SuRGe Ahead Podcast

Sharing YOUR story to change hearts and minds, with guest Dr. Leo Kattari

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:34:09 GMT

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Leo Kattari (he/they) about the importance of taking political action in our communities within existing institutions (as problematic as they may be) while also working to transforming those systems. Leo also speaks to the importance of narrative change and persuasive messaging/storytelling and how we can use these strategies to bring people along with us to create sustainable and meaningful change towards equity and justice. Join host Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari for a discussion with concrete steps on how to use storytelling for advocacy and change.

For more info:

Leo Kattari's LinkedIn:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/leokattari/⁠

SRG's Website:

⁠⁠https://srgcollective.com/⁠⁠

SRG on BlueSky:

⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/srgcollective.bsky.social⁠⁠

SRG on LinkedIn:

⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/srg-collective⁠⁠

Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari's Webpage:

⁠⁠https://shannakattari.com/⁠⁠

Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari on LinkedIn:

⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannakattari/⁠⁠

Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari on BlueSky:

⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drshannak.bsky.social⁠⁠

Censorship: What's happening, why, and how to fightback with Cat Hadley

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:31:04 GMT

The accelerating censorship of queer spaces — online and in person — is not accidental. From social media platforms demonetizing and removing queer content, to physical spaces being shut down or legislated out of existence, this episode will explore how censorship operates, who it targets, and what communities are doing to fight back. Key takeaways include understanding the mechanisms platforms use to suppress queer content, the real-world impact on community building and visibility, and what meaningful resistance looks like. Target audience: queer communities, digital rights advocates, organizers, and anyone paying attention to the current political moment. Join Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari (they/them) of the SRG Collective and Cat Hadley (she/they) for great time!

Cat Hadley is a co-founder of RE/STRICT, a Detroit-based multimedia platform celebrating kink and queerness as political resistance. Through film festivals, magazines, and community events, RE/STRICT platforms work that has been censored or suppressed. In a moment when pleasure is criminalized and queer and trans bodies are under attack, RE/STRICT insists on the radical right to desire, autonomy, and existence on your own terms. Cat is a campaign strategist, Truman Scholar, New Leaders Council Fellow, and elected Ann Arbor District Library Board Trustee.

RE/STRICT's Website:

https://www.restrictfilm.com/⁠https://www.restrictfilm.com/⁠

Free Speech Coalition:

⁠https://www.freespeechcoalition.com/⁠

Electronic Frontier Foundation:

⁠https://www.eff.org/⁠

SRG's Website:

⁠⁠⁠https://srgcollective.com/⁠⁠⁠

SRG on BlueSky:

⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/srgcollective.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠

Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari's Webpage:

⁠⁠⁠https://shannakattari.com/⁠⁠⁠

Intersectional gender and sexuality work and queer/trans pedagogy with Kelsey ReederIntersectional gender and sexuality work and queer/trans pedagogy with Kelsey Reeder

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:01:38 GMT

Our first episode features the brilliant Kelsey Reeder (they/she) talking to us about intersectional practice and research in gender and sexuality spaces, how they have build community and queer the pedagogy in her queer and trans social work course, and where they are finding joy during these...[insert adjective] times. Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari hosts, and the two have a great conversation, kicking off this podcast with queer love for their communities.

Kelsey Reeder's Website:

⁠https://kelseyreeder.com/⁠

SRG's Website:

⁠https://srgcollective.com/⁠

SRG on BlueSky:

⁠https://bsky.app/profile/srgcollective.bsky.social⁠

SRG on LinkedIn:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/srg-collective⁠

Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari's Webpage:

⁠https://shannakattari.com/⁠

Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari on LinkedIn:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannakattari/⁠

Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari on BlueSky:

⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drshannak.bsky.social⁠

Implications of the sociopolitical climate on trans youth and their families with Dr. Meg Paceley

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:21:40 GMT

Dr. Meg Paceley (they/them), a social worker, community organizer, and scholar engaged in research that examines factors in the social environment (e.g. families, communities) and broader systems (e.g. policies, societal rhetoric) and their relationship to LGBTQ+ youth’s mental health, joins Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari to talk about what is happening politically, and how important it is to show up for queer and trans youth as a community.

For more info:

Dr. Paceley's UConn Page:

⁠https://socialwork.uconn.edu/person/meg-paceley-ph-d/⁠

Love Letter to Trans and Gender Diverse Young People (2022)

⁠https://socwel.ku.edu/research/research-centers/clra/lgbtq-resources/tgd-love-letter⁠

SRG's Website:

⁠⁠https://srgcollective.com/⁠⁠

SRG on BlueSky:

⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/srgcollective.bsky.social⁠⁠

SRG on LinkedIn:

⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/srg-collective⁠⁠

Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari's Webpage:

⁠⁠https://shannakattari.com/⁠⁠

Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari on BlueSky:

⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drshannak.bsky.social⁠⁠