In this episode, Dani and Jazzy interview their first guest on the pod—film maker, educator, and creator—Sarah Oberholtzer (or Sarah O.). Sarah shares about the abolitionist writer’s room in Chicago, IL and their film series, “We Call Each Other” which explores themes of public safety, crisis, community response, and abolition. In this conversation Sarah uncovers the motivations for creating this film series while detailing the significance of their faith and their commitment to caring for the whole person of all involved in the writing and filming process. We hope this episode inspires you, as we were certainly inspired, and we invite you to follow the journey of the first installation of the “We Call Each Other” film series as it is currently making its world debut in film festivals and limited digital release.

Trailer for the film:

https://vimeo.com/1055374177

Social Media for the film:

instagram.com/wecalleachother

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In today’s Blerd Werk episode, Dani shares her presentation “Hobbstown Oral History Project: Descendent’s as the Stewards of Cultural Memory” from this year’s New Jersey Historical Commission conference. In the presentation she talks about the history of the neighborhood her family founded in New Jersey and why it is important to preserve such histories.

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Exciting update: we’re no longer doctoral students, we’re doctoral candidates! In this episode we share what the journey has been like so far in our degree programs. We also talk about the ways that fascist governments often target academics, especially in the humanities.

Works Referenced

The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil by Emilie Townes

The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning and Black Study by Fred Moten and Stefano Harvey

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