In this episode, Jodi Hilton speaks with Alison Baskerville, a former British Army soldier, a documentary photographer, and personal safety trainer and founder of ROAAR, a UK-based safety training collective tailored to women and non-binary people of the media community.

In their conversation, Alison talks about the importance of recognizing how our own identity shouldn't be a barrier to safety, and what we can do to build a support network and mental resources to prepare ourselves to face our challenges.

Alison also shares stories from her extensive experience in the field, both as a military and civilian photographer, who challenges gender stereotypes in her documentary and portrait photographs.

Jodi Hilton is a photojournalist and volunteer organizer with Trauma Training for Journalists, a group dedicated to providing basic life-saving skills training to local journalists working in insecure and war-torn regions who may lack the resources or ability to travel to training offered elsewhere.

Bio:

Jodi Hilton is a Boston-based freelance photojournalist. Her work is focused on stories of migration, minorities and marginalized people.

Alison Baskerville is a British documentary photographer and artist.  A former-soldier-turned-artist, She is the founder of the safety training movement ROAAAR and co-founded Powering the Matriarchy Together (P.M.T).

Credits:

Conversation between: Jodi Hilton and Alison Baskerville

Edit: Jodi Hilton & Claudia Leisinger

Introduction: Lina Collado

Music: Ana Maria Arévalo Gosen (composition), Philipp Quante (piano), Bobby G (drums)

Podcast Team: Claudia Leisinger, Ghadah Alrawi, Jayme Kaye Gershen, Lina Collado, Nicola Muirhead

Links and Resources: ROAAR, Trauma Training for Journalists, By Us, For You: A Personal Safety Guide , RISC Reporters Instructed in Saving Collegues

A Collective Eye production in partnership with The Journal.

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