{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Cha with Kalaya'an Mendoza","description":"Kalaya'an Mendoza is a Queer, Hard of Hearing, Filipino American human rights defender, street medic, and community safety and mutual protection trainer. He is an award-winning facilitator of holistic safety and security, as well as a recognized expert in disaster preparedness. He currently resides on occupied Lenape land. Kalaya'an serves as the Director of US Programs at Nonviolent Peaceforce, and is the co-founder of Across Frontlines, an organization that works with frontline human rights defenders. He has inspired, trained, and mobilized thousands of activists in the US and abroad to advance human rights using nonviolent direct action. Kalaya\u2019an has worked his entire decades long career to help people use the resources they have to build the power they need to make the change they want to see in the world.   Welcome to \ucc28 with Laura and Leah! Cha is a podcast and video series featuring conversations with our friends over tea. We are two diasporic Korean women who were inspired by Nina Simone's quote, \u201cAn artist\u2019s duty is to reflect the times.\u201d Cha is our offering to the collective and we hope our conversations inspire you to start having meaningful dialogues and reflections with your own communities. So make sure to brew a pot of cha and join our conversations about art, spirituality, culture, and liberation.  Please consider becoming a paid subscriber so we can continue creating this work together. For a one-time donation, you can Venmo Laura. For monthly support, you can join our Patreon. Thank you!   Kalaya'an Mendoza Instagram Laura Instagram Laura Website Laura YouTube Leah Instagram Leah Substack Leah YouTube Cha Patreon ","author_name":"Awaken and Align","author_url":"https:\/\/www.laurakchung.com\/","html":"