Jeremy Wood and Gregg Towery

Recorded October 3, 2023 Archived October 3, 2023 56:58 minutes
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Description

One Small Step conversation partners Jeremy Wood (35) and Gregg Towery (72) talk about their work with incarcerated youth, how police violence has impacted their lives, and their faith journeys and how it guides the values they believe in.

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Gregg Towery (GT) introduces himself. Jeremy Woods (JW) introduces himself.
GT and JW talk about their work with incarcerated people and how important and challenging family reunification can be after release.
GT talks about how his brother-in-law's death at the hands of police impacted his family and his perspective of police. JW shares that he also lost a cousin to police violence.
The two discuss the complicated emotions of anger and empathy for those involved in tragedies.
GT and JW share stories about being misunderstood by both sides of the political aisle as they are empathetic and understanding to all involved.

Participants

  • Jeremy Wood
  • Gregg Towery

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