EPISODE · Aug 8, 2025 · 1H 16M
Joy as an Organizing Strategy, Planning for Care Over Chaos, and Ending Child Sexual Abuse w/ Tasmica Torok
from Amplify RJ (Restorative Justice)
Send us Fan MailTashmica Torok joins David Ryan Barcega Castro-Harris to talk about joy as an organizing strategy, why we should plan for care over chaos, and her decades long efforts to end child sexual abuse.In this conversation, Tashmica shares how joy and community care have sustained her activism, what it takes to build hope in the midst of grief and injustice, and why treating children as full human beings is essential to preventing violence. She reflects on stepping away from nonprofit leadership, the lessons she’s carrying forward through Aletheia Coaching & Consulting, and the many roles people can play in creating safer, more connected communities.Topics we cover:Joy as a survival skill and organizing strategyPlanning for care instead of chaosLessons from a decade leading The Firecracker FoundationSurvivor-led approaches to healing and preventionBuilding resilient, abolitionist communitiesLearn more:Follow Tashmica Torok → https://tashmicatorok.com/Hear our conversation Tuesday August 12 https://tjparenting.substack.com/Follow Amplify RJ & David → http://amplifyrj.com/linksConnect with us!SUPPORT by sharing this podcast and leaving a rating or review
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Send us Fan Mail Tashmica Torok joins David Ryan Barcega Castro-Harris to talk about joy as an organizing strategy, why we should plan for care over chaos, and her decades long efforts to end child sexual abuse. In this conversation, Tashmica shares how joy and community care have sustained her activism, what it takes to build hope in the midst of grief and injustice, and why treating children as full human beings is essential to preventing violence. She reflects on stepping away from n...
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