Welcome intrepid listeners to episode 6, in which Kai reads out the first draft of a new, hot-off-the-press essay about their experiences learning to teach English as a second language.

Special thanks as always to Strangely Doesburg for our theme song, "Grab Your Bags". Check out Strangely's music and podcasts here: https://www.strangelyandfriends.com/

And of course another big thank you to Rhiannon Dawn Dewar for designing our logo. See more of her wonderful art here: https://www.instagram.com/rhiannondawndewarartist/?hl=en

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And now for some Real Talk. If you're passionate about championing equality and justice for all; if you've been watching everything that's going on in the world during this tumultuous time and wishing you could help; if you enjoy Story Circle Jerk and have ever thought about tossing us a coin - please, consider contributing what you can to some or all of the links below, for BAME and LGBT+ charities:

sariweb.org.uk/who-we-are/donate/   (UK-based, providing support to victims of hate crime, including racism, homophobia and transphobia).

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ (A US-based LGBT+ charity, currently running a Black Lives Matter campaign).

https://www.crer.scot/ (Scotland-based, the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights  combats racial discrimination and harassment nation-wide).

And lastly, as a storytelling podcast, we thought our listeners might benefit from this list curated by the Book Trust of writing, illustrating and publishing opportunities for POC:
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/programmes-and-campaigns/booktrust-represents/support-for-authors-and-illustrators-of-colour/opportunities-for-writers-or-illustrators-of-colour/