Topics discussed in this episode:
 

1- Topics that this conversation will cover: tiredness, time, and takeaways. [0:01:01]

2- The state of fatigue in which many advocacy workers find themselves. [0:01:35]

3- Fannie Lou Harmer’s words in response to inequality. [0:02:19]

4- The suffering and struggle coming at all of us in 2023. [0:03:06]

5- Three kinds of fatigue you can experience in DEI work. [0:03:47]

6- The purpose of this episode: to encourage, not complain! [0:07:09]

7- Approaching the arc of history from a long perspective. [0:07:57]

8- The value in asking hard questions even when you don’t know the answers. [0:11:16]

9- Our collective need for rejuvenation, however that looks for each of us. [0:11:36]

10- How privilege shapes the way in which we see and experience time. [0:12:28]

11- How differences in the everyday lived reality of people can create tension in organizations. [0:15:24]

12- Takeaways from today’s conversation to provide listeners with a practical way forward. [0:15:36]

13- We are who we have been waiting for. [0:07:11]

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Fannie Lou Hamer Quote: We are sick and tired of being sick and tired - Fannie Lou Hamer [0:02:19]
• Race in the Workplace Podcast, Ep 1 - How to know when to walk away from your DEI gig [0:05:05]
• Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Quote: We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
  -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [0:07:57]
• The Safety of the Journey by Joanna Shoffner Scott [0:14:23]

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