Coffee with Comrades

Hey, y'all!

In this special bonus episode of Coffee with Comrades, we share a Florida State University Center for Participant Education lecture and discussion on the Revolution in Rojava. Due to current events, we felt it was urgent to get this episode out ASAP. Please feel free to share it widely and follow along with the PowerPoint. To find out more about solidarity demonstrations in your area, follow Defend Rojava and check out the Internationalist Commune.  

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• Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network.
• Coffee with Comrades is part of the Rev Left Radio Federation.
• Our logo was designed by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Music: 

• Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World Anymore” by Woody Guthrie 
• Interlude: “Sunrise Over Rojava" by Lee Brickley
  
• Outro: “Rojava" by David Rovics
  

This week, we critique the climate strike. But, first, some current events.

• Drone strikes hit a Saudi oil field and cut production in half.
• Leaked audio shows Brazil's army is trying to occupy the Amazon.
• The UAW strike rages on.
• The Climate Strike kicked off this week.

What are the limitations of the strike as a model? How do we move from symbolic protest to direct action? What tools/methods are best suited to combating climate change and capitalist hegemony?

• Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Twitter, and visit our website.
• Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network.
• Coffee with Comrades is part of the Rev Left Radio Federation.
• Our logo was designed by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Music:

• Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World Anymore" by Woody Guthrie
• Interlude: "Strangers" by City and Colour
• Outro: "Downfall" by Architects

This week, we critique the climate strike. But, first, some current events.

• Drone strikes hit a Saudi oil field and cut production in half.
• Leaked audio shows Brazil’s army is trying to occupy the Amazon.
• The UAW strike rages on.
• The Climate Strike kicked off this week.

What are the limitations of the strike as a model? How do we move from symbolic protest to direct action? What tools/methods are best suited to combating climate change and capitalist hegemony?

• Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Twitter, and visit our website.
• Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network.
• Coffee with Comrades is part of the Rev Left Radio Federation.
• Our logo was designed by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Music: 

• Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World Anymore” by Woody Guthrie 
• Interlude: “Strangers" by City and Colour
  
• Outro: “Downfall" by Architects
  

Hey, y'all!

We got a jam-packed episode for you today filled with various friends and comrades from the Revolutionary Left Radio Federation of podcasts, including Breht from Rev Left Radio & Red Menace, Brendan from Marxism & Moshpits, and Alyson from Red Menace. This episode is the second half of a conversation that initially premiered as Ep. 2 of Marxism & Moshpits, "Punk culture, leftism, & lifestylism." But, first, some announcements!

• Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas. Support autonomous disaster relief efforts to aid the impacted communities!
• ICE agents opened fire on immigrants outside a Nashville grocery store.
• The U.S. Border Patrol and an Israeli Military Contractor are putting a Native American reservation under "persistent surveillance."
• Auto-workers at Ford, GM, and Chrysler voted to go on strike this past week.

First recorded when Pearson was visiting Omaha, NE this past March, today's episode features various comrades in the Revolutionary Left Radio Federation. We convene for a roundtable discussion on music, science, socialism, spontaneity, insurrection, anarchism, Marxist-Leninism, party-building, and so much more. Alyson jumps in at the end to offer her two cents, as well. We hope y'all enjoy this whirlwind conversation as much as we did.

• Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Twitter, and visit our website.
• Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network.
• Coffee with Comrades is part of the Rev Left Radio Federation.
• Our logo was designed by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Music:

• Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World Anymore" by Woody Guthrie
• Interlude: "To My Comrades" by the Window Smashing Job Creators
• Outro: "Counter Ops" by HAWK

Hey, y'all!

We got a jam-packed episode for you today filled with various friends and comrades from the Revolutionary Left Radio Federation of podcasts, including Breht from Rev Left Radio & Red Menace, Brendan from Marxism & Moshpits, and Alyson from Red Menace. This episode is the second half of a conversation that initially premiered as Ep. 2 of Marxism & Moshpits, "Punk culture, leftism, & lifestylism." But, first, some announcements!

• Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas. Support autonomous disaster relief efforts to aid the impacted communities!
  
• ICE agents opened fire on immigrants outside a Nashville grocery store. 
• The U.S. Border Patrol and an Israeli Military Contractor are putting a Native American reservation under “persistent surveillance.”
• Auto-workers at Ford, GM, and Chrysler voted to go on strike this past week.

First recorded when Pearson was visiting Omaha, NE this past March, today's episode features various comrades in the Revolutionary Left Radio Federation. We convene for a roundtable discussion on music, science, socialism, spontaneity, insurrection, anarchism, Marxist-Leninism, party-building, and so much more. Alyson jumps in at the end to offer her two cents, as well. We hope y'all enjoy this whirlwind conversation as much as we did.

• Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Twitter, and visit our website.
• Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network.
• Coffee with Comrades is part of the Rev Left Radio Federation.
• Our logo was designed by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Music: 

• Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World Anymore” by Woody Guthrie 
• Interlude: “To My Comrades" by the Window Smashing Job Creators
  
• Outro: “Counter Ops" by HAWK
  

On today's edition of Coffee with Comrades, George Schmitz, drummer of Stick to Your Guns and co-host of the No Power podcast, joins us to discuss hardcore music, authenticity in art, counterculture, praxis, sobriety, and so much more. But, first, some current events:

• The Cherokee Nation is seeking to appoint a representative to congress
• The Trump Administration is trying to get to Supreme Court to legalize anti-LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination
• Manhattan District Attorney used "geofencing" warrant to surveil anti-fascists.
• The Amazon Rainforest is on fire.
• Robber oil-baron David Koch kicks the bucket.

