Podcasts about new activists

Margaret Killjoy talks with Gare about how to get and stay plugged into the movement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1961, Hank Thomas barely escaped death attempting to integrate interstate travel accommodations. The struggle galvanized civil rights activists across the South. The Freedom Ride movement almost ended in Alabama on May 14, 1961, when Hank Thomas and six other Riders nearly died on a bus that white supremacists set on fire in rural Alabama, where the Ku Klux Klan reigned. Podcast transcript available here Hank Thomas shares the story of how the Riders' journey descended into hours of vicious violence in Alabama. After Hank and his fellow Freedom Riders were viciously attacked, new Riders poured into the South for months, risking everything to force the country to face the hateful actions upholding unlawful, racist practices. The “Seven Days of 1961” podcast features stories of resistance, told by the people who lived it. Learn more about the heroic civil rights activists and the danger they faced at 7daysof1961.usatoday.com.

Imagine a product in a store named "Seed," which will: Preserve community Create economic opportunity and leverage technology to define the future What's in the box? 150 hours of hands-on community activation 24/7 virtual community marketplace, where creating a job is as easy as creating a listing Additional household revenue, and access to assistance to launch and sustain a home-based business. But "Seed" is not an actual product. "Seed" is the product of a single day's collaboration, using less than $3 in materials (cardboard box, printouts from the Internet, no more than 50 words, and ordinary Scotch tape). In this podcast, Ruth Glendinning and Kent Dahlgren discuss the use of low-fidelity prototyping tools (such as hypothetical retail products like the imagined "Seed") to secure and retain the attention of new team members, enlisting their assistance to bring about the desired outcome, while refining the project's aspired vision. As discussed in the prior podcast, the three core team members (Ruth, Trudy, and Kent) have been joined by two additional contributors, but it's important for the new team members to hit the ground running, and from a place of ownership and an authentic spirit of shared attribution. This podcast introduces the methodology for rapid and streamlined onboarding of management-level collaboration, because the team might have not the luxury to invest months or even years for new team members to acquire all of the requisite background and context. Low-fidelity prototyping: using an empty cardboard box, printouts from the Internet, no more than about 50 words, and scotch tape, Ruth, Kent, and Trudy created a physical prototype, representing what they would hoped to deliver to their pilot community in the first three months. This crude, “low fidelity“ prototype stimulated within the team significant and high context discussions around how the concept and the plan might be further streamlined, the overall message further refined. For this is vital and important: these core team members will be “training the trainer“ of those who will join at a later date, and those “third generation“ participants will be on the front line for community members seeking a safe refuge where they can vent their sense of justified anguish and outrage. For the local Anti-Fragile pilot, things are coming together in a very real way. This podcast discusses a variety of practical, battle-tested, and accessible tools for navigating a community activation process worthy the investment. Further, Ruth and Kent discuss pragmatic reasons why activists might want to actually recruit "the broken" to participate as peers, so the collective effort is able to deftly navigate the community engagement process as it evolves. Therefore, it's discussed why the core activist team may care to invest in a spirit of forgiveness and redemption, in reference to the Japanese art of Kintsugi (金継ぎ), where a broken dish is repaired with gold, creating something new, and of transcendent value. Ultimately, this plan delivers a structured series of transactions and interactions to bring about a transformational experience.

Nikki Toyama‑Szeto is the Executive Director at Christians for Social Action (CSA). CSA seeks to combine biblical scholarship with astute policy analysis to further economic justice, support interdependence, promote racial and ecological justice, and generally try to make the world a better place. Today, Nikki and Eddie have a fascinating conversation about her journey to the work of justice, why she's leading a movement of scholars, how how she defines activist. Links from the Interview - For more on Nikki and the work of CSA: https://christiansforsocialaction.org/ - For all things Propaganda, head to: https://www.prophiphop.com/ -  The New Activist is presented by IJM: https://www.ijm.org/ The New Activist Social T - https://twitter.com/NewActivistIs FB - https://www.facebook.com/newactivistis/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/newactivistis/ web - http://www.newactivist.is Eddie Kaufholz, Host - https://twitter.com/edwardoreddie  

The shooting of Jacob Blake on Aug. 23 has given rise to a new crop of activists in Kenosha, Wisc. One such group is called BLAK, or Black Lives Activists of Kenosha. Reset speaks with a member of BLAK about the demands of protesters in Kenosha and what it’s like to join the organizing movement right now.

