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Movement Memos
Kelly Hayes connects with activists, journalists and others on the front lines in this Truthout podcast.
Latin American Feminism Has Much to Teach US Left on How to Fight for Abortion
“Mothers and grandmothers redefined what it means to do politics,” says Camila Valle.
Labor History Can Help Us Learn to Fight Like Hell
“It's so important for us to know this history,” says author Kim Kelly.
We Need Collective Healing, Not Commodified “Self-Care”
“What is our freedom if we don't take care of each other?” asks Erica Woodland, co-author of “Healing Justice Lineages.”
Disability Justice Organizers Dream Big and Resist a Culture of Disposability
Disabled mutual aid sees us as people who have skills and gifts to offer, says Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha.
Anti-Fascists Are Adapting to a Strange New World
Anti-fascists face a far right that is ascendant in electoral politics and newly united around Christian nationalism.
The Death of a Forest Defender at “Stop Cop City”
"We need real wide-ranging solidarity,” says organizer Micah Herskind.
Building New Worlds in an Era of Collapse
“There are other ways of organizing life, land and resources,” says Robyn Maynard.
Navigating Grief and Cultivating Hope at the End of 2022
“I think this is a great time to ask ‘what if?’” says Tanuja Jagernauth.
We Need Harm Reduction With a Liberatory Vision
“We're going to have to break the rules,” says Shira Hassan.
Abolition Is About Escaping the Death Trap of “Normalcy”
“We need the resources that the carceral state has stolen from us,” says Andrea Ritchie.