Ep 71: Tu B’Shvat and MLK Day: Deepening the Roots of Racial Justice The Joyous Justice Podcast

As MLK Day and Tu B'Shvat overlap this coming week, April and Tracie unpack the lessons we can learn from trees and their growth in our racial justice journeys. They get into the nuances and differences between treating the symptoms of oppression and injustice – often addressed through “service” – and diagnosing and healing the root causes. And, they think about what we can do to genuinely honor Dr. King’s legacy. 
Check out our discussion/reflection questions for this episode:  https://joyousjustice.com/blog/jews-talk-racial-justice-ep-71
Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show at www.JewsTalkRacialJustice.com
Learn more about Joyous Justice where April is the founding and fabulous (!) director, and Tracie is a senior partner: https://joyousjustice.com/
Support the work our Jewish Black & Native woman-led vision for collective liberation here: https://joyousjustice.com/support-our-work
Read more of Tracie’s thoughts at her blog: https://www.bmoreincremental.com/
Learn more about Racial Justice Launch Pad and join the waitlist: https://joyousjustice.com/racial-justice-launch-pad
Learn more about Tu B’Shvat https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/tu-bishvat-ideas-beliefs/
Read Dr. King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” here: https://www.csuchico.edu/iege/_assets/documents/susi-letter-from-birmingham-jail.pdf
Learn more about or register for the MLK event Tracie is moderating: https://jufj.org/event/mlk-22/ 
Learn more about Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/abraham-joshua-heschel-a-prophets-prophet/