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Root Causes: a Not My Generation podcast was born out of the need for a national discussion on the different intersections of the fight to end gun violence (ie gendered, racial, and class oppression, etc). Root Causes attempts to bring about that discussion by highlighting the work of community organizers, academics, and political figures that are deeply involved in the fight to end gun violence and all forms of oppression that are linked to this form of violence. This podcast is created and produced by youth organizers for any and all.

Addison Moore, Elijah Nichols, Olivia Marlowe


    • Sep 15, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 39m AVG DURATION
    • 12 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Root Causes

    Episode 12: Gun Violence in the Latinx Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 36:23 Transcription Available


    Join the Root Causes team, as we talk about the intersections of Latinx identities, systemic inequalities, alternative forms of protest, and so much more with two amazing Latinx organizers: Ana Lemus and Andrea Gonalez.

    Episode 11: Mental Health, Gun Violence, and Reforms

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 62:27 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Root Causes, we are joined by Andrea Brown and Nia Jones from the Black Mental Health Alliance. We discuss the connection between slavery and our U.S. institutions, ways in which the State has broken down our communities, as well as ways to prioritize the wellbeing of your whole community.

    Episode 10: Climate Justice and Gun Violence Prevention

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 44:10 Transcription Available


    The ways in which climate justice is intertwined with gun violence prevention is many, but do we talk about this enough? Join the Root Causes team with Shiv Goel and Rohan Arora, as we discuss the climate justice movement, systemic racism, capitalism, and so much more on this weeks episode of Root Causes.

    Episode 9: Abolition is Gun Violence Prevention

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 42:35 Transcription Available


    Abolition, gun violence, and how we can bring about the collective liberation of all peoples. Both Elijah Nichols and Addison Moore strip back their guards and make it clear that the fight to end state violence is a cause that the gun violence prevention movement must boldly take on-- despite pushback.

    Episode 8: Voter Suppression and Gun Violence Prevention

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 42:23 Transcription Available


    At the root of movements, which focus on the call for specific legislative and systematic changes, we have a power struggle: those who need change and those who wish to keep power. Join the hosts of Root Causes, as they discuss voter suppression and engagement with two dedicated organizers: Henry Hicks and Monét Ballard.

    Episode 7: Class Oppression & Movement Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 46:25 Transcription Available


    The reality of class division and the breakdown of the community is how the ruling class win. Can you join Betsy Leondar-Wright from Class Action and the Root Causes team, as we explore how classism affects movement spaces and how we can ensure a multi-class, multi-race, multi-generational movement to end all forms of oppression?

    Episode 6: Movement Politics in the 21st Century

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 44:49 Transcription Available


    Movement politics get's things done. Join the Root Causes team, as well as Aalayah Eastmond, a Team Enough Executive Council Member and the Concerned Citizens DC Co-Founder/ Co Organizer, as well as Ty Hobson-Powell, a lead organizer with Concerned Citizens DC and 51for51, as they discuss movement politics and it's power in the 21st century.

    Episode 5: Pride, Resilience, & LGBTQ+ Advocacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 37:41 Transcription Available


    The need for Queer pride and safety is so deeply engrained in the fight to end gun violence. Without the liberation of LGBTQ+ folks, we will not see a day where we are free from gun violence. Join the hosts of Root Causes, as they discuss LGBTQ+ pride, resilience, and advocacy with two Queer progressive organizers: Jason Lamar Walker and Brandon Wolf.

    Episode 4: Puerto Rico's Fight Against Colonialism and State Sanctioned Violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 28:45 Transcription Available


    While the fight for Puerto Rican liberation is often seen as seperate from the gun violence prevention movement, the Root Causes team and Marysol Fernandez-Harvey discuss the connections between colonialism and state santctioned violence to the fight to end gun violence in the United States.

    Episode 3: Womxn & the Gun Violence Prevention Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 24:52 Transcription Available


    The role that gender plays in the fight to end gun violence is immense. We must acknowledge the adversities that women and femme identifying individuals may have when trying to enter spaces of advocacy, as well as ensuring that there is an understanding of how differing identies are impacted by gun violence. Join the Root Causes team with Kathryn Fleisher, Executive Director of Not My Generation, and Madison Green, the Diversity and Inclusion co-Coordinator for the Maryland MFOL state team.

    Episode 2: Black Liberation & Gun Violence Prevention

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 42:53 Transcription Available


    The fight for Black liberation heavily intertwines with the fight to end gun violence. Gun violence is a symptom of the social and systemic ways that Black people have been oppressed for hundreds of years. Daud Mumin and Fatimata Cham join Root Causes with Addison Moore to discuss the ways that the gun violence prevention movement can ensure it's fighting for the liberation of the Black people.

    Ep 1: Where & Who We Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 24:26 Transcription Available


    Join Not My Generation in their new Podcast entitled "Root Causes," as we discuss the differing intersections of the fight to end gun violence with change makers from across the United States. In this episode, they discuss the Root Causes podcast, as well as how we firmly believe that Black Lives Matter.

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