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Nikki Brown-Booker

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Program Officer

Nikki Brown-Booker is the Program Officer for the Disability Inclusion Fund at Borealis Philanthropy.

As a person with a disability and a biracial woman, she has devoted her work to advancing rights at the intersection of disability justice and racial justice. The daughter of a domestic worker who immigrated from the Philippines and a professional chef and a long-term SEIU member, Nikki was taught from a young age that justice is a human right. Nikki was the Executive Director for Easy Does It Emergency Services, a nonprofit that provides emergency services for people with disabilities and seniors in Berkeley, California. She has a master’s degree in clinical psychology, and is a licensed marriage and family therapist. Nikki continues to organize with Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network, and helped pass the California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.

Listen to her full length one-on-one interview on Patreon.com/TajaLindley
Interview length: 00:56:24

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Aug. 17, 2022

Domestic Workers Part 2: Community Organizing Strategies & Contexts Historically & Today

We're continuing our conversation about domestic labor with a deep dive into the historical and current practice of organizing domestic workers for dignity and respect including: the role of storytelling in building collective identity community organizing strategies in and beyond legislated labor protections professionalizing the workforce through narratives and negotiations the politics of care work ABOUT OUR GUESTS Allison Julien is the We Dream in Black Organizing Directo...
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Aug. 3, 2022

Domestic Workers Part 1: The Labor That Makes All Other Work Possible

“I remembered reminding myself that I would never work for wealthy families again.” ~ Allison Julien Taking care of children, disabled folks, the elderly, and the home is important work, but it doesn’t always get the respect it deserves - whether it’s paid or unpaid labor. In this first part of a two-part series, we get an inside look into an occupation behind closed doors and in private homes - domestic work. Tune in to hear from five incredible guests about: Why and how people bec...
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July 6, 2022

Back to Work: Examining Labor Narratives During Welfare Reform & the Pandemic

Welfare reform in the 90’s and the recent pandemic may seem like radically different moments in history but they share a few things in common, namely back to work labor narratives that: are overly reliant on frameworks of personal responsibility prioritize work over health and wellbeing perpetuate policies, practices, and beliefs that are racist, sexist, classist, and ableist Tune in to hear from three brilliant guests sharing their stories and expertise on: the history and imp...
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