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Intersectionality in the American South's Podcast

Intersectionality in the American South is a podcast for anyone whose ready to take a long, hard, look at the ways oppressive systems land in people’s lives. We bring together academics and everyday people in conversations about the intersectional forms of oppression that marginalized people experience. You will hear thought provoking conversations about hard topics that center the often-silenced voices of Women of color, queer, trans and non binary folks and immigrants.

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We see you, We stand with you: Advocating for the disabled

May 30, 2024

The systems we have built don’t always work for the people they were built for. The problem is that we too often have systems being built by people, not for people. In this episode, Stephanie Diaz and Dana Lloyd speak on the failure of society to build a system that works well for people with disabilities and their work in the Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO) to address this trend. From individual advocacy, individual legal advocacy, to systematic litigation, on any given day they might touch all three levels of advocacy in order to help make change for the disabled. In the process, their advocacy work helps listeners rethink value, visibility, and voice for the disabled in this podcast episode.

See their latest court case:
GAO Files Lawsuit Seeking to End Institutionalization and Confinement of Children in Georgia

https://thegao.org/gao-files-lawsuit-seeking-to-end-institutionalization-and-confinement-of-children-in-georgia/

Follow us on Twitter @intersectsouth or visit our website at https://sites.gsu.edu/intersectsouth/