Hi everyone and welcome to Bell Global Justice Institute's very first Podcast episode! My name is London and I am your host!

For this first episode, I talk about how Bell Global Justice Institute came to be, why the advancement of women and girls' human rights are important and how we have been making it happen as a small NGO. I hope our first episode will inspire you and encourage you to listen to our future episodes where we talk with guests to learn more about how they are involved in the global movement for women and girls' human rights.

Today our episode features special guest Pamela Alexnder, President of the Northern Macomb County Branch NAACP. We will talk with Pamela about her life and her work, and her legacy of servant leadership. We will also discuss the newly installed Northern Macomb County Branch of the NAACP and the goals, activities, and events of this new branch for 2021.

You can also visit the National NAACP Branch to learn more and to join the Northern Macomb County Branch.

For our special Memorial Day episode, we are very honored to talk with Renee Nickell, Author and Gold Star Sibling to Major Samuel Griffith, USMC. Renee’s mission is to “increase awareness of the difficulties military families face, so that we can help them endure, recover and heal.” Renee’s beautiful and inspiring memoir, “Always My Hero: A Sister’s Inspiring Story of Love, Sacrifice, and Hope” honors her brother Sam and brings light to the difficult journey of American Gold Star Families.

“There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” - U.S. Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman.


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Greetings friends and thank you for tuning in to episode 4 of our podcast! Today I am honored to talk with Bell Global Justice Institute's 2021 Ssgt Vincent J. Bell Service Award Recipient, Cpl. Dani Woods of the Detroit Police Department! Today, Dani will share her journey as a servant leader and member of law enforcement in our hometown of Detroit!

During our talk today, Dani also shared information on a few really cool events happening this weekend in Detroit on July 24-25! To learn more about the Detroit Police Department Chief's Neighborhood Liaison Unit and their cool community events, please visit their Facebook page!

Greetings friends and welcome to episode 5 of our EMPOWER Podcast! My name is London and I am your host! Today I am excited to talk with one of metro Detroit's finest community leaders, Dr. Kofi Adoma! Dr. Kofi and I will be talking about the life and legacy of Ruth Ellis (July 23, 1899 - October 5, 2000) who was well known for being the oldest out African American lesbian, as well an activist and businesswoman in Detroit.

You are going to absolutely love listening to Dr. Kofi share about her good friend Mother Ruth and how she became one of the co-founders of the Ruth Ellis Center, a nationally known organization located in Highland Park, Michigan providing trauma-informed services to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults.

Please visit the Ruth Ellis Center to learn more on how you can support this incredible organization!

Welcome back for episode 6 of our podcast!! We are commemorating International Day of the Girl, (October 11), a global day set aside by the United Nations General Assembly to encourage governments and communities around the world to reflect and take action on advancing and promoting the human rights, human dignity, and empowerment of our world's girls.

Today, we are excited for you to tune in as London welcomes our special guest speaker, Jin In, a leading voice in girls' empowerment. Jin is the author of an upcoming book, Girl Power, and she is the founder of For Girls GLocal Leadership (4GGL), "a unique collaborative energizing a social change movement for our world's girls."

In our episode today Jin is sharing how she stepped into her calling as a change agent for our world's girls and what the word empowerment truly means.

Greetings listeners!

Thank you for tuning in for episode 7 of Bell Global Justice Institute's EMPOWER Podcast! On today's episode, we are featuring Adv. Thando Gumede, Legal Eagle, Feminist Thought Leader, and Innovator, as she joins us from her beautiful country of South Africa!

Thando will be sharing her journey to the legal field and how she bridges law and technology to create innovative programs to advance gender equality, gender equity, and the understanding of intersectionality in South Africa and around the world. She will also discuss the role of feminism in building peaceful societies. We have so much to unpack in this special episode featuring our very first international guest speaker!

Be sure and visit Adv. Thando Gumede's website and follow her on social media:
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Greetings and Happy New Year listeners! Thank you for joining us for our 2022 kickoff with episode 8 of our EMPOWER Podcast!

Our special guest Micho Assi is dropping some serious pearls of wisdom for everyone out there interested in being a vessel for change in their communities and the world! Micho is a mom, an immigrant, a program manager, and a community advocate. She is a true servant leader, and her story and journey will inspire you!

She is the Project Director for Peace Tech Lab's "Road to Equal Justice Dearborn" event happening in Dearborn, Michigan on January 11-12, 2022. If you are interested in learning how to use media, technology and data tools to accelerate and amplify the fight for equal justice - this training is for you! Space is limited so go to Eventbrite today to register! If you have any questions at all about the event, you can contact Michi at 313-358-6167.

Micho also served as a panelist for Bell Global Justice Institute's official Parallel Event during the 65th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in March 2021! We participated in the NGO CSW65 Virtual Platform, and our panel was entitled "Visible Voices: An Intersectional & Intercultural Discussion on Women Decision-Makers." Listen here to hear Micho and fellow leaders discuss their experiences as women decision-makers!