Jamia Wilson on Allyship and Activism

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Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

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🗓️ 23 June 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Jamia Wilson is a feminist activist, writer, and speaker. As director of the Feminist Press at the City University of New York and the former VP of programs at the Women’s Media Center, Jamia has been a leading voice on women’s rights issues for over a decade. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets, including the New York Times, the Today Show, CNN, Elle, BBC, Rookie, Refinery 29, Glamour, Teen Vogue, and The Washington Post. She is the author of Young, Gifted, and Black, the introduction and oral history in Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World, Step Into Your Power: 23 Lessons on How to Live Your Best Life, ABC’s of AOC, and the co-author of Road Map for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Advocacy, and Activism for All. In this episode, Jamia and Eric discuss many aspects of how we can work to develop a deeper understanding of one another, specifically in the realm of racism. Through a path that involves deep listening, allyship and activism, we can find our way to a better world together. The wisdom and practice of self-compassion is a foundational principle that Eric teaches and helps his private clients learn to apply through the 1-on-1 Spiritual Habits Program. To learn more about this program, click here. Need help with completing your goals in 2020? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! In This Interview, Jamia Wilson and I discuss Allyship, Activism, and… Her book, Road Map for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Advocacy, and Activism for All How to disagree with people and get comfortable with conflict Her experience with racism When it can be a mistake to give people the benefit of the doubt The way your lived experience can impact your worldview White Allyship Deep Listening The importance of involving the people closest to the problem when finding a solution White fragility The processes of learning and unlearning as lifelong processes Recognizing that we can have privilege in some areas and not in others A beginners guide to White Allyship Simple steps to take for local activism Jamia Wilson Links: jamiawilson.com Twitter Instagram Facebook Athletic Greens: The all in one daily drink to get daily nutritional needs, support better health and peak performance. Visit www.athleticgreens.com/feed to get 20 free daily travel packs with your first purchase. Best Fiends: Engage your brain and play a game of puzzles with Best Fiends. Download for free on the Apple App Store or Google Play. SimpliSafe: Get comprehensive protection for your entire home with security cameras, alarms, sensors as well as fire, water, and carbon monoxide alerts. Visit simplisafe.com/wolf for free shipping and a 60-day money-back guarantee. If you enjoyed this conversation with Jamia Wilson on Allyship and Activism, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Ruth King Austin Channing Brown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Most humans share a lot of the same core values and just have conflicts over different approaches of how to get there.
0:14.5	Welcome to the one you feed.
0:16.5	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
0:21.1	quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
0:26.7	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:30.9	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:35.6	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:38.5	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:42.0	But it's not just about thinking.
0:44.0	Our actions matter.
0:45.4	It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:50.3	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction,
0:54.7	how they feed their good wealth.
1:11.1	Thanks for joining us.
1:12.6	Our guest on this episode is Jamea Wilson.
1:15.6	She's a feminist activist, writer, and speaker.
1:19.0	As director of the feminist press in the City University of New York in the former VP of
1:24.0	Programs at the Women's Media Center, Jamea has been a leading voice on women's rights issues
1:29.2	for over a decade. Her work has appeared in countless outlets, including New York Times,
1:33.7	the Today Show, CNN, L, and the list goes on and on.
1:37.8	She's the author of many books, including Roadmap for Revolutionaries, Young Gifted in Black,
1:43.6	Step Into Power, and Others.
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