RBACast: Recent Episodes
RBAC PODCASTS
RBACast is a way of lifting up voices to change the narrative surrounding South East Seattle. Here, the youth tell their own stories.
RBAC is an extension of Freedomnet, Rainier Beach Action Coalition's (RBAC) community news outlet.
The Link 2Lake team has been working for years to raise money, plan, and implement improvements to the Rainier Beach Neighborhood! And today we celebrate their achievements in Be'er Shiva park improvements and beach access! Listen in as we talk with Shannon Waits on how all this was possible, and where things are going next.If you want to know more, checkout the Link2Lake website and Instagram:https://www.rainierbeachlinktolake.org/https://www.instagram.com/rainierbeachlink2lake/
Were starting a new series of new interviews this year called the Rainier Beach Business Spotlight! We'll be going through the different businesses in Rainier Beach and giving the owners the spotlight they deserve!Kicking off the series is a special focus on Harold Fields and Umami Kushi, which stands as an anchor in the Rainier Beach community. Through our RB Business Spotlight, we delve into the story of Umami Kushi, exploring why it chose Rainier Beach as its home and delving into the vital role of Black-owned businesses in our community.To follow Harold and his business, check out the website:Website: https://umamikushi.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umamikushi?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
The interview for this month was with Judy Jones and Makayla Miles, two hard workers from RBAC that is leading the work on a street improvement plan called Re-Creating Henderson. If you want to know what plans are happening in Rainier Beach, this is the episode to tap into!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/recreatinghendersonstreet/
Website: https://www.recreatinghendersonstreet.org/
There are so many different people supporting and uplifting South Seattle. Listen in as Sam and I talk with Wesley Zheng, an intern over at the Asian Counseling and Referral Service. We talk about the flexible service that ACRS provides, the success stories that have been seen, and how different programs and nonprofits help community in different ways!
ACRS resources and volunteering:
https://acrs.org/
RBAC home page:
https://www.rbcoalition.org/
We have a full house in the RBACast recording studio! Join me as we talk with RBAC's team of Food Policy Council members, Nurhaliza, Muwahib, Cly, and Omar! They tell us about how we can build a more friendly, efficient, and fruitful farming community!
Instagram: @rainierbeach_farmstand
Website: www.rbcoalition.org/
Not only is this guest a talented artist, but she hosts an event that is surrounded in culture, community, and healing. Marisol talks to us about the yearly Dias De Las Vida's event and talks to us about how holidays like Dias Se Las Muertos helps people remember lost loved ones. And you can always find the work and art that all these amazing local people do with the links below!RBAC Website: https://www.rbcoalition.org/Mae's Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Uio2MeIHF8Jr219pfSWaz?si=hx0ZA2HvQmqDR2ctnincWwMessiah's Art Shop: https://skycraftstudios.etsy.com
For 20 years, we’ve been putting on this event for the benefit of our neighborhood youth and families, and with the support of some amazing volunteers, local businesses, and community organizations. The Back2School Bash has historically been a day of celebration and gathering for neighborhood families, full of music, laughter, and giving. Listen in on this RBACast episode highlighting the amazing person whos' spearheaded the planning and organizing of this event for the last 9 years!And to learn a bit more about the Back2school Bash, check out the projects page on the RBAC website below:RBAC Website: https://www.rbcoalition.org/category/signature-events/back2school-bash/
RBAC has been hosting a yearly farmstand for a few summers now, where free food is given to the community. But this year we wanted to help get the food to people in our community that can't be at the Farmstand! Listen in to RBAC's Beatrice and Kerry on our new CSA boxes and how they work!
Farmstand/CSA Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rainierbeach_farmstand
RBAC Website: https://www.rbcoalition.org/
We sat down with two of the RBAC Co-Founders at last! Listen in on this episode to celebrate the work of David Sauvion as he dives into his history with RBAC, how he helped co-found the organization, and words of wisdom/advice!
And if you want to know more on some of the community work that David and others have worked on, feel free to check out the RBAC website!
https://www.rbcoalition.org/
It's just passed Asian American Pacific Islander month, and we wanted to celebrate AAPI heritage by sitting with one of the newest members of RBAC, Cly! Messiah and Cly are talk about being Philippino American, and what the experience has been for them!
And to see what else RBAC is up too, you can always check out the website: https://www.rbcoalition.org/
All of us have hobbies, small businesses, and side hustles these days! And it's important to enjoy and love what you do. So listen in on this mini podcast episode where RBAC's own Tamia Stanton tells Marisol a bit about her side hustle doing hair styling! And don't forget to see some of her work on her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stitchedbymook/And you can find out more on RBAC and Rainier Beach at our website: https://www.rbcoalition.org/
Construction is a huge industry in Seattle right now! It feel like there's construction happening around every corner. We need to make sure that the young adults that want to get into those jobs, not only can do those jobs safely, but also have the education and resources they need. Listen in when our guest Eddie tells us exactly what he does to help make that happen!
Priority Hire: https://www.seattle.gov/purchasing-and-contracting/priority-hire
RBAC: https://www.rbcoalition.org/
Happy Womens History Month! To celebrate this month we wanted to spend an episode talking to a Rainier Beach business owner, Ashanti. She owns and runs the Creamy Cone cafe, a relatively new shop in south Seattle, and we wanted to know more about how the business started, what inspired her, and what can we do to encourage other aspiring female Entrepreneurs!
And don't forget to show your support to Ashanti by visiting Creamy Cone Cafe, and following their channels:
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/creamyconecafe/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CreamyConeCafe/
With the last day of Black History Month being today, we wanted to have the amazing talent RellBeFree with us to talk about the art around black history! Listen in with two RBAC artists talk about Black History art, inspiration, accomplishments, and more!
