: Connecting People Across Experiences, Sharing Stories That Inspire Action. Every Journey Has a Beginning. What's Yours?

Social Justice Origin Stories is a storytelling project that highlights personal stories and defining moments that have inspired individuals and organizations to labor for equity and social justice. Through truth-telling: the honest sharing of their experiences, storytellers teach us about themselves, enabling us to learn about ourselves and our world through their stories. By reconnecting with pivotal moments of activation in their lives, they invite us to do the same. Every journey has a beginning. What's yours? Connecting people across experiences. Sharing stories that inspire action. In this trailer episode, project founder and host, Relando Thompkins-Jones introduces Social Justice Origin Stories. 00:00 Introduction to Social Justice Origin Stories 00:33 The Power of Storytelling 01:09 Reflecting on Our Stories 01:40 Amplifying Counter Narratives to the Dominant Worldview 02:24 Finding Common Ground 03:19 Humanizing Our Heroes 04:06 Empowerment Through Shared Experiences 04:58 Conclusion: Your Story Matters Support the podcast by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/SocialJusticeOriginStories Visit the Social Justice Origin Stories Project Website: https://socialjusticeoriginstories.com Subscribe to Social Justice Origin Stories on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SocialJusticeOriginStories Listen to Social Justice Origin Stories on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-justice-origin-stories/id1771268991 Listen to Social Justice Origin Stories on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5iBn70HzO4lFxk7sN3gwAf Follow Social Justice Origin Stories on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/socialjusticeoriginstories/ Follow Social Justice Origin Stories on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sjoriginstories.bsky.social Like Social Justice Origin Stories on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567841874653 Follow Social Justice Origin Stories on Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sjoriginstories LinkTree for more: https://linktr.ee/SocialJusticeOriginStories?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZzPfl3gCm5NY9C_Y-glRzwDu-8BvHfkCJaQlDihfrQxbYWC1dnxgRL2kU_aem_kmgEcokBmDt8WaAtlWQMQQ Social Justice Origin Stories is produced, edited, and hosted by Relando Thompkins-Jones.