UNTIL ALL OF US ARE FREE: Palestine & Black Liberation — with Ijeoma Oluo, Dr. Michelle Taylor, Saul Williams, Angelica Ross & Gabriel Teodros

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Welcome back to The Solidarity Index for part two of our Surge Series!

The definition of 'surge' is: a sudden, powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the waves or tide. And that is what we’re trying to create here, by lifting up other radical podcasts we admire – a surge of solidarity as we share communities and build power together. 

To that end, we're honored to invite you to join host Ijeoma Oluo and her four brilliant guests – Dr. Michelle Taylor, Saul Williams, Angelica Ross and Gabriel Teodros – for a powerful episode of her podcast Until All Of Us Are Free, in which they deep dive into Black-Palestinian solidarity, and explore how we hold on to the truth of our shared humanity.

Their calls to concrete action are rooted in a solidarity of connection, and the stories they share illuminate a life-saving love that has persisted across generations.

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You can find more about this episode’s freedom fighters at these links:

Dr. Michelle Taylor: website | Instagram | YouTube | YouTube

Saul Williams: website | Instagram

Angelica Ross: website | Instagram | Podcast

Gabriel Teodros: website | Instagram | Bandcamp | Substack

You can find more about the podcast on Instagram or YouTube, and more about Ijeoma Olua’s work – including Behind the Book and

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CREDITS
THE SOLIDARITY INDEX podcast is produced by State of Mind Media
Hosted by Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz
Created and produced by Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, Stina Hamlin, and Zahyr Lauren Audio editing and production by Stina Hamlin
Audio mix by Matt Gundy and Raquel Saldivar
Logo and identity design by Marwan Kaabour
Art direction, website and additional design by Jen Bell

THEME SONG
Until Everybody Is Free by Bella Cuts – featuring the voice of Maya Angelou
Released on Common Groove (2023)
All proceeds from download/streaming go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation...

Join host Zahyr Lauren – aka The Artist L. Haz – as they talk with Palestinian-Syrian culinary phenom and social justice warrior REEM ASSIL about harnessing community power for protection, standing firm in the stories of her people, and food as a force for liberation.

Based in Oakland, California, Reem is the founder of nationally-acclaimed Reem’s California, a bakery and restaurant that builds community across cultures through the warmth of Arab bread and hospitality. She has garnered an array of top accolades in the culinary world – including James Beard finalist for “Outstanding Chef” (2022) and semifinalist for “Best Chef: West” (2018 and 2019), Thrillist’s 2018 “Chef of the Year,” Food & Wine’s “Top 10” list, and many more. 

Reem was featured in an episode of Rosario Dawson and Offside Production’s scripted series Normal Ain’t Normal, and the same year released IACP award-winning cookbook Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora.

Before dedicating herself to a culinary career, Reem spent over a decade as a community and labor organizer. 

→ Follow Reem on Instagram – @ReemsCalifornia – and check out the gorgeous zine 18 Million Rising just released: Food is Resistance: For the Love of Bread with Reem Assil 

→ Join us in supporting the Palestinian-led, community-based work of Gaza Mutual Aid Solidarity –  with whom Reem works closely

→ See our site for links to the people, places, and resources featured in this episode

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CREDITS
THE SOLIDARITY INDEX podcast is produced by State of Mind Media
Hosted by Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz
Created and produced by Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, Stina Hamlin, and Zahyr Lauren Audio editing and production by Stina Hamlin
Audio mix by Matt Gundy and Raquel Saldivar
Logo and identity design by Marwan Kaabour
Art direction, website and additional design by Jen Bell

THEME SONG
Until Everybody Is Free by Bella Cuts – featuring the voice of Maya Angelou
Released on Common Groove (2023)
All proceeds from download/streaming go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation...

For this episode we're doing something new…
We're calling it The Surge Series: a podcast-to-podcast act of solidarity.

