In these episodes, Ez Chigbo explores the role of love in social justice spaces. Each guest focuses on how they bring love into their work. With discussion on the possibilities and challenges of centring love in practice; expect nuanced, thoughtful and critical discussions about how we collectively imagine futures of social justice work.
S1/E1 Stephanie Wong: Act Build Change
In the first episode of this series, Ez is joined by Stephanie Wong, the founder and director of Act Build Change. Their conversation centres dignity, anger and love whilst working in service to community.
S1/E2 Molly Ackhurst: Sexual violence & abolition
Ez and Molly discuss the challenges of reparative sexual violence work in social justice spaces. The conversation focuses on how we can better resist carceral logics.
S1/E3 TaMeicka Ifasina Clear: Healing, gender & identity
This conversation focuses on healing and learning together in community. Ifasina talks about how their life and work is grounded in love, understanding and acceptance of our differences.
S1/E4 Alex Augustin: Blackness, masculinity & somatics
Alex and Ez talk about race and racialisation in the context of Blackness and masculinity in social justice work. This is a conversation about love, vulnerability and healing together.
S1/E5 Lisa Palmer & Yusef Bakkali: Love in theory & practice
This conversation focuses on how we can better connect theory and practice when we talk about love. Ez, Lisa and Yusef discuss the possibilities and limitations of academic work on love.
S1/E6 Ez Chigbo & Chantelle Jessica Lewis: Learning & loving together
Ez and Chantelle reflect on the conversations and (love) lessons from the series. The discussion centres bell hooks’ scholarship on love in community, in family and in romance.
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