GETTING CURIOUS | Why Are Domestic Workers’ Rights Essential? with Alicia Garza

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

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Science, Self-improvement, Comedy, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 21 October 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

There are more than 2.5 million care workers, nannies, and house cleaners across the United States. They are skilled professionals. Their labor is essential. So are their rights. Alicia Garza, who is the Director of Strategy & Partnerships for the National Domestic Workers Alliance, joins Jonathan to discuss the history of domestic work in the United States, why domestic workers are some of the least protected, most vulnerable individuals—without access to health care, paid sick days, or a living wage—and what a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights could offer these workers in the way of proper compensation, labor protections, and dignity. Beyond her work with the NDWA, Alicia Garza is the co-creator of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, the principal at the Black Futures Lab, a writer, and a podcast host. Her new book The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart is out now. Once you’ve had a chance to listen to this episode of Getting Curious, make sure to check out Alicia’s first appearance on the show, and her podcasts Lady Don’t Take No and Sunstorm. Follow Alicia on Twitter @aliciagarza and Instagram @chasinggarza. Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com. Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com. Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Getting Curious, I'm Jonathan Van Ness, and every week I sit down for a 40 minute conversation
0:06.1	with a brilliant expert to learn all about something that makes me curious.
0:10.5	On today's episode, I'm joined by the activist, organizer, writer, and someone who I am honored to call a very dear friend, Alicia Garza, or I ask her, why are domestic workers workers rights essential?
0:26.0	Welcome to getting curious, this is Jonathan Fanass. I am so excited to welcome our friend back,
0:29.0	which I'm going to do like your official intro
0:31.0	because it's gorgeous in a minute,
0:32.0	because I just want to wait. It's Alicia Garza. Well actually now I am
0:35.4	going to do because it's too good to not do it right now. You're the principal at the
0:38.2	Black Futures Lab. You are the strategy and partnerships director at the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
0:43.4	You are also the co-creator of the Black Lives Matter Global Network.
0:47.2	You also host a podcast called A Lady Don't Take No and you co-host the podcast, Sunstorm in your new book the purpose of power how we come
0:55.9	together when we fall apart comes out this month and can I just say can I get an
1:01.1	advance copy can I get it comes out on the because get it comes out on the 20th, right?
1:05.0	Yeah, it's on its way to you.
1:07.0	Yeah, and I don't want everyone to be jealous because I do think this might come out next week.
1:10.0	So like this probably will be like before it comes out so I I don't want shall to be jealous. I do I want to read it so bad. I'm so proud of you and excited and I just I know just based on your work and having gotten to spend the time with you I have spent so far
1:28.5	This book is going to be so important and I have chills on my triceps and I haven't even gotten to read it yet. So I'm just so excited that you're here and I'm also really excited to talk to you about your work at the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
1:37.3	And I think that so many folks interact with, you know, but don't even know what qualifies is that.
1:46.8	Don't know how we can support those folks better.
1:49.3	Those folks are also so commonly the folks who are most at harm and at risk by the current administration.
1:56.1	So I'm really curious about all that.
1:58.4	I also am really curious about how you are and I love you so much and I love you so much.
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