Outspoken

On this episode of Outspoken with Joy Silver, guest Savannah Worley talks about the KKK’s history in the state of Indiana. Savannah is a writer on Medium, an ex-journalist, and was born in Indiana. She writes mainly about racism and mental health, and how the extremists want to obliterate learning the true history of the United States.

Steve Schwartz has over fifty years of membership in the American Federation of Teachers and has served as a union rep for over twenty years. His broad scope of experience has given him a comprehensive understanding of the challenges teachers, administrators, and parents face. He moved to Temecula in 2004, and on this episode shares his first-hand experience of the current local school board as extremists attempt to take over and end public education on Outspoken with Joy Silver.

On this episode of Outspoken with Joy Silver, one of the biggest environmental threats in the United States takes center stage. Chuck Parker and Feliz Nunez represent the Salton Sea Coalition and discuss the ongoing threat to human life throughout Southern California and particularly the Coachella Valley and Imperial Valley if there are continued delays in a sea-to-sea restoration effort.

Since 2018, journalist and lawyer Jessica Pishko has focused extensively on the growing threat to democracy by Sheriffs around the United States who've become increasingly aligned with white supremacy ideology and organizations and supporting authoritarianism in government. She returns to discuss the topic at greater length with Joy Silver on this episode of Outspoken. Learn about the 1878 law, the Posse Comitatus Act, and how it has empowered elected law enforcement agents to become Sheriffs Gone Wild.

The tables are turned on this episode of Outspoken with Joy Silver. Radio111's voice of democracy turns from interviewer to interviewee with John McMullen in the host seat. Together, they talk about the victories and the lessons that led to a largely non-traditional Mid-Term Election. While Democrats lost control of the U.S. House of Representatives, it was a slim recovery of seats for the MAGA-laden GOP. For Democrats, the opportunity still exists to gain an extra seat in keeping the majority in the U.S. Senate. Joy Silver shares her experience as someone who works in strategic planning and volunteers doing field work on important races at home and elsewhere around the country. She also talks about the importance of establishing a better foundation and structure for local political campaigns in Riverside and nearby counties in Southern California. Are you involved in preserving democracy? You will be inspired to be by the end of this podcast if you aren't already!

The 1960s and 1970s are often thought of as the era of activist 'fight songs' that became the anthems of resistance and change in the United States. As rights begin to erode before our very eyes and the roar of intolerance becomes more pervasive in the so-called land of the free, on this episode of Outspoken, Joy Silver welcomes songwriter Steven Skeels to talk about creating these important fight songs in the modern era. He's recently released a new song It's My Body which may well become the anthem of Planned Parenthood following SCOTUS' repeal of Roe v. Wade. He shares his journey, inspired and enlightened by his progressive pro-equality mother and some of the other causes that have brought his music to life including Black Lives Matter.

Christel Reyna is the founder of Dare 2 Empower, an organization that empowers teens, young adults and women to identify their strengths, use their voice and take action to bring change to issues that affect the world around them. As the mother of a gay son who was himself a target of bullies in school, Christel shares the story this week of the powerfully successful anti-bullying actions they took together and continue to take for thousands of students. On this episode of Outspoken with Joy Silver, Christel talks about what motivates her advocacy and activism, how bullying has affected our society and culture, the critical issues in the midterm elections, and how she sees women affecting change.

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On this episode of Outspoken with Joy Silver, just a few weeks ahead of the 2022 Midterm Elections, Emiliana Guereca returns to discuss the priorities, concerns and impact that women of all ages have at this critical juncture fighting for the preservation of rights and democracy itself in the USA. Guereca is President of the Women’s March Foundation and was the driving force behind the official Women’s Marches in Los Angeles in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. The activist, feminist and entrepreneur talks about how people everywhere can still deliver a positive impact on races near and far.

With reproductive freedom, privacy rights, and democracy itself hanging in the balance, we are rapidly approaching the critical 2022 mid-term elections. While it seems like it's no laughing matter, humor may be one way to strike at the nerve of voters who need a little extra inspiration for the November 8th referendum on the American Way. This week on Outspoken, Joy Silver talks with out Lesbian comics Mina Hartong and Lin Phillippi who will use their humor to help Get Out The Vote with Lez Out Loud coming to The Runway in Cathedral City, CA on November 2, 2022 at 6 pm. Click HERE to get tickets!

Will Rollins is the Democratic nominee for the 41st California Congressional District, a newly-drawn district covering Riverside County including part of the Coachella Valley. The former United States Attorney specializing in counter-terrorism is seeking the support of voters who want their Constitutional Rights and freedoms protected including reproductive health choices. He talks with Joy Silver on this edition of Outspoken about his experiences on the campaign trail, advocating to remove dark money and corporate interests from funding campaigns, protecting democracy and election integrity, and fighting corruption. He points out that his opponent, who has been a member of Congress for 30 years, has been beholden to a plethora of special interests, has used his insider access to information to personally benefit from investments and more shenanigans. Get more information about his campaign at willrollinsforcongress.com.