43 - Age Trauma and Youth Oppression with Aiyana

The Frontline Herbalism Podcast

This episode is an interview with Aiyana Goodfellow (he/she/they) about age trauma, youth oppression and youth liberation. Aiyana is an abolitionist, writer, liberator and delinquent. We discuss their new book - INNOCENCE & CORRUPTION: An abolitionist understanding of youth oppression.

We explore how children are some of the most at risk, coerced, and oppressed people on the planet. Grounded in their experiences of youth oppression as a Black teenager in the UK, we talk about family structures, the school system, youth imprisonment and the prison system, their delinquent philosophy and so much more! Finally, Aiyana shares some ideas about solidarity and how we can organise so that youth are liberated, safe, and empowered.

Content warning - references to child abuse, prison

Links & resources from this episode

• Aiyana’s website - https://aiyanagoodfellow.com/
• DELINQUENTS - https://delinquents.noblogs.org/
• The Anima Print - https://www.theanimaprint.org/
• Neuromancers - https://www.neuromancersmagazine.com/
• The Radical Companionship Project - https://www.radicalcompanionship.com/
• Aiyana’s instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aiyana.goodfellow/
• Why You Hate Kids Workshop on patriarchy and abuse coming up on October 1st - https://aiyanagoodfellow.com/whyyouhatekids/
• Herbalism, PTSD & Traumatic Stress Course

Find them all at solidarityapothecary.org/podcast/

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