1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 “Times when I feel most accomplished are when I see former students accomplishing their goals.” Irene talks with Tish Jones about making decisions, getting inspired, standing inside integrity, and finding joy. Founder &amp;amp; Executive Director of TruArtSpeaks,&amp;nbsp;Tish Jones&amp;nbsp;is a poet, performer, educator and organizer from Saint Paul, Minnesota. She has&amp;nbsp;performed at CBGB, Kaplan Theater, The Walker Art Center, Intermedia Arts, The Cedar Cultural Center and more. Her work can be found in the Minnesota Humanities Center’s anthology entitled,&amp;nbsp;Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota&amp;nbsp;(Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2015), the 2011 and 2013&amp;nbsp;Saint Paul Almanac,&amp;nbsp;and the Loft Literary Center’s&amp;nbsp;Nation of Immigrants&amp;nbsp;audio CD.&amp;nbsp; One of Springboard for the Arts’ 20/20 Artist Fellows and graduate fellow of the inaugural Intercultural Leadership Institute, Jones has always had a passion for bridging arts &amp;amp; culture, civic engagement and youth development. Senior Field Building Strategist for Youth Speaks and Co-Director of Brave New Voices, her work explores the ways in which art can function as a tool for social transformation, liberation and education. For more on her personal praxis in this arena, see Jones’ TEDxMinneapolis Talk on Spoken Word as a Radical Practice of Freedom. I wanna be her when I grow up http://wanttobeher.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16800158/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/16800158