Mini Episode – The Weight of Body Shame

Hey Friends! Welcome back. In today’s mini episode Rayah talks about some of the stuff they’ve been going through recently in relation to meds, depression, diet culture, fat phobia, and body shame. Hope you find this helpful and know that you are not alone. The Body is Not an Apology Sources: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/eating-disorders/anorexia-nervosa/news/20110711/deadliest-psychiatric-disorder-anorexia  https://integrativelifecenter.com/wellness-blog/how-diet-culture-influences-eating-disorders/  https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439 https://www.npr.org/transcripts/893006538 […]

Power in Youth: Salem-Keizer School Board – Episode 12 [corrected]

Welcome back to Advocate Activism! This week Amira and Rayah take a deep dive into some of the things that have been going on in the Salem-Keizer School District. Local youth have been busy getting rid of SROs, pushing for the appropriate reallocation of those funds, and demanding violent and racist school staff and board […]

Episode 6 – Transcript

Episode 6 – Protesting – What’s the Use? Transcript: Amira 0:02 This is Advocate Activism. As a queer, 42 year-old Black woman, once I witnessed the murder of George Floyd, I began to question – How was I able to move through life not knowing what redlining really was? or Jim Crow? Even Juneteenth – […]