Hi and welcome to the JFS Perspectives podcast! We’re excited to have you tuning in. This podcast is a new venture for JFS, aimed at reaching more people and giving you a glimpse of the incredible content featured in our quarterly publication.
We can’t wait to share some highlights with you and hopefully inspire you to check out the full issues.
Episode 1: Barriers to LongTerm Visioning in Racial Justice Work
Interviewees: Hillary Carey & Alexandra To | Interviewers: José Ramos, Abril Chimal & Loes Damhof
In this episode, we talk with Hilary and Alexandra about the challenges racial justice advocates face in envisioning long-term futures, from their article “Lots of Extra Time and Privilege to Just Dream of Utopia: Barriers to LongTerm Visioning in Racial Justice Work”. We discuss how urgent short-term needs, resource constraints, and the constant battle against white supremacy often overshadow the capacity to dream about racially just futures. We explore possibilities for futurists and advocates to collaborate in elevating visions of racial justice.
Episode 2: Using Anticipatory Experimentation to Explore and Create Futures of Safety for Women in Mexico
Interviewees: Abril Chimal & José Ramos | Interviewer: Loes Damhof
In this episode, Loes, Abril, and Jose delve into the violence against women in Mexico City, from their report: “Using Anticipatory Experimentation to Explore and Create Futures of Safety for Women in Mexico”. Drawing from an Anticipatory Experimentation workshop held at Centro University on the eve of historic protests, they explore contemporary challenges, historical shifts, and deep mythological roots contributing to this problem in Mexican society. The discussion centers around reimagining pathways forward by leveraging emerging narratives and recovering powerful mythological metaphors, like that of the Chamana (Shamanic woman), to reframe and address violence against women through new ideas and new experiments.
