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Sometimes people, especially white folks, choose not to engage with racial justice work, for fear of making a mistake. April and Tracie dig in to those fears, what's behind them, how they show up, and some strategies for addressing them so that you can keep going.

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Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show at www.JewsTalkRacialJustice.com

Learn more about Joyous Justice where April is the founding and fabulous (!) director and Tracie is a senior partner: https://joyousjustice.com/
Read more of Tracie's thoughts at bmoreincremental.com

Resources and notes:

Read more from adrienne maree brown
See some of Cesar Millan (the dog whisperer)'s techniques on his YouTube channel

April N. Baskin's KAVOD Conflict Navigation Model 

• K - Keep calm
• A - Acknowledge how you're feeling and the situation
• V - Validate the other person's feelings
• O - Offer next steps (this can be "I need time to process, may I circle back with you next week")
• D - Debrief and Do: talk about it with a trusted confidante and follow through on what you said you'd do. 

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Discussion and reflection questions:

1. What in this episode is new for you? What have you learned and how does it land?
2. What is resonating? What is sticking with you and why?
3. What, if anything feels hard? What is challenging or on the edge for you?
4. If relevant. what feelings and sensations are arising as you reflect on themes from this episode, and where in your body do you feel them?
5. What key insights or strategies are you carrying forward and how do you want to weave them into your living and/or leadership?