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When a young Eva Kollisch arrives as a refugee in New York in 1940, she finds a community among socialists who share her values and idealism. She soon discovers ‘the cause’ isn’t as idyllic as it seems. Little does she know this is the beginning of a lifelong commitment to activism and her determination to create radical change in ways that include belonging, love and one's full self. In addition to Eva Kollisch’s memoirs Girl in Movement (2000) and The Ground Under My Feet (2014), LBI’s collections include an oral history interview with Eva conducted in 2014 and the papers of Eva’s mother, poet Margarete Kolllisch, which document Eva’s childhood experience on the Kindertransport. Learn more at www.lbi.org/kollisch . Exile is a production of the Leo Baeck Institute , New York | Berlin and Antica Productions . It’s narrated by Mandy Patinkin. Executive Producers include Katrina Onstad, Stuart Coxe, and Bernie Blum. Senior Producer is Debbie Pacheco. Associate Producers are Hailey Choi and Emily Morantz. Research and translation by Isabella Kempf. Sound design and audio mix by Philip Wilson, with help from Cameron McIver. Theme music by Oliver Wickham. Voice acting by Natalia Bushnik. Special thanks to the Kollisch family for the use of Eva’s two memoirs, “Girl in Movement” and “The Ground Under My Feet”, the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College and their “Voices of Feminism Oral History Project”, and Soundtrack New York.…
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1 Justice Work Burnout and Resilience #WeGotThis 😅👥 24:14
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Mikayla Nembhard and Sandra explore how communal self-care and rest sustain long-term justice work. Sandra shares insights on overcoming burnout, processing emotions and offers practical ways to cultivate resilience. Join us to learn how rest can become an act of resistance and why community support is key to staying engaged in the work of justice. Sandra Van Opstal is the Executive Director of Chasing Justice . Sandra is a second-gen Latina living on the west side of Chicago. She is an international speaker, author, and activist. Sandra’s initiatives in holistic justice equip communities around the world to practice biblical solidarity and mutuality. Mikayla Nembhard is a Content Creator at Chasing Justice. She is a television producer and editor of On The Path as seen on Yes TV Canada. And she co-hosts The Brave Girls Podcast for Brave Global, a charity designed to empower and uplift young women and girls everywhere. Mikayla holds a BA in bilingual communications from York University. We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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1 Making An Impact On Campus #changemakers 😎💪 21:01
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Our podcast producer, Roslyn Hernández sits down with Justin Guaman to explore how Gen Z can engage in social justice and civic advocacy. Justin shares his journey from a justice-impacted youth to an advocate for marginalized communities, offering insights on finding courage through community, starting small, and collaborating for change. Tune in to discover how you can make a difference on campus and beyond, one step at a time. Justin Guaman is a Queens native of Ecuadorian descent. He has been on staff with InterVarsity for five years. And is currently overseeing two student chapters in NYC. Justin has a degree in Criminal Justice from John Jay College. He’s been working with justice-impacted youth at Riker’s Island, Harlem, and other NYC communities since 2018. Justin’s passion for this work is rooted in his journey as a justice-impacted youth. Since then, Justin has been working and wrestling at the intersection of Faith & Justice. Roslyn M. Hernández creates resources for the spiritual formation and empowerment of emerging generations through her work as Project Manager at the Fuller Youth Institute and Podcast Producer at Chasing Justice . As a Contributor at Think Christian , her thought-provoking articles and conversations bridge the gap between faith and pop culture. Roslyn is also a Spiritual Director, Public Theologian, and Podcaster providing space for Indigenizing, holy listening, discernment, and healing. We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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Chealsia and Katie unpack what mutual aid means and what it can look like in action. Katie shares how mutual aid goes beyond charity by centering relationships, listening, and empowering communities to create their own solutions. Join this conversation and discover how mutual aid can transform how we care for one another! Katie Nguyen Palomares is Program Manager at Kingdom Capital Network , Sound Engineer at Chasing Justice, and co-host of The Beauty In-Between Podcast . She is passionate about supporting others to make Kingdom impact through their everyday rhythms & community. Off-duty, you’ll find her reading, climbing, or enjoying coffee and good conversation. Chealsia Smedley is a writer, editor, and content manager with Chasing Justice. Chealsia is passionate about storytelling that sparks curiosity and drives compassionate action. She produces and hosts the Created For podcast, supporting BIPOC Christians in walking with Jesus and living out their callings. In her free time, she enjoys dancing the Lindy Hop and other Black vernacular jazz dances. We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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1 Civic Engagement in Your Community #Neighborhood 🏘️🫱🏼🫲 20:21
