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Movement Memos
Kelly Hayes connects with activists, journalists and others on the front lines in this Truthout podcast.
The End of “Roe” Will Lead to More Family Separation and Child Disappearance
“They make money off of family separation,” says sociologist and legal scholar Dorothy Roberts.
Indigenous Abolitionists Are Organizing for Healing and Survival
“This really is a time of action,” says Indigenous organizer Morning Star Gali.
Politics as Usual Has Never Prevented Mass Shootings. We Must Break the Cycle.
“Gun control discourse is sort of a trap,” says author Patrick Blanchfield.
Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Abolition, the Climate Crisis and What Must Be Done
Kelly Hayes and Ruth Wilson Gilmore discuss organizing, extraction and time.
O’ahu Organizers Are Defending the Earth Against US Militarism
We shut down this massive facility in four months, says activist Kawenaʻulaokalā Kapahua.
Dean Spade Is Asking Activists, “How Much Bolder Could You Be?”
Activists Kelly Hayes and Dean Spade discuss the future of mutual aid.
Harsha Walia: “To Become Ungovernable Is Central”
Organizers Kelly Hayes and Harsha Walia talk about “how we remake the world.”
Incarcerated Organizers Are Resisting Amid Deteriorating Conditions
“These folks inside have had enough,” says organizer Brooke Terpsta.
Youth Are Challenging the US War Machine as Tensions Escalate With Russia
“Making things better is not what the war machine is for,” says Kelly Hayes.
Trans Youth Are Facing Right-Wing Attacks and a Solidarity Shortage
“It's not about bathrooms. It's about expulsion and it's about disposability,” says attorney Chase Strangio.