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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is Volume 4 of “Take This With You“, from Social Justice Origin Stories. In this series, storytellers reflect on what they hope stays with you after their episode ends. As you listen, consider this moment an invitation to reflect on your own journey. www.youtube.com/watch?v=scpH...

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Reflecting on over a decade of teaching, I explain my teaching philosophy and why it centers critical self- and systems-level reflection and education as a path to liberation through collaboration and community. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lADF... #socialwork #socialjusticeeducation #highereducation

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Moving Through Anger To Action: Why My Teaching Philosophy Centers Social Justice

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Studying abroad as a first-generation college student revealed how capitalism reinforces inequity by limiting access to travel opportunities, especially for Black and Brown students. Today, she leads global leadership programs with an intentional focus on equity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw6c...

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Making Study Abroad More Accessible to Black and Brown People: Unexpected Journeys with Sarah Jones

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This bonus crossover episode between Notes From an Aspiring Humanitarian (NAH) and Social Justice Origin Stories revisits my very first recording from 10 years ago with special guest l o t i walker, a social worker, social justice advocate, artist, and photographer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Ka...

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Funky Production: Social Work, Race, Class, and Education with l o t i walker | Design Decisions

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Social Justice Origin Stories is an idea whose time has come, but there was a podcast before the podcast, a platform before the platform. I’m reflecting on the experiences that led me to create my very first podcast, Notes From an Aspiring Humanitarian. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-iT...

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Ideas Need Time To Grow: How Starting My First Podcast Led Me To Social Justice Origin Stories

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

“ True social justice is possible when we remember what it means to be human in all of its messiness..looking in the mirror at all the ways we’ve been complicit..and refusing to be a passenger any longer.” --Tyler Adams www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbhy...

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Rejecting The Path Of Least Resistance and Refusing To Be A Passenger with Tyler Adams

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Ubuntu means “I am because we are.” This philosophy is at the heart of reimagining what dignity, liberation, and equity look like for Black people, beyond the constraints of colonial language and frameworks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofpv...

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Using my Oar, My Voice, to Design Equitable Futures: Ubuntu and Social Justice with monique liston

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Just because advice is popular doesn’t mean it’s for you. Question the stories we’re told about success, hard work, and opportunity. Sometimes the rules aren’t written with everyone in mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvSW...

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Stop Believing In Things That Don't Believe In You: Asymmetrical Vulnerability with Kwesi Robertson

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

This is your guided tour of everything available on Social Justice Origin Stories' YouTube channel (so far). Learn about the categories, special series, and the playlists that are available, so you'll know where to explore and what you'll find when you get here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlt8...

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A Guide To Everything On The Social Justice Origin Stories YouTube Channel (So Far)

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Sometimes, the weight of working to achieve equity and social justice can wear us down. Social Justice Origin Stories is here to remind you that wherever you are in the struggle, these stories are for you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqS5...

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Wherever You Are In The Hard Things, These Stories Are For You, Too | Design Decisions

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

When is true social justice possible? What shapes our approach to the work? Why does understanding and sharing our social justice origin stories matter? This is Volume 4 of "The Justice We Imagine" from Social Justice Origin Stories www.youtube.com/watch?v=fULz...

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The Justice We Imagine Vol. 4 | Social Justice Origin Stories

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This is Design Decisions: a space where I share news and updates about Social Justice Origin Stories as it continues to grow and evolve. It’s a space for meaning-making, where I expand on the ideas, values, and design decisions that shape this work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgT3...

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Introducing Design Decisions | Social Justice Origin Stories

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"For those who feel drawn toward macro roles, I want them to know that the path exists, but it is not yet well paved. The people clearing that path now are building it not only for themselves, but for those who come after them." www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKsz...

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Thinking Beyond Direct Practice And The Clinical Office: Macro Pathways with Patrick Taylor

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

“ You don’t need to have a lifelong dedication to activism. Start today. Start anywhere. I bet if you start today, you can look back on your life and see all of the points in your life that brought you to this moment…Start.” —Pooja Kothari www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA1-...

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Boundless Awareness With Pooja Kothari

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

“ There’s this active, erasure of Black history, Black culture, Black experience. We look at our scholarship as a form of resistance and giving voice to Black employees who are typically not being heard. Especially at the moment.” –Dr. Darryl B. Rice youtu.be/aT39PT9M3_c?...

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Scholarship as Resistance: Elevating The Stories Of Black Employees Under Authoritarian Leadership

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

"Look For Hope is everywhere." Even in hard times, William 'Bill' Vanderwill encourages us to look for the helpers and be helpers ourselves. Listen to the man I affectionately call "the Fred Rogers of Social Work." www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNNp...

