Editor's Note: This blog is in response to the 2020 Echoes on air! Live Event, "How To Be A Good Ally" First, I want to thank the three panelists who shared their expertise and wisdom during Echos Media’s Live Event on “How to be a Good Ally”. As a white woman who wishes to avoid asking emotional labor out of her marginalized friends, yet believes that learning from the source provides the strongest lesson, these types of events fulfil a need in the community. Thank you for y

The 2nd Annual Echoes Media Live Event was a huge success! Thank you to our panelists, donors, and attendees who made this event informative and inspiring. In this episode, Echoes Media recognizes that it is possible to be a bad ally — that even with the best of intentions, we’re human and make mistakes. Along with guest panelists Arthur Gregg, Wendy Koster, and Edward Ahmed Mitchell, we discussed the need and impact of allies, ways to be a good one, and ways to avoid causing

COVID19 has us the world on high alert. Our mind is constantly being bombarded with endless uncertainty, rabbit holes of unclear and/or contradictory articles, and illness and death. What's more, social injustice and attacks on human rights have not ceased. Not only have the murders of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor streamed across our feeds, but so, too, have the increased attacks on Asian-American citizens and the neglect of lower socio-economic populations. Feeling overw

In this episode of Echoes on air!, Chris and Janelle talk with Anna Kim, Grace Talusan, Rachmad Tjachyadi about the vastness of the Asian-American Experience and the danger of a homogenized representation of Asians in the U.S, speaking within a culture that is often considered silent, as well as highlight the APIA involvement in various social justice movements. Find us at: iTunes - Click Here Google Play - Click Here Spotify - Click Here Keep your eye on our social media t

The cast of #voiced takes their place center stage! Janelle and Chris talk to Johnny Camacho, Armando Garza, Cielo Juarez, Lauren Harrison, Jordan Higgins, and Emily Truelove about some of the experiences high school students are having with social justice movements and what it was like playing roles that dealt with social justice in a high school setting. Find us at: iTunes - Click Here Google Play - Click Here Spotify - Click Here Resources Student Activism Resource Center

Our inaugural live show is in the books! It was a complete success thanks to the sponsors, donors, panelists, and a great live audience. There was so much great advice that I know you'll want to listen twice! In this episode of Echoes on air!, Janelle and Chris Silverberg talk with therapists Brittanie Gray, Anna Kim, and Jimmy G. Owen about the importance of self-care and how to recognize signs of burnout while fight for social justice and equality. Find us at: iTunes - Clic

In episode four of Echoes on air!, Janelle is joined by Key Barkins, Chris Silverberg, and Justin Willis as they discuss how money impacts social movements. Check out the following links as mentioned in this episode: The Tulsa Real Estate: https://www.instagram.com/tulsarealestatefund Natural for Naturals: https://www.instagram.com/naturals4naturals​ iTunes - Click Here Google Play - Click Here Don't forget to RATE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE! Create hope. Forge a pat

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