Parker Johnson talks about the power of telling your story.
While sharing his own story and why he started This is Table Talk, Johnson talks about how and why he provides opportunities for BIPOC folks to tell stories of their lived experience in facilitated conversation using Indigenous practices.
About the speaker
My name Is Parker, I’m an African American adoptee, from Savannah Georgia. I grew up on Vancouver Island. I’m a psychology student, and Youth Support Worker of 5 years. Primarily helping youth on the frontline, in group homes and out in the community.
I created a platform called This is Table Talk a year ago. I utilize and Indigenous mechanism that promotes communal education. I am doing my part as an adopted settler, to decolonize conversation. My hope is to help communities remember that they have a voice. That the act of being relational, and trauma informed, will help us reconnect to each other, as well as the lands we reside on. The simple act of breaking bread, and sharing stories is what has historically brought us together. This is my motivation.
Where to find Parker:
https://www.thisistabletalk.com/
Instagram @thisistabletalk
Facebook @thisistabletalk
Parker’s Recommended Books:
The Will to Change by Bell Hooks
Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon
Magical Negro Poems by Morgan Parker
Anything by Maya Angelou!
Favorite quotes from this talk
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ZOOM
925 Walker Street
Victoria, British Columbia Canada V9A 4C5
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