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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Rob Shields, executive director of the Recity Network.
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