With Love And Justice For All

Ep.57 - Lift Me Up & Other Headlines

Rihanna makes us cry with new music, Toni Morrison gets more flowers, voter intimidation is still a thing, and other headlines you might have missed. Links to articles from episode below.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-lift-me-up-fans-react-1235162702/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-27/masked-poll-watchers-are-showing-up-at-voting-sites-with-handguns-and-kevlar-vests?leadSource=uverify%20wall
https://thegrio.com/2022/10/25/black-voters-thegrio-kff-funding-police/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/10/18/dangerous-beauty/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/10/27/loreal-lawsuit-hair-straightener-relaxer/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/drag-queen-story-time-protests_n_63578cc1e4b0b7f89f6527c5
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/19/health/racial-disparities-infant-health-ivf/index.html
https://thegrio.com/2022/10/25/toni-morrison-ernest-j-gaines-honored-with-stamps/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/griner-russian-penal-colony-difficult-prisoners-say-rcna54180
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/26/us/texas-guns-permitless.html

Ep.56 - Love & Rage: A Path to Liberation

In advance of our upcoming conscious antiracism event LOVE & RAGE: A CONTEMPLATIVE PLAYSHOP ON LIBERATION THROUGH ANGER, we talk about  redefining our relationship with anger, loving ourselves deeper, and decolonizing towards wholeness.
More info and registration for the event at https://projectsanctus.com/events/love-and-rage/

Ep.55 - From Bad To Worse? & Other Headlines

Even more restrictive laws may be coming down the road, a student-painted mural stokes panic, two legendary actresses get their flowers, and more.

Ep.54 - Intersectionality: A Prism For Racial Justice

Intersectionality is the complex, cumulative manner in which the effects of different forms of discrimination combine, overlap, or intersect”. It means that different forms of discrimination don’t exist in a vacuum – for those who embody different marginalized identities, these often overlap and amplify each other to create a unique experience of discrimination that is more than just the sum of its parts. 
In anticipation of our upcoming workshop, we have preliminary discussion about Intersectionality, including a real-time activity that puts Ogun on the spot.
For more workshop info and registration visit https://projectsanctus.com/events/intersectionality-why-a-new-prism-is-needed/

Ep.52 - It Still Stinks & Other Headlines

Redlining-induced pollution is still causing harm, a tale of two Ericks, no commonsense from the Supreme court, and other headlines you might have missed this week. All articles from the episode are linked below.
 
How Air Pollution Across America Reflects Racist Policy From the 1930s 
 
Everything we know so far about the shooting of teenager Erik Cantu by a San Antonio police officer 
 
Eric André Sues Over Police’s ‘Racial Profiling and Coercive Stops’ at Atlanta Airport 
 
Howard Schultz’s fight to stop a Starbucks barista uprising 
 
Conservative judges’ new gun-law rulings show ‘originalism’ beyond parody  
Why NOBODY should be using the 'thumbs up' emoji in 2022 - and the 10 symbols only 'old people' use that have Gen Z rolling their eyes  
 
'World's coolest' neighborhood for 2022 named by Time Out 
 

Ep.51 - Maybe Parents Don’t Know Best?

As the culture wars escalate, classrooms have become battle grounds for fragile parents who have been indoctrinated to believe that long-running well-established teaching techniques and education principles are Trojan horses for “woke” liberalism. On today’s episode we explore one of the latest casualties: Social-Emotional Learning.
How social-emotional learning became a frontline in the battle against CRT -- https://www.npr.org/2022/09/26/1124082878/how-social-emotional-learning-became-a-frontline-in-the-battle-against-crt

Ep.50 - Do As I Say, Not As I Do & Other Headlines

We take a look at the senate race in Georgia, the misuse of COVID funds, how redlining has evolved, as well as other headlines you might have missed, including some life-affirming news.

Ep.49 - Have You Read A Banned Book Today?

Book bans are all the rage as the culture wars escalate. Today we talk about the dangers of book bans, and we take a look at some of the most banned books. You might be surprised what made the list. For more visit https://www.rd.com/list/banned-books/

Ep.48 - Final Fantastic Voyage & Other Headlines

RIP Coolio, Black Girl Music Magic, and other headlines you might have missed.

Ep.47 - What Happens in Vagueness, Stays in Vagueness

We take a look at the Republican party’s recently released Commitment To America: who and what it’s really committed to, who it harms, and how can we not give consent to the commitment.

Ep.46 - Podcast Justice & Other Headlines

A podcast helped free a prisoner, poor people in Mississippi or Puerto Rico can't catch a break, the pandemic really isn't over, and more.

Ep.45 - Maybe We Got It Wrong

Our world has become so focused on trauma and healing, we wonder if maybe there’s a few things we got wrong. Is there a hidden curriculum to healing, perhaps the journey is the destination? What are our wounds, and what are they doing and what are they building? Are we using terms like “growing edge” or “meaning-making” as ways to obscure recovery because we are simply framing healing and transformation as a return to something familiar or getting to something we’ve been told is what we should be achieving? Are our responses to the crises of today actually becoming part of the crises?

Ep.45 - Union Talk with Nell Geiser

Special guest Nell Geiser joins us to talk about unions, the labor movement, why they matter, and what we can do to support them. Nell is director of research for the Communications Workers of America, a labor union representing workers in telecommunications, media, technology, public service, airlines, manufacturing, and other sectors.

Ep.43 - Midterm Mayhem: What’s At Stake

The midterms are fast approaching. As evidenced by recent actual and proposed changes to laws, it’s not hyperbole to say that these might be the most important midterms ever. We discuss what’s at stake, and what we can do to ensure greater equity and liberation for everyone. Spoiler alert: VOTE!

Ep.42 - Dead Queen And Other Headlines

We talk about the death and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, why some people aren't shedding tears, and we give Serena Williams her flowers.

Ep.41 - Let’s Get To (Just Enough) Work

Welcome to Season 2! Revs Kelly and Ogun return from break to share their adventures and mishaps, plus a conversation about the labor movement and unions having a resurgence.

Ep.40 - MLK’s Letter Lost In The Mail?

On a recent visit to the Nelson Atkins Museum in Kansas City to view an Art Deco installation, Rev Kelly was inspired by what was conspicuously absent from the exhibit. It reminded her that we have still not accepted Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr's invitations in his "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

Ep.39 - Cloudy Days at Sesame and Other Headlines

Headlines from the past week you might have missed.

Ep.38 - Reclaiming Pleasure, Ourselves and Our World

What can reclaiming pleasure bring into our lives? How can it help us change our world for the better? And what do the voices of marginalized peoples and ancestors have to teach us when it comes to practicing and reclaiming our joy?

Ep. 37 - The Power of Pleasure Activism

Pleasure is a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment. Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, or direct social, political, economic, or environmental reform or stasis with the desire to make improvements in society. Pleasure activism is the work we do to reclaim our whole, happy, and satisfiable selves from the impacts, delusions, and limitations of oppression and/or supremacy.