Episode 3
Self-Defense
Jodi Hilton in conversation with 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).

© Alison Baskerville
© Jodi Hilton
© Jodi Hilton

© Workshop documentation

© Alison Baskerville
Episode References:
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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