with Tish Jones
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\\u201cTimes when I feel most accomplished are when I see former students accomplishing their goals.\\u201d
Irene talks with Tish Jones about making decisions, getting inspired, standing inside integrity, and finding joy.
Founder & Executive Director of TruArtSpeaks,\\xa0Tish Jones\\xa0is a poet, performer, educator and organizer from Saint Paul, Minnesota. She has\\xa0performed 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\\u2019s anthology entitled,\\xa0Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota\\xa0(Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2015), the 2011 and 2013\\xa0Saint Paul Almanac,\\xa0and the Loft Literary Center\\u2019s\\xa0Nation of Immigrants\\xa0audio CD.\\xa0
One of Springboard for the Arts\\u2019 20/20 Artist Fellows and graduate fellow of the inaugural Intercultural Leadership Institute, Jones has always had a passion for bridging arts & 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\\u2019 TEDxMinneapolis Talk on Spoken Word as a Radical Practice of Freedom.
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