Jews Talk Racial Justice - Ep 50: It is In Our Bones: Liberation and Grief

In this week’s episode, Tracie and April both react to recent experiences they have had which have deepened their consciousness or understanding around racial justice and healing. For Tracie it was a neighbor’s reaction to an activist campaign to Free Keith Davis, Jr., and for April, a weekend at a virtual Black liberation retreat. This leads them to a conversation on the need to balance the work of liberating individuals and communities from oppressive systems with also grieving the collective trauma that is caused from generations of being targeted by and struggling against these same systems. For it is only by grieving that we can become better change agents for our collective liberation.

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The Messiness of Spring

But the true reason why I love Spring is because it is messy, and it teaches me that I can be messy too as I grow. Maybe you have never thought about Spring as messy, so think about it; for every warm, glorious blue sky Spring day, there are ones of cold and rain, even snow!

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Jews Talk Racial Justice - S2E7: Exhaustion

“Be gentle with ourselves and listen to the messages our bodies are giving. I believe that our bodies are our allies. It doesn't always feel that way, but I believe they're trying to communicate with us in different ways for our thriving, and the more we can slow down and soften enough to listen, the better it is.” - April N. Baskin

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Jews Talk Racial Justice - Ep 8: Oppression Olympics, Intergenerational Trauma, and Shared Liberation

Even more than other episodes, you'll find yourself eavesdropping on this conversation. April and Tracie unpack the deep and intergenerational effects of shared trauma and oppression, and the ways either/or and hierarchical thinking can get in the way of healing.

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