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Movement Memos
Kelly Hayes connects with activists, journalists and others on the front lines in this Truthout podcast.
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Series Introduction
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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To Stay in the Fight, We Must Navigate Trauma and Find the Healing We Need
“How do we grieve at the same time as we adapt?” asks author Robyn Maynard.
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What Today’s Workers Can Learn From Machine-Breaking Luddites
“The Luddites get a bad rap,” says author Brian Merchant.
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Objectivity in Journalism Is a Deadly Myth That Serves Israeli Military and Cops
“The whole Israeli propaganda machine, the hasbara effort, has been so effective,” says Lewis Raven Wallace.
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Palestine Solidarity Encampments Are a Rehearsal for Liberatory Self-Governance
“The movement is not going away,” says author and University of Chicago faculty member Eman Abdelhadi.
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Outside Agitators Are Good, Actually
“Outside agitators have played an incredible role in social movements,” says author Astra Taylor.
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Care Must Be a Collective Practice of Survival, Not a Site of Profit Extraction
“I think it is imperative upon all of us to push back on the system of profit from care,” says Premilla Nadasen.
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State of US Journalism Is “Worst I’ve Ever Seen It,” Says Sarah Kendzior
“I can't believe that I have nostalgia for these previous eras of crises,” says journalist Sarah Kendzior.
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Chicago Organizers Defeat Police Tech in Ongoing Fight for Community Safety
“We're going to continue to organize,” says Stop ShotSpotter organizer Navi Heer.
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Predictive Police Tech Isn’t Making Communities Safer — It’s Disempowering Them
“We haven't seen public safety systems privatized in this way that we're seeing now,” says Andrew Guthrie Ferguson.
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Attacks on the Concept of Settler Colonialism Are About Undermining Solidarity
“Surviving settler colonialism isn't just about surviving its material realities,” says Nadine Naber.