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[vc_row el_class=”olive-branch-bg-r”][vc_column][vc_column_text]White supremacy is on the rise. What can we do about it?<\/p>\n

In this episode of the\u00a0RavenCast<\/a>, I talk with Christian Picciolini<\/a> about that question. Christian is the author of the memoir \u201cWhite American Youth: My Descent into America\u2019s Most Violent Hate Movement\u2014and How I Got Out.<\/a>\u00a0You can watch the video of the conversation below, or listen to the podcast above.\u00a0You can also subscribe to the RavenCast\u00a0on\u00a0iTunes<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Stitcher Radio.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/R9-tkY-VFII” title=”RavenCast with Christian Picciolini”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section el_class=”post-quote”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1566306295282{background-image: url(https:\/\/ravenfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/0c0caab3a0b06f49d1f4e4069f7acecc-e1562958862845.jpg?id=19638) !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” el_class=”quote”]<\/p>\n

I was was saved by “the folks who were courageous enough to say I am going to treat this horrible man as a broken human being.” – Christian Picciolini<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Christian Picciolini<\/a> is a reformed extremist and former leader of the skinhead movement in the United States. After leaving the movement behind, Christian works tirelessly to redeem his life. He now works to lead people out of hate groups.<\/p>\n

Christian is an Emmy Award wining director, producer and the author of White American Youth: My Descent into America\u2019s Most Violent Hate Movement\u2014and How I Got Out.<\/em><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1566393555121{background-color: #f6ebdf !important;}” el_class=”optin”][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row el_class=”olive-branch-bg-l”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Christian has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, 60 Minutes, CBS Face the Nation<\/a>, Glenn Beck\u2019s The Blaze<\/a>, Democracy Now<\/a>, TED<\/a>, and my personal favorite the Sarah Silverman show.<\/a><\/p>\n

Christian is the winner of the 2017 Raven Award in Arts and Entertainment<\/a> for his book and his work in film. You can find out more about Christian at his website christianpicciolini.org<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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