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Look For Hope Everywhere With William "Bill" Vanderwill

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Dr. Byron Green-Calisch's message to the next generation: When you find this story, know the work was done for you. But the fight doesn’t end. Progress demands relentless effort. Please keep learning, keep pushing for social justice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUsa...

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Recreating Home: Justice Over Everything with Byron Green-Calisch

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Regardless of a child’s race or background, there must be explicit and intentional affirmation of Blackness as a part of their socialization because anti-Blackness is so deeply embedded in the foundations of the United States. youtu.be/3WCtVfmqBDM?...

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Sankofa Bird: Affirming Blackness From The Start of Early Childhood Education with Anissa L. Eddie

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Storytelling is more than a gift. It's a tool for connection. In the latest volume of "Take This With You" from Social Justice Origin Stories, storytellers reflect on what they hope stays with us long after the conversation ends. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuCP...

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Take This With You Vol. 3 | Social Justice Origin Stories

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Authenticity in social justice work means speaking up, even when it comes with a cost. Marquita D. Gooch shares the risks and rewards of telling the truth, particularly as a Black Woman leading in library spaces. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX3s...

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Black In The Stacks: Sharing Stories of Black Librarians, Authors, and Advocates with Marquita Gooch

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

No one gets to where they are by themselves, and this project would not exist without the collective wisdom of the storytellers who’ve shared their stories with us. In my final episode of the year, I revisit the voices that shaped Social Justice Origin Stories www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXPe...

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In Community Vol. 1: The Voices of Social Justice Origin Stories | 2024 + 2025

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

"Social justice doesn’t always begin with massive movements. It often begins with asking, “What can I do with what I have, where I am?” Start where you are, but don’t stay there—grow, stretch, and build with others toward something bigger than yourself.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1l9...

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Kujo's Kid Zone: Connecting Roots, Bridging Histories, and Empowering Futures with Randy Quansah

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

When is true social justice possible? What shapes our approach to the work? Why does understanding and sharing our social justice origin stories matter? This is Volume 3 of "The Justice We Imagine" from Social Justice Origin Stories. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKVS...

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

This is Volume 2 of “For Those Who’ll Come After“. In this series, storytellers reach across time, sharing messages and reflections for future generations, sharing what they want them to know, remember, and carry forward in the ongoing pursuit of social justice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xa3...

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For Those Who'll Come After Vol. 2 | Social Justice Origin Stories

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

"Funny enough, one of the things that some people have made me believe that I shouldn’t be using is my voice. And now I get to lean a hundred percent into this voice that I’ve come to assert is one that needs to be heard.” —Sheldon Gay www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkHY...

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Humanizing Our Neurodivergence: Lessons of Love From The People's Platypus with Sheldon Gay

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

My father has an expression: “You can’t grow a pine tree from a cactus seed”, which basically just means whatever is in you is what’s coming out. And in America, we have been trying to grow pine trees with cactus seeds for a long time.” @thequietrebel.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB0w...

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A More HUMAN Approach to Truth-Telling & Building Community Becoming The Quiet Rebel with Tracie Jae

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Dr. Darryl Rice decisively links the current legislative attacks on DEI to historical Jim Crow policies, making clear that what is often portrayed as “new” backlash is in fact the latest in a long tradition of systemic anti-Black racism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8w7...

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Jim Crow 2.0: How Anti-DEI Laws Are Rooted In Systemic Anti-Black Racism with Darryl B. Rice

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

This is Volume 1 of "For Those Who'll Come After". In this series, storytellers reach across time, sharing messages and reflections for future generations, sharing what they want them to know, remember, and carry forward in the ongoing pursuit of social justice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHRr...

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For Those Who'll Come After Vol. 1 | Social Justice Origin Stories

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Find the work that makes you feel fulfilled, learn about yourself, and show up authentically. There’s no single way to do social justice work. Whether you’re on the front lines or working behind the scenes, your contribution is valuable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLfl...

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Reimagining Leadership and Finding Our Role in The Movement with Beca Velázquez Publes

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

For Quincy Simmons, comics have always been political, and often a mirror to real-world issues. Through his podcast, "The Masks We Wear," he encourages listeners to start their own creative projects, have real conversations, and be more open about what they’re facing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GxD...

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Exploring Identity and Mental Health Through Comics, Anime, and Culture with Quincy M. Simmons

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Storytelling is more than a gift—it's a tool for connection. In the latest volume of "Take This With You" from Social Justice Origin Stories, storytellers reflect on what they hope stays with us long after the conversation ends. www.youtube.com/watch?v=87lE...

