Trauma & Injustice

12/07/2021 50 min Temporada 3 Episodio 10
Trauma & Injustice

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Join our guest Sonia Wang from New Community Covenant Church's Community Outreach Program as she talks about how her work as a teacher and administrator on the south side of Chicago influences her work today. What does it mean to define Restorative Justice as an ecosystem -- or as a lifestyle? What does it mean to be stuck as the result of Trauma? Let's talk about it.0:43 Episode starts1:42 Jes’s check in3:38 Rob’s check in6:56 Rob introduces Sonia7:21 Sonia joins the call7:39 Sonia’s check in9:16 Rob reads Sonia’s bio11:59 What led you to this work?17:32 Understanding intersectionality among young people21:54 What is a day in the life like?25:18 Interlude26:52 How do people process trauma and do good work?33:28 What does it mean to live out sankofa?37:55 Where do you find hope?40:37 How can listeners show up?41:52 Where can listeners find you?42:41 Wrap up42:57 Jes’s takeaways45:56 Rob’s takeaways49:58 OutroThank you to DJ Pdogg and Producer Lo Key for our awesome music throughout the show!Follow DJ Pdogg online:www.djpdogg.comTwitterInstagramFollow Producer Lo KeyInstagramOur sponsors:ReCity NetworkCoastal Credit UnionOur hosts:Jes Averhart, cofounder of Black Wallstreet HomecomingRob Shields, executive director of the Recity Network.Our Producer:Ben Azevedo, owner of Bear Cave AudioOur EditorChris Pappalardo