Episode 12: Erica Iheme
In this episode of Black Work Talk, Steven Pitts and his co-host, Sheri Davis, talk with Erica Iheme, the Deputy Director for Jobs to Move America, an organization dedicated to ensuring that government uses the power of public funds to create a just, clean, and worker-centered economy. The conversation focuses on Erica’s critique of traditional organizing models and the need to shift to organizing practices that sustain organizers and facilitate a stronger relationship with communities. To read more about Erica Iheme’s work, see:Jobs to Move AmericaAlabama Coalition for Community BenefitsDuring the episode, Sheri Davis mentioned her post at the Crunk Feminist Collective’s blog. You can access that post (and others) at:The Crunk Feminist Collective new blog - The RemixIn his introduction to this episode, Steven Pitts mentioned an article about the success of Latin American activists in turning the region into a region that supports a woman’s right to choose. Here is the link to that article:Foreign Affairs - "Latin America's Lessons for a Post-Roe United States