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Welcome back to another episode of Advocate Activism. In this episode Rayah and I get the opportunity to talk to Sara & Anna from Storyline cCommunity, the faith-based/mutual aid organization, where I work as a sacred organizer. They tell us how this community started in 2018, how LISTENING is in the very fabric of Storyline […]
On Sunday, August 22nd, 2021, Amira and I stood on the waterfront of downtown Portland in a sea of black-clad antifascists alongside a crew of interfaith leaders – the Portland Interfaith Clergy Resistance (aka PICR). We got there around 11:45 to pray/hold space and decide on our plans. Right wing extremists, including Proud Boys, had […]
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Hey everyone! Welcome back to another mini episode of Advocate Activism! I’m Amira. When we started this podcast last year, I realized how therapeutic it was for us to have a space where we can share our hopes & struggles as activists and students of Anti-racism, & doing it in a way that promotes Love […]
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Hey y’all! Amira here. Welcome back to another episode of Advocate Activism! In this episode Rayah and I talk about our experience last Tuesday at Planned Parenthood as Clergy Witness for our community during a counter protest. One of the most difficult parts for me was seeing Black church members on the side of […]
Rayah has created some coloring sheets for past events and we wanted to share them with y’all for your kids (or yourselves!) Protect Trans Kids Celebrate Black Lives If you or your kids use these, we would love to see what you make! Please share them with us via email or social media. We love […]
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Welcome back everyone! Rayah is kicking off this week’s mini episode with a talk they recently gave at a Trans and Mental Health event put on by Sander, Amira’s husband. In the talk, Rayah gives insight about the non-binary God of the Bible. Transcript If you would like more info and resources on queerness, gender, […]
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In this episode Rayah and I talk about the cycle of trauma and how it affects our bodies, especially during crisis. We go into the book “The Body Keeps the Score” and Rayah leads us into a guided Meditation (with music) as we regulate our bodies through breath work. (Stand-alone guided meditation from Rayah) We […]