Patricia Powell and Moira Lynch
Recorded
May 12, 2022
Archived
May 12, 2022
52:37 minutes
0:00 / 0:00
Id:
ddv001684
Description
One Small Step conversation partners Patricia Powell (38) and Moira Lynch (52) discuss their upbringings, race, neurodiversity, faith, and the power of difference.Subject Log / Time Code
ML tells her story. Her grandfather was a prominent Republican senator and her father was a criminal defense lawyer. She speaks about a time she saw a police encounter with two young Black men while running in Greenwich, Connecticut.
ML speaks about taking a class on privilege and oppression and how that impacted her understanding of race.
PP tells her story. She speaks about her experience with people of different races while growing up.
PP tells a story about a time when she saw a Black friend who was followed in a store.
PP speaks about struggling to understand how rage accomplishes social change.
ML asks PP about her experience with Autism and how that impacts her view of difference. She speaks about being bullied in childhood and the importance of understanding before seeking to be understood.
ML responds to PP's story with the idea that personal challenges can become a superpower. ML and PP speak about marginalization and how people connect to people who are different.
ML speaks about the death of her brother in childhood and how that impacts her desire to connect with others.
PP speaks about her faith and how she sees God's influence in people's formative experiences.
ML asks PP how her faith reflects her political decisions such as voting. She speaks about why she decided to abstain from voting for either major presidential candidate .
PP asks ML about her views on faith and religion. She speaks about her experience growing up Catholic and how she loves Jesus while eschewing organized faith. She speaks about her perspective on interfaith relationships.
PP responds to ML sharing her perspective on the impact of the Bible on how she views other faiths.
ML responds to PP with how she thinks about labels and how they may limit our human experience. She connects it to her idea of God.
Participants share their closing thought and exchange gratitude.
Participants
- Patricia Powell
- Moira Lynch