In a wide-ranging discussion, Pearson and George chat about hardcore music, toxic masculinity, catharsis, political awakenings, cultural production, counterculture, praxis, and the No Power Podcast.

• Follow George on Twitter and Instagram.
• Check out Stick to Your Guns on Twitter and Instagram.
• Listen to the No Power podcast and follow them on Twitter and Instagram.
• Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Twitter, and visit our website.
• Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network.
• Coffee with Comrades is part of the Rev Left Radio Federation.
• Our logo was designed by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Music:

• Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World Anymore" by Woody Guthrie
• Interlude: "What Choice Did You Give Us?" by Stick to Your Guns
• Outro: "Against Them All" by Stick to Your Guns

On today’s edition of Coffee with Comrades, George Schmitz, drummer of Stick to Your Guns and co-host of the No Power podcast, joins us to discuss hardcore music, authenticity in art, counterculture, praxis, sobriety, and so much more. But, first, some current events: 

• The Cherokee Nation is seeking to appoint a representative to congress 
• The Trump Administration is trying to get to Supreme Court to legalize anti-LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination 
• Manhattan District Attorney used “geofencing” warrant to surveil anti-fascists.
• The Amazon Rainforest is on fire. 
• Robber oil-baron David Koch kicks the bucket. 

In a wide-ranging discussion, Pearson and George chat about hardcore music, toxic masculinity, catharsis, political awakenings, cultural production, counterculture, praxis, and the No Power Podcast. 

• Follow George on Twitter and Instagram. 
• Check out Stick to Your Guns on Twitter and Instagram.
• Listen to the No Power podcast and follow them on Twitter and Instagram. 
• Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Twitter, and visit our website.
• Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network.
• Coffee with Comrades is part of the Rev Left Radio Federation.
• Our logo was designed by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Music: 

• Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World Anymore” by Woody Guthrie 
• Interlude: “What Choice Did You Give Us?” by Stick to Your Guns
• Outro: “Against Them All” by Stick to Your Guns

In today's episode, we hang out with the Wrong Bois, Shon and Aaron, of Srsly Wrong. But first, some current events:

- Pearson laments the abysmal 2019 DSA National Convention.

- White supremacy and misogyny transform once more into violent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.

- Rose City Antifa resolves to defend Portland from the fascist creep.

- A federal judge refused to consider fining Chelsea Manning $1,000/day.

- 680 people were arrested by ICE this past week at a poultry farm.

- India is stripping Kashmir of its autonomy.

- The protests in Hong Kong rage on. We can all learn from the tactics of our comrades.

Shon and Aaron join us for a discussion of extremely online leftism, sectarian shenanigans, prefiguration, and Mr. Fred Rogers.

• Follow Srsly Wrong on Twitter and support them on Patreon.
• Follow Shon and Aaron on Twitter.
• Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Twitter, and visit our website.
• Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network.
• Coffee with Comrades is part of the Rev Left Radio Federation.
• Our logo was designed by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Music:

- Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie

- Interlude: "Red & Black" by the String-Bo String Duo

- Outro: "Empty Heads" by Stick to Your Guns

In today's episode, we hang out with the Wrong Bois, Shon and Aaron, of Srsly Wrong. But first, some current events:

- Pearson laments the abysmal 2019 DSA National Convention.

- White supremacy and misogyny transform once more into violent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.

- Rose City Antifa resolves to defend Portland from the fascist creep.

- A federal judge refused to consider fining Chelsea Manning $1,000/day.

- 680 people were arrested by ICE this past week at a poultry farm. 

- India is stripping Kashmir of its autonomy.

- The protests in Hong Kong rage on. We can all learn from the tactics of our comrades.

Shon and Aaron join us for a discussion of extremely online leftism, sectarian shenanigans, prefiguration, and Mr. Fred Rogers.

• Follow Srsly Wrong on Twitter and support them on Patreon.
• Follow Shon and Aaron on Twitter.
• Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Twitter, and visit our website.
• Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network.
• Coffee with Comrades is part of the Rev Left Radio Federation.
• Our logo was designed by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Music:

- Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie

- Interlude: "Red & Black" by the String-Bo String Duo

- Outro: "Empty Heads" by Stick to Your Guns

In this edition of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson and Mel are joined by John of the Chicago South-Side DSA, Chicago IWW, UC Labor Council, National Nurses United, and Tenants United, Hyde Park to chat about the upcoming 2019 DSA National Convention. But, first, some current events:

• William Van Spronsen martyred, but not forgotten.
• Ted Cruz introduces "antifa bill" into the Senate legislature.
• Indigenous Hawaiian activists face government opposition as they attempt to block a telescope's construction on sacred land.
• One small win: Trump's asylum ban was halted this past week in federal courts.
• Puerto Rico's governor, Ricardo Rosselló, resigns after massive uprising.

John chats with us about organizing in Chicago, the major caucuses in the DSA, the "big tent" approach to building a mass movement, the evolution of the DSA, ideological tension, diversity of tactics, and the struggles ahead.

• Follow John on Twitter.
• Scope Symptomatic Redness's analysis of the DSA caucuses John mentions in this episode.
• Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Twitter, and visit our website.
• Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network.
• Coffee with Comrades is part of the Rev Left Radio Federation.
• Our logo was designed by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Music:

• Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie
• Interlude: "Burn it Down ft. Caleb Shomo" by Silverstein
• Outro: "Fortune Teller" by Stray From the Path