“So what’s my response when someone asks for a more palatable phrase? ‘You know what? Let's figure that out later. Right now, let's do what we need to do to dismantle the structures that are allowing Black people to be endangered on our streets.’” - Tracie Guy-Decker
Read More“I think that a component of white supremacy culture is this right to comfort, and therefore, if something makes me uncomfortable, it must be wrong.” - April N. Baskin
Read More“This is a learning journey and a healing and incremental, ongoing learning process for all of us, but that you will commit to taking ownership of being on that journey.” - April N. Baskin
Read More“I think that there are ways in my life where I bring immense effort, where there's a way to achieve arguably more than I'm achieving right now if I can physically and spiritually embody more trust and still show up to work. But it's, like, am I looking for rocks to lift? Or am I am I noticing that there is actually keys in the ignition of a lift next to me, and if I just paused enough to notice, there's resource right there, that rather than me trying to lift boulders, by engaging what already is and slowing down enough.” - April N. Baskin
Read More“I would wanna ask you what's one day's worth of oil in your life? What is one skill, one bit of knowledge you do have that it's easy to overlook?” - April N. Baskin
Read MoreApril and Tracie take the time to unpack a phrase that often comes up when Jews Talk Racial Justice: "white supremacy." The phrase has entered the lexicon of individual antiracists and movements alike, but what exactly does it mean? April and Tracie define the term, investigate the discomfort it can generate, and riff on the ways in which discussing "white supremacy culture" may be a way to reclaim agency and power.
Read More“Anger is a messenger. My emotions are guideposts for me that give me a sense of things that my brain can't comprehend or comprehends too quickly for me to be able to process it. But when an emotion is lingering, that is helpful for me - and I leverage that.” - April N. Baskin
Read MoreEven 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.
Read More“I want us to ease into the reality that everyone is racist. Surprise! Spoiler Alert!” - April N. Baskin
Read More“What would the world look like if white people were just able to hear feedback and say, ‘thank you and I'll work on that’? That would be revolutionary.” - Tracie Guy-Decker
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