Radical Healing

Season 3 Ep 7: Professor Gerry Yokota's experience with the Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage

It’s been a long time since we’ve released an episode but we’re grateful to share this one with you, featuring Professor Gerry Yokota (@gerryyokota [https://www.instagram.com/gerryyokota/]), Professor Emerita of English and Contemporary Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies at Osaka University. Gerry shares about her experience organizing a Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage in Osaka in April, her commitment to nonviolence as a Quaker, and more. Mentioned in the interview: Make a donation to the Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/gaza-ceasefire-piligrimage-in-osaka [https://www.gofundme.com/f/gaza-ceasefire-piligrimage-in-osaka] Make a donation to Gerry's Just Joy Postcard Project and receive digital images of the artwork in her note of thanks: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/pcrf1/campaign.jsp?campaign=342&fundraiser=809493& [https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/pcrf1/campaign.jsp?campaign=342&fundraiser=809493&] Read the PDF “Global Transformation of Christian Zionism” edited by Yoshihiro Yakushige, from the International Conference on Global Transformation of Christian Zionism held at Kyoto University, 2022: https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/274116/1/gtcz.pdf [https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/274116/1/gtcz.pdf] Support the BDS movement. Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality. BDS upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity. Learn more here: https://bdsmovement.net/what-is-bds [https://bdsmovement.net/what-is-bds] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit radicalhealingpod.substack.com [https://radicalhealingpod.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Season 3 Episode 6: Interview with J

The history episode: A conversation with J, a colleague of Erika here in Chicago, discussing her experience as an Assyrian American and her family's history. We learn about the Assyrian people, Western missionaries' attempts to restore the Assyrian church, the Assyrian genocide, and the resulting diaspora. This conversation feels particularly relevant now as we are witnessing the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. There are certain parallels I notice between then and now--the genocide during the Ottoman Empire was conducted by Turkish nationalists who believed that religious, ethnic, and cultural homogeneity was necessary for the success of their nation. There are many today who believe that anyone who is different deserves to be deported, killed, or denied basic rights for the sake of preserving the nation. We see this today in many countries including Myanmar, Israel, and the United States. However, keeping a society homogeneous is neither realistic nor is it beneficial. People of different religions, ethnicities, and cultures can live together in peace. The solution is to fight for justice and equality for all people, tearing down all boarders and walls. “Struggle so that all may live this rich, overflowing life. And be sure that in this struggle you will find a joy greater than anything else can give.” ― Peter Kropotkin, Anarchist Morality This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit radicalhealingpod.substack.com [https://radicalhealingpod.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Erika's Trip

The one where Erika talks about her trip back to Japan this summer. There's a lot of laughing, 2 separate times Erika starts crying on air, and many random memories from childhood. (Note: In this episode, Erika mentions a member of the Nojiri community, Mark Ramseyer. Ramseyer is a Professor of Japanese Legal Studies at Harvard Law School who continues to publish right-wing historical revisionist defenses of Japanese imperialism, despite his work being described as “woefully deficient, empirically, historically, and morally.” [https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/2/7/hls-paper-international-controversy/] For more context on Ramseyer, I recommend the Against Japanism [https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/hs5wr-1a923e/Against-Japanism-Podcast] podcast, particularly their episode "Caste Oppression and the Buraku Liberation Movement w/ Buraku Stories" [https://open.spotify.com/episode/41OWFUYZGiyrJLkvhMcvte?si=krvVUCt-Q_mRlIK6RvvVCg] from April 25, 2023.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit radicalhealingpod.substack.com [https://radicalhealingpod.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Season 3 Episode 4: Jan and Rudy Engholm

In November of 2022, Tells Law, the law firm that handled the abuse investigations at CAJ, organized a retreat in Colorado Springs for alumni survivors and for school and mission representatives. This was commissioned by CAJ and the cooperating missions, per the recommendations of the investigation review panel. There, siblings Jan (who we spoke with in Season 2 [https://www.radicalhealingpod.com/podcast/episode/2ff61766/interview-with-caj-abuse-survivor-jan-engholm]) and Rudy Engholm delivered Impact Statements to the representatives of CAJ and the founding missions. We are grateful to have been able to speak with Jan and Rudy about their experience.  Listen on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/radical-healing/id1541123619] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2nB4RGCcRWkicVZ8uy3Qmi] Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/show/radical-healing] Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNDU1MjY4LnJzcw==] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit radicalhealingpod.substack.com [https://radicalhealingpod.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Season 3 Episode 3: Chami Nagai

Although she's not a CAJ alum, we knew that we HAD to have Chami Nagai on our pod. Chami is a global nomad, yoga teacher, musician, and now mother. Chami shares about her experience growing up as a Japanese missionary kid in Papua New Guinea, grappling with identity in Nagano, expanding and deconstructing and reconstructing her spirituality as she journeyed from Canada, to the slums of Cambodia, to Miyagi, and eventually to Yokohama. Chami’s Yoga Website; https://www.migiwayogaspace.com/ [https://www.migiwayogaspace.com/] Mentioned on the podcast: On Being Podcast [https://onbeing.org/series/podcast/] (Note: we recorded this episode  in 2021 and had shelved it to finish Season 2) Listen on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/radical-healing/id1541123619] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2nB4RGCcRWkicVZ8uy3Qmi] Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/show/radical-healing] Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNDU1MjY4LnJzcw==] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit radicalhealingpod.substack.com [https://radicalhealingpod.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]