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The inner city is a complex space with comlex issues. This week, Meg and Alex talk about trying to understand just a little bit more. Then the two give some updates around We Got This and a couple of other things happening in the neighborhood. 

Join Richard Rothstein (Color of Law) on the 53206 Cast podcast discussing his and his daughter Leah’s new book Just Action.

Richard and Leah Rothstein will also be coming to Milwaukee tomorrow, June 2nd along with Milwaukee-based researcher at the Redress Movement Reggie Jackson as they talk Just Action!

https://actionnetwork.org/events/just-action-book-release-discussion?source=direct_link&&link_id=1&can_id=ef6cdd58c91dfc5b25ce7f477311978f&email_referrer=&email_subject=just-action-book-release-discussion-event

This week Meg and Alex discuss the rise in the number of white people within the neighborhood, something that was pretty rare a year ago. Then the two talk about Meg's newfound interest in the home shopping channel and give a quick We Got This update. 

Nearly all of us will grapple with what it means to have privilege. Whether you have a lot or you have a little, our status in life is can be tied back to where we started or ways in which we have had an excess of good fortune. That discomfort can be a tool we use to remind ourselves to pursue equality and justice in the world. 

This week, Meg and Alex talk about that discomfort and how to channel it into something positive and productive. 

When you have a neighbor that isn't all that neighborhly it's easy to get stuck in the rut of hopelessness or to feel powerless. This week Meg and Alex talk about that feeling and how it's compounded in inner city spaces. 

The 11th annual Heal the Hood event is just over one month away. This week, Meg and Alex welcome back the founder of Heal the Hood Ajamou Butler along with this years emcees Jamila Riley and Jamila Carney. Ajamou is a well known poet, motivational speaker, and author. Jamila Riley is the owner of J. Riley, a crochet accessories and apparel boutique located in the Sherman Phoenix in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood. Jamila Carney operates Agape Yogestry and is a sought after yoga instructor. 

Be sure to check out the 11th annual Heal the Hood event on May 27th located on Burleigh St. between 8th and 12th streets in Milwaukee's Borchert Feild neighborhood. 

Dynasty Ceasar from the Redress Movement joins the podcast this week. The Redress Movement, birthed out of the book The Color of Law, works to remedy and repair the wrongs associated with housing segregation in cities like Milwaukee across the country.

This week, Meg and Alex welcome back Jamie De Jesus to talk with Wylbur Holloway from Employ Milwaukee about the upcoming reentry simulation event. The group speaks about the importance of the event and gives some context around why someone might want to participate in a reentry simulation.

If interested, here is the link for the event:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/justdane-reentry-simulation-tickets-551653659947

This week Meg and Alex chat about the state of housing in 53206 and discuss some recent interactions with property wholesalers attempting to buy their house. 

Areas dominated by poverty are significantly more likely to experience gun violence. This week Meg and Alex talk about an instance of gun violence that took place at the white house on the corner and make a case that the poor are the last ones that should have to deal with the effects of gun violence. 

This week Meg and Alex talk to early childhood education expert, Ashley Harrell. Ashley gives context to the importance of early childhood education and helps to redefine what school for our youngest learners should be and could be. 

One house doesn't make a neighborhood, right? But what if that house used to be good for the block and now brings harm to the block. This podcast is a story of one house, that used be a blessing to the neighborhood but is now a liability. 

Noel Kegel, president of Wheel and Sprocket, joins the show this week to talk about the impact bikes can have on a community. Meg and Alex interview Noel and offer a different take on what it means to be an advocate. 

This week Meg and Alex sit down with long time Borchert Field resident and current real estate agent Tyesha Shareef to talk about the promotion of home ownership within the Black community. 

This week, Alex and Meg talk about a couple of ways in which we can grow in our own understanding of what it might be like to be a justice involved individual trying make their way in the world. 

This week Jamie is back for part 2 of his interview with Meg and Alex. Jamie talks about good things happening in the justice involved community and gives some insights on what the non-justice involved can do to better understand the unique circumstances of those who have been incarcerated. 

This week Meg and Alex are joined by Jamie De Jesus. Jamie is the CEO of Innovative Solutions 2 Consulting and a Manufacturing Skills Standard Council Instructor. The three talk about cinnamon rolls, the criminal justice system, and good things happening in the justice involved community. 

This week Meg and Alex give an update on some things going on at We Got This and talk about the progress at Charlie's house. 

This week, Meg and Alex are joined by the team at Bay Bridge Wisconsin. In 2019, Anne O’Connor, Kathy Wurzer, and Jennifer Koop Olsta founded Bay Bridge as a mechanism to address racial inequalities within their community. The group discusses the past, present, and future of Bay Bridge and how the organizations like Bay Bridge can be used to enact social change. 

It's easy to look at someone with a strong track record of community advocacy and think that we can never contribute in the say way as that individual. This week on The 53206 Cast, Meg and Alex talk about using your own talents, skills, and resources to enact change within your spaces.