Sonja Young : Algorithmic erasure, online activism, and modeling community care & collaboration

On this episode Caroline, Claudia Alick sit with Sonja Young and discussed their personal experiences with gender identity, representation, and activism, with a focus on the intersections of marginalized identities and the role of the internet in shaping these aspects. They also explored the power of art and writing in understanding and navigating the world, and the importance of community care, self-care, and representation in creating a more just and inclusive society. Lastly, they discussed the digital encampment project, the challenges of using directive language in social media. "Sonja Young (they/them) is a Gen Z theorist, poet, and philosophy degree drop-out. With a history of nonprofit work, their activism is now focused on online mutual aid, advocacy, and writing. They are a mixed Black, disabled genderfluid, asexual lesbian whose practice is centered in producing justice for victims and survivors of oppression and genocide.""Claudia Alick (they/them) is a multifaceted artist and inclusion expert. They're a curator, access doula, producer, writer, and performer. Currently, they work with The CripTech Incubator and GrayArea Metaverse. Founder of CALLING UP, a social justice company creating various projects like Producing in Pandemic and Justice Producers. They consult for funders and companies, and have spoken at events like the Smithsonian Afrofuturism Series. Their online racial justice practice reaches thousands weekly."HOME - Calling Up Justice!** “Make it real to me” written by Athena Promachus, covered by Boy BowserThe Trans Narrative was created, and produced by Caroline Essence, powered by Spotify for podcastersIf you’d like to reach out, or be apart of the show contact us at “transnarrativepodcast@gmail.com” Support and donations can be made to cash app tag $gottabesomthinmoreFind us Facebook, TikTok, and on Apple, Spotify, and iHeartRadio, or anywhere you listen to podcastsThank you for your support Suicide Hotline 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)S.A.F.E. (Self Abuse Finally Ends) 1-800-DONT-CUTAmerican Foundation for low vision 212-502-7633.Trevor Hotline (Suicide) 1-866-4-U-TREVORFamily Violence Prevention Center 1-800-313-1310National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFEDrug Abuse National Helpline 1-800-662-4357National Human Service Call Center 2-1-1