest or recommending a guest, please write to us at: [email protected].

Thank you for being part of the All Power to the Developing community! 💥

🎙️ Episode 55 of the All Power to the Developing podcast features Catherine Hanna Schrock, co-founder of Imagine Brave S...
04/09/2025

🎙️ Episode 55 of the All Power to the Developing podcast features Catherine Hanna Schrock, co-founder of Imagine Brave Spaces! In this episode, Catherine shares valuable insights on creating brave spaces through art and community-building initiatives.

We'd love your support! Please like, comment, and subscribe to our independent podcast. Your support helps us continue to bring meaningful conversations to the world.

If you have feedback, want to tell us what you like about the podcast, or are interested in being a guest (or recommending a guest), feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].

Listen now: https://eastsideinstitute.podbean.com/e/ep55-imagine-brave-spaces/

Thank you for your support!

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03/30/2025

Dr. Omar H. Ali, the Dean of Lloyd International Honors College, Professor of Comparative African Diaspora History and a Research Associate in the Medicinal Chemistry Collaborative at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro sits down with host Desire Wandan to discuss the importance of play,....

02/28/2025

For over 25 years, Angela Coleman, the author, most recently, of The Art of Chilling Out for Women and the founder of the Sisterhood Agenda, an international network active in 36 countries, has been working to support and empower women and girls. In this discussion with host Desire Wandan, Coleman f...

01/31/2025

Albert Marqués is a skilled jazz musician from Barcelona, Spain, a public-school music teacher in Brooklyn, New York, and a creative social justice activist. In this episode, he and host Desire Wandan focus on his program “Amplifying Voices” which brings musicians together with victims of state...

12/27/2024

The San Diego, California-based Imagine Brave Spaces does just that—imagine brave spaces. This performance activist organization, founded in 2021, uses play, performance, theatre, and other arts to help children, young people, and adults create spaces and engage in activities through which, in the...

🚨 New Episode Alert 🚨👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇Katie BEE (aka Kate McGlynn) is a remarkable human being who has lived her life saying “y...
12/09/2024

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Katie BEE (aka Kate McGlynn) is a remarkable human being who has lived her life saying “yes” and then figuring it out. She has been a teen peer counselor, taught improv, laughter yoga, and meditation. She worked for 12 years as a street performer in Europe, as a circus performer all over the world, and as a performance-inspired community organizer in Detroit and other cities.

In 2021 with the pandemic raging, Katie founded the Joy First Foundation and spent the next three years living in a trailer traveling the U.S.A. bringing joy to the nation’s front-line workers—retail workers, nurses, airline employees—who gave so much with so little appreciation during the pandemic. Her mission soon broadened, and she spent her days visiting dinners, hospitals, bars, airports, shopping centers, etc. talking to strangers, thanking everyone she met for waking up that morning. “Appreciation, Recognition, Acknowledgement, and Gratitude” are, she says are windows that let the joy in. “You can lift a person up so easily because no one else is appreciating them.”

In this conversation with host Desire Wandan, Katie BEE shares her life story, the relationship between humor, appreciation and development, and welcomes all to travel the road of joy she helping to build.

🔗 Click to listen, and feel free to share your thoughts and insights below!
https://eastsideinstitute.podbean.com/e/ep54-first-you-say-yes-then-your-figure-it-out/
The East Side Institute is a hub for a diverse and emergent community of social activists, thought leaders, and practitioners who are reigniting our human abilities to imagine, create, and perform beyond ourselves—to develop. Each episode will introduce you to another performance activist or play revolutionary from around the world.

To learn more about the East Side Institute you can go to https://eastsideinstitute.org/

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If you're enjoying the podcast please write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you enjoy about the podcast.
We would love to read your responses at the end of each episode.
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This podcast is made possible in part by Growing Social Therapeutics: The Baylah Wolfe Fund.




















11/28/2024

Katie BEE (aka Kate McGlynn) is a remarkable human being who has lived her life saying “yes” and then figuring it out. She has been a teen peer counselor, taught improv, laughter yoga and meditation. She worked for 12 years as a street performer in Europe, as a circus performer all over the worl...

🎧✨ Fresh Episode Alert! Episode 52 of All Power to the Developing In this episode of All Power To The Developing, host ...
11/07/2024

🎧✨ Fresh Episode Alert! Episode 52 of All Power to the Developing

In this episode of All Power To The Developing, host Desire Wandan sits down with Silvio Dos Reis, a maestro of capoeira and a dedicated teaching artist at the Union Cultural Center in Seattle. Silvio shares his journey of embracing capoeira not just as a martial art but as a powerful tool for community building, cultural expression, and personal transformation.

Together, Desire and Silvio dive deep into the roots of capoeira, exploring its Afro-Brazilian heritage and the unique blend of music, movement, and play that make it a dynamic practice for all ages. Silvio reflects on the challenges and joys of teaching capoeira in diverse communities, his passion for mentoring the next generation, and the impact of art in fostering resilience and connection in today’s world.

Join us as we explore how capoeira transcends the boundaries of a traditional martial art and becomes a bridge for cultural dialogue, empowerment, and social change. Whether you're a seasoned capoeira enthusiast or new to this vibrant practice, Silvio’s insights and stories will inspire you to think about movement and community in new, transformative ways.

