4: Eldra Jackson, III

Welcome back, after several months of radio silence for you as
listeners, and a lot of very loud and dissonant noise for us all
as citizens. Polarization is at an all-time high, so we’re
hitting the reset button here at Escape Hate. The podcast will
run coincident to additional efforts at Light Upon Light to
address the polarization, dehumanization, and hate plaguing our
nation, by assembling the right voices to lead the conversation.
The next series of episodes will feature founder, Jesse Morton in
conversations with five individuals working on the front lines to
bring us all some wisdom and perspective during these turbulent
times. First up is Eldra Jackson III, co-executive director of
Inside Circle, an organization that works with inmates and
ex-convicts to provide opportunities for healing and
transformation. He first encountered the organization while
serving 24 years of a life sentence in a California State
Penitentiary, and is proof of the power of their approach. You’ll
be hearing from Eldra today, in conversation with founder, Jesse
Morton. —————————————————————————— Esc-Hate is hosted and
produced by Naama Kates with Light Upon Light for Crawlspace
Media. —————————————————————————— Theme music for Esc-Hate is
composed by Cyrus Melchor. —————————————————————————— Learn more
about this organization and how to get involved by visiting
www.LightUponLight.online.