Interdependent Study

We need to be radical in our thinking and our work in order to achieve a better and more just world for all of us. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba, which examines some of the lessons learned about organizing from experienced scholars, organizers, and movement leaders on the ground, and what we learn from this incredible resource about what is needed during this time of enduring crisis in order to take care of ourselves and each other and to best do the work of social justice and collective liberation.

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James Baldwin’s work and influence as a writer and activist was profoundly important to the advancement of civil rights in this country. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the documentary I Am Not Your Negro (directed by Raoul Peck), which uses James Baldwin’s unfinished book Remember This House to explore the history of racism, race relations, and the civil rights movement in the United States through James Baldwin’s work and experiences, as well as his personal and professional reflections on three incredible leaders during the civil rights movement—Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X, and what we learn and take away from this incredible film and the life and legacy of James Baldwin for our continued work for social justice and collective liberation.

We must do all we can to beat back authoritarianism across the country. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss an article in The Forge called “What Does It Look Like When We Build Our Power and Fight the Right?” by Sandra Hinson, which summarizes a panel conversation with four leaders and organizers about the efforts of their organizations to fight against authoritarianism and the many lessons learned from their work, and what we learn and can do to join, support, and amplify their work for social justice and collective liberation.

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The abolition of all forms of state violence is an imperative we must achieve. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Abolishing State Violence: A World Beyond Bombs, Borders, and Cages by Ray Acheson, which offers a sharp analysis of the connections that exist between policing, prisons, surveillance, borders, war, nuclear weapons, and capitalism, as well as the organizing activism for their abolition, and what we learn about these many forms of state violence and what we can do to support the ongoing movements for their abolition and for social justice.

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We’ve got a special episode this week! Listen as Aaron and Damien engage in a dialogue activity using The Skin Deep’s {THE AND} On Racism Edition tool and have a special conversation about their personal thoughts and reflections on a wide range of social justice issues.

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The persistence of police violence in this country necessitates the need for abolition and the fight for real community safety. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a report written by Andrea Ritchie for Interrupting Criminalization called “The Struggle Continues”, which analyzes the state of the organizing work of the #DefundPolice movement in this country, and how we need to fight for and invest in programs, services, and institutions that actually promote our collective liberation, safety and well-being.

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The homeless sweeps that are happening around the country are incredibly violent and traumatizing for unhoused people. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss two pieces, including “Homeless ‘Sweeps’ Increase Mortality Rates of Unhoused People, Research Finds” by Zane McNeill in Truthout and a report called “Homelessness and Racial Disparities” by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and what we learn about these homeless sweeps and the current issues and trends related to homelessness in this country, as well as what our society should do to address the systems and conditions that fail people in order to hopefully bring an end to homelessness in this country.

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The FBI and U.S. government labeled Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as “the most dangerous man in America”. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book The Radical King by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., which is a collection of essays and speeches by Dr. King that showcase his revolutionary and radical vision for social justice in America and around the globe, his beliefs about nonviolent movement and organizing, and his fight against global imperialism (and more), and what we learn and take away from this incredible book and Dr. King’s legacy for our continued work for social justice and collective liberation.

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The rise is fascism in the United States will only enable and perpetuate white supremacy and nationalism. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a piece in Truthout called “US Fascism Is Spreading Under the Guise of ‘Patriotic Education’” by Henry A. Giroux, which examines and analyzes the history and connections between the state-sponsored attacks on Black people and marginalized communities and the war being waged against public and higher education in this country, and what we learn and can do about these growing threats from the right to our collective freedom.

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It is vitally important that we have conversations with children and young people to help them learn and unlearn the conditioning of policing and carceral punishment in our society. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the In Our Own Hands toolkit, which is a resource designed by Rania El Mugammar to help people engage in conversations about policing, prisons, and transformative justice in the lives of children, families, and the broader community, and how we can use this toolkit in our daily lives with young people and in our continued learning and unlearning work for social justice and collective liberation.

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