E33. Speaking Up for Yourself - with Luis Canseco, Domestic Violence Prevention Educator

Taking Off The Mask

English - April 13, 2021 23:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MB
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Previous Episode: E32. Updates and Good News - with Ashanti Branch and Sam R.

Next Episode: E34. Turtles Live Longer than Rabbits - with Earl Crawford Jr., Educational Leader

Ever Forward Club’s Ashanti Branch is joined by Luis Canseco. Luis speaks with both youth and adults about domestic violence prevention, and he believes that early prevention and vulnerability are the keys to reducing violence and building a better world. Ashanti and Luis connect over their love of Oaxaca, and discuss how experiences being bullied as children shaped them and their future work advocating for social justice.

(1:48) Ashanti’s introduction.

(5:27) Luis introduces himself, his work, his beliefs on how to achieve a healthier sense of masculinity in our society, and his ties to Oaxaca.

(7:16) Ashanti shares his connection to Oaxaca and drops some knowledge on masks and Lucha Libre.

(12:04) Ashanti and Luis share the fronts of their masks. Ashanti - funny, caring, hard working. Luis - loving, genuine, vulnerable.

(15:09) Ashanti shares the back of his mask - fear of failure, sadness, trauma. He reflects on how he wants to approach his day with more fearlessness, confronting a list of fears that he considers to be long.

(17:49) Luis shares the back of his mask - fear of failure, imposter syndrome, anxiety. He shares how he masks his anxiety during presentations. Then, Ashanti and Luis discuss how coming to the US at age 12 and being bullied led to his imposter syndrome.

(23:14) Ashanti and Luis share more about their experiences being bullied as children. They discuss how it is hard to speak up for oneself when being bullied. Instead, Luis expressed himself through rebellion, fighting, and cutting school, and this rebellion opened his eyes to the inequities in and around his community.

(31:58) Ashanti shares how Luis’s life in Vista is similar to Oakland, and how Luis reminds him of students Ashanti has worked with at the Ever Forward Club.

(36:30) Luis reflects on how his parent’s belief in him played a huge role in his shift away from trouble. Just like his parents and his professor mentors, Luis now expresses this same belief when working with youth and leading with his own vulnerability.

(44:42) Luis shares how he will use the mask activity in his workshops, shares his final message, and lets the audience know how to contact him.

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If you or someone you know is experiencing bullying, please visit and explore the resources at nobully.org.

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Connect with Luis Canseco:

Instagram: instagram.com/lfercanseco

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/luis-canseco-9691971a5

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Connect with Ashanti Branch: