Project Spiral

Connor Thompson: Hope in Organizing


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The courts won't save us now.. So what do we do now? Trump’s second term mission is to overwhelm the judicial system in order to do what he wants - including the recent detention of Mahmoud Khalil - so much so that knowing how to even start resisting can feel impossible. 

Connor Thompson offers some ideas. As a lawyer from the famed Civil Rights battleground of Little Rock, Arkansas, Connor offers invaluable support to protesters on the ground in support of Black lives and the arbitrary detention of migrants. 

We discuss other roles that play essential parts in organizing, like the ability to host and provide meals and community, as well as how to use one’s societal privilege when engaging in civil disobedience. 

If you're feeling hopeless and powerless to do anything right now, this is a great episode for you. 

Plus, tune in to hear Abbie swooning over Connor's extensive vocabulary and Tim fighting tooth and nail against interruptions. 

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