Ep 94: Attention as a Tool for a Racial and Social Justice Practice

In a recent session of our program Grounded & Growing, April and Tracie realized they have different practices in response to injustices. Though their actual behaviors diverge, what they have in common is that they are using intentional and strategic attention as a form of a social and racial justice practice. Because of our many different identities and experiences, our social justice practices are not one-size-fits-all. Some of us need to protect ourselves from re-traumatization. Others need to counter the numbness and dehumanization that has become default reactions to injustice. All of us can contribute to a world of justice, wholeness, and healing.

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/

Support the work our Jewish Black & Cherokee woman-led vision for collective liberation here: https://joyousjustice.com/support-our-work

Find out more about our pilot program “Grounded & Growing,” our 6-week intensive for cultivating a trauma-informed social justice practice: https://joyous-justice.mykajabi.com/grounded-and-growing

Learn more about the police killing of Stephon Clark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Stephon_Clark