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Every day there are people in our local and global community who are using the tactics and principles of nonviolence to transform the world around us. Our podcast focuses on telling these stories to highlight those who are joining us in our journey to create a world free from violence and the threat of violence.
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Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Podcast team member, Ellery McCardle, speaks with Erika Thorne, an activist, writer, facilitator and cultural worker since 1974. During this interview, Erika talks about her work with Training for Social Change, a multi-racial group of individuals, training others to confront systems of injustice. Additionally, Erika describes her involvement with the Twin Cities affiliate of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), a national network of group and individuals organizing white people for racial justice. Previously, Erika was a staff member at Friends for a NonViolent World (FNVW), serving for three years as Managing Director and five years as the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)-Minnesota program coordinator. A former dancer, Erika brings "joyful physicality" to her facilitation.
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Additional Information:
Standing Up for Racial Justice -Twin Cities: https://www.surjtc.org/about/
Training for Change: https://www.trainingforchange.org
Black Visions: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org
Voters for Racial Justice: https://voicesforracialjustice.org
Association for Black Economic Power: https://abepmpls.org
Queen Bee, staged by Wild Conspiracy: https://www.wildconspiracy.org/queen-b
Music generously donated by bensound.com
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