Women Veteran Social Justice

WVSJ Ambassadorship: A History of Changing the Question “Can We Do That?”

WVSJ Ambassadorship: A History of Changing the Question “Can We Do That?”  into the Bold Statement, “We Can Do That!” On this podcast, BriGette McCoy talks with Angela Marie Dias about their time together in WVSJ, covering almost 10 years. On this podcast, they reminisce about their history and exact moment that they knew that they wanted to work together. They recognized a passion in each other that was directly connected to honoring and serving women veterans. Listen as BriGette and Angela Marie recollect past work, recognize a recent national award for the organization, and discuss how to continue serving women veterans in honorable and creative ways using technology and providing experiential programs. Find out about their projects, outlooks on how they will continue to work together, and their hope for expanding the organization’s population. Sponsors, Donors, Support Staff, Thanks  to our sponsors: SheHeroIC [http://twitter.com/sheheroic] Find us on our social channels and post a message about the podcast:WVSJ Network Facebook Page [http://www.facebook.com/4wvsj]Twitter Page [https://twitter.com/wvsjnetwork] [https://www.instagram.com/wvsjnetwork/]Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wvsjnetwork/]Podcast Editing by: ParThon Music By: Air Force Veteran Connie Baptiste  “Always On Top” can be found on Women At War Warrior Songs Vol 2.https://warriorsongs.org/music [https://warriorsongs.org/music]

Ep: 038 – It All Started With A Creative Writing Project, Unsung Heroes

It  All Started With A Creative Writing Project: 20 Year Later We Are Still Collecting & Telling The Unheard Stories and Writing & Archiving The Unwritten History of Unsung. Heroes On this Podcast, BriGette McCoy talks with Lisa Daniels about her creative writing project, aka her “labor of love”, Unsung Heroes. Lisa created Unsung Heroes over 20 years ago. Her project’s inspiration, her grandmother, a women of color who supported the war mission, continues to motivate her to keep gathering stories and authoring the history of the many who are left out of the books, such as: men of color who served, women of color who supported the war mission, and women of color who served. Listen in as BriGette and Lisa discuss their commitment to get out the long-suppressed narratives of women who served, in particular women of color. Find out about their upcoming collaborative project, a virtual exhibit, HerStory. The project is designed to bring forward the histories that have been unheard for so long, identify and safeguard present histories from being omitted, and construct a system that will preserve  future histories so that they will not be overlooked or left out.  The importance of getting the stories documented is that it broadens the story being told and adds the accomplishments, contributions, and significant firsts of those left off those lists. Sponsors, Donors, Support Staff, Thanks  to our sponsors: SheHeroIC [http://twitter.com/sheheroic] Find us on our social channels and post a message about the podcast: WVSJ Network Facebook Page [http://www.facebook.com/4wvsj]Twitter Page [https://twitter.com/wvsjnetwork]Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wvsjnetwork/]Podcast Editing by: ParThon Music By: Air Force Veteran Connie Baptiste  “Always On Top” can be found on Women At War Warrior Songs Vol 2. https://warriorsongs.org/music Links or Books Suggested -https://www.unsungheroeslhp.org/ [https://www.unsungheroeslhp.org/]-Twitter and Instagram - unsungheroeslhp -Email:herstorynarratives@gmail.comunsnghros@gmail.comUpcoming Projects: HerStory Virtual Exhibit

My Unapologetic Truth: I Use Disruption As A Superpower

Pam speaks about her 11 years of military service as an Intelligence Analyst in the Air Force, her work now as a Foreign Policy Strategist, and the “superpower” she uses as a Community Organizer. Pam tells the story of how her mom, a patriotic immigrant, encouraged and inspired her to enlist in the military right out of High School; find out about her interesting trip to the recruiting office. Pam shares how she nurtured and continues to develop her desire to serve and contribute to the community through her time in the military, afterwards during her time as a female student veteran, and now as a civilian who promotes transformation as a Foreign Policy Strategist and community activist. Listen in as Pam speaks about creating change and making a difference even if you have to get political. Her confidence shines through and inspires others to find their superpower and create the change they wish to see in their communities. Come find out about one of her latest project, Vets For The People, an organization that provides opportunities to those wanting to get involved with politics and to “uplift and own” the legacy of black, brown, women, queer and transgender veterans in social justice movements. Sponsors, Donors, Support Staff Thanks to our sponsors and In-Kind Donors:AARP Georgia [https://states.aarp.org/georgia/]Protect Our Defenders [https://www.protectourdefenders.com/]Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum [https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/museum]SheHeroIC [http://twitter.com/sheheroic] Find us on our social channels and post a message about the podcast:WVSJ Network Facebook Page [http://www.facebook.com/4wvsj]Twitter Page [https://twitter.com/wvsjnetwork]Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wvsjnetwork/] Podcast Editing: by ParThon Music By: Air Force Veteran Connie Baptiste  “Always On Top” can be found on Women At War Warrior Songs Vol 2.https://warriorsongs.org/music [https://warriorsongs.org/music]

