IRISE RAGE

Summary: Host Caris Fox and guest Dr. Maria del Carmen Salazar explore the unique challenges facing students with marginalized identities in the education system and offer holistic solutions to establish true educational equity.

Links:

Teacher Evaluation as Cultural Practice: A Framework for Equity and Excellence: https://www.amazon.com/Teacher-Evaluation-Cultural-Practice-Excellence-ebook/dp/B07N1WSRGT

NMU Humanising Pedagogy Webinar with Prof Maria Salazar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUWhlpeO6X4&feature=emb_title

In celebration of May as mental health awareness month, host Caris Fox and guest Dr. Apryl Alexander discuss the importance of Black mental health and wellness. This episode emphasizes the necessity for culturally informed and trauma-informed care in protecting the hearts and minds of Black adults and youth. Dr. Apryl Alexander deconstructs popular myths around mental illness both inside and outside of the Black community. What are the equity and accessibility issues that prevent Black individuals from receiving proper mental health care? In what ways do systemic inequalities perpetuate harm and inaccessibility for those struggling? How do the entertainment industry and social media exploit and profit from Black pain? Listen to this episode for answers to these questions and more!

Host Caris Fox and Social Justice Solidarity Series’ Victoria Martinez, Brian Guzman, Rose Quispe, and Dr. Aaron Schneider discuss the importance of solidarity and community power in creating systemic change within higher education. This episode deep dives into the experiences of students of color within higher education, highlighting the effects of imposter syndrome, feelings of isolation, and the daily combatting of micro and macro aggressions. Join us for a conversation that emphasizes the importance of creating validating spaces for students of color to share their experiences and brainstorm solutions to radically transform higher education.

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Host Caris Fox and guest Grace Wankelman introduce the We Can DU Better movement and the We Can Do Better campaign, offering a behind-the-scenes glance at the process of starting the movement and balancing life as a student and activist. This episode deep dives into subjects around sexual violence such as the words “me too” being both a heart-wrenching statement to hear, but also one that combats feelings of isolation and shame among survivors. This episode includes discussion on the role of the friend or family member in a survivor’s life, representation in media of healthy sexual relationships, rape jokes, intersectionality within the discussion of sexual violence, transformative justice, and the word “survivor”. Join us for a necessary conversation during Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April). 

Resources: 

We Can DU Better: https://www.instagram.com/wecandubetter/?hl=en

We Can Do Better Campaign: https://www.instagram.com/thedobettercampaign/?hl=en

The Blue Bench: https://thebluebench.org/

Guest host Dr. Ramona Beltrán and guests Bobby Lefebre and Ozioma Aloziem introduce Proyecto Sobremesa, a project that gathers and engages Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artists and cultural workers in six separate eight-person dinners to discuss and plan a liberated future. What does accountability look like when it is based in love? What innovative ideas and solutions come to light when spaces for community exist? Join us for a conversation that highlights the need for radical imagination, accountability, and collaboration in creating the world we desire.