Examine Yourself

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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):

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