The Talkin Story podcast is a project of Well Organized. It features local people of the global majority (PGM) who are quietly acting as flashpoints for social and cultural transformation within Port Townsend/East Jefferson county. These are the people who have been steadily working almost under the radar to craft a world in which they exist with sovereignty and creativity. They may or may not be in designated leadership roles, but their very existence is a source of inspiration and a touchstone within the PGM community primarily and the broader community as well.

The first season of this intergenerational podcast is co-hosted by Oceana Sawyer, Ezra Kikue Cook, and Lorenzo McCleese.

The second season is co-hosted by Oceana Sawyer and Cameron Jones.

Oceana (she/we/they) is an eldering person of African descent who has been working to weave PGM community via food sovereignty and land stewardship in space beyond capture and towards liberation. They are a poet and a writer with a vision of community of local PGM that has the capacity to navigate the reality of liquid modernity.

Cameron (he/him) is a mixed Black, White, and Indigenous community organizer, policy advocate, and land steward in Port Townsend, Washington. Through Well Organized Jefferson County, he integrates Afro-Indigenous stewardship, housing equity, and food sovereignty into local policy while advancing participatory governance models. Trained in Permaculture and yoga, Cameron pairs land-based knowledge with sharp structural critique to mobilize grassroots coalitions for systemic transformation. He identifies as a liberatory eco-socialist with anarchist tendencies, committed to liberation for all people and achieving human–nature symbiosis from within, while willing to dismantle failing systems to build just, regenerative alternatives from without.

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Ezra is an ever changing force for change. As much as they talk, you'll never really understand them. His look is always changing and his list of passions is always expanding. Professionally he is known for working at Centrum for the last three years as both a grip and a videographer/broadcast technician. Ezra has years of experience in theater tech, acting, and media production. They are a writer and director with dreams of putting out original films on the big screen. They believe in the importance of advocacy and integrity- the fight for what is right at the small level. They are particularly involved in activism for Queer and Transgender support systems at the local level.

Lorenzo being born & raised in Port Townsend, Lorenzo is eager to move out to Seattle and study Environmental Science at the University of Washington. He hopes to continue engaging with his passion for equity and diversity in Seattle. Lorenzo is a member of the 7th...