In this episode we dive into looking at terminology, and clarifying what words mean and what they don't. We find this extremely important as we articulate what is unfolding before our eyes, and this unique opportunity to name history as it's happening.

To read more about this topic see Renee's substack article:

https://drareneelemus.substack.com/p/on-terminology

When we say messy, we don't mean to diminish the importance of any topic. We are acknowledging that these topics are fraught with controversy, debate, and sensitivity. And yet, we realize we must discuss then in spite of the uncomfortableness if we are in fact to achieve collective liberation. Therefore, a topic that we want to approach and sift through the messiness of is antisemitism. We use an article from The Atlantic to unpack the public rhetoric surrounding this topic hoping to lend some nuance to the issue.

Welcome to the newest podcast produced by Las Dras LLC. Your hosts Renee Lemus and Cinthya Silverstein are broaching a discussion on current political topics, specifically the genocide in Gaza and the contentious discourse that is unfolding on social media. As community organizers and scholars they are addressing these topics from an understanding of colonization as a global, historical and ongoing project. As well, they are seeking to lend important nuance and complexity to issues that often get oversimplified in posts on social media. Though they are very clear in what their values are, Ceasefire Now, they feel it's important to hold space for nuance in our efforts to achieve liberation. The Revolution will indeed be messy, because humans are messy and we need to create spaces that help us create open, safe and vulnerable conversations, work through conflict and divest from perfectionism and absolutism. Nuanced not neutral! No one is free, until we are all free! Collective Liberation!