On Transformative Teaching for Social Change - A Conversation with Drisana (Dru) McDaniel

11/08/21 • 26 min

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This new episode features South Carolina-based, transformation activist Drisana (Dru) McDaniel. Dru is a co-founder of the Transformative Teaching Collective, a worker-owned cooperative which promotes social justice education. She designs and facilitates customized workshops that awaken and enable intergroup dialogue to advance Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In this conversion, Dru also talks about her approach centred around contemplation and spirituality to facilitate dialogue on social issues, through her consulting practice for Cultural Transformation ‘The Alchemy of Now’. Listen to her story.

Transformative Teaching Collective website: https://www.transformativeteaching.coop

Drisana's expert consulting practice 'The Alchemy of Now' website: https://drisanamcdaniel.com/

Additional links available on the podcast website: https://narratives-of-purpose.podcastpage.io/episode/on-transformative-teaching-for-social-change-a-conversation-with-drisana-dru-mcdaniel

Transformative Teaching Collective website: https://www.transformativeteaching.coop

Drisana's expert consulting practice 'The Alchemy of Now' website: https://drisanamcdaniel.com/

Additional links available on the podcast website: https://narratives-of-purpose.podcastpage.io/episode/on-transformative-teaching-for-social-change-a-conversation-with-drisana-dru-mcdaniel

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Market Access Africa website: https://marketaccess.africa/

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Jean-Philippe’s website: http://www.kalonjiart.com/

Civitas Maxima’s website: https://civitas-maxima.org/

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