The Dissidents

The Dissidents
The Dissidents

Welcome to the Dissidents podcast from the Institute for Liberal Values (formerly the Counterweight Podcast), where we talk about how we can strive for a world in which freedom and reason are at the forefront of all human society.

  1. 13/12/2024

    S4 E36 | Speaking Truth with Dumisani Washington

    In this week’s podcast, Jennifer Richmond and Winkfield Twyman, Jr. talk with Pastor Dumisani Washington on his journey through his early years, his “God Walk” in Africa, a name change, and finally to Israel. The crux of our conversation centers on how he relates the African story to that of Israel and in particular to the current Israeli-Palestine conflict. Dumisani takes us deep into the KGB propaganda of the 1960s that created the illusion of black solidarity with Palestine, playing on settler-colonial themes and tying them to stories of Jim Crow. This propaganda underlines the current affinity between Black Lives Matter and Pro-Palestinian movements that we see playing out in the United States. But as you will hear, Dumisani speaks truths that unveil this disinformation, taking the co-hosts on an unexpected history lesson that spans the globe, and underlines our common humanity. Podcast Resources: Zionism and The Black Church: Why Standing with Israel Will be a Defining Issue for Christians of Color in the 21st Century, Dumisani Washington Africa-Israel Weekly, IBSI on Substack Islamic Terrorism is the Enemy Israel & Africa Share, Africa Israel Weekly, May 30, 2024 Ta-Nehisi Coates, Louis Farrakhan, & Black Apologists for Islamic Slavery & Genocide in Africa, Africa Israel Weekly, Dec 1, 2024 Disinformation: Former Spy Chief Reveals Secret Strategies for Undermining Freedom, Attacking Religion, and Promoting Terrorism, by Gen Ion Mihai Pacepa & Prof Ronald J Rychlak  The American Soviet Mentality, Dissidents Podcast with Izabella Tabarovsky Antisemitism's New Narrative, Dissidents Podcast with Asra Nomani and Izabella Tabarovsky Potemkin Villages: The Origin of Antisemitic Soviet Propaganda & it's Influence on American Education & Media, Dissidents Podcast with Izabella Tabarovsky

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  2. 05/12/2024

    S4 E34 | Morals and Masculinity with Dr. Nafees Alam

    In this week’s podcast, Jennifer Richmond and Elizabeth Spievak speak with new ILV friend and (fingers crossed) advisor, Dr. Nafees Alam. Nafees is a heterodox social work professor who is bringing viewpoint diversity into his classroom. He is reinvigorating “point-counterpoint” strategies to get his students to explore different opinions and mindsets with compassion and empathy. He uses this style in a lot of his writing where he has considered different perspectives on issues such as mental health, “toxic masculinity” and trans sports. Be on the lookout for more from Nafees in our December Liberal Values Lab as as a panelist on our Liberalism in Practice Panel Discussion on trans sports with our guests from Genspect. Resources & other Articles from Dr. Nafees Alam: https://dcjournal.com/the-effect-of-shaming-simps-and-single-mothers-on-declining-birth-rates/ https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion/op_ed_commentaries/nafees-alam-loneliness-and-the-looming-demise-of-dating-apps-opinion/article_42a97d7b-9b6a-5754-ba82-7527f399cb97.html https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pop-culture-mental-health/202405/the-ivory-tower-main-street-and-wall-street https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/pop-culture-mental-health/202405/the-value-of-defeat-in-developing-resilience https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/05/01/opinion/opinion-contributor/a-novices-novel-ideas-for-resolving-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pop-culture-mental-health/202404/how-concept-creep-is-stigmatizing-narcissistic-personality https://www.chronicleonline.com/opinion/columnists/cost-benefit-analysis-of-being-a-good-samaritan/article_04242835-3cad-5110-ada4-486d6310a054.html https://dcjournal.com/ai-romance-as-healthy-competition/ https://dcjournal.com/how-toxic-masculinity-becomes-necessary-masculinity/ https://www.chronicleonline.com/opinion/columnists/can-divorce-reform-save-marriage/article_4cd39622-2b26-5b99-96f1-ef94fb0a34c6.html https://heterodoxacademy.org/blog/discrimination-by-altered-expectations-opinion/ https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2023/04/03/benevolent-vicarious-tokenism/stories/202304030008 https://journals.shareok.org/jofsw/article/view/132

    1 h 10 min
  3. 22/11/2024

    S4 E33 | Nobody Can Take Away Your Education

    In this week’s podcast, Jennifer Richmond and Ken Pope speak with Jany Finkielsztein about her immigrant experience and what drove her passion for working in education. Jany’s family immigrated from Poland to Colombia during the Holocaust, and one of her grandfather’s sayings was, (Outside of packing light and running fast) "nobody can take your education from you." Jany took that to heart and carried her passion for education with her, when safety concerns led her family to immigrate to the United States. As an educator, Jany focused on finding ways to give back to the Hispanic and immigrant communities. However, as the focus of educator professional development began to prioritize activism over learning, she reevaluated her approach. Now working with the CAMERA Education Institute, Jany researches and exposes activists, organizations and curricular materials that present false accounts of Israel and Zionism in K-12 education. In addition, Jany helps to provide educational materials that tackle the anti-Israel bias that has captured much of the American education landscape. No one can take your education away, but we ask Jany: Do we want to preserve the kinds of education that are increasingly contributing to division and polarization among students? Bio: Jany is originally from Bogota, Colombia. She has worked as a middle school teacher, curriculum coordinator and instructional coach across charter, public and independent schools in Massachusetts. She has experience planning and facilitating professional learning opportunities for K-12 teachers. In addition, Jany has been an adjunct faculty teaching pre-service courses for teacher preparation programs at Boston University and Simmons University. Jany is a board member of the Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies (MCSS), and the Jewish Affairs Caucus of the National Educators association (NEA). She is currently a senior education analyst at the CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy for Middle East Reporting and Analysis) Education Institute. Resources: One -Pager research based Timely topics: https://www.camera-edu.org/timely_topics/ History of the Jewish People in the Land of Israel - curriculum for schools: https://www.camera-edu.org/5379-2/ The CAMERA Education Institute's (CEI) expert literature program team has curated a list of fiction and non-fiction recommended books for K-12 students that provide accurate information about Israel, its history, current events, Zionism and Israelis: https://www.camera-edu.org/resources/recommended-books/books-for-elementary-school/ https://www.camera-edu.org/resources/recommended-books/books-for-middle-school/ https://www.camera-edu.org/resources/recommended-books/books-for-high-school/ We also exposethe anti-Israel K-12 books infiltrated into schools to promote the ideology: ProblematicBooks After Oct 7, the efforts to have these types of books in classrooms intensified. To see the scope of the CAMERA Education Institute's (CEI) work: https://www.camera-edu.org/

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Welcome to the Dissidents podcast from the Institute for Liberal Values (formerly the Counterweight Podcast), where we talk about how we can strive for a world in which freedom and reason are at the forefront of all human society.

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