Chasing Justice

How do social justice, ministry, and grief intersect? Creative activist, J.S. Park, tells us about his calling to meet people at different stages of grief, with love, creativity, individuality, and care. Tune in to hear his stories and reflections about how to care deeply, actively, and healthily.

J.S. Park is a hospital chaplain whose work has been featured on CNN. He's a Korean-American, sixth-degree black belt, suicide survivor, and former atheist/agnostic who follows Christ. He is the author of The Voices We Carry: Finding Your One True Voice in a World of Clamor and Noise, and is writing a second book on grief.

Instagram: @jspark3000

The Voices We Carry: Finding Your One True Voice in a World of Clamor and Noise

J.S. Park featured on CNN

Chasing Justice: Artist Activist Cohort

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From Reggaeton to helping the Mestizo church create cultural change. As an achiever, Emanuel Padilla shares how community has been a part of his social justice journey from the stage to churches, cities, and the academy.

Emanuel is pursuing doctoral studies in theology and ethics working to recapture the history of colonization, reshape conceptions of identity, and inform the pursuit of justice. Emanuel's desire is to serve the Church through non-traditional educational ministries. He does this as founder and president of World Outspoken and co-host of The Mestizo Podcast.

World Outspoken | @worldoutspoken

Courses available at WOS

@emanuelwos

Renewing the City by Robert D. Lupton

Travy Joe

Elizabeth Conde Frazier

In the Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen

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As the Chasing Justice team, we have been lamenting the violence in Gaza and Israel. We condemn all acts of violence against civilians. We invite us to be people of solidarity and peace. Would you join us? Here are some action steps you can take to be an ally and advocate for peace.

Email your representatives using this link by our siblings at Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP).

Call your representatives using 5 calls for iphone, or 5 calls for Android.

For more on how to navigate social justice issues check out our Allyship Guide.

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Jane Hong-Guzmán de León shares her social justice journey as a helper. Jane tells us about her start in government institutions and her transition to ministry. She also shares advice about what to avoid to be a healthy helper in the activism journey.

Jane Hong-Guzmán de León is a licensed pastor with over a decade of ministry experience pastoring youth and adults. She previously worked as a junior high English teacher, university professor in Mexico, and with various training organizations. Jane holds an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary. She is passionate about seeing diversity, justice, healing, and transformation in and out of the church.

Mentioned:

ISAAC - Innovative Space for Asian American Christianity

Paulo Freire | Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Larry Itliong (PBS)

Tereza Lee an Undocumented Asian America (PBS)

By Jane:

Walking with Asian American young people as they navigate racialized violence

Who Do You Say I Am? High School Curriculum

Understanding & Relating to Asian American Youth

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Tyler Burns shares insights about how a Reformer personality engages in social change, advocacy, and solidarity. Tune in to hear about the lessons he's learned in his activism journey.

Tyler Burns is a pastor, speaker, writer, and podcaster. He currently serves as the President of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, an organization founded to educate, encourage, and empower Black Christians to be free in soul and in body. He also co-hosts the organization's flagship podcast Pass the Mic.

Mentioned:

All Nations Pensacola

Live Justly Cohorts

Medgar Evers

John Lewis

Georgia Blackmon

Enneagram

Myers-Briggs

Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) Podcast

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Tracey Gee joins this intro conversation about how you can find your distinct style of activism.

Tracey is a leadership coach and writer whose work is focused on helping leaders (especially those who experience marginalization) grow in self-awareness, development, and building healthy teams. She is certified in several frameworks such as Gallup StrengthsFinder, Working Genius, the Enneagram, and Cultural Intelligence. She is a proud daughter of Chinese-American immigrants. Tracey lives in Los Angeles with her husband, 2 children, and rescue dog, Kona. She loves hiking with her dog, enjoying the amazing food that LA has to offer, and spreading random joy through a curated weekly TikTok roundup.

Mentioned:

7 Core Assumptions of Restorative Justice

Building Movement Project - Social Change Ecosystem Map

Chasing Justice Allyship Guide

This Far by Faith: Prathia Hall (PBS)

Instagram: @traceygee.me

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In this episode, author Karen González focuses on the importance of the collective stories of immigrants must be centered in our advocacy for immigration.

Karen González is a speaker, writer, storyteller, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. She has been a non-profit professional, working for organizations that serve refugees and other immigrants. She is also the co-host of the Latina-focused podcast Cafe with Comadres. Find Karen on Instagram and Twitter.

Learn more about Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration by Karen González at Karen-Gonzalez.com/Book, or pick up a copy from your favorite bookseller! Get 40% off + free shipping at BakerBookHouse.com – no discount code needed! https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/436013

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Mexican and Cherokee community leader Kevin Garcia speaks about how to remain present while we are waiting for justice. His passion for liberating the marginalized will inspire you to center those who have the answers for their community. We talk housing, environmental racism, mentoring youth, and more! Kevin explains how our connection with the community fuels our long term advocacy?

Kevin is a member of Cherokee Nation and Mexican who lives in Dallas with his wife Miriam. He is currently in grad school and works in Generation Liberation where he is involved with historically oppressed neighborhoods to help youth and families thrive. He aims to connect spirituality to activism in ways that refresh and inspire those who are involved in liberating work through writing and teaching.

Mentioned: Anticipating Creations Liberation by Kevin Garcia

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How can proximity and presence change perspectives? This is what we learn from Gustavo De Los Rios and his experience mentoring youth and walking alongside immigrant families in their experience navigating the complexities of our legal system.

Gustavo De Los Rios currently serves as the Juárez Shelter Connector. Through personal experience growing up on the border and crossing between both Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and El Paso, TX, to visit family and friends, he is passionate about bringing awareness and collaborative solutions to the border issues faced every day by migrants.

Mentioned: Abara , Cuidad Nueva

Learn more about Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration by Karen González at Karen-Gonzalez.com/Book, or pick up a copy from your favorite bookseller! Get 40% off + free shipping at BakerBookHouse.com – no discount code needed! https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/436013

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In this episode of the Chasing Justice Podcast, Native Zuni leader Renee Kylestewa Begay, contributing author to Voices of Lament, focuses on the importance of our lament, hope, and indigenizing our faith as followers of the Jesus way. How do we seek good in our own communities in the midst of accusations that we may not be good? Renee's experience in liberating her theology and walking alongside Native students is a gift.Renee Kylestewa Begay is from the pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico. She is the founder and national director of Nations which seeks to build relationships among the Native American community. You can find her at thetalkingcircle.com

Mentioned: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom(Author), Michaela Goade (Illustrator) First Laugh Welcome Baby (Navajo) by Rose Ann Tahe, Nancy Bo Flood, Jonathan Nelson Healing the Soul Wound: Trauma-Informed Counseling for Indigenous by Eduardo Duran Mission and the Cultural Other by Randy S. Woodley The article Suspending Damage: A Letter to Communities Eve Tuck

Voices of Lament was edited by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson and is available at 30% off at BakerBookHouse.com. Learn more about the project and its contributors at VoicesofLament.com.

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