Today, we interrupt our regular season with a bonus episode! Sandhya Jha is someone I’ve known through various professional networks, and I’m an avid reader of Sandhya’s wonderful Thursday newsletter, called Joy in Social Justice. I love their work and wanted you to get to know Sandhya as well. We talk about Sandhya’s approach to anti-racism and anti-oppression work, how we find hope in the struggle, and the vital work of getting in touch with the stories of our ancestors, whether familial, cultural, or spiritual, so that we can be good ancestors for future generations.
Sandhya Jha (they/them) is an anti-oppression consultant who especially loves helping organizations get Diversity/Equity/Inclusion teams off the ground. Sandhya is the founder and former executive director of the Oakland Peace Center, a collective of 40 organizations working to create equity, access, and dignity as the means of creating peace in Oakland and the Bay Area. An ordained pastor with a master’s in public policy, Sandhya is comfortable in the pulpit, on the picket line, or hanging out with friends and friends-to-be over a good cup of tea and a good story. Sandhya’s fifth book with Chalice Press, Rebels, Despots, and Saints, was just released recently.
Website: sandhyajha.com
Order a copy of Rebels, Despots & Saints on this link: https://chalicepress.com/products/rebels-despots-saints
Joy in Social Justice newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/44fa84c53738/racial-justice
Their Wildest Dreams podcast: https://anchor.fm/sandhya-r-jha
Contact MaryAnn McKibben Dana at maryannmckibbendana.net.
Editor and Producer: Mel Dana
S02 Bonus Episode: Good Hope, Good Ancestors