This conversation with Rachel Zolensky, and this will stir up all the things in you. Rachel is a social justice activist by trade and by conviction, but she’s also one of the most thoughtful, introspective people I’ve crossed paths with, and she has a gift for seeing and understanding the way things work and then explaining it to the rest of us.

Rachel and I talk about change and transformation. Societal Transformation is only a hopeful ideal until it takes root at an individual level. One word that surfaces many, many times in this conversation is grief. Because this is hard work! For new things to be born, old things have to die, and that comes with grief.

One of my favorite parts of this conversation is when Rachel reminds us that a world without white supremacy is better for white people too. When we climb over each other and press others down, everyone loses. Everyone dies. But it doesn’t have to be this way, and transformation begins with your heart.

Resources:
Rachel's work with Tennessee Institute for Higher Education
Sonya Renee Taylor
5 ways to get involved with local government
SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) SURJ is an organization specifically directed towards facilitating white action towards racial justice
Connect with Rachel on Instagram
Connect with me on Instagram

Light and Peace to you.