Class is in session. Interdependent Study is about the learning and unlearning work for social justice and collective liberation. Interdependent Study is hosted by Damien Franze, an angry Black man from Baltimore who wears his heart on his sleeve, and A
Without a doubt, Palestinian humanity deserves more than it has been given. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed El-Kurd (and published by Haymarket Books), which examines and analyzes the concepts of humanity and perfect victimhood in regards to Palestine and the Palestinian people throughout history and in all aspects of our society, and what we learn and take away from this outstanding and moving book in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation.Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
There continues to be much to learn from the stories of people and communities that have worked tirelessly throughout history for racial and social justice in this country. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the second episode of the docuseries “Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest” titled “Trapped 1989-1995” (directed by Samantha M. Knowles), which chronicles the disproportionate impacts of policing and the criminal punishment system on Black communities in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s, and what we learn and take away from this incredible episode in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation.Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
There's been an increase in the number of organizers, activists, and organizations calling for a national strike in the United States to combat the fascism and violence we face at the hands of our government. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “What would a general strike in the US actually look like?” by Jeremy Brecher in Waging Nonviolence, which analyzes the concept of a social strike as a strategy to disrupt the normal operations of society and to resist and defeat the tyranny of the current administration and government, and what we learn and take away from this great piece in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
The right's onslaught of attacks on books, education, and learning have also included attacks on and the criminalization of librarians. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss an essay titled “Criminalizing Librarians: Threats and Realities” by Mariame Kaba and published by Interrupting Criminalization, which highlights some of the attacks on librarians throughout history and in the present day, and analyzes examples of how library workers are confronting these threats in order to protect libraries and learning, and what we learn and take away from this incredible essay in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation.Follow us on social media and visit our website!Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
We must continue our movement for abolition and fight against state violence, oppression, and punishment at all costs. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Abolition: Politics, Practices, and Promises, Vol. 1 by Angela Davis (and published by Haymarket Books), which is a collection of Davis' essays analyzing the history of abolitionist practice and work around the globe, the contributions of women to the fight for abolition, and the organizing, lived experiences, and lessons learned from inside and beyond prisons, and what we learn and take away from this outstanding book in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website!Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
There is so much to learn from the stories of people and communities that have worked tirelessly for racial and social justice in the Civil Rights Movement and beyond. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the first episode of the docuseries “Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest” titled “America, Don't Look Away 1977-1988” (directed by Geta Gandbhir), which chronicles community activists and leaders in the South Bronx and Philadelphia fighting for housing justice and healthcare in the midst of the Reagan administration and AIDS crisis, and what we learn and take away from this incredible episode in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
The labor movement faces a critical moment that could impact generations to come. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a piece titled “For Labor, Caution Is Fatal” by Stephen Lerner in In These Times, which highlights and analyzes the current moment the labor movement is in right now and the challenges that the new administration poses to its progress, as well as what unions and the labor movement can do to continue their fight, and what we learn and take away from this incredible piece in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
It is clear that the Trump administration is targeting colleges and universities, as well as students protesting in support of Palestine. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a piece called “Trump's targeting of students protesting genocide opens new lines of attack” by Neha Madhira in Prism, which highlights how the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil and others is indicative of a larger tactic to weaponize immigration and use the full weight of the U.S. government to silence dissent and curtail our freedoms, and what we learn and take away from this incredible piece in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation.Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
It is no secret that the state uses violence and coercion to suppress social movements in this country. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a resource titled “A Troublemakers Guide: Principles for Racial Justice Activists in the Face of State Repression” by the Catalyst Project, which outlines and analyzes how the state uses violence and coercive tactics to suppress social movements and working class communities, and what activists and organizations can and must do to resist that oppression, and what we learn and take away from this outstanding and helpful resource in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation.Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
