S2 Ep9: Light the corner where you are: Anti-racism, disability and intersectionality | Kym Oliver

from Conversations with Nova Reid · host Nova Reid

In this episode I have the pleasure of talking to Kym Oliver, writer, speaker and the 'Official Goddess’ for The Triple Cripples - a platform dedicated to highlighting the narratives and increasing the visibility of Black, Brown & Indigenous Melanated People, living with Disability. Kym is dedicated to illuminating her ‘lived experience’ with a long-term condition; examining its psychological, emotional, practical, social, cultural, structural and interpersonal effects, in order to create a blueprint for a more equitable future for our planet. She is determined to be the change she wishes to see. Kym and I had an incredibly honest and powerful conversation about living while black and disabled, the importance of not trivialising representation and disability and worthiness. We talk about racism, class, gender and ableism and how their intrinsic links to white supremacy and why intersectionality in anti-racism is so important. Additionally, why curiosity, and being on a constant journey of becoming and discovering, is vital for anti-racism. Surrendering to the work, always learning and un-peeling anti-blackness. We also talk about more about how The Triple Cripples came about, the work founders Kym Oliver and Jumoke Abdullahi are doing and how you can support them.Referenced in the episode: - The Triple Cripples: https://thetriplecripples.uk- An introduction to Triple Cripples: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hXWibIt-CJo&feature=emb_title - TEDx Sussex: Empowerment as a Disabled Black Woman: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-JOSVUX5FEg Support the Triple Cripples Living Archive Project: https://PayPal.me/triplecripples You can also connect with The Triple Cripples on Instagram at @triplecripples You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 You can connect with me over at @novareidofficial (https://www.instagram.com/novareidofficial/) and at www.novareid.com If you are ready to do the inner work and learn to be actively anti-racist please visit my website for further details about my online academy: Becoming Anti-racist with Nova Reid https://novareid.com/services/anti-racism-course/ If you would like to express gratitude you can do so here: https://novareid.com/gratitude/ Don't forget if you learn something and these add value you can join my brand new podcast community over on Patreon to support this work and get access to exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/novareid. If this podcast resonates with you, please leave a review.

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You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484 In this episode I have the pleasure of talking to Kym Oliver, writer, speaker, lecturer and Co-Founder of The Triple Cripples - a platform dedicated to highlighting the narratives and increasing the visibility of Black, Brown & Indigenous Melanated People, living with Disability. Kym and I had an incredibly honest conversation about living while black and disabled, the importance of not trivialising representation, racism, class, gender and ableism and how they are all linked, and why intersectionality in anti-racism is so important.

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