This episode is part of Series 6, Race and Democracy in Northeast Ohio. Our third episode begins by exploring how individuals identify themselves, and why self-identification is a fundamental part of autonomy. Ashley and Shemariah talk with Tessa Xuan (Statewide Co-Director, OPAWL) and Dr. Suparna Bhaskaran (non-resident Fellow at the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School, OSU). The conversation focuses on defining and understanding social construction of identity and intersectional solidarity, and how "othering" is used as a tool to divide. This series is made possible with funding from Mark Lewine and the John Gray Paynther Program.

Links:
Immigration Justice Storytelling Campaign - http://opawl.org/advocacy/love-has-no-borders/

Series 6 Episode 3: Tessa Xuan & Dr. Suparna Bhaskaran, Socially Constructing "The Other"

We're back, listeners!

In this podcast relaunch, the three co-hosts - Ashley Nickels, Shemariah Arki, and Casey Boyd-Swan - talk about the relaunch and preview the next few episodes! Look forward to the following discussions in the coming weeks:

Two Shakers: parts 1 and 2
Cleveland in the Classroom
PB CLE: Participatory Budgeting in Cleveland

This podcast is made possible with funding from the School of Peace & Conflict and the Center for Pan African Culture at Kent State University - with additional support from Mark Lewine and the John Gray Paynther Program.

Episode 200: Relaunching the Podcast!

In this episode, Ashley and Casey speak with Phyllis “Seven” Harris – the Director of the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland – who shares with us the ways in which the Center has risen to the challenge of providing safe spaces and a supportive and affirmative community during the pandemic.
Additional information about the center can be found here: https://lgbtcleveland.org

Series 1 Episode 2: Phyllis "Seven" Harris, LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland

From local elected officials to community organizers—find out how public officials and community leaders are responding to COVID-19 (Series 1), doing work to impact their local community (Series 2), filling the gap when government fails (Series 3), serving the public interest (Series 4), demystifying policy-relevant research (Series 5), and race & democracy (Series 6) on the Growing Democracy Podcast. Podcasts transcriptions available at: www.growingdemocracyOH.org/episode-list/

The GDP is hosted by Casey Boyd-Swan and Ashley Nickels; co-hosted by Shemariah Arki and Anuj Gurung (Series 6); and edited by Gheramy Demery at Golden Ox Studios.

Supported by funding from the American Political Science Association (APSA), Scholars Strategy Network of Northeast Ohio (Series 5), the Mark Lewine and John Gray Paynther Program (Series 6), and our Patreon supporters (www.patreon.com/growingdemocracyOH)

Series 6 Episode 3: Tessa Xuan & Dr. Suparna Bhaskaran, Socially Constructing "The Other"

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