Tag: activism
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Elle Cast 15: Special Guest Larry Coble With Chicago350 (Part I)
Welcome back to my podcast Alert, Aware, Mindful. This episode features Special Guest Larry Coble with Chicago 350.org. Find out which U.S. city is in the most danger of sinking in a swamp and about Oil bomb trains, both two pieces of information I did not know myself. So listen in on our conversation about…
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Elle Cast 14: Privilege- Living Outside the Box
My recent posts have been highlighting that this site is not about pointing a finger at someone else, as much as looking within yourself for your own contribution to the goodness in the world, the badness in the world and the ravages of indifference. This week’s podcast talks about privilege–we all have it to some…
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Still, nonwhite Americans were about as likely as white Americans to say they hadn’t taken any of the above actions against racism.
Check out this amazing article. You can send the link to the others out there like Bill O’Reilly who claim we live in a post racial America: Majority Of White People Say There’s Racism Everywhere, But Not Around Them.
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Elle Cast 12 Unnecessary Mental Gymnastics In Charleston
Greetings, New Elle Cast is available. This episode will cover my reactions to the shooting in Charleston, victim- claiming (which I didn’t realize was a *thing*), and the perils of a reverse soul man. The Called to Action segment features a heartfelt and insightful throwback from Marvin Gaye. I’ve been asking myself this same question…
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Searching for Freedom in a “Free” Country
Welcome Back to Alert, Aware, Mindful! This week’s episode focuses on Kalief Browder and prison culture. Topics include: Effects of prison culture on society upon release and why activism is so important to social change. We end with peace and love from one of the greats. He was all about the love. Thanks for listening! Elle…
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Elle Cast 10: Stigma in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave
Greetings All, This episode will focus on the dangers of stigma in our society and how gratitude and appreciation are a choice for better living not just for you but for the people who experience your positivity and well being just by being around you. There’s a great new song “I Can’t Breathe” by protest…
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Elle Cast 9: Baltimore and Prince
Greetings All, Welcome back to Alert, Aware, Mindful. Today’s episode concerns my reactions to the recent incidences in Baltimore, which is located 20 minutes from my home town, close to where my parents live now. Thanks for listening, caring, and wanting to go on this journey with me. -Elle Stream or download here
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Elle Cast 8 – Self Care with Anne!
We are back after a quick Spring Break. With us today is Anne from a few weeks ago and we will be discussing self care among other things. We will be addressing our own individual struggles with self care and what helped us both. This episode’s Called to action segment of the show features Adam Gottlieb a slam poet…
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Adam Gottlieb, Poet Breathe Now – YouTube
Adam Gottlieb, Poet Breathe Now – YouTube. This week’s Called to Action Spotlight is on Louder than a Bomb a Youth Poetry Slam. Listen and be impressed. He is only 17 when he wrote and performed this. *This* is what our young people are capable of.
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Elle Cast 6: PBS Shows – Independent Lens: American Denial and Colorblind: Rethinking Race
New Elle Cast for this week! Greetings! In episode six of Alert.Aware.Mindful. I will be talking about two amazing PBS shows I viewed recently. One is a part of the Independent Lens series, called American Denial and the other is the documentary Colorblind:Rethinking Race. American Denial is about how unconscious bias perpetuates racism and it is…
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