Blessed Are the Binary Breakers
Religion & Spirituality
For Shining Oak (she/her), activism and queerness have been catalysts for reconnecting to her Jewish faith. Learn about Shining Oak's experiences with the movement to Stop Cop City, from organizing a kid-friendly event for a 2021 Week of Action to attending a powerful Shabbat service in Atlanta's Weelaunee Forest.
Click here for an episode transcript.
Find out about the new, nonviolence-focused Stop Cop City movement space here.
Consider donating to the Atlanta Solidarity fund here.
Talking Points:
(0:00) A new nonviolent movement space; introducing Shining Oak — queer Jewish forest defender
(3:30) First week of action in spring 2021; organizing a kid-friendly event
(9:10) Comparing then and now — larger numbers, more widespread, clearing begun
(15:00) The power of a diverse movement — Jewish members, queer members, BIPOC members, and more
(19:53) Shabbat in the forest
(24:55) Growing up Jewish in a white Christian suburb — pressure to assimilate
(30:45) Get involved with the movement in your own small way; honor Tortuguita's memory
(36:20 - end) Wrapping up with a Jewish rabbi's story of Purim in the forest
___
This show's theme song is "Aetherium" by Leah Horn. This episode also makes use of "The Ants Built a City on His Chest" by Doctor Turtle.
Ash Wednesday, Saint Valentine & Amatonormativity, Isaiah 6
Poems for Palestine — Christmas joy must birth solidarity
Emma Cieslik's Queer and Catholic Oral History Project
From rejection to radical welcome: Isaiah 56 through a trans lens
Embodying Authenticity with Jayne X Praxis: Sex, Sigils, & Sacred Clowning
Our Pride is Not a Sin — A Queer & Disabled Christian Lens
Queer Sermon on Matthew 25's Queer Christ, the Outcast King
Stopping Cop City: Água's Story
Stopping Cop City: Tov's Story
Stopping Cop City: Coal's Story
Stopping Cop City: Siihasin's Story
Hoping against Hope: What keeps us going in troubled times
Uprooting Bitterness, Planting Trans Joy
Our Lady of Disgrace: a queer Christmas story
Embracing “Messy” with K Kriesel — a chaplain & textile artist who blends Catholicism, Wicca, & queerness
"The Good Kind of Weird" — Ynza Morgan Star: Genderqueer, Pagan, & so much more!
Joseph and the Amazing Original Neuroqueer Pride Flag (Crossposted)
Refuting TERF/anti-trans rhetoric with Leslie Feinberg
Leslie Feinberg on Trans Liberation & Solidarity
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Hello Heaven Podcast
Devoted To Prayer
Cast The Word
Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
The Bible Recap
BardsFM