Take This With You Vol. 1 | Social Justice Origin Stories

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This is Volume 1 of “Take This With You“, a special series from Social Justice Origin Stories. Storytelling is a gift, and in this series, storytellers reflect on what they hope stays with you after their episode ends. As you listen to their sharing, consider this moment as an invitation to reflect on your own journey.

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Episode Highlights and Featured Stories in Take This With You Vol. 1

Those Memories Are Still Within Us: Amber Banks (she/her) reminds us that there are models of what it looked like to live in ways that are connected and interdependent before systems of oppression sought to divide us. She believes those memories are still within us, and says the work of the next generation is to remember who we are.

Amber’s Full Episode: Resisting Oppression by Building Trust and Connection

Small Actions Matter – Planting Seeds for the Next Generation: Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury (she/her) speaks to the importance of small, everyday acts of care and intention, and that seemingly small actions can ripple out and impact the lives of others in ways we can’t even imagine.

Chasity’s Full Episode: Education as the Practice of Freedom

You Can Build More Community with Love Than You Can With Hate: Kyahdric Moses (he/him) shares Pink Paradox Design Co’s commitments to social justice and creating intentional queer, Black, and IPOC-affirming spaces as alternatives to the bigoted and hateful business and spaces that do not want to serve them.

Kyahdric’s Full Episode: Redefining Design for Social Change

There Is A Space For You: Surabhi Pandit (she/her) emphasizes that everyone has a role to play, however large or small in their sphere of influence, and that grassroots work and systems-level work are equally valuable. It’s really about finding out how you can best be of service.

Surabhi’s Full Episode: Making Race Heard

Healing Across Timelines: Jouapag Lee (she/her) encourages listeners to seek to understand their role in connecting the past, present, and future for collective healing and liberation.

Jouapag’s Full Episode: Weaving Past, Present, and Future: Healing Timelines

Accountability is Key: Tony Nelson (he/him) says that you must be both savvy and strategic in working for social justice. He reminds listeners to anticipate that different life changes will take place along the way that will test us, and may require us to show up differently than we currently do. Remaining accountable to the people and communities that invested in us along the way can prevent us from becoming stagnant in our journey.

Tony’s Full Episode: Student Solidarity as Praxis: Popular Education in Action

Learning and Practice Should Go Together in Social Justice Work: kyle lim (he/him) speaks on connecting theory and practice for effective activism.

kyle’s Full Episode: Facilitating Change: Education Justice and Unharmonius Organizing

Transracial Adoptees Are the Experts of Their Experiences: JaeRan Kim (she/her) sheds light on misconceptions about transracial adoption, the importance of respecting people’s lived experiences; particularly those whose insights come from direct experience and not just academic inquiry.

JaeRan’s Full Episode: From Isolation to Advocacy: Confronting Color Evasiveness in Transracial Adoption

Our Experiences are Connected: Barre Jones (he/him) wants listeners to know that our experiences, no matter how different or similar can create vital connections that spur conversations for justice, and avery action for equity matters;no matter how big or small.

Barre’s Full Episode: Rooted in Baltimore: Navigating Social Injustice