🔗 Click to listen, and feel free to share your thoughts and insights below!
https://eastsideinstitute.podbean.com/e/ep52-capoeira%e2%80%94-a-way-of-connecting-to-history-and-building-community/

🚨 New Episode Alert 🚨Ep.53 Black 47, Paradise Square, and Green Suede Shoes: A Conversation with Larry KirwanLarry Kirw...
11/07/2024

🚨 New Episode Alert 🚨

Ep.53 Black 47, Paradise Square, and Green Suede Shoes: A Conversation with Larry Kirwan

Larry Kirwan, the creative force behind Black 47, the Irish American political rock band, which for 25 years brought its energetic, joyous hybrid of rock and roll and Irish traditional music to the world, joins co-hosts Desire Wandan and Dan Friedman for an expansive conversation about his life, his creative evolution and the politic that informs them both.

In addition to leading Black 47, Kirwan is the author of 21 plays, 3 novels, and a memoir. One of his musicals, Paradise Square, was nominated for 10 Tony Awards during its Broadway run. Kirwan is also a columnist for the Irish Echo, host of the “Celtic Crush” show on SiriusXM Radio, the President of Irish American Writers and Artists, and the winner of the 2022 Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award. Don’t miss the chance to hear from this great storyteller and one of the most prolific artivists in the U.S.A.
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https://eastsideinstitute.podbean.com/e/ep53-black-47-paradise-square-and-green-suede-shoes-a-conversation-with-larry-kirwin/

The East Side Institute is a hub for a diverse and emergent community of social activists, thought leaders, and practitioners who are reigniting our human abilities to imagine, create, and perform beyond ourselves—to develop. Each episode will introduce you to another performance activist or play revolutionary from around the world.

To learn more about the East Side Institute you can go to https://eastsideinstitute.org/

📬 LISTENER MAIL 📬
If you're enjoying the podcast please write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you enjoy about the podcast.

We would love to read your responses at the end of each episode.

Please Follow, Like, Comment, and Subscribe

This podcast is made possible in part by Growing Social Therapeutics: The Baylah Wolfe Fund.

There's been a lot going on at the East Side Institute. We hope you haven't missed any of the great episodes of All Powe...
11/07/2024

There's been a lot going on at the East Side Institute. We hope you haven't missed any of the great episodes of All Power To The Developing but in case you have here what you may have missed.

Check Out Ep.51, Giving Youth the Courage to Speak Their Hearts

Toiya Taylor, the Executive Director and Founder of Speak With Purpose (SWP), tells her story and the story of SWP, which is bringing the power of public speaking to students in Seattle and beyond to challenge prevailing narratives, uplift their cultures and communities, forge self-authored identities, and become forces for change. To Taylor and the educational innovators she has trained, public speaking is “not a PowerPoint, it is not text on a page, it is connecting to people at the deepest level.”

Check out the episodes linked below, and the episode is also available on all streaming platforms. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

https://eastsideinstitute.podbean.com/e/ep51-giving-youth-the-courage-to-speak-their-hearts/

The East Side Institute is a hub for a diverse and emergent community of social activists, thought leaders, and practitioners who are reigniting our human abilities to imagine, create, and perform beyond ourselves—to develop. Each episode will introduce you to another performance activist or play revolutionary from around the world.

To learn more about the East Side Institute you can go to https://eastsideinstitute.org/

Made possible in part by Growing Social Therapeutics: The Baylah Wolfe Fund.

10/26/2024

Larry Kirwan, the creative force behind Black 47, the Irish American political rock band, which for 25 years brought its energetic, joyous hybrid of rock and roll and Irish traditional music to the world, joins co-hosts Desire Wandan and Dan Friedman for an expansive conversation about his life, his...

09/25/2024

In this episode of All Power To The Developing, host Desire Wandan sits down with Silvio Dos Reis, a maestro of capoeira and a dedicated teaching artist at the Union Cultural Center in Seattle. Silvio shares his journey of embracing capoeira not just as a martial art but as a powerful tool for commu...

08/28/2024

Toiya Taylor, the Executive Director and Founder of Speak With Purpose (SWP), tells her story and the story of SWP, which is bringing the power of public speaking to students in Seattle and beyond to challenge prevailing narratives, uplift their cultures and communities, forge self-authored identiti...

🚨 New Episode Alert 🚨“America Makes It Very Hard To Be Well”Malia Gilbert-Neal, the executive director of ArtWell, grew ...
08/02/2024

🚨 New Episode Alert 🚨
“America Makes It Very Hard To Be Well”

Malia Gilbert-Neal, the executive director of ArtWell, grew up in Philadelphia and has been creating community empowerment organizations her entire adult life. In conversation with host Desire Wandan, she shares her life story and the work of ArtWell, founded in 2000 in response to chronic community violence in Philly. Today ArtWell partners with over 400 organizations to bring arts-related activities to schools, libraries, and health and social service organizations throughout the Philadelphia area. In all her work Gilbert-Neal strives to focus on the wellness of individuals, communities, and the earth. “America makes it very hard to be well. We’re all experiencing the same capitalism that is overworking and underpaying people, expecting them to make huge sacrifices of themselves for the sake of profit and dollars. We’re all experiencing the same racism, sexism, and challenges to our human rights,” says Gilbert-Neal. “We’re all swimming in these systems of oppression, so it’s really important to talk about wellness and how to sustain it.”
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https://eastsideinstitute.podbean.com/e/ep50-america-makes-it-very-hard-to-be-well/

The East Side Institute is a hub for a diverse and emergent community of social activists, thought leaders, and practitioners who are reigniting our human abilities to imagine, create, and perform beyond ourselves—to develop. Each episode will introduce you to another performance activist or play revolutionary from around the world.
To learn more about the East Side Institute you can go to https://eastsideinstitute.org/

📬 LISTENER MAIL 📬
If you're enjoying the podcast please write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you enjoy about the podcast. We would love to read your responses at the end of each episode.
Please Follow, Like, Comment, and Subscribe
This podcast is made possible in part by Growing Social Therapeutics: The Baylah Wolfe Fund.

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