The definition of surge is "a sudden, powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the waves or tide." And that is what we're trying to create here, by lifting up other radical podcasts we admire – a surge of solidarity as we share communities and continue building together. 

In our first Surge Series event, we have the honor of sharing a conversation between NDN Collective's President, CEO, and host of their podcast LANDBACK For The People – Nick Tilsen, and his guests Demetrius Johnson, Kiley Guy and Jennifer Marley from The Red Nation.

This episode was taped one year ago but remains more relevant than ever, as the US sponsored genocide in Gaza reaches horrific lows and we brace for open fascism from the incoming administration.

Nick, Demetrius, Kiley and Jennifer talk about how it's impossible to understand America's genocidal partnership with Israel without understanding Indigenous people and the Land Back movement here in the so-called US. They reflect on what they've learned through solidarity delegations to Indigenous lands and Palestine, Venezuela and around the world. And they explore how the power of their ancestors flows through their actions today.

Visit our website for full show notes.


EPISODE CREDITS:
An NDN Original
Hosted by Nick Tilsen
Produced by Willi White
Co-Produced by Steph Viera 
Edited by Willi White
Original Music by Mato Wayuhi
PRESS & MEDIA: Cabot Petoia, [email protected]

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CREDITS
THE SOLIDARITY INDEX podcast is produced by State of Mind Media
Hosted by Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz
Created and produced by Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, Stina Hamlin, and Zahyr Lauren Audio editing and production by Stina Hamlin
Audio mix by Matt Gundy and Raquel Saldivar
Logo and identity design by Marwan Kaabour
Art direction, website and additional design by Jen Bell

THEME SONG
Until Everybody Is Free by Bella Cuts – featuring the voice of Maya Angelou
Released on Common Groove (2023)
All proceeds from download/streaming go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation...

Join host Zahyr Lauren – aka The Artist L. Haz – in conversation with activist and astrologer Chani Nicholas about her journey as a Jewish person in solidarity with Palestinian liberation, and the ways astrology can be a tool for contextualizing both the struggle and beauty of our human experience.

Visit our website for full show notes.

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CREDITS
THE SOLIDARITY INDEX podcast is produced by State of Mind Media
Hosted by Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz
Created and produced by Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, Stina Hamlin, and Zahyr Lauren Audio editing and production by Stina Hamlin
Audio mix by Matt Gundy and Raquel Saldivar
Logo and identity design by Marwan Kaabour
Art direction, website and additional design by Jen Bell

THEME SONG
Until Everybody Is Free by Bella Cuts – featuring the voice of Maya Angelou
Released on Common Groove (2023)
All proceeds from download/streaming go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation...

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 OF THE SOLIDARITY INDEX!

Join host Zahyr Lauren – aka The Artist L. Haz – in a cross-continental conversation with South African artist, activist and cultural worker Thania Petersen and Brooklyn-based cultural sociologist, professor, arts administrator and advocate Tania Aparicio. 

They talk Cape Town organizing for Palestine, art as an offering of love, overcoming the fear of speaking out, and how every ripple of an action births the movement of a wave.

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This special event was co-produced with Amplify Palestine and generously hosted by CTHQ.

Visit our website for full show notes.

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CREDITS
THE SOLIDARITY INDEX podcast is produced by State of Mind Media
Hosted by Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz
Created and produced by Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, Stina Hamlin, and Zahyr Lauren Audio editing and production by Stina Hamlin
Audio mix by Matt Gundy and Raquel Saldivar
Logo and identity design by Marwan Kaabour
Art direction, website and additional design by Jen Bell

THEME SONG
Until Everybody Is Free by Bella Cuts – featuring the voice of Maya Angelou
Released on Common Groove (2023)
All proceeds from download/streaming go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation...

“We are a mass movement of people who are interconnected not only in our struggle against injustice, but in celebration of our collective power to demand and create change.” — Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz

Join us as we look back at The Solidarity Index podcast’s first season, where we spoke with renowned musicians, designers, and writers whose creative practice explores the question of what solidarity sounds like, looks like, and feels like in action.

