Ep 47: Thinking Outside of the Box, part 1

In this week’s episode, part 1 of 2, April and Tracie think about new paradigms for the future. Inspired by a song, we use the prison abolition movement & criminal legal system as well as Western medicine as points of reference, investigating the ways inherited systems, received as “natural,” are in fact human constructions which can be deconstructed (and reconstructed!) for a future that is more equitable, sustainable, and just. 

Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show at www.JewsTalkRacialJustice.com

Learn more about Joyous Justice where April is the founding and fabulous (!) director, and Tracie is a senior partner.: https://joyousjustice.com/

Read more of Tracie's thoughts at her blog, bmoreincremental.com

Check out We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1664-we-do-this-til-we-free-us

Learn more about The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein here: https://www.boldtypebooks.com/titles/chanda-prescod-weinstein/the-disordered-cosmos/9781541724709/

Read more about the implications of a racist medical system and the higher mortality rates of Black mothers here: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/maternal-health-in-bipoc

Listen to our episode on Either/Or thinking here: https://joyousjustice.com/blog/jews-talk-racial-justice-ep-9-digital-skin-color-eitheror-thinking-and-pizza-in-dakar

Read more about the Allegory of the Long Spoons, attributed to Rabbi Haim of Romshisok here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_long_spoons

Explore the phrase, “if it’s hysterical, it is historical” here: https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/blog/if-it-s-hysterical-it-s-historical