Ep 62: Support People Support Peace

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅April and Tracie spend Veterans’ Day reflecting on their family connections to veterans and the ways in which our country has treated veterans throughout our history. The political conversations that happen around war and policy often employ either/or thinking that leads us to forget the human beings and all those connected to them, who are forever changed by these military policies. Check out our discussion/reflection questions for this episode: https://joyousjustice.com/blog/jews-talk-racial-justice-ep-62 Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show at www.JewsTalkRacialJustice.comLearn more about Joyous Justice where April is the founding and fabulous (!) director, and Tracie is a senior partner.: https://joyousjustice.com/Support the work our Jewish Black & Cherokee woman-led vision for collective liberation here: https://joyousjustice.com/support-our-workLearn more about Veterans Day here: https://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.aspListen to the oral history of Black GI’s here:  http://www.aacvr-germany.org/oral-histories/: Learn more about the racist treatment of Black Vietnam veterans here: https://time.com/5852476/da-5-bloods-black-vietnam-veterans/Read how to support veterans here: https://nvf.org/support-veterans-make-difference/Learn more about how to support those with PTSD: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/publications/print/understandingptsd_family_booklet.pdfSupport the showDiscussion and reflection questions:What in this episode is new for you? What have you learned and how does it land?What is resonating? What is sticking with you and why?What, if anything feels hard? What is challenging or on the edge for you?If relevant. what feelings and sensations are arising as you reflect on themes from this episode, and where in your body do you feel them?What key insights or strategies are you carrying forward and how do you want to weave them into your living and/or leadership?