Episode 8 - Alicia Garza
Most known for co-founding the reverberant Black Lives Matter movement in the 2010s, activist and author Alicia Garza joins host Chloe Aftel on The Other Pod for an in-depth and expansive conversation on Alicia's lifetime commitment to social movements and community justice. They discuss the narratives of power and success people receive and how to disrupt, the impact of collective action, and the impact of Black Lives Matter on Alicia's life.
Highlights:
Garza shares the impact her mother, an activist in her own right, had on her life and perspective;
The direct impact of Garza's queerness in her life's work;
What strategies can be employed to leverage the momentum of Black Lives Matter and other movements;
How we can extend grace and understanding to those resistant to change while still pushing for meaningful progress.
About:
Alicia Garza is an American civil rights activist, writer, and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. She founded the Black Futures Lab and serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She has also worked extensively in community organizing, focusing on issues such as police brutality, racial inequality, and LGBTQ+ rights. In addition to her activism, Garza has written for various publications and published a memoir, The Purpose of Power, which explores her experiences in social justice movements. You can also find her on her podcast, Lady Don’t Take No, where she shares her thoughts on politics and pop culture.
Chloe Aftel has spent her career working in commercial photography, photojournalism, and film. She’s an established name in modern photography with work featured in The New York Times, Mother Jones, Playboy, Dazed & Confused, Vogue Germany, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue & more. Chloe has photographed victims of sexual violence, reported on Covid’s impact on the trans community, and gained access as the first reporter in the Covid wards of the West Coast’s hardest hit hospitals. She has covered underground abortion providers, the impact of gender pronouns on daily life, and clergy abuse. Her first book, “Outside and In Between,” is an award-winning anthology covering gender non-conforming people across America.
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