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Chealsia sits down with Tamir Bell to explore what it means to make a difference beyond the voting booth. Tamir shares his journey, from middle school to bridging gaps in his community, confronting ageism, and staying grounded in faith while advocating for justice. Tune in to hear practical ways to get involved, overcome barriers, and identify your passions to take action for change. Tamir Bell's passion for public service began with grassroots organizing, connecting communities with resources to drive progress. As a Gen Z Precinct Committee person and as Political Director to State Rep. Maurice West, he has championed innovative solutions across Illinois. Tamir also serves as Chairperson of the Jackson Charter School Board and is a YMCA board member, focusing on family programs and community well-being. He inspires youth to engage locally, reminding them, "We can't change the world, but we can change our small corner of the world." Chealsia Smedley is a writer, editor, and content manager with Chasing Justice. Chelsea is passionate about storytelling that sparks curiosity and drives compassionate action. She produces and hosts the Created For podcast, supporting BIPOC Christians in walking with Jesus and living out their callings. In her free time, she enjoys dancing the Lindy Hop and other Black vernacular jazz dances. We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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Propaganda encourages Gen Z to stay sharp, fact-check, and not get caught up in emotional reactions. Let’s dive into the importance of local elections, the traps of single-issue voting, and how to avoid disinformation. Mentioned in this episode: ballotpedia.org Propaganda is an artist, author whose music and prose explore themes of divergence and connection. His worldview was shaped by his father, a former Black Panther, and the multicultural Latino LA neighborhood where he gre up. Prop taught high school for six years, and helped found two charter schools in LA. He is a published author and podcast host sharing his insights on politics and culture through Hood Politics with Prop. Lashunda Lott , a Chicago native, is a deacon at Grace and Peace Church and a graduate of North Park University in Biblical and Theological Studies. She creates content for Chasing Justice and co-leads the “H.E.R” podcast, exploring topics from the perspective of young Black women. Outside of ministry, Lashunda works with her mom at La’Delish Catering. Passionate about outreach, Lashunda builds community through creative methods, sharing God’s truth and love. We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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Let’s dive into the power of voting and why it’s about more than just picking the next president! Our guest, Kayla Griffin, a passionate advocate for voting rights, shares how decisions made at the local level—from school boards to public funding—affect our daily lives just as much as national elections. Mentioned in this Episode: www.vote411.org | www.vote.org | www.whenweallvote.org Kayla Griffin , a native of Youngstown, OH, is a dedicated public servant committed to uplifting her community. She serves as the Ohio State Director for All Voting is Local and President of the Cleveland Branch of the NAACP. Kayla is also an ordained elder, published author, and speaker, using her platform to advocate for justice and equity. Our host for this episode is Elena De La Paz ! She is a Content Creator with Chasing Justice passionate about storytelling that challenges the "othering" of people, aiming to reveal our shared humanity. As a biracial person of color and an advocate for multicultural and intercultural living, Elena works with migrant communities abroad with Casa Esperanza . while exploring hospitality, generosity, and solidarity across cultures, races, and languages. Casa Esperanza is serving the migrant population that is passing through the northern border town of Los Chiles, Costa Rica, providing free meals and lodging to families in vulnerable situations. We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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1 How do we hold space for disagreement? #debate ❌ #conversation ✅ 29:28
