SeededGround is proud to release a series of audio companions for the Disaster Justice Guidebook for People of Color With Disabilities! Listen in and stay tuned as the full written guidebook and its plain language translation, are slated to be published early next year. This 10–15-page online resource will be made freely available to all those interested.
Insights from Malkia Devich Cyril guides us through collective grief, surveillance, and Media Justice in the context of disasters. Reflections from Sandra Yellowhorse guide us through collective care/Radical Relationships as a means of disaster response/recovery.
Washieka Torres explains the connection between Food Justice and Disaster Justice as well as how quickly folks can become fed up with being starved out. Tinu Abayomi-Paul leads us through mutual aid as a survival strategy during crises of all kind. Britney Wilson invites us to explore the importance of both individual and collective advocacy.
And lastly, Alessandra Jerolleman, who literally wrote the book Disaster Recovery Through The Lens Of Justice, helps us to hold the many nuances of navigating crises when living at the intersection of multiple oppressive systems.
Press play below and explore how each section of the guidebook is guided by insights gathered from interviews with remarkable folks of color.
Transcript – Malkia Devich Cyril
Transcript – Sandra Yellow Horse
Transcript – Tinu Abayomi-Paull