Unraveling -Isms

Join hosts Amena Chaudhry and Kay Coughlin as they wrap up their thoughts on the BS built into the US presidential election system. While they chose this topic with US listeners as the primary audience, if you are outside of the US system and struggling to understand why the presidential election cycle works the way it does, you'll find this episode to be helpful. Note that the episode was recorded before Harris replaced Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee in 2024. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/. To book an emergency session with Amena, click on the link to book a breakthrough strategy session. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FacilitatorOnFire.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unraveling-Isms.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Resources mentioned in the episode: Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity's Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism, Vanessa Machado de Oliveira, Penguin RandomHouse Books, here Bad Faith Podcast with Briahna Joy Gray, guest: James Zogby, here

In this episode, co-hosts Amena and Kay share their favorite sources of satire, talk about the term "himpathy," and debate the meaning of the word counterfeit as it applies to U.S. presidential elections. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/. To book an emergency session with Amena, click on the link to book a breakthrough strategy session. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FacilitatorOnFire.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unraveling-Isms.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Resources mentioned in the episode: Amanda Seales, here Medhi Hassan (Zeteo News), here Bassem Youssef, here Down Girl, The Logic of Misogyny, by Kate Manne, PhD, here "The Voter's Dilemma" by Ahmed Afzaal, PhD, here

In this episode, Amena and Kay share their experiences dealing with perfectionism, and express differing views on how to handle it. As always, this is a deep but refreshing conversation between two people who are committed to making the world a most just and equitable place for everyone. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/. To book an emergency session with Amena, click on the link to book a breakthrough strategy session. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FacilitatorOnFire.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unraveling-Isms.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Listen in to this very personal conversation between Amena and Kay, as they discuss the critical difference between naming and name-calling. The "Voters Dilemma" blog series by Dr. Ahmed Afzaal, mentioned in the episode, can be found here. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, and her cultural competency assessment package can be found at https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/. To book an emergency session with Amena, click on the link to book a breakthrough strategy session. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire, and her antiracism resources page is https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Unraveling-Isms.com⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Join Amena and Kay for this discussion of the fuel that systems of oppression are desperate to hold onto: your power. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠⁠⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/. To book an emergency session with Amena, click on the link to book a breakthrough strategy session. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire ⁠⁠⁠⁠FacilitatorOnFire.net⁠⁠⁠⁠ and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Unraveling-Isms.com⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In this episode, Amena and Kay talk about how white people, especially those in the U.S. and global north, must take responsibility for speaking up about oppression, and why it's so important to talk about accountability. Along the way, they discuss the ancient Greek play, "Lysistrata," as an example of how community helps create action and accountability. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/. To book an emergency session with Amena, click on the link to book a breakthrough strategy session. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire ⁠⁠⁠FacilitatorOnFire.net⁠⁠⁠ and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at ⁠⁠⁠Unraveling-Isms.com⁠⁠⁠.

Amena and Kay, energized by the student protests happening around the US and world, have a few things to say about the US's inflammatory response to young people rising up. Listen for calls to action for Christian churches and police personnel! Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠⁠, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/ Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire ⁠⁠FacilitatorOnFire.net⁠⁠ and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at ⁠⁠Unraveling-Isms.com⁠⁠.

In this episode, co-hosts Amena Chaudhry and Kay Coughlin use professionalism as an example of an oppressive system, and they talk about how you can change it. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, ⁠zarafaconsulting.com⁠, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/ Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire ⁠FacilitatorOnFire.net⁠ and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at ⁠Unraveling-Isms.com⁠.

Silence is violence, right?! Well, most of the time the answer is yes, but sometimes (just not very often) it's important to stay silent. But how do you know when to speak up and when to stay silent? Join hosts Amena Chaudhry and Kay Coughlin to learn about two types of silence and learn when to speak up (most of the time) vs. when to stay silent. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ at Zarafa Consulting, zarafaconsulting.com, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ https://zarafaconsulting.com/idiassessment/ Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠ at Facilitator On Fire FacilitatorOnFire.net and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at Unraveling-Isms.com.

Myth: An "-ism" - like racism, for example - doesn't affect us if we're not a member of the marginalized group. This couldn't be further from the truth! In this episode, co-hosts Amena Chaudhry and Kay Coughlin bust this myth using the example of race-based medicine practices. The "In the world of medicine, race-based diagnoses are still very real" episode of the "Code Switch" podcast referred to in this episode is here: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1197955918/race-in-medicine-andrea-deyrup Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠, at Zarafa Consulting, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠, at Facilitator On Fire, and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/https://facilitatoronfire.net/antiracism/⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at Unraveling-Isms.com, here.

In this episode, co-hosts Amena Chaudhry and Kay Coughlin dig into the juicy topic of whether you really have to forgive and forget. What if it's a concept used by oppressive systems to control you? Why do we expect the person with less power in the relationship to do all the hard work of forgiving? And why do we pretend that forgetting will allow the person who did the harm to get rid of their guilt? Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠, at Zarafa Consulting, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠⁠here⁠⁠, at Facilitator On Fire, and her antiracism resources page is ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. The podcast webpage, with resources from all episodes and a list of resources to support Palestine, can be found at Unraveling-Isms.com, here.

Welcome to Episode 2 of Unraveling -Isms! On this episode, co-hosts Amena Chaudhry and Kay Coughlin are talking about why it's so important to be able to recognize -isms and how to do it. Plus, they bring understanding to the terms gatekeeping, code switch, stereotype and bias. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠here⁠, at Zarafa Consulting, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠here⁠. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠here⁠, at Facilitator On Fire, and her antiracism resources page is ⁠here⁠. Show notes: The course Amena is sponsoring on critical thinking in violent times begins March 9, 2024 and can be found here. Article "A Conversation on Race is a Horrible Goal" by Scott Woods is here. Episode of "Bad Faith" with Brihana and Dean Phillips is here.

Go to our podcast website at Unraveling-isms.com and check out our new resources page for information on how to help Palestinians. You'll also see all of the links for resources mentioned in every episode. Amena Chaudhry can be found ⁠here⁠, at Zarafa Consulting, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is ⁠here⁠. Kay Coughlin can be found ⁠here⁠, at Facilitator On Fire, and her antiracism resources page is ⁠here⁠. LiberatePalestineNow linktree here Sasha Heron's grief circles here "Critical Thinking for Violent Times" course here March 16 Walk 4 Gaza in central Ohio here March 18 Palestinian liberation direct action in Columbus, Ohio here Robin Divine's "Palestine Resource Guide" here #ceasefirenow #FreePalestine #FreeFreePalestine #StopGenocide

Welcome to episode 1 of Unraveling -Isms! Co-hosts Amena Chaudhry and Kay Coughlin are talking today about the idea of the "white moderate" as defined by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," published in 1963. Amena Chaudhry can be found here, at Zarafa Consulting, and her Intercultural Development Assessment (IDI) page is here. Kay Coughlin can be found here, at Facilitator On Fire, and her antiracism resources page is here. "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., can be found here, and this page includes a link to an audio recording of Dr. King reading the complete text of the letter. Read "A Call to Unity" here.

Co-hosts Amena Chaudhry and Kay Coughlin are launching this new podcast so they can share their rich conversations about all of the -isms we deal with every day: racism, sexism, ableism, anti-semitism, Islamaphobia, and so many more. Amena is a diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging coach and consultant, and a keynote speaker, and can be found at Zarafa Consulting, and on LinkedIn. Kay is a business coach specializing in non-profit and social justice, and she operates on a "buy one, gift one" model, and can be found at Facilitator On Fire or on LinkedIn.