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Let’s be real—disagreements are everywhere in the work of justice, especially during an election year. But how do we handle them without losing focus on the bigger mission? In this episode of Chasing Justice, we’re breaking down how to keep it respectful and productive. Tune in for some helpful tips! Mentioned in this episode: The episode was in partnership with @iamccda We hope to see folks at the National Conference in Portland. https://ccda.org/train-connect/ccda-national-conference ccda.org/conference Roslyn Hernández is the CJ Podcast Producer. She Produces The FYI on Youth Ministry podcast at the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI). Roslyn lived in México City as a child and grew up in the Central Valley of California. Roslyn hosts the Bible Tea with Roslyn Hernández podcast , she is also a Spiritual Director and writer. Benji Moncivaiz is COO of CJ and has been in Organizational Development consulting for mission-driven organizations at the intersection of social justice, technology, and community building. As a Latino who has lived and worked in various countries he lives in the liminal spaces. We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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1 How to Start Your Civic Engagement Journey: #LevelUp 9:56
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This season of the Chasing Justice podcast, Sandra will be handing the mic to the Chasing Justice team of Gen Z and young Millennial leaders who are making a difference in their communities as we explore what it means to be engaged socially and civically together. This season, we're going to be hearing from a range of young leaders on topics surrounding civic engagement beyond voting, how to choose which issues to engage in, the challenge of disagreeing well, and how collective action makes a difference. Mentioned in this episode: ccda.org/conference We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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1 Chasing Justice as a Peacemaker with Marlena Graves 23:53
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Peacemakers desire harmony and unity, but they also seek justice. Marlena Graves shares how her empathy and discernment cultivate a willingness to find common ground and potential wisdom in opposing viewpoints. She also talks about the tensions Peacemakers feel between truth-telling and the fear of potential relational loss. Marlena Graves is the Assistant Professor of Spiritual Formation at Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan University. She has written five books and over two hundred articles for outlets like Christianity Today, Relevant, Sojourners, and Christian Century. She also has pastoral, church planting, nonprofit, and board membership experience. Her activism work focuses mainly on solidarity with the poor, immigration issues, and police brutality. She is married to Shawn, a philosophy professor, and has three growing girls. As a missionary to the American Church, Marlena wants people to know God delights in them. She loves to laugh, be in nature, be with family and friends, and hopes to leave a little bit of shalom in her wake. Mentioned in the episode: The Way Up is Down Enneagram 9 Devotional Bearing God https://marlenagraves.com We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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1 Chasing Justice as an Enthusiast with Dani Coke 23:47
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Our Enthusiast guest is Danielle Coke Balfour! In this conversation, Dani shares the lows, highs, and challenges of her activism journey. She also talks about the ways in which she brings hope and practical optimism to her justice work. Listen in to hear Dani’s stories and advice about how to manages anxiety in activism. Danielle Coke is a graphic designer turned artist, advocate, speaker, and entrepreneur. She’s the founder of Oh Happy Dani, an illustration-based educational platform that uses artwork and resources to make complex ideas surrounding racial justice more accessible for the everyday advocate. Danielle works to inspire her community of over half a million people across social media to do good daily, right where they are. Danielle hopes to inspire others to embody their values and live a life of sustainable activism by using what they have to impact the world around them. Mentioned in the episode: @ohhappydani https://ohhappydani.com A Heart on Fire: 100 Meditations on Loving Your Neighbors Well The Middle Passage Live Justly Cohort Martin Luther King We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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1 Chasing Justice as a Challenger with Terrence Lester 30:52
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Challengers are the people we tend to think about when we think about activists. In this episode, Terence Lester shares his activism story, insights about how to channel anger, and the benefits of boundaries. Whether you're a Challenger yourself or intrigued by the dynamic ways individuals of this archetype engage in social justice, listen to this episode for valuable wisdom and meaningful reflection. Terence is a storyteller, public scholar, speaker, community activist, and author who is the Founder and Executive Director of Love Beyond Walls , a nonprofit organization focused on raising poverty and homelessness awareness and community mobilization. The children’s book he co-authored with his fourteen-year-old daughter, Zion, which deals with homelessness, belonging, inclusion, and encouraging children to serve others with empathy and compassion drops in March of 2024. Learn more about Terence here Find books by Terence at InterVarsity Press Howard Thurman We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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1 Chasing Justice as an Investigator with Roslyn Hernández 34:56
