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Teaser: Do you know that thing that just GETS to you? That area where you constantly over and over fall for lose your composure and you just can’t keep from taking the bait? Those places we protect, those areas we want to deny exist are the places we are weakest and most susceptible to threat. Many times, those places are our own places of Privileged Fragility. Today’s Podcast explores Fragility, what is it, how does it manifest, and what can we do about it to become a better human being?

Hey welcome to the Inclusive Activism Podcast! So, its official we have launched! How exciting!!

We even have two voicemails!! The community is starting! At this moment in time we may hit a brief spike but so far we have had dozens of listens – literally DOZENS!

I share this because all good things start small and fragile. But you can never underestimate the ability for a small group of people to make a large difference in the world. So while this might be the best it gets for the right now, I’m excited to see. It and if your listening now THANK YOU. I cannot do this alone I need you the listeners to create community and to help me find a way to article how being an ally, being an active inclusive person, make you a better person!

To check in I want to share my activism since I last checked in with a podcast! We are all in our process and without being active in the community we passively allow the existence of oppression in our midst.

Since then I have:

Presented at a National Conference about the limiting effects of per formatively with Gender roles within our relationships

I have met with and had dinner with more activist who are willing to get arrested for important causes

I have met with other adjunct faculty who wanted to learn how to better engage their own students

I attended a Nonviolence Direct Action Training with some people who again got arrested for a good cause

I’ve held a Civil Conversation Series about the film 13th for 27 folks at Pvcc to analyze the intersection of race and mass incarceration

And spoke at a discussion panel about black men and how to be better allies in general for black men and specifally better allies within the realm of higher education!

Self Care Regime:

Lifting at least 4X a week

Cardio dipped a bit to 2-3X per week

Mindfulness still at least 4X per week

Podcast of the week is a discussion on allyship with NPR’s CodeSwitch Podcast! #TryPod will put into show notes!

ON to the topic of fragility!

Most of the time this is framed as white fragility. But I would posit that this happens with all forms for privileged identity and would be subject to a form of fragility threat.

So first off lets define fragility: Fragility is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial, paternal, class, or other privileged based stress be- comes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include the outward display of emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors such as argumentation, silence, and leaving the stress-inducing situation.

White fragility is a phrase coined by author Dr. Robin DiAngelo, and is defined a