The connections between white supremacy and fascism to sci-fi and fantasy are clear. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Fascism” by Sherronda J. Brown in Scalawag, which analyzes and critiques the ways that imagination and fantasy get used by white supremacist and fascist worldviews to advance outrageous and dangerous thinking and political action, and what we need to do to imagine and fight for a better world, and what we learn and take away from this incredible piece in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
Bayard Rustin was a key figure and leader of the Civil Rights Movement, but because he was a gay man, he was mostly relegated to the background and cast as an outsider. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the documentary “Brother Outsider: The Life of Freedom Fighter Bayard Rustin” (co-produced and co-directed by Nancy Kates and Bennett Singer), which chronicles the life, work, and legacy of the great civil rights leader and activist Bayard Rustin, including his successes and contributions to the movement and the challenges he faced, and what we learn and take away from this incredible film in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation.Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
The fight against fascism across the globe is necessary for the survival of Black people. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book The Black Antifascist Tradition: Fighting Back From Anti-Lynching to Abolition by Jeanelle K. Hope and Bill V. Mullen (published by Haymarket Books), which chronicles the history of the fight against fascism and anti-Blackness across the globe by Black activists and scholars who have stood within the tradition of Black antifascism, and what we learn and take away from this brilliant book in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
We must resist the government takeover by the billionaire Right and fascists at all costs. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “In the Face of Overwhelm” by Asha Ransby-Sporn in In These Times, which analyzes the ongoing government takeover by fascists and the billionaire Right and highlights what we can and must do to resist being overwhelmed and complacent in the face of it all, and what we learn and take away from this incredible piece in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
Despite the flurry and onslaught of anti-trans legislation and actions by the new administration, we must stand committed to defending the humanity of trans people and fight this fascist, anti-trans agenda at all costs. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Trump's Latest Anti-Trans Actions and How We Can Fight Back” by Kelly Hayes in her newsletter Organizing My Thoughts, which outlines and analyzes the anti-trans actions of the new administration and offers a strong call to action for health care professionals and all of us, and what we learn and take away from this incredible piece in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation.Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
There is still much work to be done regarding the future of the struggle to disrupt the distribution of United States weaponry and support to Israel in the ultimate hope to dismantle Zionism and imperialism. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Our Fight Doesn't End at Cease-Fire” by Nashwa Bawab in In These Times, which features parts of a panel conversation moderated by Bawab between several pro-Palestinian antiwar organizers analyzing and sharing their perspectives on the importance of organizing around logistics and weapons distribution during the genocide in Palestine, and what we learn and take away from this incredible piece in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation.Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon,Website,Instagram,Bluesky, TikTok,Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message,Merch store
We've got a solo episode today. Aaron revisits and reads Toni Morrison's 1995 essay Racism and Fascism. We explored and appreciated this essay in October 2024 thanks to In These Times decision to republish it. We felt a sense of truth-telling that continues to reverberate 30 years later. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
The inauguration of Donald Trump on the same day as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday highlights the fact that we are witnessing and living through a significant clash of opposing visions. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “MLK's Legacy Is One of Class Struggle. To Fight Trump, We Must Carry His Torch.” by Nicholas Powers in Truthout, which explores and outlines how Project 2025 and this new administration are working to impose state-sanctioned discrimination and inequality in every aspect of our society, and how that stands in direct opposition to the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and what we learn and take away from this incredible piece in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
Given the countless and relentless political attacks on education and learning across the country, the need for antiracist education and educators is paramount. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education by Jesse Hagopian, which explores and analyzes the concept and disturbing power of uncritical race theory, as well as the origins and examples of the attacks on education throughout the country, and what we learn and take away from this brilliant book in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
Nuclear colonialism and racism are at the core of the Indigenous struggle for healthy and viable sacred land in the American Southwest. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the documentary Demon Mineral (directed by Hadley Austin), which chronicles the ongoing Indigenous struggle to reclaim healthy and sacred land among the uranium mines and radioactive desert of the American Southwest, and what we learn and take away from this incredible film in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
With the 2024 election behind us, it is important to figure out where we go from here. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Donald Trump's Victory, the Elitism of Democrats, and the Need to Build a Hospitable Left” in Hammer & Hope, which features a conversation between Daniel Denvir and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor analyzing the 2024 presidential election results, the concept and effects of a multiracial working class dealignment from the Democratic Party, and where the left needs to go from here, and what we learn from this incredible conversation in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
