Derecka Purnell - Inequality Breeds Violence
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Abolitionism is an important tool that can help us repair and move towards healing and justice. The American lawyer, organizer, and author of Becoming Abolitionist, Derecka Purnell joins aja in conversation about what it means to be an abolitionist, how racial capitalism is killing Black people, and the importance of dismantling the systems that caused the violence in the first place. They also discuss cultivating a space of learning for children and how social justice spaces are deep messy experiments of the people we’re trying to be. We invite you to leave us a voice memo and answer some of the same questions we ask our guests. Click HERE to leave us a voice message!For more info, check out The Sound Bath Podcast site.Meditative sound bath music from The Dojo Upstate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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