Solidarity Is This

By Deepa IyerEducation

Solidarity Is This episodes

August 27, 2025 Solidarity Across Division
Co-host Adaku Utah talks with Rima Meroueh of the National Network for Arab American Communities about resisting surveillance, healing divisions, and building power through solidarity and connection across differences.
36 min
August 13, 2025 Solidarity: Racial Justice during Black August and Beyond
BMP’s Exec. Director, Janis Rosheuvel, talks with Charles Long, the Deputy Director of Fund Strategy at the Movement for Black Lives, on the importance of trusting Black leadership, the role of philanthropy, and the necessity of community and rest
39 min
July 22, 2025 Solidarity Through Sacred Work: Organizing from Hope and Healing in Divided Times
Adaku Utah talks with Alia Bilal about how the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) has spent the last 30 years building a vibrant ecosystem weaving together healthcare, housing, arts, and organizing to nurture transformation in Chicago’s inner city.
47 min
June 01, 2025 Solidarity as Strategy: Building Power Across Movements
Co-host Adaku Utah speaks with Nikko Viquiera of Race Forward on solidarity’s role in ending oppression and building just communities—sharing insights on strategy, relationships, and sustaining a justice ecosystem rooted in love and equity.
1 hr 1 min
May 18, 2025 Solidarity: Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days
In this episode, we share a conversation from our State of Solidarity series exploring how movements are responding to political upheaval, and highlight strategies from our new report, Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days.
1 hr 16 min
March 31, 2025 Solidarity at the Pace of Interdependence and Care: Lessons from New Disabled South
Co-host Adaku Utah talks with Dom Kelly of New Disabled South about building movements rooted in care, access, and interdependence. Amid rising attacks, Dom highlights how disability justice organizers resist harm and foster transformative solidarity.
43 min
March 18, 2025 Solidarity: Nonprofit Sustainability Now and Beyond
In this episode, co-hosts Adaku and Deepa explore the devastating impact of recent executive orders on nonprofits and how organizations are resisting defunding, criminalization, and state repression.
45 min
February 18, 2025 Solidarity in Crisis: Building Power in Uncertain Times
Building Movement Project's Executive Director Janis Rosheuvel and Adaku discuss the urgent challenges organizations and communities face in response to political instability, and how to balance immediate action with building long-term power.
45 min
January 29, 2025 Solidarity: Stories of Rebuilding and Reimagination
As Trump's administration unleashes a wave of restrictive executive orders, hosts Adaku Utah and Deepa Iyer spotlight innovative solidarity practices emerging across movements, from rapid response networks to bold models of community defenense and care.
33 min
December 11, 2024 Solidarity: Countering Attacks on Each Other
How do we build and protect cross-racial solidarity for the long term? In this episode, co-host Adaku Utah explores this question with Alvina Wong (APEN); Anna Castro (Transgender Law Center); and Janis Rosheuvel (Building Movement Project).
1 hr 6 min

About Solidarity Is This

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Solidarity Is This is a podcast created and hosted by Deepa Iyer, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Building Movement Project where she runs Solidarity Is, a multi-strategy program to deepen…