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Movement Memos

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An ongoing call to action for movement work and mutual aid efforts around the country. Kelly Hayes connects with activists, journalists and others on the front lines to break down what’s happening in various struggles and what listeners can do to help.

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"Unrest" Is Not the Enemy. Fascism Is. 29.07.2020 10:34

Anxieties over the optics of rebellion in an election year have inflamed debates about “peacefulness,” violence and respectability. In this episode, Kelly tackles the question of whether raucous protests will help Trump and replaces it with better questions. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.

Trump's "Shockingly Dangerous" Fed Squads Expand Their Reach 22.07.2020 36:21

Trump's anti-protest squads are broadening their reach and expanding their mission. Kelly and author Shane Burley assess the threat and put these events in their fascist context. Need a transcript? You can listen on our website.

“The Cops Are With the Fascists”: How Police Terror and Trumpism Converge 24.06.2020 41:12

Kelly talks with grassroots strategist Ejeris Dixon about fascism, police violence and how we can fight back. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.

"We Surrender Nothing and No One”: Our Playbook for Solidarity Amid Fascist Terror 05.06.2020 21:08

Kelly talks with grassroots strategist Ejeris Dixon about courage and solidarity in a time of rebellion. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.

In the Era of COVID-19, Collective Grief is Rebellion 27.05.2020 41:13

Kelly talks with author and organizer Cindy Milstein about reclaiming collective grief and resisting fascism.

Hit Hard by Toxic Smoke and COVID-19, This Chicago Neighborhood Fought Back 20.05.2020 57:47

Kelly talks with organizer Juliana Pino about environmental racism in the time of COVID-19. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.

Adventures in Digital Organizing with Mariame Kaba 13.05.2020 1:13:56

Kelly talks with Mariame Kaba about storytelling and building power. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.

Surviving Pandemics is Indigenous Resistance 04.05.2020 27:23

Kelly talks with Morning Star Gali about Native life and death in the age of COVID-19. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.

Incarceration is Killing Us 27.04.2020 43:30

Kelly talks with attorney Alan Mills about COVID-19, prisons and making bold demands.

Imagining Protest in a Quarantined World 20.04.2020 43:55

Kelly Hayes talks with Lisa Fithian about direct action in a socially distanced world.

We Need a Riot of Empathy 13.04.2020 43:35

Kelly talks with Tanuja Jagernauth about collective grief and resisting the normalization of mass death. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.

How to Fight Fascism While Surviving a Plague 30.03.2020 34:45

How can we fight fascism as public health restrictions tighten? Kelly talks with Shane Burley about organizing for survival and the analysis of state power we need right now. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.

Shelter in Place and Plan an Uprising 23.03.2020 16:49

Kelly talks about organizing for change while socially distanced and what we ought to be doing with ourselves. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.

Our Government Has Failed Us. How Do We Protect Our Communities? 16.03.2020 45:49

Kelly talks with Pilar Weiss about how bail funds empty cages and offers some updates on mutual aid options during the COVID-19 crisis.

What to Do When the World's on Fire ft. Vanamali Hermans 09.03.2020 42:55

How do you organize against a pandemic or a wildfire? Kelly talks with organizer Vanamali Hermans about mutual aid, catastrophe and how we survive.

Fighting Anti-Semitism: From Terror to Solidarity and Action ft. Brant Rosen 02.03.2020 49:03

Kelly Hayes talks with Rabbi Brant Rosen about anti-Semitic violence, Israeli apartheid and what it means to say Never Again in the age of Trump.

Getting Real About Fascism: What You Need to Know ft. Shane Burley 24.02.2020 1:08:51

Has Trump dragged the U.S. beyond the bounds of democracy? Kelly Hayes talks with Shane Burley, a Truthout contributor and author of the book Fascism Today: What it is and How to End It, about the current political moment and how we can fight back.

Should We All Be In the Streets? Let's Talk About Protest. ft. L.A. Kauffman 17.02.2020 35:00

Kelly talks with L.A. Kauffman, a longtime grassroots organizer and author of the book Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism about the history of protest movements and what the current political moment demands of us.

Clinging to Normalcy Is Killing Us. How Do We Break Free? ft. Aly Wane 10.02.2020 40:43

An overwhelming political climate has left many Americans frozen in a state of uncertainty. Unable or unwilling to fully process the enormity of climate change or the tragic circus of Trumpism, many are going through the motions of normalcy while the world burns. In this episode, Kelly talks with UndocuBlack organizer Aly Wane about how fear and anxiety can freeze political action and what we can...