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Social Justice Origin Stories

Storytelling, reflections, educational resources, and conversations on what moves us to work for equity, social justice, and collective liberation. A growing community.

Social Justice Origin Stories

Storytelling, reflections, educational resources, and conversations on what moves us to work for equity, social justice, and collective liberation. A growing community.

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    • Organizational Histories
    • Educational Segments
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      • For Those Who’ll Come After
      • In Community: The Voices of Social Justice Origin Stories
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Thank You For Listening: SJOS 2024

By Relando Thompkins-Jones
December 30, 2024

That’s a wrap for this year. Many thanks to the storytellers who have contributed to this project and helped to give it life through their sharing. 

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Social Justice Origin Stories: Official Trailer


Social Justice Origin Stories: Founding Beliefs, Assumptions, and Aspirations with Relando Thompkins-Jones


Resisting Oppression by Building Trust and Connection with Amber Banks


Education as the Practice of Freedom with Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury


Redefining Design for Social Change with Kyahdric Moses


Making Race Heard with Surabhi Pandit


Weaving Past, Present, and Future: Healing Timelines with Jouapag Lee


Student Solidarity as Praxis: Popular Education in Action with Tony Nelson


Facilitating Change: Education Justice and Unharmonius Organizing with kyle lim


From Isolation to Advocacy: Color Evasiveness in Transracial Adoption with JaeRan Kim


Rooted in Baltimore: Navigating Social Injustice with Barre Jones


The Experiences of Black Chief Diversity Officers at Predominantly White Institutions with O’Juan Edwards


Working in Cooperation and Opposition for the Greater Good with Courtney Holland


Visibility, Power, and Centering Queer Black Stories with Monique Alicia Gamble


Holding Space: The Transformative Power of Being Witnessed and Supported with Leticia Peguero


Unpacking the Box of Shame with Arc Telos Saint Amour


Shifting Organizational Culture: Trauma-Informed, Identity-Conscious Supervision with Chelsea Pratt


Social Justice Origin Stories is available for listening wherever you find your podcasts. Video episodes are available on YouTube and on the project website: socialjusticeoriginstories.com

And thank you for listening, watching, and sharing their stories. Let’s hold our people close. Remember that people have always resisted and worked for liberation.  It will remain even more critical for us to share and spread our stories in the days and years to come. 

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I'm a macro social worker, social justice educator, strategist, and storyteller who leverages media and education to advance equity and social justice within people, organizations, and communities. I started Social Justice Origin Stories because I believe in the power of storytelling and making our experiences accessible to others, because I believe in the liberatory effects of social justice education, to support justice-seekers in finding community and feeling less alone given the relentlessness of oppressive systems, and to be a resource of support and reflection for those who are thinking through how they could best contribute to the work. We need all who can, to do what they can.

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