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This episode was recorded live during BlackSanctuary at SPARK's JusticeNOW2024 Conference. Click here to watch the live video recording.

This episode we take a deep dive into the world of Reproductive Justice and beyond with special guests Erika Hart and Raquel Willis.

Ericka Hart @ihartericka (she/they) is a Black queer femme activist, writer, and award-winning sexuality educator with an M.Ed. in Human Sexuality from Widener University. Ericka gained attention in 2016 by showing her double mastectomy scars publicly, and has since been featured in Vogue, Allure, and more. Her work focuses on human sexuality, race, gender, and chronic illness. She has taught sexuality education for over 10 years and is an adjunct faculty member at Widener University.

Raquel Willis @raquel_willis is an award-winning activist, journalist, and media strategist focused on collective liberation for Black trans communities. She co-founded the Gender Liberation Movement and serves as an executive producer with iHeartMedia’s Outspoken LGBTQ+ podcast network. Raquel hosts “Afterlives” and “Queer Chronicles” and authored *The Risk It Takes to Bloom*. Formerly, she was the director of communications for the Ms. Foundation, executive editor of Out magazine, and national organizer for Transgender Law Center. Her influential work includes the GLAAD Media Award-winning “Trans Obituaries Project” and her role in organizing the Atlanta Trans Liberation Tuesday.

Host: Dr. Krystal Redman [they/she], Executive Director @ SPARK
Guest: Ericka hart [she/they]
Guest: Raquel Willis [she/her]


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We're back! SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW is excited to introduce the revamped and renewed SPARK Off! The Podcast! We're excited to feature the voices of SPARK staff, board and guests to discuss the many facets of SPARK and Reproductive Justice.

This episode we are discussing Radical Rest, a concept defined by SPARK as a deliberate act of resistance and self-nurturing in response to the pervasive culture of overwork and burnout prevalent in many organizations and movements, particularly within the Reproductive Justice and Black, Queer, and Trans Liberation movements.

Host: Erin Gloster [she/her], Communications Director @ SPARK
Co-Host: Kae Goode [she/her], Organizing Director @ SPARK
Guest: Dr. Krystal Redman (KR) [they/her], Executive Director @ SPARK


Episode Resources:
Radical Rest Framework

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