Finally! A children's book about privilege

Susan Justice's award-winning picture book, Children Who Dance In The Rain, introduces kids to the idea of privilege in a diverse world.

An episode of the The New Story Is with Dave Ursillo podcast, hosted by The New Story Company, titled "Finally! A children's book about privilege" was published on June 20, 2023 and runs 46 minutes.

June 20, 2023 ·46m · The New Story Is with Dave Ursillo

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Summary

Privilege is an idea that many have been reckoning with in recent years. Doesn’t it make sense to introduce young people to the idea of privilege to help them understand the complex realities that exist in our shared world?Susan Justice is a children’s legal advocate, attorney, and co-founder of South Asians Against Childhood Abuse, a nonprofit organization based in British Columbia, Canada, that fights childhood abuse in the South Asian community through education, destigmatization, and advocacy projects. Her experience as a legal advocate and a practicing attorney span more than a decade.Susan is the author of Children Who Dance in the Rain, a children's picture book that introduces kids to the idea of privilege, especially in developed countries like Canada and the US, and teaches kids about the disadvantages that many of the world’s youth, especially those living in poverty in the Global South, struggle with on a daily basis, such as food insecurity, clean water access, and education.Children Who Dance in the Rain has already won 9 awards, including the 2023 Children’s Book of the Year, from the “Human Relations” Indie Book Awards.In this interview, Susan and Dave discuss...How Susan's personal story and family history inspired the tale told in her children's book, decades laterThe notable lack of children's books on the subject of privilege—and how this new book fills the voidThe work of destigmatizing childhood abuse and shattering historical silence about childhood abuse in the South Asian communityThe complex dilemmas in children's book bans, including rightfully protecting children but empowering their autonomy and exposure to a diversity of ideasPlease rate and review our show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help other listeners find our work!Want to get in touch? Leave us a voicemail  Support our partners and affiliates for exclusive discounts:Fathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers’ private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless WordPress website hosting on US-based serversHover: Register domains with ease. Save $2 on your first purchaseMailerLite: A lite, powerful, affordable email marketing platform with premium plans starting at just $9/mo.Sanebox: Take back your inbox with machine learning to automatically organize your emails. Save $5 when you join.Trint: Turn recordings of meetings, calls, and interviews into transcripts with 99% accuracy.Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is listener supported through affiliate and partner links. By clicking one of the above links and registering or making a purchase, we may earn a small commission, which helps pay for the costs of our show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

Privilege is an idea that many have been reckoning with in recent years.

Doesn’t it make sense to introduce young people to the idea of privilege to help them understand the complex realities that exist in our shared world?

Susan Justice is a children’s legal advocate, attorney, and co-founder of South Asians Against Childhood Abuse, a nonprofit organization based in British Columbia, Canada, that fights childhood abuse in the South Asian community through education, destigmatization, and advocacy projects. Her experience as a legal advocate and a practicing attorney span more than a decade.

Susan is the author of Children Who Dance in the Rain, a children's picture book that introduces kids to the idea of privilege, especially in developed countries like Canada and the US, and teaches kids about the disadvantages that many of the world’s youth, especially those living in poverty in the Global South, struggle with on a daily basis, such as food insecurity, clean water access, and education.

Children Who Dance in the Rain has already won 9 awards, including the 2023 Children’s Book of the Year, from the “Human Relations” Indie Book Awards.

In this interview, Susan and Dave discuss...

How Susan's personal story and family history inspired the tale told in her children's book, decades later
The notable lack of children's books on the subject of privilege—and how this new book fills the void
The work of destigmatizing childhood abuse and shattering historical silence about childhood abuse in the South Asian community
The complex dilemmas in children's book bans, including rightfully protecting children but empowering their autonomy and exposure to a diversity of ideas

Please rate and review our show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help other listeners find our work!

Want to get in touch? Leave us a voicemail

Support our partners and affiliates for exclusive discounts:

Fathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers’ private browsing data to Google and Facebook
Flywheel: Seamless WordPress website hosting on US-based servers
Hover: Register domains with ease. Save $2 on your first purchase
MailerLite: A lite, powerful, affordable email marketing platform with premium plans starting at just $9/mo.
Sanebox: Take back your inbox with machine learning to automatically organize your emails. Save $5 when you join.
Trint: Turn recordings of meetings, calls, and interviews into transcripts with 99% accuracy.

Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is listener supported through affiliate and partner links. By clicking one of the above links and registering or making a purchase, we may earn a small commission, which helps pay for the costs of our show.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.