Jodi Shaw is a mother, musical artist, writer, and reluctant activist who rose to prominence in 2020 when she blew the whistle on the racially discriminatory "social justice" inspired policies and practices she encountered as an employee of Smith College through a series of YouTube videos and through her resignation letter published by journalist Bari Weiss.
Jodi's actions resulted in public denouncement by the college and the loss of her job. She has appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight, Tucker Carlson Today, American Thought Leaders (Epoch Times) and has been featured (not always positively) in Forbes Magazine, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times.
In 2021 Jodi filed “Shaw v. Smith College” in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. In 2021 she was named to the Independent Womens Forum Champion Women series. In 2022, she was the subject of Fox News documentary Jodi Shaw and the Racial Mask of Whiteness, and received the Hero of Intellectual Freedom Award from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). Jodi writes about her experiences as a whistleblower (including the deep psychological impact) in her online blog “Diary of a Dissident,” and in her forthcoming book: “Skin Deep: The Battle for the Soul of Smith College” (working title).
Jodi believes the the racist ideology she encountered at Smith College is not only illiberal but legally and morally questionable. As an artist, she finds it offensive and dangerous. “No self-professed artist can possibly be okay with this,” Jodi said in an interview with herself on December 15, 2020. “If we allow this to continue, it will be the death of art.”
Jodi has released four albums on total. After releasing her third album, she commenced a three month tour of Europe, returning to New York City to work as a secretary by day and subway busker by night.
In the spring of 2009 she teamed up with fellow Canadian Malcolm Burn to record the ten hauntingly erotic vignettes that comprise In Waterland a highly evocative, intensely personal work fraught with lust, evil, and beauty.
After a two year break following the birth of her twin sons, Jodi ran a compelling and a successful Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds to re-mix and master the record released May 15 (U.S.) and May 21 (Europe) 2011. Jodi is currently at work on a series of modernized versions of patriotic songs (see Grand Old Flag and My Country "Tis of Thee) and two new albums of work.Musical honors include the Songwriters Hall of Fame Abe Olman Award for Excellence in Songwriting. Jodi's music has appeared in one award-winning independent film and several anthologies. She is the winner of several video contests, and the recipient of numerous academic and athletic awards.
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