Alexander Jacques, school system secrets, + dressing for your damn self
Image of episode cover. Alexander Jacques is pictured from the shoulders up. He smiles wide for the camera. He has facial hair, glasses, and hair that curls to one side.
Below it, the Matter of Fat logo is at the bottom left atop a lime green rectangle. To the middle/right this episode’s title is written in white text. It reads: Alexander Jacques, school system secrets, + dressing for your damn self.
show notes:
Matter of Fat is serving you a body positive podcast with Midwest sensibilities. Co-hosts Cat Polivoda and Saraya Boghani highlight community voices with a focus on body size, body positivity, + fat liberation.
That Fat Dish conversation picks up where the last episode’s interview left off. Cat and Saraya talk about modern romance novels, being mindful about genres, how grand the first Podluck went, zoom backgrounds, and their roles with the Twin Cities’ chapter for the New Leaders Council. There are NLC chapters almost everywhere in the US and applications are due early September so check it out!
Our co-hosts talk with Alexander Jacques who was an NLC-TC Curriculum Co-Chair with Cat this year. Check out his interview to hear more about his queerness and fatness, his thoughts on education in Minnesota, and what anti-racist work can look like. Also, he shares some joys he’s finding during the pandemic.
The gals trot out a good ole standby for the Dirt and Discourse: wear what ya want pandemic edition! No, they’re not saying that masks are optional. Rather, how do we take care of ourselves when our schedules and social lives have adjusted. What does that look like for you?
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Alex’s info + episode links:
Alex on Instagram
Alex shared these articles about Hobart’s wrongful attempts to undermine established tribal sovereignty on Oneida land:
U.S. appeals court rules in favor of Oneida Nation against Hobart, endorsing tribe's sovereignty
Seventh Circuit Applies McGirt, Restores Wisconsin Oneida Reservation Boundaries
New Leaders Council - Twin Cities: website, Facebook, + Instagram