Protests against racism and police brutality are not new to the U.S. or to our region. However, large, sustained turnout, especially in small, mostly-white towns, is something we’ve not seen before. For many of those protestors, it’s been their first time demonstrating—ever.

What does it take to create lasting, meaningful change? Whether it’s in the world or in our daily lives, creating lasting change can feel daunting. In this episode, I’m breaking down my “theory of change.” Usually reserved for how social movements create shifts, my theory of change is actually the same on both the micro and macro level of change-making: get to the root. Lasting change doesn’t happen as a result of surface-level action. We need to go deep. In this episode, I'm breaking down *how* to go deep to make meaningful change in your life and in the world. This Week's Freebie Download my cheatsheet: Top 10 Tips for New Activists (even if you’re an old-timer, this is a great one to share) Links and resources for this episode Freebie: Top 10 Tips for New Activists Freebie: Mission Statement Maker Course: The Art of Self-Advocacy Homework Name one place where you want to make lasting change this year. What’s going to be one part of your strategy or theory of change? How are you going to support yourself so that you can make this a lasting change? Tell me about it on Instagram or zip me an email. I would love to hear about it. Subscribe & Rate the Show On iTunes On Stitcher On Spotify Support the show on Patreon!  

This episode wasn't on my original list for Season One. But I couldn't help it. Once I had the brain-flash of doing an episode just for new or aspiring activists, I couldn't get it out of my head until I had gotten it recorded. This is for you. If you're a new activist or part of a new group. If you've been away from activism for a while. If you're an old-timer who trains new activists or helps to skill up the movement. This is really for all of us. And what's important to note is that this isn't definitive. Ask 100 seasoned activists and they'd come up with 100 different lists. Ask me in a year, and my list would be slightly different. This list of ten tips reflects the best of my knowledge in this moment. In this season. And I hope that it serves you. Download the free guide, Top 10 Tips for New Activists! Links and resources for this episode Book: Black Flags and Windmills Book: Active Hope Book: Teaching to Transgress Book: Beautiful Trouble Book: Trauma Stewardship Book: Tending Your Life Blog: Narrow and Deep Blog: Collective Care Consensus Decision-Making Guide Midnight Special Law Collective—archived site with a plethora of legal resources for activists Download the free guide, Top 10 Tips for New Activists! Definition: Consensus Process: a creative and dynamic way of reaching agreement between all members of a group. Instead of simply voting for an item and having the majority of the group getting their way, a group using consensus is committed to finding solutions that everyone actively supports, or at least can live with. Homework Download the free guide, and even if you're an experienced activists, commit to applying one of these steps to your life and work. Then tell me about it over on Instagram! Support the Show! Support the show on Patreon! Leave a rating + review on iTunes

Join us as we reflect on how to protect our environment and women's health. TLDR: let's make some regulations to help keep WV clean and keep your hands off women's bodies.

The New Activists have their endorsements out! Check us out to hear they who and why. Early voting in WV starts on October 24. So get informed and VOTE.

Where do young activists learn their skills? In this episode Sandy and Nora talk about the student movement and how the left needs to renew itself through targeting training (education, campaigns, jobs) for young people. The post Episode 23 – is the left failing to train new activists? appeared first on Sandy & Nora Talk Politics.

