1. Navigating with Integrity: White Supremacy Culture & Adapting to Crisis
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In this introductory episode, we provide some context around white supremacy culture (WSC), and what inspired this series. Framing the conversation series to come, you will hear a 101 break down of Tema Okun's & Dismantling Racism Works' synthesis of WSC, and how we've seen it show up in past and present crises. Navigating with Integrity is a conversation series mind-mapping crisis response in nonprofit leadership & exploring what it means to dismantle white supremacy culture in our workplaces.  This podcast is hosted by W.O.M.A.N., Inc., a San Francisco based nonprofit that has been serving the city and larger Bay Area since 1978. We support survivors of domestic violence and their loved ones along their healing journeys, bridging value-rich networks designed to address intersections of violence. Host Bios:  Jill Zawisza (pronounced Za-we-za) (she/her/hers) is a white woman of Polish descent and serves as a director at W.O.M.A.N., Inc. She has been in the anti-DV movement since 1996, and has been with W.O.M.A.N., Inc. for 13 years. In addition, Jill has served as an anti-Sexual Assault advocate and counselor. She represents W.O.M.A.N., Inc. in the community, aids in program development, provides mentorship to staff, and participates in active community outreach. Her current focus is offering counseling and advocacy to survivors, and delving into how to share power & dismantle white supremacy culture within the leadership structure at W.O.M.A.N., Inc., and beyond. Shaena Lee S. (she/her/hers) is a mixed-race woman of Japanese, Korean and white descent, and has been with W.O.M.A.N., Inc. since 2014. Starting as a Support Line volunteer, she has since supported in various capacities including peer counseling, support group, education, outreach, and DVIRC coordination. Shaena also has experience as a sexual assault peer counselor and medical advocate with SF Women Against Rape. She currently lives in Washington and is pursuing her Master of Social Work with a focus on community-centered praxis. Shaena is deeply invested in movements that bring us closer to collective justice, healing & liberation.
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