Examine Yourself
Are you self-aware? Do you know what your triggers are? In these times, we must stand for what we believe in and be clear about it, but that can't happen until we do the work on ourselves. So in this episode I discuss thought work, the George Floyd case, and ways to get actively involved with racial reform and civil rights in America in 2020.
In This Episode…
Black men being murdered on video without justice
Key definitions used in this episode 7:48
Thought work to process emotions 12:15
What you can do (education and activism) 20:32
Resources
George Floyd Memorial Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
Minnesota Freedom Fund: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/
Black Visions Collective: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
Campaign Zero: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
Black Lives Matter: https://www.Blacklivesmatter.com
Minneapolis NAACP Branch: https://www.paypal.me/mplsnaacp4050B
Petitions
Text “Floyd” to 55156 to sign a petition a demand justice for George Floyd
Sign-up at Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/ to be notified of more opportunities to take action
Articles
An explanation of White privilege
Activism to effect change for civil rights
Books
Here are 3 book recommendations (affiliate links included to support the show):
White Fragility: Why it’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo
How to Be Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debbie Irving
Netflix Documentaries
13th
When They See Us
Hello Privilege, It's me Chelsea
Previous Podcasts
Kate Clancy interview https://www.kickinitwithdaree.com/episode/no-more-gas-lighting (includes brief discussion of the Chelsea Handler documentary)
Speaking Up (Jennifer Wilkov interview) http://kickinitwithdaree.com/episode/speak-up-remain-fabulous/
Me Too (Mike Domitrz interview) http://kickinitwithdaree.com/episode/can-i-kiss-you
Sex Trafficking (Arzo Yusuf interview) http://kickinitwithdaree.com/episode/like-a-diamond-sex-trafficking
Authentic Leadership (Abigail Manning interview) http://kickinitwithdaree.com/episode/authentic-leadership