This week I chat with Dr. Aisha Rios to both get to know her a little better and to talk about social justice in evaluation. Topics & Resources Mentioned: Getting to know Dr. Rios and Coactive Change a little better What is social justice in evaluation? Emergent strategy as guiding Dr. Rios in framing social justice evaluation as about imagining different futures Abolition literature as another influence for Dr. Rios Studying up vs studying down: "Up the anthropologist-Perspectives gained from studying up" by Laura Nader AEA session “Illuminating the future context through an equity lens: Why systems evaluators need to use foresight and futures” by Dr. Jen Heeg and Dr. Jewlya Lynn AEA session “Evaluation as restorative practice: Exploring how collaborative and participatory methods can promote peace, justice, and healing in Guatemala” by Erica Henderson and Giovanni Dazzo Importance of building community and doing this work in relation Breathwork with Libby Smith Characteristics of white supremacy culture How to create, cultivate, and protect space for reflection Addressing the inadequate budget and time in proposals for appropriate diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice work Finding social justice evaluation work Thinking thoughtfully of evaluation questions and being flexible about the evaluation questions throughout the evaluation process Approaches, methods, and reporting in social justice evaluation Navigating a capitalistic society as a socialist: ownership, authorship, contracts, money, and more Contact: Dr. Aisha Rios: Coactive Change & Twitter @AishaRios17 EvaluLand: Website & Twitter (@EvaluLand) Music by Matt Ingelson, http://www.mattingelsonmusic.com/ Special Guest: Dr. Aisha Rios. Support EvaluLand