Today, I’d like to share with you a conversation I just had last week, in New York, on stage at the WITS Summit, the largest gathering of women travel creators organized by the Wanderful community and its CEO, Beth Santos.

I attended WITS to moderate a panel called Travel, Power, and the Role of Creators in the World on Fire.

With my brilliant co-panelists Janine Jervis, communications director for Visit Jordan, and Dr Anu Taranath, University of Washington faculty member, educator, and consultant on human rights, race, and privilege, we spent an electrified 30 minutes channeling the pain, grief, and frustration so many feel.

In front of 600 people, I delivered a message that has been in my heart for the last few years. This is the message I want to share with you today.

I want to apologize to you for the quality of this recording. It’s not the greatest, and normally, I would not share it.

But I thought the conversation was just too important, and so it finds its way to you in this form. Check out the YouTube video that you can follow along with subtitles.

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Going Places with Yulia Denisyuk is a show that sparks a better understanding of people and places near and far by fostering a space for real conversations to occur. Each week, we sit down with travelers, journalists, creators, and people living and working in destinations around the world. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, an award-winning travel journalist, photographer, and writer who's worked with National Geographic, The New York Times, BBC Travel, and more.

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