And don't forget to listen to Rell's talent on spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ebaUQ17uF7vWeWBWaW1yU?si=VbZh02h2SRmGOYrskDfdCA
And always check out the RBAC site to learn more about the Rainier Beach Neighborhood and work being done here: https://www.rbcoalition.org/
It's the first podcast of the year! We wanted to start start off 2023 with sharing all the updates and ideas that we want to do with the podcast this year, and you'll even see and hear some of these changes in this episode itself! So listen in as we talk about things like podcast topic ideas, creating art and digital design, a new upload schedule, and more! Thank you all for listening to this beta version of what we have planned for our podcast, and we can't wait to change and evolve throughout the year!
Rainier Beach Action Coalition: https://www.rbcoalition.org
With our last episode of 2022, lets talk to a newer member of RBAC! She has lead us in RBAC's End of the Year Fundraising, and teaching us all different ways to fundraise. So listen in to learn a bit about exactly what Kanwal does, why RBAC does fundraising, and the importance of transparency when accepting donations! And after listening in, feel free to visit our website where we always accept donations to support all our different programs. Thank you!
RBAC Website: https://www.rbcoalition.org/
We've had an episode about Yatta Rising before, and how it teaches young adults about some of the things about transitioning to adulthood. Now it's time to get an update! The Yatta rising team has a few new members and their ready to talk about their experience working in the program so far, and the Townhall event that they've been planning.
And as always, thanks for listening to RBACast! If your interested in the event and learning even more about the Yatta Rising program, it'll be Oct. 20th, 2022 at Alan T. Sugiyama highschool @5:30pm-8:30pm
Art and theater is often over looked or underfunded in schools, despite entertainment growing more and more. So it's good that there are programs like South End Stories that teach the arts, and do it in a more unique way! We're talking with one of the program organizers Donte Felder, to talk about things like what SES is, the importants of art, and how they approach teaching art! And if your still curious about South End Stories after listening, check out their website!
South End Stories Website: https://www.southendstories-artsed.com/
Rainier Beach Action Coalition: http://www.rbcoalition.org/
We can all agree that street lights are important. It's how we see when we walk and drive, and generally makes us feel safe at night. So what do you do when your community doesn't have enough? Samuel Woldemariam talks with Bahsan Ahmed about the Light Walk Project and its goal to get more lights in the Rainier Beach community so that we all feel a little safer.
The RBAC team is always working on projects and doing what we can for the Rainier Beach community. And one of those projects is owning and renovating a building in Rainier Beach! So listen in while Makayla Miles talks with Amanda Lopez-Castanon, about this new building and the plans for it.
Have you ever wanted to find a career in cooking? Do you love making healthy foods that taste amazing? If so, you will love this episode where Makayla Miles talks with Chef Roy Breiman, a chef here in Seattle and also a Beat Bobby Flay contestant. Roy and Makayla will talk about both being a cook in the industry, and also a few different healthy meals that will taste amazing! So listen into this episode of RBACast and find your inner chef!
There is going to be a lot of big changes happening to Rainier Beach's local Be'er Shiva Park. And a change that's already happened is painting a mural for the public bathrooms. So listen in while Fatima Kabba interviews one of the artist WillE, and how he became an artist that worked on the project.
RBAC has always worked with the young adults of Rainier Beach. So the Yatta Rising (Young Adults Transitioning To Adulthood) team was created, to help teach the young adults at RBAC things that will benefit them as they continue their journeys. So listen in to this episode with Zion Thomas and Hani Ahmed, two of the programs leads that have created and taught a lot of these lessons.
You can always keep up with the news and programs from RBAC at, http://www.rbcoalition.org/
We wrap up our insightful conversation with Nikkita by talking about what we all want to see change and improve in the southend of Seattle! Listen close to this episode because Nikkita, Fatima, and Makayla all have some amazing ideas to share in this episode!
And don't forget to follow and support everyone on twitter:
Nikkita Oliver: @NikkitaOliver @Nikkita4nine
Makayla Miles: @fn_Makayla
Fatima Kabba: @fn_fatimakabba
We're keeping the conversation going Nikkita Oliver and their past obstacles and how they were overcome! So join Makayla and Fatima again as they talk with Nikkita in this part 2 episode out of our 3 episodes with Nikkita!
You can keep up with Nikkita's twitter at: https://twitter.com/NikkitaOliver
Learn more about Nikkita at their website: https://www.nikkitaoliver.com/
Don't forget to keep up with the amazing work that both Fatima and Makaylah do on their twitter too!
https://twitter.com/FN_Makayla
https://twitter.com/fn_fatimakabba
Listen in on our podcast conversation today! Because Makaylah and Fatima are here to talk with local politician, artist, and more, Nikkita Oliver! And this is only the first of three episodes, so listen in to hear about Nikkita's upbringing and life experiences.
You can keep up with Nikkita's twitter at: https://twitter.com/NikkitaOliver
Learn more about Nikkita at their website: https://www.nikkitaoliver.com/
Don't forget to keep up with the amazing work that both Fatima and Makaylah do on their twitter too!
https://twitter.com/FN_Makayla
https://twitter.com/fn_fatimakabba
We have King Nisby, a Seattle Cleveland Highschool student and RBAC Corner Greeter! Listen in about his personal experience and insight about school during the Covid pandemic. You can keep up with Kings twitter @fn_kingnisby
And keep up with everything happening with Rbac and the Rainier Beach community at our website: Rbcoalition.org
This is the first of many podcast episodes for the Rainier Beach Action Coalition! This RBACast episode is with Makaylah Miles and Fatima Kabba talking about the creative inspiration and process that Fatima takes when making poetry. Some of her work can be found on RBAC's websites so you can read her amazing work!
http://www.rbcoalition.org/
http://www.seseattlefreedomnet.org/