Hi everyone, it's Sophia. Welcome back to work in progress.

So it's been 20 years since the horrific events of 9-11. A day that has been imprinted into the

memory of everyone who lived through it and a very clear turning point for our collective global

history. The post 9-11 world is a different one than the pre 9-11 world and we find ourselves

in it today. To look back on the events of that day and how they affected our history, our culture

and most importantly our people, we have brought in two phenomenal guests to do a special episode,

the justice that it deserves. Civil rights leader and award-winning documentarian Valerie Carr

and filmmaker and musician Delaney Kaleo from her family farm in California as a descendant

of sick Indian immigrants to becoming a world-renowned voice in spirituality and sociopolitical activism.

Valerie has honed documentaries focusing on a slew of issues that matter to all of us.

Her 9-11 documentary, divided We Fall, was inspired by her own personal experiences with

xenophobia and hate crimes in the aftermath of September 11th and is being re-released this

anniversary year with never-before-seen footage. Valerie is a phenomenal speaker who made waves with

her viral watch night service speech and has continued working, speaking and educating ever since.

Her experience is one of tragedies and triumphs and her motivation to make the world a better place

is truly inspiring. I am so honored that she's here and so glad to have the opportunity to let you

hear about her story, her impact and her projects in her own words.

So, Fia, we have crossed paths twice before, though you probably, it was kind of a whirlwind,

so we were on stage together at the together tour in Chicago. Yes.

Right before the 2016 election. Yes. And it was so beautiful to meet you there and to hear

you and to feel you. Thank you. And then the next time we, it was very brief, but we passed each

other in the green room about to speak with rain and reza for metaphysical milkshake.

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