About the COUNTER-NARRATIVE 

“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood. “–Audre Lorde

Overall Purpose:

The purpose of the show is to provide a critical examination of society and culture through the intersectional lens of race, gender, and class, more specifically it seeks to provide a COUNTER-NARRATIVE. The Show encourages a reflective assessment and critique of unique standpoints and their potential contribution to popular discourse.

Objectives:

> To provide a space that will allow for a counter-narrative to the rhetoric about communities of color from one of deficiency to one that celebrates them and put them at the center of their own critique.
> Increase cultural humility, compassion, and knowledge of how different demographical intersections impact lived-experiences.
> Enhance the growing body of knowledge at the demographical intersections.

What you can expect from the COUNTER-NARRATIVE:
Quality conversations about critical issues in communities of color, with guest who don’t just talk about the problem they are active in finding solutions.  Guest share their lived-experiences, insights, information, opinions and personal narratives.

Who is this show for?:

> Critical Thinkers, Coffee Drinkers & The Generally Curious
> For those who are tired of one-sided single narratives in popular discourse.
> For those who are genuinely interested in hearing from a perspective other than their own.

Why this is Important

Although there are a plethora of voices and experiences that make up the fabric of life; most frequently the stories and narratives that are shared, distributed and held up as representative are anything but that.  In this, we run the risk of what Chimamanda Ngozi Adachie refers to as “the danger of a single story“.

Holding up a single story, or a single voice as representative of all without taking into account the context of social positioning and identity in the radicalized context that is America is at its very least to tell an incomplete story and at its very worst it leads to the symbolic annihilation of many populations of people who are erased or mischaracterized by the sharing of a single narrative from a standpoint that lacks contextual, cultural or even the historical lens necessary for true understanding.

The primary goals of the show are to:

Decentralize normative culture in the critique of marginalized populations
Remove the ethnocentric gaze through which we examine life and collect and share diverse stories
Amplify the voices of our guest and provide a COUNTER-NARRATIVE  based in lived experiences

Your Contribution will support the following Outputs:

100 videos from various race, class and gender perspectives
20 Educational Webinars
10 LIVE Workshops to engage and immerse participants in a transformational process that leads to increased understanding and compassion.

Your Contribution will support the following Outcomes:
Raise awareness
Explore Solutions &
Build Community

I also accept in-kind donations. A few of the things I need are listed below:
$69 > SAMSUNG Meteor Mic USB Studio Microphone (chrome)
$99 > Lighting Light Video Photo Softbox Umbrella Photography Kit Backdrop Muslin
$75 > Green Screen
$200 per year > Spreaker Broadcasting Platform

My Personal Goals:
>To use my education, experience and skills to be an unstoppable force for good.
> To support the effort of increasing our compassion at the same rate or to a higher degree than our technology and intellect.
> To increase our capacity for love by engaging and exposing people to multiple view points.
>To elevate my consciousness and the consciousness of everyone around me.

I do this through, reading, researching, sharing and interviewing.

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Show Website: http://thecounternarrativeshow.com/
UPCOMING SHOWS: http://shvillarasheem.com/events/
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