We hope you enjoy these season one sound bites, and that you’re looking forward to Season 2, as our journey continues with brilliant guests and powerful conversations that inspire us to continue to build together.

For a full transcript and detailed show notes visit our website

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CREDITS
THE SOLIDARITY INDEX podcast is produced by State of Mind Media
Hosted by Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz
Created and produced by Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, Stina Hamlin, and Zahyr Lauren Audio editing and production by Stina Hamlin
Audio mix by Matt Gundy and Raquel Saldivar
Logo and identity design by Marwan Kaabour
Art direction, website and additional design by Jen Bell

THEME SONG
Until Everybody Is Free by Bella Cuts – featuring the voice of Maya Angelou
Released on Common Groove (2023)
All proceeds from download/streaming go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation...

Artists For A Just Peace – with Doreen St. Félix, Samir Eskanda, and Morgan Bassichis

Join us for an urgent conversation on solidarity, accountability, and cultural power, with artists and organizers united by the call for ceasefire.

Presented with Jewish Voice for Peace and Adalah Justice Project
Hosted by Judson Memorial Church, NYC

[December 2023]

VISIT THESOLIDARITYINDEX.COM FOR FULL SHOW NOTES

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CREDITS
THE SOLIDARITY INDEX podcast is produced by State of Mind Media
Hosted by Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz
Created and produced by Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, Stina Hamlin, and Zahyr Lauren Audio editing and production by Stina Hamlin
Audio mix by Matt Gundy and Raquel Saldivar
Logo and identity design by Marwan Kaabour
Art direction, website and additional design by Jen Bell

THEME SONG
Until Everybody Is Free by Bella Cuts – featuring the voice of Maya Angelou
Released on Common Groove (2023)
All proceeds from download/streaming go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation...

"I am fascinated by the interconnections… how certain frequencies can alter your reality really, can put you in another state, can actually allow you to breathe."

Welcome to Episode 6 of The Solidarity Index – with our final guest of the season! Join host Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz as they talk with musician, educator, and engineer Huda Asfour about origins and exile… frequencies and improvisation… and the incredible instrument that is the heart.

Huda has been studying and creating music all her life all over the world, from Tunis to Palestine to DC to Egypt to Brooklyn – with stops in Italy, China, and countless coordinates along the way. She pushes the boundaries of tradition and innovation with multilayered reflections on the human experience – creating film scores, multimedia performances, arts festivals, and curricula for conducted improvisation (her current focus).

Keep up with Huda on Instagram: @hudasmusic

IN THIS EPISODE
• PLACES: Tripoli, Akka, Basra, Beirut, Tunis, Gaza, Ramallah, DC, Cairo, Alexandria, Brooklyn
• EVENTS: The 1948 Nakba. The 1st Intifada (1987–1993). The 2nd Intifada (2000–2005) and siege of Ramallah (2002). Israeli bombing of Beirut (2006). Jenin massacres (2002, 2023). DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival (2016).
• MUSIC REFERENCED: Khaled Jubran. Hedi Jouini. Anthony Coleman. John Zorn. Valentina Ciniglio. Cairo Improv Orchestra. Brooklyn Improv Orchestra.
• HUDA’S FEATURED MUSIC: Kouni, Yalli, Mataron – from the 2018 album Kouni . Sama’i, Al Yasamine – from the 2011 album Mars  ج​ا​ي و​ر​ا​ي​ح​ة
• HUDA'S PUBLICATIONS in Biomedical Engineering can be found

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CREDITS
THE SOLIDARITY INDEX podcast is produced by State of Mind Media
Hosted by Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz
Created and produced by Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, Stina Hamlin, and Zahyr Lauren Audio editing and production by Stina Hamlin
Audio mix by Matt Gundy and Raquel Saldivar
Logo and identity design by Marwan Kaabour
Art direction, website and additional design by Jen Bell

THEME SONG
Until Everybody Is Free by Bella Cuts – featuring the voice of Maya Angelou
Released on Common Groove (2023)
All proceeds from download/streaming go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation...

