Episode 3

Self-Defense

Jodi Hilton in conversation with Alison Baskerville


Image Alison Baskerville

In this episode, Jodi Hilton speaks with Alison Baskerville, a former British Army soldier, a documentary photographer, personal safety trainer, and founder of ROAAAR - 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.

(Image Alison Baskerville)

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 often lack the resources or ability to travel to training offered elsewhere. 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). 

Episode References:

ROAAR

Trauma Training for Journalists

By Us, For You: A Personal Safety Guide

RISC Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues

Episode 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

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