Jodi Shaw is a mother, musical artist, writer, and reluctant activist who rose to prominence in 2020 when she blew the whistle on the so-called "social justice" inspired policies and practices she encountered as an employee of Smith College through a series of YouTube videos and through her public resignation letter.
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 2022, Jodi 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).
A life-long liberal, Jodi believes the the ideology she encountered at Smith College is not only illiberal but immoral and undermines attempts at authentic human connection. As an artist, she finds the ideology 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.
Jodi is currently at work on new interpretations of traditional American songs (see Grand Old Flag and My Country 'Tis of Thee) and two new albums of original music. Jodi is also working with Fiona Blueberry to help launch Blueberry's exciting lifestyle brand, a unique blend of self-help, fashion, and authentic human experience.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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