Episode 92: A Racial Justice Lens

In this episode, Alisha is sharing her conversation with Sara Alvarado about viewing life with a racial justice lens and hosting messy conversations for white women.

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We met in Salulita Mexico
Been in my heart to have Sara on the podcast for a long time.
Husband from puerto vallarta Mexico
Raising two boys in Madison, WI
Engaged in community activism
Does work around dismantling own racism
Discmantelling my own shit
Transitioning out of Realistate portion of the business into
When Sarah’s kids started seeing their own skin color.
Was raised to not see color and how problematic that was for you.
Once you see what you have been raised not to see, you can’t unsee it and you then have to be willing to do something about it.
Wasn’t raised to see my privilege
A racial Justice Lens is one Sara wants to have.
September 14th of 2013 when Sarah committed to the work she is doing.
Didn’t see my own whiteness
No model on how to live in equity in the United States
Seeing Self as a racial being
Outspoken about process
Showing your work
Committed to learning and own personal journey.
Racial Justice summit
Investing in changing mindset
Allowed myself to get uncomfortable
White savoir complex.
Performative alleyship is a lack of discernment
Be aware of performative alleyship.
Helping vs. mutual aid based
Discernment of when to speak up and when not to speak up
Tone policing
Individual, institutional, and structural. It’s problematic to center ourselves.
White women as a group can be oppressive because our whiteness benefits us, if we don’t acknowledge it, then it’s a part of the problem. The systems wants us to not see it
The system isn’t broken it’s working exactly how it was set up to be.
Acknowledging that my whiteness is the problem
White intellectualization
Taught to think and not feel
Challenging yourself and your whiteness
Courageous conversations
Engaging in challening conversations:
100 challenging questions for white people.
Love life every day, have an abundance evidence list