Riece Hamilton is a sex educator at the University of Louisville. She is also a bad arse activist! We talk about so much great stuff in this conversation from believing in and voting for women, to reproductive rights and sex education in schools. We talk about the current social justice movement and the ways Riece has been involved as well as the changes she has seen in white folks so far. The most important message of this conversation is that we need to sit down together and listen. We white folks need to listen and really sit with the hurt and harm that we have created and from that place make change!

Alsoooooo, I mention Occupy ICE and it sounds like I say it was in 2008 and maybe I accidentally did say that but it was actually in 2018. My numbers got confused in my mouth hole. Soz.

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Today on the show I chat with Nannie Croney from the grassroots organization, Change Today Change Tomorrow- a kick arse women run organization that serves marginalized folks in Louisville and focusses primarily on education, food justice and public health.

Nannie talks about having our needs met and it made me think about how people are showing up for me during a really challenging period of my life and that we should perhaps use Nannie’s words as inspiration to be there for one another always.

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CLICK HERE to read the Guardian interview with Karen Washington about Food Apartheid.

CLICK HERE to learn more about food justice.

CLICK HERE to read about Black Lead Agriculture with Soul Fire Farm’s Leah Penniman.

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Summer Girl by Haim

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YOU ALL! This episode is great. It starts out a bit dicey with my terrible attempt at self promotion… you see, I have a brand spanking new Patreon membership space, which is actually pretty darned excellent and you all should sign up for it but anyway… I then go on to talk about my feely feelings a bit and then I interview Naomi Finkelstein about body positivity and all kinds of other good and inspiring stuff!

Naomi and I talk about reclaiming the word fat, shifting beyond the weight loss paradigm, the famine response and so much more!

I’m so excited for you all to listen yeah!

Oh but also I want to offer a trigger warning to folks as we do talk a lot of about issues relating to weight and body acceptance.

Love you all!

Book recommendations:

Embody by connie sobczak

Health at Every Size by Dr. Lindo Bacon

The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonia Renae Taylor

Jess Baker’s books

CLICK HERE for Naomi’s coaching website- you should go ahead and book yourself a sesh with her!

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Music from today’s show:

Summer Girl by Haim

Do do do do do The Dawson’s Creek Song… I mean, I Don’t Want To Wait by Paula Cole

Good As Hell by Queen Lizzo

Unpretty by TLC