The Sugar Jar Podcast - A Chat with Jon Rivera on Allyship, Activism, and Self-Discovery

<p>In this episode I chat with Jon about allyship in activism, discovering your identity as a non-black POC, and more.</p> <p> </p> <p>Jon Rivera - "The day that George Floyd was murdered by the police officer and just feeling like this is insane that this keeps happening, honestly, not that I was shocked because I think there are policies in place that allow this to happen. So, it's going to keep happening until the institutions and policies, honestly, not only reformed but completely change."</p> <p> </p> <p>Timestamps:</p> <p> </p> <p>02.15 - The alarming amount of racism in Jon’s college experience</p> <p>07.46 - This is a podcast that is geared towards the importance of all healing</p> <p>09.53 - Is there potential for support within your friendship groups?</p> <p>13.34 - The difficulty of “Politics” and being surrounded by racist Dominicans</p> <p>17.52 - How hard it can be trying to determine where you fit within your own race</p> <p>22.42 - Jon talks of experiences at a Black Lives Matter protest</p> <p>27.18 - Protests are amazing but is there a next step and what does that look like?</p> <p>32.48 - How has all of this impacted how you see your future?</p> <p> </p> <p>Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Connect with</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jonrrivera/">Follow Jon on Instagram.</a></li> </ul> <p>
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