Ep 91: Honest Truth; Authentic Change

Send us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅In this week’s episode, April and Tracie talk about what it looks like when organizations and communities take on the difficult work of facing the honest truth about racism and oppression within their walls. There is so much shame and fear about problematic dynamics in our communities, it can prevent us from making real progress. Community or organizational change and healing take honesty, courage, and healing for individual members and leaders of those organizations. We dig into what we see in the context of the United States, the role of the good/bad binary in all of this, and why it’s so important to do our own internal healing in a world that has embedded oppression into our existence. 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-workFind out more about our SHEMA process/Grounded & Growing course and join the waitlist:https://joyous-justice.mykajabi.com/grounded-and-growingLearn more about Imani Romney-Rose Chapman: https://imanistrategies.com/about/Learn more about Professor Barbara J. Love: https://www.barbarajlove.com/Support 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?