Make Moves

S2 Ep.11: Maiza Hixson & Ingrid LaFleur - Artists, Curators, & 2017 Mayoral Candidates. Maiza & Ingrid discuss: Their careers as artists/curators and transitions into politics Utopian activism and the power of imagination to fuel change Afrofuturism The beauty and possible futures of Detroit Broad demographics of voters that embrace new ideas The limitations of institutions How lessons from curating art inform their political lenses Including creatives in solution planning instead of employing them to accessorize uncreative solutions Being ahead of the pack Pressures on women in politics White male privilege  Other topics touched upon: invisible histories, healing black and white bodies, cosmos and meditations, cultural property, cryptocurrency, innovation, universal basic income, clean water, equity, balance, millenials + baby boomer women, etc. With permission of Atlanta Records, this episode features a segment of the song Fruition off of Chantae Cann's album Sol Empowered. With permission of