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Robin Miles, PhD

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My current focus: Inner Joy 😊 Peace 😌 Laughter 🤣😂 Travel 🌍 & Love-Centered Leadership 💜

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Our Board Member Robin Miles shared how Thick Descriptions contributes to the education in Oklahoma by equipping kids with technical skillsets needed for their future and the importance of anthropological perspective in STEM. Watch this interview with her to find more about the organization’s work.

You can also support our steAm education through donation, any amount would make a big difference: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/giving-tuesdaydonate-to-steam

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IHRAM Press cannot wait to see YOU at our upcoming Writing Workshop: Writing for Change!✍️⚖️

As we get closer, we are excited to share some more details about what’s in store🙌

Register today‼️ — more details in our Linktree!

#WritingWorkshop #SocialJustice #EmergingWriters #HumanRightsArt #CreativeWriting #WritingForChange #Artivism #CreativeAdvocacy #WritersCommunity
@ihrartmovement @kellykaur3 @thomasablock @the_rosy_sunflower @annehlook @_bella_trejo

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🎙️ Listen to our new podcast episode about the importance of libraries with Dr. Larry White!

What if your local library isn’t just a quiet place for books, but a living cultural lab? In this episode, host Suzette Chang and co-host Dr. Robin Miles sit down with Dr. Larry White — former CEO of the Metropolitan Library System in Oklahoma City, storyteller, and veteran library leader — to explore how public libraries preserve identity, build trust, and help communities adapt. From serving Afghan refugees with sewing machines to redesigning library spaces for Vietnamese neighbors, Dr. White reveals how observation, storytelling, and cultural anthropology are transforming libraries into dynamic third places. Plus: why a library card might be the most powerful tool you’re not using.

Dr. Larry Nash White is an executive leader, educator, author, and strategic thinker with more than 30 years of experience in organizational leadership, higher education, public service, and library administration. As Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Library System in Oklahoma City, White led an organization of more than 500 employees, a $60 million budget, and 20 service locations. White holds a Ph.D. and M.S.L.S. from Florida State University and has served on the faculties of the University at Buffalo and East Carolina University.

Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Link in the bio!

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🎙️ We are so happy to bring back new episodes for the “Elephant in the Room - Unboxed” podcast!

In this episode, co-hosts Suzette Chang and Dr. Robin Miles sit down with practicing anthropologist Kamela Heyward-Rotimi, Ph.D., Executive Director of The Knowledge Exchange Research Group (KERG), for a powerful conversation about the intersection of anthropology, activism, and leadership. Dr. Heyward shares her origin story: from a pivotal moment with anthropologist Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole at Spelman College to navigating pushback against her "too political" and interdisciplinary research. She reflects on the lessons of "little Kamela," the complexities of trust in fieldwork across the African diaspora, and why auto-ethnographic methods and Native Anthropology are essential for ethical scholarship.

The conversation culminates in a deep exploration of a quote from Toni Cade Bambara’s The Salt Eaters, "a lot of weight when you're well", examining the responsibility that comes with healing and wellness, both personally and within community. Tune in for a thoughtful discussion on disrupting traditional systems, owning your voice, and bridging the gap between higher education and public spaces.

Listen through the link in our bio!

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Panera Fundraiser is happening TOMORROW! 🎉

Looking for dinner plans tomorrow? Make it something meaningful! Join us for our Panera Fundraiser Night and enjoy a cozy meal with your friends, family, or coworkers or pick-up your dinner while supporting a cause that truly matters. 20% of your purchase will be donated to Thick Descriptions to support our steAm Learning Journeys for students across Oklahoma.

📍 Panera Bread 4225 W Memorial Rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73134
🗓️ March 19, 4 - 8 PM

All you have to do:
📌 Show the flyer or use code FUND4U online or in cafe

Whether it’s a quick dinner, a coffee date, or a catch-up with friends, your meal can help create real impact. We’d truly love to see you there tomorrow! 💚

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Make your dinner plans meaningful next Thursday, March 19 by joining us for Thick Descriptions’ Panera Bread Fundraiser Night! 🥗🥖

Gather your friends, family, or coworkers and enjoy a relaxing evening together while supporting a good cause. During this time, 20% of your purchase will be donated to support Thick Descriptions and our steAm Learning Journeys, which bring hands-on science, culture, and discovery to students across Oklahoma.

📍 Panera Bread at 4225 W Memorial Rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73134
🗓️ March 19, 4 – 8 PM

Participating is easy:
✅ Show the fundraiser flyer, or use code FUND4U at the cafe or when ordering online

Enjoy great food, spend time with people you love, and support a cause that makes a difference. We can’t wait to see you there!

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Join us for a Fundraiser Night at Panera Bread and enjoy a great meal while supporting a great cause!

Come dine or order online from Panera Bread next Thursdat and 20% of your purchase will be donated to support Thick Descriptions and our programs, including steAm Learning Journeys, which bring hands-on science, culture, and discovery to students across Oklahoma.

📍 Panera Bread at 4225 W Memorial Rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73134
📅 Thursday, March 19, 2026, 4 PM - 8 PM

All you need to do is:
📌 Show the photo of this flyer at the cashier, or
💻 Use the code FUND4U when ordering online so your order counts toward the fundraiser.

Invite your friends, bring your family, meet colleagues, or stop by after work for dinner or a snack — every order helps support us, We hope to see you there! 💚

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🌸 Thank you for visiting my Open Studio 🫶🏼 It was such a lovely, full weekend of art, friends, meeting new collectors & great chats…I love this community!

🌸 I look forward to this event every year, it allows me to open my door and share what I’ve been working on & the works in progress.

🌸 So grateful for all the paintings that found new homes this past weekend, your support allows me to continue doing what I love, so thank you!

🌸 This is the last event of the year for me…Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday & I look forward to sharing more art with you in the New Year xo✨✨✨

#openstudio #artcommunity #bayareaartist #womenpainters #oilpainting #watercolor #botanicalart #surrealism #artlovers #artcollector #grateful #thankyouforyoursupport #shoplocal #artstudıo #dowhatyoulove #ruthiekyamada

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🎓 CONGRATULATIONS to our extraordinary 2025 Transformative Studies Ph.D. graduates!

Today we celebrate these courageous, creative, and dedicated scholar-practitioners. Each dissertation represent embodied inquiries becoming catalysts of positive systemic change.

To our graduates: You’ve embraced the challenge of being both in and of the world you study. May you continue to bridge theory and practice, mind and heart, self and system, as you carry forward the transformative vision of your research into your diverse fields and communities.

To learn more about our online and asynchronous Ph.D. program, head to http://www.ciis.edu/academics/graduate-programs/transformative-inquiry/about-the-phd

#CIIS #TransformativeStudies #TransformativeInquiry #PhD2025 #IntegralEducation #EmbodiedScholarship #CreativeInquiry
@ciis_sf

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