2024 is almost over so it's time for our last episode of the year! Listen as Aaron and Damien reflect on the past year of our podcast, and each share our top 5 moments from the show. Thank you so much for listening to Interdependent Study! We'll see you in 2025! Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
There has been much debate over the years about the actions of the United States around the globe as the world's leading democracy. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Abolition Democracy: Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture by Angela Davis, which is a collection of interviews of Davis discussing her critiques of democracy, the connections between the criminal punishment system and the military industrial complex, and the notion and pursuit of abolition democracy in the United States, and what we learn and take away from this incredible book in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
History and everyday life have proven that the prison industrial complex and fascism are connected. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “The Punishment System and Fascism Go Hand in Hand” by Rachel Herzing, Amelia Kirby, and Jack Norton in Hammer & Hope, which analyzes the importance of understanding the role that the prison industrial complex plays in the existing and emerging threat of fascism in the United States, and what we learn and take away from this incredible piece in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
We must be hypervigilant and educated consumers of our news outlets and media in order to fight fascism. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Here Are 5 Media-Related Actions We Can All Take Before Inauguration Day” by Maya Schenwar and Lara Witt co-published in Truthout and Prism, which outlines several strategies and actions for the media and consumers to pursue leading up to and beyond the inauguration to combat fascism, and what we learn and take away from this helpful piece in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
Our movement toward a more just, humane, and liberated society begins with love. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Loving Corrections by adrienne maree brown, which is a collection of essays, conversations, and poems focused on love-based corrections and reframes for ourselves, our society, and our movements for liberation in the context of our current political climate, and what we learn and take away from this incredible book in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
There is great hope and potential in the possibility of us truly representing ourselves through direct democracy. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “The Potential Benefits of Direct Democracy and Voting for Policies, Not Personalities” by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò in Hammer & Hope, which analyzes the concept of direct democracy as a powerful and alternative strategy for our electoral and political systems as a way to truly represent ourselves, and what we learn and take away from this incredible piece in our continued learning and unlearning work and our fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
The connections between Black and Palestinian liberation struggles are clear and present now more than ever. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Black-Palestinian Solidarity in Moments of Crisis and Beyond” by Nashwa Bawab in In These Times, which features an interview with four incredible activists—Eman Abdelhadi, Calvin John Smiley, Sandra Tamari, and James Burch—about the importance and urgency of the Black-Palestinian liberation and solidarity movement and work, and what learn and take away from this engaging interview in our continued learning and unlearning work and our fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
There is so much to learn about the religious underpinnings and functions of the mass criminalization of Black, Indigenous, and marginalized communities. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book White Property, Black Trespass: Racial Capitalism and the Religious Function of Mass Criminalization by Andrew Krinks, which analyzes the existence and history of police, prisons, and the criminal punishment system from the lenses of racial capitalism and the religious function of criminalization, and what we learn and take away from this fascinating book in our continued learning and unlearning work and our fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
We've got a special episode this week! Listen as Aaron and Damien engage in a dialogue activity using The Skin Deep's {THE AND} On Racism Edition tool and have a special conversation about their personal thoughts and reflections on a wide range of social justice issues. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
June Jordan's experiences and writings about censorship and dissent still apply today. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “June Jordan on Palestine and American Delusions” in In These Times, which features an introduction by Sherell Barbee. This piece features excerpts of June Jordan's essay “Life After Lebanon” (1984), which is a reflection on Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982 and the backlash Jordan faced for publicly condemning that invasion, and “Waking Up in the Middle of Some American Dream” (1986), which analyzes the pressing need for and power of coalition-building, and what we learn and take away from these essays in our continued learning and unlearning work and our fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
The perils of fascism are a danger to our ability to reach the North Star of liberation. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Toni Morrison on Fascism and Censorship” in In These Times, which features an introduction by Sherell Barbee. This piece features reprints of Toni Morrison's essays “Peril” (2008) and “Racism and Fascism” (1995), which highlight the dangers of fascism to all of us and the censorship of dissent, and what we learn and take away from these essays in our continued learning and unlearning work and our fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
