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Beneath The Surface

In this episode of Beneath The Surface I talk with Richard Gallon (He/Him), the Organizing and Training Manager for Defend Our Future. In this episode we have a conversation about Superheroes, Comics and the ways that Blackness is treated in the genre. We also discuss his experience as a Blerd, the ways he has seen the representation of BIPOC Characters shift over time and what he would still like to see for the superhero genre moving into the future.

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Richard is the Organizing and Training Manager for Defend Our Future, and helps train and mentor campus ambassadors who advocate for climate justice and clean energy solutions within their communities and on their college campuses. With his experience in community organizing and training in Diversity Equity and Inclusive topics, Richard helps equip the campus ambassadors with the skills and training needed to help uplift marginalized voices in climate spaces. Richard studied Sociology and communications at the University of Arizona and lives in Phoenix, but spends a lot of time in Colorado.