"The hope was to inspire kids to be proud of where they're from and to rock it with their style."

Welcome to Episode 5 of The Solidarity Index! Join host Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L. Haz as they talk with Christian Allaire about crossing borders, rejecting boxes, rocking culture wear, and making it a mission to redistribute the spotlight.

Christian is Senior Fashion and Style Writer at Vogue, and author of bestselling book The Power of Style — which probes connections between fashion and history, culture, politics, and social justice. He grew up on the Nipissing First Nation reserve and is currently based in New York City. He's written for Elle, Hazlitt, Refinery 29 and more, and has covered Cannes, The Met Gala, Santa Fe Indian Market, and Fashion Weeks around the world. Keep up with Christian on Instagram: @chrisjallaire

IN THIS EPISODE

Caitlin Marie-Lieb Keller
Jamie Okuma
Farrah Lewis
Yaamava’ Fashion Daze
Savage x Fenty
CFDA

Duwamish
Ojibwe | Nipissing First Nation
Lenapehoking
San Manuel

American Indian Movement
Black Panther Party
Banishment
Jay Treaty
MMIWGT2S
Land Back

MUSIC: Money Menace by Justin Delorme - sourced via Nagamo Publishing. All Nations Rise

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CREDITS
THE SOLIDARITY INDEX podcast is produced by State of Mind Media
Hosted by Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz
Created and produced by Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, Stina Hamlin, and Zahyr Lauren Audio editing and production by Stina Hamlin
Audio mix by Matt Gundy and Raquel Saldivar
Logo and identity design by Marwan Kaabour
Art direction, website and additional design by Jen Bell

THEME SONG
Until Everybody Is Free by Bella Cuts – featuring the voice of Maya Angelou
Released on Common Groove (2023)
All proceeds from download/streaming go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation...

“What I'm trying to do with my life … is to continually think about the ways I can be an asset to humans in general, but Black people in specific. And wanting to share … and use my art to benefit all the people who are doing the same.”
– The Artist L.Haz

Welcome to Episode 4 of THE SOLIDARITY INDEX! Join producer Stina Hamlin as she flips the script with host Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz to talk origins – from the name, wave, and vision of this podcast, to Zahyr’s powerful story of family, frontline work, and finding new life as a self-taught artist.

Zahyr’s creative practice encompasses drawing, painting, textiles, fashion, wood, leather, metal, murals, and site-specific installations. Their work is a meditation on the question – What if we were free?

Keep up with Zahyr on Instagram: @zahyr_theartist_lhaz

IN THIS EPISODE: Real Rent Duwamish / Nappy Nina / Harpo Studios / Black Wall Street / Red Summer / Southern Center for Human Rights / Lambda Legal / Ahmaud Arbery / Breonna Taylor / Ahed Tamimi / Sunrise Movement / White Rage book / The New Jim Crow book / The 1619 Project /  Caste book / Freedom is a Constant Struggle book / MUSIC: Determination by Justin Delorme & Chippewa Travelers, MoneyMenace by Justin Delorme  [Nagamo Publishing]

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CREDITS
THE SOLIDARITY INDEX podcast is produced by State of Mind Media
Hosted by Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz
Created and produced by Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, Stina Hamlin, and Zahyr Lauren Audio editing and production by Stina Hamlin
Audio mix by Matt Gundy and Raquel Saldivar
Logo and identity design by Marwan Kaabour
Art direction, website and additional design by Jen Bell

THEME SONG
Until Everybody Is Free by Bella Cuts – featuring the voice of Maya Angelou
Released on Common Groove (2023)
All proceeds from download/streaming go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation...