47. Decolonization: A Harm Reduction Tool for People of Every Color with Ira X Armstrong

In this episode of Parenting Decolonized, I welcome Ira X Armstrong, a mixed Black trans parent, Freedom Fighter, Social Entrepreneur and Educator who is working to create climate sustainability through social permaculture. Listen in to gain insight into Ira’s decolonization journey and learn how you can begin to shift your mindset, reprogram yourself, and become the decolonized parent you want to be.In this episode, we talk about…Defining social permaculture through the lens of decolonization.Overcoming depression and exhaustion as an activist and decolonizer.The impacts of enslavement and colonization on African-Americans & The traumatic effects of experiencing houselessness.How colonization harms everyone, including white people & Why decolonization is harm reduction.4 ways to start decolonizing your life.….and more!Curious to know more about what it means to decolonize parenthood? Need a community that will support you on your decolonization journey?Tune in to this powerful discussion to learn more and consider joining the Conscious Parenting for Social Justice Collective, a Black-led, multiracial collective of parents, working together to simultaneously transform ourselves, our families, and our communities by decolonizing our minds and healing racial traumas caused by white supremacist/capitalist power structures. Hope to see you there!Don't forget to share, rate, and let me know what you think of this week's episode on Facebook and Instagram!To connect further with Ira & PEACE Out Loud:Visit Ira’s website: www.iraxarmstrong.comFollow them on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fraggle94 Visit PEACE Out Loud’s website: www.peaceoutloud.orgConnect with them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/polberkeleyFollow them on Instagram: www.instagram.com/peace_out_loud

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Raising children is hard. Raising children while black is even harder. The Parenting Decolonized podcast shines the light on how colonization has impacted the black family structure and what to do about it. Host Yolanda Williams takes you on the journey as she learns how to raise liberated black children without breaking their spirits. Yolanda and her guests discuss how to decolonize your parenting by resisting old narratives, how to use conscious parenting as activism against white supremacy, reclaiming ancestral ways of parenting, and how to become a more mindful, conscious parent.