Abolition and community-based responses to harm are critical to our collective liberation. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the resource “Transformative Justice Knows No Borders: Learning from Community-Based Responses to Harm Around the World” by Melanie Brazzell and published by Interrupting Criminalization, which shares lessons learned from the May 2023 “Practicing for an Abolitionist World” virtual conference about the power of transformative justice practices and transnational networks of care, as well as case studies of community-based responses to harm from around the world, and what we learn and take away from this powerful resource in our continued work for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! // Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
The 1985 MOVE bombing in Philadelphia was a stunning and tragic incident and violation of civil and human rights. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the documentary Let the Fire Burn: Tragedy in Philadelphia (directed and produced by Jason Osder), which is a found-footage film that chronicles the longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and the Black liberation organization MOVE which culminated in a military-style mission that resulted in the tragic deaths of 11 people and destruction of 61 homes, and what we learn and take away from this incredible film and history in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
Abolition, #defund, and the work and fight for collective liberation are necessary in order to build a better world for all of us. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Defund: Conversations toward Abolition by Calvin John Smiley, which is a collection of conversations between Smiley and several abolitionist organizers and leaders reflecting on various aspects of the defund movement and how it has influenced abolition from their respective perspectives, communities, and work, as well as their hopes and vision for the future of the movement, and what we learn and take away from this incredible book in our continued work for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
As the general election approaches, what's happening in Louisiana is a testing ground for repressive, fascist legislation and oppression. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Louisiana is the blueprint for further fascist repression” by Gabrielle A. Perry in Scalawag, which outlines and analyzes the impact of some of the alarming fascist legislation in the state and the far-right political leaders from Louisiana who have risen into positions of federal power, and what we learn and take away from this piece in our continued work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
The Uncommitted Movement is strong, committed, and not going anywhere. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Spurned by the DNC, the Uncommitted Movement Staged a Sit-in” by Eman Abdelhadi in In These Times, which analyzes the Democratic National Convention's decision to refuse to allow a vetted speech by a Palestinian to be given on the DNC stage, and outlines what the Uncommitted Movement is fighting for in the context of this election, Israel and Palestine, and beyond, and what we learn and take away from this piece in our continued work for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
Protests are often an effective tool as part of any strategy for social movements. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the pieces “Why protests work, even when not everybody likes them” and “How to make sure your disruptive protest helps your cause” by Mark Engler and Paul Engler in Waging Nonviolence, which outline how movements can understand and harness the polarizing effects of protest and use them as a powerful tool in any social movement strategy, and what we learn and take away from these pieces in our continued work for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
There are many similarities between student organizing and protests against South African apartheid in the 1980s and the student organizing and protests against the genocide in Palestine today. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a piece in Hammer & Hope titled “My Time Organizing on Campus Against Apartheid in South Africa” by Barbara Ransby, which details her experience as a young college organizer working towards transnational solidarity and fighting racism, settler colonialism, and South African apartheid in the 1980s, as well as the connections to organizing work and protests taking place on college campuses today, and what we learn and take away from Ransby's incredible insights and reflections in our continued work for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
Palestinian resistance is connected to all struggles for peace and liberation around the world. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Their Borders, Our World: Building New Solidarities with Palestine, edited by Mahdi Sabbagh, which is a collection of essays that connect Palestinian resistance with global freedom struggles against settler colonialism and advances the power of the practice of solidarity as a path forward, and what we learn and take away from this great book in our continued education around Palestine and our work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
“Building skilled, coordinated, expansive, and robust ecosystems of collective care is only becoming more and more essential to our collective survival.” Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss “Mapping Community Ecosystems of Collective Care”, an Interrupting Criminalization toolkit written by Shannon Perez-Darby and Andrea J. Ritchie, which provides resources, activities, strategies, and best practices to support organizers and organizations engaged in work to map and create ecosystems of collective and community care at the neighborhood and city-wide levels, and what we learn and take away from this incredible resource in our continued work for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
“The evolution of US cities always happens on the back of Black communities.” Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the documentary Barry Farm: Community, Land & Justice in Washington, DC, directed by Sabiyha Prince and Samuel George, which chronicles the history of the African American community known as Barry Farm, as well as the lives of its generations of residents and plans for and impact of its redevelopment, and what we learn and take away from this compelling film in our continued work for social justice and collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
