Activist Saviors, Listening Ears, and Advice for the Thanksgiving Table

JUST

Joining us this week on JUST is Genelle Aldred, a journalist, author, speaker, and storyteller. She's an ambassador for SANDS, and author of the book Communicate for Change, which inspired this conversation. Tune in and enjoy!

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:43 Episode starts
• 1:45 Jes's check in
• 5:05 Rob's check in
• 6:48 Rob introduces Genelle to the call
• 7:26 Genelle joins
• 9:09 Rob gives Genelle's bio
• 10:11 What's your story?
• 14:58 What about the present moment makes it hard to discuss issues of injustice?
• 20:18 Interlude
• 21:32 Rob quotes from Genelle's book
• 23:14 What led you to model "putting down your stone"?
• 29:35 Why is it important to appeal to both the heart and the mind?
• 33:52 What is the term "activist savior"?
• 39:06 What advice would you give folks entering the holiday season?
• 44:19 Is there anything you'd like to leave listeners with?
• 46:09 Wrap up and goodbyes
• 47:22 Outro

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• ReCity Network
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Our hosts:

• Jes Averhart, cofounder of Black Wallstreet Homecoming
• Rob Shields, executive director of the Recity Network.

Our Producer:

• Ben Azevedo, owner of Bear Cave Audio

Our Editor

• Chris Pappalardo