020 Necessary Conversations with Michelle Meow
Change The Narrative with JD Fuller
English - June 18, 2021 16:00 - 42 minutes - 96.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Michelle Meow is a radio personality and a prominent voice for the LGBTQ community. Michelle is the creator and host of the Michelle Meow Show, Michelle's goal and mission are to construct opportunities for people to listen in to deep conversations to develop an understanding and use empathy. The Michelle Meow Show can be heard in San Francisco and nationally through the Commonwealth Club and on KPCWTV and channel 44 in San Francisco. Michelle has been the co-host of the SF pride parade broadcast and she served as the president of their board of directors from 2014-2018. She is a self described LGBTQ+ history geek, informations sponge and lover not a fighter.
What You Will Hear:
Michelle’s family and early influences growing up in Stockton, CA.
Trauma as a kid of a refugee family, growing up poor, single parent home, person of color and queer.
Obstacles Michelle has faced along her journey.
Influence and motivation to start the Michelle Meow Show.
Financial support, investment and resources for LGBTQ initiatives.
Fundraising.
The narratives we create for ourselves. Being low-key.
Intersectionality between racism, white supremacy and mental health within the LGBTQ community.
Systemic phobias, recognizing, acknowledging and believing.
Anti-racism, ending racism and doing the work.
Middle child experience, impact and overcoming.
Being the child of immigrant parents.
Quotes:
“Everyday that you don’t fight for yourself will be the day that you’re silenced, and for many queer people we know silence equals death.”
“The gift of your trauma is your resiliency.”
“I’m actually a professional extrovert.”
“If we really want to break the cycle of racism in this country we really have to come together to fight some of these institutionalized ways of keeping racism alive.”
“I’ll never, ever let go of the fact that it’s human to create a foundation for people to feel comfortable enough for them to tell you their truth and for you to believe it.”
“You always have to evolve and recreate yourself, especially as an LGBTQ person and an artist.”
Mentioned:
Mayor Michael Tubbs
https://www.yelp.com/biz/barrish-bail-bonds-san-francisco (Barrish Bail Bonds)
Melonie and Melorra Green
https://www.commonwealthclub.org/michelle-meow-show (Commonwealthclub.org/mms)
https://www.michellemeow.com/ (Michelle Meow Show)
KPCW Sunday 10:30pm
Michelle Meow is a radio personality and a prominent voice for the LGBTQ community. Michelle is the creator and host of the Michelle Meow Show, Michelle's goal and mission are to construct opportunities for people to listen in to deep conversations to develop an understanding and use empathy. The Michelle Meow Show can be heard in San Francisco and nationally through the Commonwealth Club and on KPCWTV and channel 44 in San Francisco. Michelle has been the co-host of the SF pride parade broadcast and she served as the president of their board of directors from 2014-2018. She is a self described LGBTQ+ history geek, informations sponge and lover not a fighter.
What You Will Hear:
Michelle’s family and early influences growing up in Stockton, CA.
Trauma as a kid of a refugee family, growing up poor, single parent home, person of color and queer.
Obstacles Michelle has faced along her journey.
Influence and motivation to start the Michelle Meow Show.
Financial support, investment and resources for LGBTQ initiatives.
Fundraising.
The narratives we create for ourselves. Being low-key.
Intersectionality between racism, white supremacy and mental health within the LGBTQ community.
Systemic phobias, recognizing, acknowledging and believing.
Anti-racism, ending racism and doing the work.
Middle child experience, impact and overcoming.
Being the child of immigrant parents.
Quotes:
“Everyday that you don’t fight for yourself will be the day that you’re silenced, and for many queer people we know silence equals death.”
“The gift of your trauma is your resiliency.”
“I’m actually a professional extrovert.”
“If we really want to break the cycle of racism in this country we really have to come together to fight some of these institutionalized ways of keeping racism alive.”
“I’ll never, ever let go of the fact that it’s human to create a foundation for people to feel comfortable enough for them to tell you their truth and for you to believe it.”
“You always have to evolve and recreate yourself, especially as an LGBTQ person and an artist.”
Mentioned:
Mayor Michael Tubbs
Melonie and Melorra Green
KPCW Sunday 10:30pm