As a counterpoint to identity reactionaries and naive Europeanists, a third voice is now making itself heard around the continent. Forward-looking, inclusive and yearning for a shared future, a new generation of European actors are rallying together around a post-fatalistic battle cry, calling for a collective and alternative project built on the foundations of culture. Be they venues, the media, networks or festivals, engaged initiatives are springing up all across Europe. In stark contrast to the pious platitudes and vain political rhetoric about change, these new activists are using creation as a tool to propose new narratives and images of Europe. With Tilj Akkermans (Iron Curtain Project), Branislav Jovancević(Drugstore), Gosya Plysa (Unsound festival), Dimitris Alexakis (KET), Lorenzo Marsili (European Alternatives), Agnieszka Wiśniewska (Political Critique) et Oscar Rickett (Journalist)

Phew! It's 2018. So take a listen as we discuss what's up for The New Activists in 2018 -- including lots of interviews with some great candidates. Plus, we discuss some promising promising court cases about gerrymandering and net neutrality. Let's get busy folks. So get inspired and get active.

This week we were HONOURED to have Munroe Bergdorf join us to talk about THAT L'Oreal campaign and the incredible new projects she has been involved with since, such as the new HuffPost series The New Activists. Plus, our news stories of the week and an interesting 'Balls up' on sexting - watch out for Emma and Natalie getting a bit feisty! AND our Backdated Badass is a STEM role model you really need to know about as we are still using her invention today.Enjoying the Badass Women’s Hour? We’d love you to leave us a review on iTunes. Or join in the conversation via Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.@badasswomenshr@HarrietMinter@NatDCampbell@emmasexton See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Model and Activist Munroe Berdorf hit the headlines a few months ago when L’Oreal cut ties with her for speaking out about the protests in Charlottesville. Now she is working with beauty brand Illamasqua and featuring in the Huffington Post’s new online documentary series, New Activists. By being unafraid to speak loudly about issues she cares about, she’s become one of the most important voices in the UK right now. She sat down with Lliana Bird, Emma Gannon and producer Shola Ajeje on their podcast Get It Off Your Breasts to share her side of things and discuss racism, privilege and why we need to all speak openly and honestly about racism in mainstream conversations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Trump administration is pulling back protections for undocumented adults who came to the US as kids.... Sigh. The New Activists talk with the Director of the ACLU in WV about what this means. And how we can help. Plus, an interview with a local activist collecting powerful stories of immigration. The more you know... So tune in, stay informed, and act.

Quick extra pod for you this week because -- NO ACA REPEAL! McCain cast the deciding vote last night at 1:30am. His dramatic thumbs down has finally broken the back of the ACA repeal. We recognize this is just one step. Efforts at repeal will be back. But the New Activists reflect, celebrate, and ask for your help!

Sometimes you meet people that will probably change the world. Only a couple of weeks ago, I had the immense pleasure of meeting Rusty Williams. He also is a world changer. The New Activists were invited to speak at the Bernie Sanders health care rally in Charleston, WV about four weeks ago. Rusty is a patient advocate and helped usher in medical cannabis in WV. Join us as we discuss the latest Senate health care bill, West Virginia, and activism.

Join the New Activists for lots of laughs and some deep sighs about the current state of politics and the impact on West Virginia. We end our podcast this week with a call to both Senator Capito's offices "live" on the air and unedited.

What is DeVos doing?? And other education policy in WV and America. by New Activists on the Block

This is a podcast about political activism in a Trumpian world. We are three new activists who tell our stories about organizing. In our inaugural episode, we share our recent success at hosting a town hall event. So take a listen! We aren't professional podcasters, but we are passionate, informed, and, well, friends.

In this September 2016 edition of Organising to Win, Kevin Lucas speaks to Louise Chinnery and Dr. Richard Saundry about how we can best recruit and develop new activists, and Peter Urwin interviews homecare worker Judith Montgomery, who UNISON helped win a substantial payout after her employer failed to pay her the minimum wage.

Anti-Free Trade activist Maude Barlow is the co-author of "Global Showdown: How the New Activists are Fighting Global Corporate Rule" which is a criticism of globalization. (Originally aired May 2001)

Anti-Free Trade activist Maude Barlow is the co-author of "Global Showdown: How the New Activists are Fighting Global Corporate Rule" which is a criticism of globalization. (Originally aired May 2001)