Social Justice Origin Stories Updates

2026

My Interview with The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast

Hosted by Professor Christian Ace Stettler, The Critical Social Worker features unique stories and diverse perspectives to foster critical dialogue, empathy and understanding. Through storytelling grounded in social work values, it aims to challenge the status quo, ignite transformation, and build a community of changemakers.

As someone fortunate to host spaces where others can share their stories, it was great to share a bit of my own. I shared some of the early experiences that led me to social work and inform my belief in using education as a tool for liberation, I talked about my introduction to intergroup dialogue facilitation, and experiences with teaching it to others since 2013, the experiences that led to the creation of my blog and podcast: Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian, which would later evolve into my current work with Social Justice Origin Stories, and more.

January 29, 2026

Listen to The Voices of Social Justice Origin Stories (2024-2025)

For my final episode of 2025, I brought together the voices of the storytellers whose published sharing have made Social Justice Origin Stories what it is over the past couple of years in the first of an annual series I’m calling “In Community”.

It’s been rough times for those of us who are doing equity and social justice work, but this project has been a sustaining force for me, and I hope it is good company for anyone else who listens. Check out the first entry in the series below, and visit the project website for the main post with links to each storyteller’s respective episode.

January 28, 2026

2025

2024

New Project Update: Social Justice Origin Stories

My latest project, Social Justice Origin Stories, is live. Social Justice Origin Stories is a storytelling project that highlights personal stories and defining moments that have inspired individuals and organizations to labor for equity and social justice. Through truth-telling: the honest sharing of their experiences, storytellers teach us about themselves, enabling us to learn more about ourselves and our world through their stories.

October 9, 2024