The organizing and civil disobedience taking place on college campuses across the country is not going away anytime soon. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece "The Crackdown on Campus Protests is Just Beginning" by Adam Federman in In These Times, which highlights and analyzes how higher education institutions across the country have changed their policies on demonstrations in reaction to student protests for divestment from doing business with Israel and for justice in Palestine, and what we learn and take away from this piece in our continued work for social justice and collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
There's so much to learn from history, especially Indigenous history and movements, in our present day activism and fight for collective liberation. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Indigenous Resistance is Post-Apocalyptic”, which is a discussion between Nick Serpe and Nick Estes about Estes' book Our History Is The Future about the connections between the history of resistance to settler colonialism by the Oceti Sakowin and the grassroots movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline to the movements and politics of today, and what we learn and take away from this piece and discussion in our continued learning and work for social justice and collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
“Prison abolition is not a fad, any more than it is a distant, utopian farce. It is a practical organizing praxis that is making a difference today.” Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book How To Abolish Prisons: Lessons from the Movement Against Imprisonment by Rachel Herzing and Justin Piché, which examines the evolution, strategies, and work of the grassroots movement for prison abolition across North America, and what we learn and take away from this incredible book in our continued work for social justice and collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
The Lakota tribe continues to fight to protect their sacred land in the Black Hills to this day. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the documentary Lakota Nation vs. United States, directed by Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli, which chronicles the history and lived experiences of the Lakota tribe and Indigenous communities in the United States as well as their fight to reclaim control of the Black Hills of South Dakota and for Indigenous peoples' rights and environmental justice, and what we learn and take away from this compelling film in our continued work for social justice and collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
We need to do all we can to eliminate poverty in this country. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “The Rise of Poverty Inc." by Anne Kim in The Atlantic, which explores how poverty and helping the poor has become big business in the United States, and “Places across the U.S. are testing no-strings cash as part of the social safety net" by Jennifer Ludden in NPR, which highlights basic income pilot programs and their impact on alleviating poverty in this country, and what we learn and take away from these pieces about how best to address the issue of poverty in our continued learning and work for social justice and collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
The book Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea ends with the statement: “Solidarity is the only thing that can save us.” Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the second half of the book Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea by Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor, which surveys and analyzes how transformative solidarity has been used around the world as a strategy for organizing and fighting for social change throughout history and into the present day, and what we learn and take away from this incredible book in our continued learning and work for social justice and collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
Transformative solidarity is a powerful strategy that can be helpful in our fight for social change. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the first half of the book Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea by Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor, which surveys and analyzes how transformative solidarity has been used around the world as a strategy for organizing and fighting for social change throughout history and into the present day, and what we take away from this incredible book in our continued learning and work for social justice and collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
We must continue to fight for a public health system that centers abolition in its efforts for the health and well-being of all of us. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “For the People's Health” by Cristian Farias in Inquest, which analyzes how and why abolition and public health must go hand in hand and outlines some examples of abolitionist organizing for public health throughout history through the present day, and what we learn about abolition and public health in our continued work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
The war in Sudan that's been taking place for the past year is a crisis that is not getting enough news coverage. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Sudan's conflict hits the 1-year mark, sparking fears of repeated atrocities” by Kate Bartlett in NPR and an episode of The Listening Post on Al Jazeera called “Sudan: A savage war and toxic information battle”, which provide information and insights about the year-long war and crisis taking place in Sudan as well as analyze the lack of news media coverage about the crisis, and what we learn about this war and what we can do to support the humanitarian efforts to help the people of Sudan in our continued fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
There will be no justice for any of us unless there is justice for the Palestinian people. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Angela Davis: Standing with Palestinians” by Angela Davis in Hammer & Hope, which shares her brilliant reflections on the past 60+ years of the state of Israel and Palestine's relationship with one another and the globe, as well as the movement and organizing work that has been done to fight for peace in that region and for justice for Palestinians, and what we learn and take away from this incredible piece in our continued work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon, Website, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Leave us a voice message, Merch store
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