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Many of us have to be careful with burnout, but investigators preemptively manage it. Join this conversation to hear how one of the most withdrawn types of the enneagram engages in justice. Roslyn Hernández shares about how she’s starting her social justice journey and the self knowledge that helps her engage justice with self-care, compassion and strategic thinking. Roslyn M. Hernández is podcast producer at Chasing Justice , a contributor at Think Christian and on staff at the Fuller Youth Institute . She holds a BA with majors in Film & Media Studies and Spanish and a minor in Art History from UCSB, as well as an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary. Roslyn is training to as a spiritual director and is passionate about pop culture, culinary traditions, and decolonizing theology and life. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Rigoberta Menchú Mare Advertencia Lirika , mare.advertencia.lirika We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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1 Chasing Justice as a Loyalist with Barnabas Lin 31:42
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Loyalists provide courageous support for marginalized groups, rooted in their own need for security and stability. Barnabas Lin shares how intersectionality, tensions between commitment and critique, and integrity are part of his activism journey as a loyalist. Barnabas serves as Theologian in Residence at Bethel Community Church as he works on a PhD in Theological Ethics. He has over a decade disciplining Asian Americans and training young ministers through InterVarsity. Barnabas is concerned with living the just and peaceable way of Jesus and helping activate Christians to participate in the flourishing of all creation. Barnabas likes to bake sourdough, musical theater, and learning to surf. Instagram: @barn.a.bas Audre Lorde (PBS) "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action" "Poetry is Not A Luxury" Kiyoshi Kuromiya We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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1 Activism as a Sensitive Soul with Dorcas Cheng-Tozun 28:59
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Dorcas Cheng-Tozun is an award-winning writer, editor, speaker, communications consultant, and former Inc.com columnist. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Christianity Today, Image Journal, and dozens of other publications in the US, Asia, and Africa. She serves as the editorial director of PAX, a Christian nonprofit dedicated to inspiring and equipping the next generation of BIPOC contemplative activists and is a high school instructor of social innovation at Valley Christian Schools. Dorcas has nearly twenty years of experience as a nonprofit and social enterprise professional. She and her entrepreneur husband have been married for eighteen years and have two young sons. Dorcas has a BA in communication and an MA in sociology from Stanford University, as well as a professional editing certificate from the University of California, Berkeley. show notes link to her activists. Dorcas page Book Howard Thurman Kenneth Clark and Mamie Phipps Clark Richard and Mildred Loving, hsperson.com, https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/ www.chengtozun.com @chengtozun on IG, FB, and LinkedIn; www.chengtozun.com/books for links to buy the book We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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1 Chasing Justice as a Creative with J.S. Park 31:29
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How do social justice, ministry, and grief intersect? Creative activist, J.S. Park, tells us about his calling to meet people at different stages of grief, with love, creativity, individuality, and care. Tune in to hear his stories and reflections about how to care deeply, actively, and healthily. J.S. Park is a hospital chaplain whose work has been featured on CNN. He’s a Korean-American, sixth-degree black belt, suicide survivor, and former atheist/agnostic who follows Christ. He is the author of The Voices We Carry: Finding Your One True Voice in a World of Clamor and Noise, and is writing a second book on grief. Instagram: @jspark3000 The Voices We Carry: Finding Your One True Voice in a World of Clamor and Noise J.S. Park featured on CNN Chasing Justice: Artist Activist Cohort We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate…
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