S2 Ep9: Light the corner where you are: Anti-racism, disability and intersectionality | Kym Oliver

Conversations with Nova Reid

In this episode I have the pleasure of talking to Kym Oliver, writer, speaker and the 'Official Goddess’ for The Triple Cripples - a platform dedicated to highlighting the narratives and increasing the visibility of Black, Brown & Indigenous Melanated People, living with Disability.
Kym is dedicated to illuminating her ‘lived experience’ with a long-term condition; examining its psychological, emotional, practical, social, cultural, structural and interpersonal effects, in order to create a blueprint for a more equitable future for our planet. She is determined to be the change she wishes to see.

Kym and I had an incredibly honest and powerful conversation about living while black and disabled, the importance of not trivialising representation and disability and worthiness.
We talk about racism, class, gender and ableism and how their intrinsic links to white supremacy and why intersectionality in anti-racism is so important. Additionally, why curiosity, and being on a constant journey of becoming and discovering, is vital for anti-racism. Surrendering to the work, always learning and un-peeling anti-blackness. We also talk about more about how The Triple Cripples came about, the work founders Kym Oliver and Jumoke Abdullahi are doing and how you can support them.

Referenced in the episode:

- The Triple Cripples: https://thetriplecripples.uk
- An introduction to Triple Cripples: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hXWibIt-CJo&feature=emb_title

- TEDx Sussex: Empowerment as a Disabled Black Woman: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-JOSVUX5FEg

Support the Triple Cripples Living Archive Project: https://PayPal.me/triplecripples

You can also connect with The Triple Cripples on Instagram at @triplecripples

You can pre-order my debut book, The Good Ally, via your favourite bookseller or online now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-good-ally/nova-reid/9780008439484

You can connect with me over at @novareidofficial

(https://www.instagram.com/novareidofficial/) and at www.novareid.com

If you are ready to do the inner work and learn to be actively anti-racist please visit my website for further details about my online academy: Becoming Anti-racist with Nova Reid

https://novareid.com/services/anti-racism-course/

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