Ace Katano sits down for the last of our conversations where we discuss the planning and logistics of large protests. Ground Game LA was part of both the LAX travel ban protests and the Impeachment March and Rally. We discuss how to get together a reliable team, how to keep everyone safe, how to deal with the police, and what you can expect to accomplish. Large protests are a powerful tool in our arsenal, but they present unique challenges. The best solution is to draw on the expertise in your community and to create coalitions with other progressive groups.

Ace Katano from the LA County Public Defenders Office sits down with us to discuss counter protest. What is a counter protest? What rights do you have? What are the risks? How do you deal with the police? How do you keep yourself and your comrades safe?

Counter protest is one of the best tools that we have to counter hateful, racist, and xenophobic speech, but it is risky and you need to know how to keep yourself and your comrades safe from violence and arrest.

Kendall Mayhew sits down to walk us through the story of Ana Cruz. Ana is a resident of public housing here in Los Angeles who is fighting eviction after her abusive husband left. This is an expansive walk through one case and the issues of housing, policing, bureaucratic incompetence and political intransigence.

Kendall Mayhew of POWER (People Organized for Westside Renewal) sits down to discuss the very basics of organizing. What is organizing? Who can do it? Why do we it? What can we achieve?

This is part 1 of a 3 part conversation and the inaugural episode of Ground Game Workshops.

Ground Game Workshops is a project of Ground Game Los Angeles.

Ankur Patel joined us in the Ground Game LA offices to talk about his candidacy for the California Assembly seat for District 45. Ankur is an experienced progressive with experience working in LAUSD. We chat about 2018 as a progressive wave election and get into the weeds on education policy and funding.

To learn more about Ankur and his campaign head over to his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ankur.mayur.patel

Today we're talking about Coronavirus and what it has been doing to the whole fucking world. An update on Bernie’s campaign, and a quick update on The Young Turks Union drive.

Get Involved: https://mutualaidla.org

Donate: https://www.gofundme.com/f/covid19-mutual-aid-network

Outro Music by Tay Zonday featuring Lindsey Stirling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37eqoYbj1QM

Sources

LATimes Covid-19 Tracker: https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak

TYT: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/10/union-campaign-that-roiled-the-young-turks-178996

April Rent: http://wsj.com/articles/nearly-a-third-of-u-s-renters-didnt-pay-april-rent-11586340000?ns=prod/accounts-wsj

Small biz impacted: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/43-of-small-businesses-say-theyll-be-forced-to-close-permanently-if-they-dont-get-help-soon-survey-says-2020-04-03

Nolympics: https://knock-la.com/why-we-need-to-cancel-tokyo-2020-and-then-la-2028-96ef698c6584

Lawsuit: https://apnews.com/b2b928df4c1c547758b61cd57d217faf