Erika Thorne - Social and Racial Justice Warrior

Podcast team member, Ellery McCardle, speaks with Erika Thorne, an activist, writer, facilitator and cultural worker since 1974. During this interview, Erika talks about her work with Training for Social Change, a multi-racial group of individuals, training others to confront systems of injustice. Additionally, Erika describes her involvement with the Twin Cities affiliate of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), a national network of group and individuals organizing white people for racial justice. Previously, Erika was a staff member at Friends for a NonViolent World (FNVW), serving for three years as Managing Director and five years as the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)-Minnesota program coordinator. A former dancer, Erika brings "joyful physicality" to her facilitation. 

Program Notes

Additional Information:
Standing Up for Racial Justice -Twin Cities: https://www.surjtc.org/about/
Training for Change: https://www.trainingforchange.org
Black Visions: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org
Voters for Racial Justice: https://voicesforracialjustice.org
Association for Black Economic Power: https://abepmpls.org
Queen Bee, staged by Wild Conspiracy: https://www.wildconspiracy.org/queen-b

Music generously donated by bensound.com