{"id":318,"date":"2022-04-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go.southernct.edu\/realtalk\/captivate-podcast\/friendship-and-activism-honoring-those-who-came-before-us-and-those-who-will-come-after-us"},"modified":"2025-08-24T19:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T23:40:08","slug":"friendship-and-activism-honoring-those-who-came-before-us-and-those-who-will-come-after-us","status":"publish","type":"captivate_podcast","link":"https:\/\/go.southernct.edu\/realtalk\/episodes-list\/friendship-and-activism-honoring-those-who-came-before-us-and-those-who-will-come-after-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Friendship and Activism: Honoring Those Who Came Before Us and Those Who Will Come After Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cfm-player-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-radius: 6px; overflow:hidden;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/5960ab99-9c1f-4a51-9d7f-7cd6359d4982\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>KC and Jamil talk about the power of using friendship to fuel activism. They are joined by Tony Ferraiolo and Dru Levasseur, who share the story of their friendship, which allowed their co-founding of the Jim Collins Foundation and has supported them through struggles with burn out so many of us face. Tony and Dru\u2019s dedication to uplifting the trans community will inspire anyone to create light even in the darkest places.<\/p>\n<p>Dru is currently the director of DEI for the National LGBTQ+ Bar, and previously directed Lambda Legal&#8217;s Transgender Rights Project for ten years. He has served as counsel in landmark impact litigation cases and amicus briefs in federal courts, including the Supreme Court, and is a national and international spokesperson who has appeared in dozens of media outlets. Tony is the Director of Health Care Advocates International\u2019s Youth and Family Program, a long-time life coach, trainer, speaker, and facilitator of youth and family support groups. Tony is the subject of the award-winning documentary \u201cA Self-Made Man\u201d and the author of the book series <em>Artistic Expressions of Transgender Youth<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cfm-player-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-radius: 6px; overflow:hidden;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/5960ab99-9c1f-4a51-9d7f-7cd6359d4982\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>KC and Jamil talk about the power of using friendship  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"captivate_category":[],"captivate_tag":[],"class_list":["post-318","captivate_podcast","type-captivate_podcast","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Friendship and Activism: Honoring Those Who Came Before Us and Those Who Will Come After Us - 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