Claiming Power for Self + Sharing Power across Generations, Part 1 with Mary E. Scott Boria

"Shared Power is an evolving process." - Mary Scott Boria Mary Scott Boria grew up as a Black child in a biracial family, bouncing from her home in small town Michigan to Chicago, Illinois. She participated in her first protests with her white mother in the sixties and later joined the women's movement as a teen mother herself. Mary is an inspiration to young activists for her relationship-based mentorship and willingness to pay attention and listen to minority voices. She's both strong and soft, bold and quiet, courageous and thoughtful. We hope you enjoy her wisdom and her story!  In this episode, you'll hear Part 1 of Mary and Mia's two-part conversation.   Mary shares her diverse family history, her first experiences with the women's movement and working inside an abortion clinic, how she's learned to speak up in shared spaces - as someone who's generally very shy, and the ways she creates Shared Power in her activist work. Content Warning: Mention of sexual assault, rape.  Episode Webpage