Silence II: Black Lives Matter

In this episode, we revisit the topic of silence and discuss how silence, though appropriate in some scenarios, is inappropriate in others. We consider the death of George Floyd, the astonishingly high maternal mortality rate for birthgivers of color in the US, and commit to use our voices to rise above silence and create a more peaceful world.   REFERENCES: Austin, John. “How to Do Things with Words.” In The Discourse Reader, edited by Adam Jaworski and Nikolas, 51-61. New York, NY: Routledge, 2014. “Reproductive Injustice: Racial and Gender Discrimination in U.S. Healthcare.” Center for Reproductive Rights, 20144. https://cdn2.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2017/06/Reproductive-injustice.pdf. https://cdn2.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2017/06/Reproductive-injustice.pdf