The Power of Relationships and Lived Experiences with Sharman Spieser

After witnessing the racism her Black students experienced up close on a bus trip to Kentucky, Sharman Spieser’s awareness shifted from understanding how racism operates on an intellectual level to a deeper understanding gained from lived-experience. She reflects on how segregation, isolation, and scarcity thinking operate within a white supremacist capitalist system to keep us apart, and emphasizes the power of building authentic, trusting relationships that create the conditions for honest dialogue to happen as a way of unlearning white supremacy and advancing antiracist social change.🔔 If you haven't already...SUBSCRIBE to Social Justice Origin Stories on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@socialjusticeoriginstories?sub_confirmation=1❤️ SUPPORT THE PROJECT Support this work by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/SocialJusticeOriginStories💬 SHARE YOUR STORY OR FEEDBACK Your voice helps shape this community and may be featured in a future episode.Email: [email protected] a Voice Note: https://socialjusticeoriginstories.com/contact/ or https://www.speakpipe.com/socialjusticeoriginstoriesOr leave a comment below🎧 LISTEN & FOLLOWWebsite: https://socialjusticeoriginstories.comApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-justice-origin-stories/id1771268991Wherever You Get Your Podcasts: https://pod.link/1771268991Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/socialjusticeoriginstories/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567841874653Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sjoriginstories.bsky.socialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/social-justice-origin-stories/LinkedIn (Relando): https://www.linkedin.com/in/relandothompkinsjones/LinkTree for more: https://linktr.ee/SocialJusticeOriginStories?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZzPfl3gCm5NY9C_Y-glRzwDu-8BvHfkCJaQlDihfrQxbYWC1dnxgRL2kU_aem_kmgEcokBmDt8WaAtlWQMQQSocial Justice Origin Stories is produced, edited, and hosted by Relando Thompkins-Jones.00:00 From Knowing to Understanding00:45 Systems Keep Us Apart01:50 White Liberal Doubt of Black People's Lived Experiences04:00 Book Bans and Backlash06:07 Show Intro and Mission07:16 Meet Sharman Spieser08:24 Early Activations at Work09:25 Family Modeling Justice11:30 Kentucky Trip Wake Up14:02 Listening Not Saving16:51 Detroit Rebellion Revisited28:22 Why Truth Triggers White Rage31:37 Trauma and Openness32:17 How A Death In The Family Changed Things33:01 Taking Custody Suddenly33:49 Mentor Encouragement35:33 Rebuilding Family Life37:11 Workplace Lessons On Power40:19 Retirement Disillusionment42:42 Scarcity Mindset Exposed45:26 History Erasure And Violence47:38 White Privilege Conference50:14 Whats Up With White Women52:07 Talking With White Folks58:03 Finish The Statement58:32 Influences And Frameworks01:02:46 Hope Is A Practice01:04:07 Closing And Credits