Nurtured and Affirmed: Being Part Of A Legacy In Service To The Country

Nurtured and Affirmed: Being Part Of  A Legacy In Service To The Country Chaplain Karen Meeker speaks about her 20+ years of military service and how she continues to add to the legacy in service to the country as a Colonel who recruits chaplains. She was inspired to join the military, and specifically serve in military ministry, in response to being called by God. Her desire to serve in ministry was nurtured at a young age while growing up in the United Methodist Church, as was her aspiration for serving the country. She talks about how her rural Northeast Pennsylvania community encouraged, affirmed, and supported giving back to the country in service, and how the United Methodist Church, which ordains women, provided her the possibilities to become a minister. Listen in as she describes her journey of military training and her education process to become a minister. She humbly talks about how she became part of a long history of women chaplains dating back to the Civil War, and how she created her own “Firsts” while serving in the 82ndAirborne. Aside from her continued service in the military, she supports military women ministries and she recently provided expert knowledge at a moral injury conference. Her closing words of encouragement are fulfilling for the mind, body, and spirit to all.Sponsors, Donors, Support Staff Thanks to our sponsors and In-Kind Donors:AARP Georgia [https://states.aarp.org/georgia/]Protect Our Defenders [https://www.protectourdefenders.com/]Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum [https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/museum]SheHeroIC [http://twitter.com/sheheroic]Find us on our social channels and post a message about the podcast:WVSJ Network Facebook Page [http://www.facebook.com/4wvsj]Twitter Page [https://twitter.com/wvsjnetwork]Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wvsjnetwork/] Podcast Editing: by ParThon Music By: Air Force Veteran Connie Baptiste  “Always On Top” can be found on Women At War Warrior Songs Vol 2.https://warriorsongs.org/music [https://warriorsongs.org/music]

EP: 034 – Using Service Dogs To Help Veterans Help Each Other

Danique Masingill speaks about her 5 years of military service as a Master at Arms in the Navy, and how she continues serving veterans with a peer to peer approach through her nonprofit, Leashes of Valor. She shares about how being motivated to join the military was related to being “one of those people who joined because of 9/11”. Listen in as she describes her journey of becoming a “Super Trooper” in the Navy. She talks about the challenges she faced, and how she overcame them and excelled to make rank. Danique shares about how she carried her dream of wanting to become a K-9 cop to her civilian life. She shares the story of how a chance meeting with a fellow female veteran, who had a service dog, brought her down a new path to learn everything about service dogs, which then brought her to her life’s work in her non-profit. Danique joined the military to serve at a time when the world needed patriots; she has expanded her understanding of what being a patriot means. Find out how she helps fellow veterans by using her experiences as a mentoring tool, and her service dogs as a “prosthetic for the brain” for invisible injuries. Thanks to our sponsors and In-Kind Donors:AARP Georgia [https://states.aarp.org/georgia/]Protect Our Defenders [https://www.protectourdefenders.com/]Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum [https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/museum]SheHeroIC [http://twitter.com/sheheroic]Find us on our social channels and post a message about the podcast:WVSJ Network Facebook Page [http://www.facebook.com/4wvsj]Twitter Page [https://twitter.com/wvsjnetwork]Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wvsjnetwork/]Podcast Editing: by ParThon Music By: Air Force Veteran Connie Baptiste  “Always On Top” can be found on Women At War Warrior Songs Vol 2. https://warriorsongs.org/music [https://warriorsongs.org/music]