Chasing Justice

Oct 30 2024 51 ep. 31 mins 67

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Chasing Justice is your guide to see God’s goodness for our world and learn to live justly.

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Civic Engagement in Your Community #Neighborhood 🏘️🫱🏼‍🫲

Oct 30 2024 20 mins

Chealsia sits down with Tamir Bell to explore what it means to make a difference beyond the voting booth. Tamir shares his journey, from middle school to bridging gaps in his community, confronting ageism, and staying grounded in faith while advocating for justice. Tune in to hear practical ways to get involved, overcome barriers, and identify your passions to take action for chang

Do Your Voting Homework! #Informed 😎

Oct 16 2024 17 mins

Propaganda encourages Gen Z to stay sharp, fact-check, and not get caught up in emotional reactions. Let’s dive into the importance of local elections, the traps of single-issue voting, and how to avoid disinformation. Mentioned in this episode: ballotpedia.org Propaganda is an artist, author whose music and prose explore themes of divergence and connection. His worldview was

Does my vote count? #vote 🗳️

Oct 02 2024 19 mins

Let’s dive into the power of voting and why it’s about more than just picking the next president! Our guest, Kayla Griffin, a passionate advocate for voting rights, shares how decisions made at the local level—from school boards to public funding—affect our daily lives just as much as national elections. Mentioned in this Episode: www.vote411.org | www.vote.org | www.whenwe

How do we hold space for disagreement? #debate ❌ #conversation ✅

Sep 18 2024 29 mins

Let’s be real—disagreements are everywhere in the work of justice, especially during an election year. But how do we handle them without losing focus on the bigger mission? In this episode of Chasing Justice, we’re breaking down how to keep it respectful and productive. Tune in for some helpful tips! Mentioned in this episode: The episode was in partnership with @iamccda We

How to Start Your Civic Engagement Journey: #LevelUp

Sep 05 2024 9 mins

This season of the Chasing Justice podcast, Sandra will be handing the mic to the Chasing Justice team of Gen Z and young Millennial leaders who are making a difference in their communities as we explore what it means to be engaged socially and civically together. This season, we're going to be hearing from a range of young leaders on topics surrounding civic engagement bey

Chasing Justice as a Peacemaker with Marlena Graves

Mar 13 2024 23 mins

Peacemakers desire harmony and unity, but they also seek justice. Marlena Graves shares how her empathy and discernment cultivate a willingness to find common ground and potential wisdom in opposing viewpoints. She also talks about the tensions Peacemakers feel between truth-telling and the fear of potential relational loss. Marlena Graves is the Assistant Professor of Spiritual

Chasing Justice as an Enthusiast with Dani Coke

Mar 06 2024 23 mins

Our Enthusiast guest is Danielle Coke Balfour! In this conversation, Dani shares the lows, highs, and challenges of her activism journey. She also talks about the ways in which she brings hope and practical optimism to her justice work. Listen in to hear Dani’s stories and advice about how to manages anxiety in activism. Danielle Coke is a graphic designer turned artist, advoc

Chasing Justice as a Challenger with Terrence Lester

Feb 14 2024 30 mins

Challengers are the people we tend to think about when we think about activists. In this episode, Terence Lester shares his activism story, insights about how to channel anger, and the benefits of boundaries. Whether you're a Challenger yourself or intrigued by the dynamic ways individuals of this archetype engage in social justice, listen to this episode for valuable wisdom and me

Chasing Justice as an Investigator with Roslyn Hernández

Feb 07 2024 34 mins

Many of us have to be careful with burnout, but investigators preemptively manage it. Join this conversation to hear how one of the most withdrawn types of the enneagram engages in justice. Roslyn Hernández shares about how she’s starting her social justice journey and the self knowledge that helps her engage justice with self-care, compassion and strategic thinking. Roslyn M

Chasing Justice as a Loyalist with Barnabas Lin

Nov 29 2023 31 mins

Loyalists provide courageous support for marginalized groups, rooted in their own need for security and stability. Barnabas Lin shares how intersectionality, tensions between commitment and critique, and integrity are part of his activism journey as a loyalist. Barnabas serves as Theologian in Residence at Bethel Community Church as he works on a PhD in Theological Ethics. He ha