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The session in which we talk to Zakia Williams about a relatively new organization working with Black men and positive mental health. Zakia is the Client Liaison for Black Men Heal, a nonprofit organization providing access to mental health treatment, psychoeducation, and community resources to Men of Color. The team at BMH, which also includes Founder Tasnim Sulaiman and co-Founder Kevana Nixon have worked out a strong model to offer support and mental health treatment specifically for Black men. 

BlackMenHeal.org

The session in which we discuss a creative program called Songs in the Key of Free, which challenges mass incarceration and shows solidarity with incarcerated people by partnering with artists inside prison. Founded by community arts activist, August Tarrier, Songs in the Key of Free amplifies the voices of prisoners through songwriting and music. The program addresses the wounds inflicted by the carceral state. 

SongsInTheKeyOfFree.com

You can also learn more about another of August’s initiatives that we mention in the podcast, called The Super Heroes project, at augusttarrier.com/superheroes-project

 

The session in which Sus Sunhee Volz helps us sort out issues surrounding Climate Change and mental health. Natural disasters caused by climate crises deeply affect the mental health of survivors and eyewitnesses. They, and many others, also endure the fears, anxiety, hopelessness, and powerlessness that sometimes comes with learning about the real effects of climate change on our planet and our lives. Anecdotally, some climate activists report feeling less isolated and a greater sense of empowerment and hope. 

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The Shrinks After Hours tackle the subject of dating! Allison has the most personal recent dating experience but that doesn’t stop the others from chiming in for a lively conversation about a hot topic. 

The session in which we have a heart to heart talk with student activist Ariel Weinbaum about her evolving activism and the issues that matter most to her and many of her peers. Ariel is a youth climate activist with the Sunrise Movement, a youth-led movement that we also talked about in a previous episode (An Army of Youth). Sunrise advocates for political action on climate change.

sunrisemovement.org

The session in which we talk about one of our personal favorite nonprofits working to empower women and girls. Dining for Women is a global giving circle that promotes gender equity around the world through member education and the power of collective giving.

Both of us attend monthly potluck dinner chapter meetings in our respective neighborhoods. We get together with like-minded women to share food, learn about the monthly grantees, and then donate what we might have spent dining out.  The funds raised go to featured and sustained grantees, and to support the overall mission of the organization. Finding a chapter near you or starting your own is easy.

DiningForWomen.org

The session in which we speak with David Bennion, a practicing immigration attorney. David founded the Free Migration Project in 2016 to represent immigrant clients in their legal proceedings, provide legal support and training to organizers and advocates, engage in public education and outreach, litigate in the public interest, and advocate for fair and open immigration laws. David coordinates the legal effort for the Shut Down Berks Coaltion’s grassroots campaign to shut down the Family Detention Center in Berks County, PA. David has provided legal support to a number of undocumented activists participating in organized protest. He continues to engage in public deportation defense work and to provide support to grassroots groups through the Free Migration Project.

FreeMigrationProject.org

PaImmigrant.org

The episode in which 4 of us Shrinks sit down for some real talk about women and guns. The Shrinks involved include Cindy Ariel and Julie Mayer, with Holly Sawyer of Life First Therapy LLC, and Allison Gibbs of Therapy Concierge LLC. Holly is the only one in the room with a gun…but, Allison has a weapon too! What about the other Shrinks? What about you?

The session in which we speak with Mayana Ashley-Carner about her climate justice activism, most especially as a member of the Sunrise Movement. Mayana is a 16 year old student at Central High School in Philadelphia. She’s one of the growing army of young people demanding change for a positive environmental future. 

 sunrisemovement.org

The session in which we speak with Robert E. Carter, Jr, MSW, aka Brother Robb, about racism, sexism, and male trauma. Currently, Brother Robb is the co-director of the Men’s Center for Growth and Change. He retired as the Associate Director of the University of Pennsylvania’s African-American Resource Center after 13 years but continues to teach part-time at the School of Social Policy and Practice and the Graduate School of Education. Brother Robb’s research and personal mission centers around healing from racial trauma, and combating white supremacy.

menscenterphilly.org

Brother Robb is also a storyteller and works with Keepers of the Culture, Philadelphia’s Afrocentric Storytelling Group.

kotcinc.org