0:08 – Fund Drive Premium: Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr. Joy Degruy
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing (PTSS) is a 2005 book resulting from years of research by Dr Joy DeGruy and describes a set of behaviors and beliefs related to multi-generational trauma experienced by African Americans that include undiagnosed and untreated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in enslaved Africans and their descendants. Dr. DeGruy spoke about Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome at the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2013.
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1:08 – Fund Drive Premium: Healing Justice by Shakti Butler
Local filmmaker Shakti Butler and her organization World Trust Organizational Services brings you their newest film, Healing Justice, which explores the causes and consequences of the current North American Justice system and its effect on marginalized communities. It addresses the school to prison pipeline, the need for comprehensive criminal justice reform and the importance of healing and restorative practices.