Sincerely, Z

Welcome to Gen Rise Media's Sincerely, Z!

This is a continuation of Amanda's series about the criminal justice system. In this episode, she talks about cash bail and public defenders, as well as interviewing a former public defender and current defense attorney Amanda Skorr.

In this episode Emma shares a little bit of her own experiences with therapy and they way she feels it positively impacted her life, while trying to open up the conversation about therapy in hopes that it can be a more normalized form of help!

As mentioned in the episode, here are some online resources for when you need someone to talk to but are unable to seek (what would in a non corona world) in person therapy. These won't be able to provide the same amount of long term guidance but can be very helpful in harder moments when you just need to speak with someone you don't personally know.

https://www.mhanational.org/get-involved/contact-us

http://www.noshameonu.org/mental-health-resources

https://checkpointorg.com/global/

Note from Emma- Hey! Unfortunately, I was unable to find the paper with my breathing exercise mentioned in the episode, if I come across it again I'll be sure to add it to the description of later episode!

In this podcast, Sara is joined by her girlfriend Megan. Together they talk about some important refreshers about the LGBTQ+ community that are often forgotten. The four main topics we dive into are: fetishizing lesbian relationships, bi-erasure, TERFS, and the importance of language. Often these topics are overlooked and hopefully, through this discussion, we can become better allies and/or members of the LGBTQ+ community!

In this podcast, Jolie talks all about greenwashing. She goes in-depth into what greenwashing truly is, its history, and the dangers of greenwashing. Jolie hopes to highlight how you can stay away from and identify greenwashed products, and, instead, support small eco-friendly businesses!

The Other Perspective is a sub-series by Fatima, where she uses her experience as a Muslim-American woman living in the United States to speak about the Muslim-American experience. She aims to get listeners thinking about a different take on everything from international politics to the issues young Muslims have to deal with in today’s age.

On July 19, 2005, Lavena Johnson was found dead on the Iraq base where she had been stationed at for 8 weeks. Military investigators quickly claimed her mysterious death as a suicide. But all the evidence points to something more sinister – murder. In this podcast, Ruyi delves into the conspiracy of the United States covering up the murders of women and men in the military.

Learn more on:

https://www.rivercitycharlie.com/militaryfamiliesforjustice

Sources:

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2008/04/28/there-army-cover-rape-and-murder-women-soldiers

https://www.donaldwatkins.com/post/the-murder-of-pfc-lavena-johnson-part-1

https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/conspiracy-women-in-the-us-military/

In today's episode, Sara discusses the truth about sex workers, SWERFS, and how to support the industry through government policy.

In this episode of The Other Perspective, Fatima Younis interviewed Dr. Arati Kreibich, who is a neuroscientist, a mom, and a Democratic council member who ran a campaign for Congress in New Jersey's fifth district. While she was unable to win the Democratic primary, she created a community of fellows and other volunteers who fought for the values she represented. Fatima was a fellow on her campaign and had an amazing experience!

Link to her website: https://www.aratiforcongress.com/

Note: this episode was recorded on June 27, 11 days before the NJ primary.

Since the American revolution that founded the United States in 1776 to the 2020 Black Lives Matter Revolution, there have been countless, everlasting movements that have occurred. Each and every one of these movements have shaped America to what it is now. In this podcast, Ruyi compares what a revolution looked like 80 years ago versus now.