What is Liberation, really? Joél Leon, Naley by Nature and Jasmine Ruiz on Imagining New Systems & Building Something Better
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The episode explores liberation, capitalism, and community through the personal journeys of Bronx natives.
In this episode, Odalys Jasmine sits with 3 Bronx natives — Joél Leon, Naley by Nature, and Jasmine Ruíz — to talk liberation, capitalism, healing, and imagining new systems. Together, we explore how their personal journeys from navigating diaspora identity and systemic oppression to embracing spirituality and community, have shaped their understanding of freedom. The conversation asks deeper questions like: How do we liberate ourselves from the systems we've internalized? How do we practice mercy in a culture built on punishment? And what kind of world are we actually trying to build after the systems we're fighting to abolish are gone? From Puerto Rican identity and post-9/11 experiences to mindfulness, social media, faith, conflict resolution, and the contradictions of this modern life, this episode is an invitation to slow down, get curious, and imagine a better world for the collective. It also challenges us to think beyond systems of oppression and ask: What are we building instead? -- Joel Leon is a Bronx-born writer, performer, storyteller, father, and creative facilitator whose work explores healing, identity, vulnerability, and collective liberation. Through poetry…
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