“Café en casa” on Bina M. Patel's new book *Say the Quiet Part Out Loud* (2023): Watch the Recording
On Thursday, Sept. 7th, Bina M. Patel, Cathy Garcia, and Martha Cecilia (Marci) Ovadia came together to discuss Bina M. Patel's new book, Say the Quiet Part Out Loud (2023). Please follow this link to view the recording.
Through coaching, truth-telling and guided reflections, Say The Quiet Part Out Loud brings its readers to the summit of an anti-racism and anti-oppression journey, allowing the readers to be seen, challenged, and more liberated in how they show up. This book is a reminder that you don’t need permission to change the world.
'Café en casa' is a virtual series created by the Miami Institute and the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) in 2021, bringing together scholars and activists across generations in dialogue on research and memory—on what it means to achieve greater equality, liberation, and human dignity at the local, national, regional, and global levels. The series brings a level of informality—and casual intergenerational dialogue—that we think should inform all of our work as scholars, as human beings honoring and building upon the work of our ancestors.
Speaker Bios:
Bina M. Patel has worked on issues of justice, inclusion, and anti-oppression on a range of issues facing marginalized and racialized communities. With 25 years working around the globe, her mission is clear - build a purposeful movement to create bolder change. She works with philanthropic and nonprofit leaders that are willing to advance anti-oppression.
Cathy Garcia's life work is moving resources in service of racial and economic justice. Garcia has shepherded over $50 million in philanthropic capital over the last decade to community leaders around the world. Serving as program lead in multiple organizations, she connects people, ideas and resources to act as a catalyst for change, ensuring vision, strategy, and process converge for transformative philanthropy.
Martha Cecilia (Marci) Ovadia has worked for more than 15 years in service of the work of justice + liberation for all across multiple sectors, including: local government, economic development, academia, publishing and the philanthropic/social good sector. She has an extensive portfolio of work in philanthropic equity-focused strategic communications, development and engagement. She also has significant experience in racial equity, diversity, equity and inclusion facilitation and narrative work, and organizational decolonization and strategy. Martha Cecilia is a Ph.D.c at Claremont Graduate University, having worked on an interdisciplinary dual Doctorate in Religion, Ethics and Culture (focusing on gender, race and intersectional liberation theology) and English Literature (looking at intersectional activism in womxn’s dystopian literature).