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Take This With You Vol. 2 | Social Justice Origin Stories

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

"All of my life, I've had absolute strangers ask me, was I a teacher? And I always said, no. I've come to recognize and accept that your job title doesn't have to be teacher to make you a teacher. And I'm a teacher. What can I say? I didn't choose it. It chose me." www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWkH...

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Marching to the Beat of Your Own Drum: Finding Your Rhythm with Chinyere Neale

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

This is Volume 1 of “Take This With You“, a special series from Social Justice Origin Stories. Storytelling is a gift, and in this series, storytellers reflect on what they hope stays with you after their episode ends. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5E7...

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Take This With You Vol. 1 | Social Justice Origin Stories

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Kelly Maxwell reflects on how coming out as a lesbian in the 1990s sparked a deeper examination of her whiteness and a lifelong commitment to understanding her relationship to privilege and oppression. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcmC...

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Using Intergroup Dialogue as a Catalyst for Social Justice With Kelly Maxwell

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

"My social justice philosophy is that everyone has a shared responsibility in the overall fight for social justice..Bravery, risk-taking, and compassion and vulnerability have been overlooked and underutilized in our work towards equity, inclusion, and belonging.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM6z...

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Do The Hard Thing: Confronting Our Privilege as a Path to Justice with Angie Freeman

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

This is Volume 2 of “The Justice We Imagine“ series, where I ask storytellers three questions: When is true social justice possible? What shapes our approach to the work? Why does understanding and sharing our social justice origin stories matter? www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV0u...

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The Justice We Imagine Vol. 2 | Social Justice Origin Stories

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

As an intellectual activist, Dr. Nadia Brigham has possessed the ability to recognize the patterns of injustice from an early age. She tells stories from her early life, highlighting pivotal moments that sparked her passion for social justice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0O7...

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Fighting Anti-Blackness: Loving Ourselves with Daily Practices of Self-Reflection with Nadia Brigham

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

This is Volume 1 of “The Justice We Imagine“ series, where I ask storytellers three questions: When is true social justice possible? What shapes our approach to the work? Why does understanding and sharing our social justice origin stories matter? www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG5x...

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

"Follow your innate sense of justice... that feeling of 'there’s something that needs to be made more just in this society'...future generations, when you’re in doubt, follow that, and that will get you to the right place.” –Emely Medina-Rodríguez www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBD9...

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Follow Your Innate Sense of Justice with Emely Medina Rodríguez

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

"I believe that the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice, but we have to participate in the bending. It's not gonna happen on its own." --Keith Edwards www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Ia...

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Education as an Act of Faith with Keith Edwards

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

“ Find your place in the ecosystem but also don't be afraid to try different things. balance making space and taking up space. Love your unique self and identity, and your unique experiences and contributions -- they're valuable and needed.“ –Claire Downing www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0qp...

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Bloom Where You're Planted with Claire Downing

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

“ I always like to remind everyone…you are part of public health. You just may not know it yet." @drbryanobuckley.bsky.social shares his Social Justice Origin Story on what led him to lead for #HealthEquity in the field of #PublicHealth www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDnr...

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Phoenix Rising: Figuring Out Answers and Implementing Learnings with Bryan O. Buckley

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

" My hope for every difference maker on the call is that you will incubate your ideas. You will not incinerate them. And probably one of the most tragic ways we incinerate our ideas is we just let them chill out on the shelf, and we never activate them.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuKy...

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Build What You Dream: The Rockstar Woman Movement with Shannon Cohen

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

“How are we using the power..the resources we’ve been able to acquire to bring more power to oppressed people?” As you stay connected to the true meaning of #MLK day, consider Mia Henry’s storytelling as an opportunity to reflect on how you build and share power. youtu.be/W39uNgB7LcE?...

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Using Power to Bring More Power to People: Education for Freedom and Justice with Mia Henry

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Racial justice advocate, community organizer, and strategist kyle lim questions the often oversimplified goal of 'harmony' and the pitfalls of anti-racist practices designed primarily for white consciousness-raising. youtu.be/j6m061r0Z58?...

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Moving Beyond Surface-Level Anti-Racist Pedagogy

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Jouapag Lee describes how being harassed on campus as a college student because of her race and gender reshaped her worldview and propelled her to become an organizer who advocated for critical support systems for students whose identities have been marginalized. youtu.be/knHUFoZCLeU?...

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Confronting Injustice on Campus: Jouapag Lee's Social Justice Origin Story

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Social Justice Origin Stories @sjoriginstories.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Dr. Yusef Bunchy Shakur names his experiences navigating systemic oppression, his time in prison for a crime he didn't commit, and the people who invested in him in his life as pivotal moments that activated his commitment to social justice. youtu.be/Y3cyBW3ZXHg?...

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Looking The Beast In The Face: Unlearning to Relearn with Yusef Bunchy Shakur

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