The Way with Anoa

In this second conversation with Rewire journalists, Anoa chats with legal analysts Jessica Pieklo and Imani Gandi. A meeting of legal minds, the ladies chat about the recent decisions coming down from SCOTUS as well as the announcement of Justice Kennedy's retirement. You can listen to Gandy and Pieklo break down the NIFLA v. Bacerra as well as the Muslim ban decision here https://rewire.news/multimedia/podcast/boom-lawyered-emergency-pod-muslim-ban-cpc-decisions/ Suggested Readings: https://rewire.news/ablc/2018/06/27/justice-kennedy-retires-oh-no/ https://rewire.news/article/2018/07/05/scotus-decision-fake-clinics-abortion-independent-providers-patients/

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Anoa is joined by two amazing journalists with Rewire.News, President and Editor in Chief Jodi Jacobson and Senior Reporter Tina Vasquez. Jodi and Tina dig in on some of the issues pertaining to the recent actions around immigration and Family Separation. The duo further provides an overview of pending legislation as well as background on the Flores Settlement. This is a must listen conversation! Related Articles: https://rewire.news/article/2018/06/22/history-helping-disappear-central-americans/ https://rewire.news/article/2018/06/20/trumps-ransom-trading-child-hostages-white-supremacist-immigration-policy/ https://rewire.news/article/2018/06/01/wherearethechildren-showed-progressives-didnt-learn-anything-immigration-obama-administration/ https://rewire.news/article/2015/11/24/court-blocks-effort-license-family-detention-centers-child-care-facilities/ https://rewire.news/article/2016/08/12/mothers-family-detention-launch-hunger-strike-will-get-alive-dead/

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On a quick trip back to the mountain state Anoa managed to catch a rally led by organizers and activists pushing for fully funded benefits through PEIA. Last spring we were captivated by the teacher led movement fighting back against the careless disregard of many who sit under the gold dome. This fight has continued and will continue through November. Teachers and other public employees have already proven their power and are not letting the momentum die down. Anoa also managed to catch State Senator Richard Ojeda, who is now running for Congress in the 3rd District. Senator Ojeda is not one to mince words and focused on making sure all West Virginians know they have the power to stand up and demand better. People powered movements are a beautiful thing!

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Caught up with Councilman khalid kamau of the City of South Fulton on election day. Councilman khalid served as campaign manager for Sheikh Rahman who ran for the seat in GA State Senate District 5. Running on a platform that spoke directly to voters about issues that mattered and touting his own journey into elected politics, Rahman clinched an impressive win against the 14yr incumbent. khalid and I also discuss the importance of voting in State races as they directly impact issues such as gerrymandering and cityhood. Tune in and share.

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Recently talked wiht El-Mahdi Holly who is running for State Representative of the Georgia House District 111. El-Mahdi spoke to me about the latest step in the cityhood wave with the proposed city of Eagles Landing. Legislation recently signed by the Goverenor would permit Eagles Landing to deannex from the City of Stockbridge, taking a considerable portion of the tax base. We are also joined by reporter Brentin Mock who has covered some of these issues for a more in depth analysis. https://www.facebook.com/hollyforga/ https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/04/atlantas-cityhood-movement-might-be-out-of-control/557993/

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Anoa is joined by four organizers for the national education collective Journey for Justice to discuss issues in education equity as well as the newly released report "Failing Brown v. Board" exposing deep inequities in education across race and class. This week national organizers, parents, community leaders, and teachers will convene in Chicago for the J4J National Conference. Speakers: Jonathan Stith-National Director Alliance for Educational Justice Ronsha Dickerson- National Organizer, Journey for Justice and Camden Parents Union Jasmine Gripper- Legislative Director Alliance for Quality Education NY Johnnie Lattner-Co-Founder PULSE/Director of Community Relations Newark,NJ and statewide #NJWeChoose Learn more about the Failing Brown report here: https://www.j4jalliance.com/failing-brown-finding-and-demands/

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Shelly Hutchinson is an Our Revolution Georgia endorsed candidate. Anoa and Shelly recently took some time to discuss issues that matter to Shelly and the district as well as the courage to stand up and run. She has the courage, passion and drive to serve House District 107. Learn more about Shelly here! https://www.shellyforgeorgia.com/meet-shelly/

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Tamara Johnson Shealey sat down with Anoa to discuss her race for State Senate and persisting issues of race in Georgia Politics. Tamara has a vision and commitment to bringing the district and our state forward. Check her out at tamaraforgeorgia.com

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Continuing this week of awesome content, like Steven Universe drops a new week of episodes awesome! Anoa talks with leading members of the Justice League...um Justice Democrats Amy Viela and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. On the first half Anoa and Amy chat about her campaign and building capacity in Nevada. During the second part of the episode, Anoa digs in with Alexandria running against the machine in New York and cultivating relationships with the district on issues that matter. Check out Amy at https://amy4thepeople.com/ Check out Alexandria at https://ocasio2018.com/

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Life takes a turn but the good content keeps on coming! On this edition of The Way with Anoa, Anoa talks with Josh Mound about his piece "Resolving the Democrats False Choice" in The New Republic. Josh aproaches the current false choice of choosing marginalized communities or reclaiming support amongst "working class white" voters. Josh points out that embracing policies that appeal to working-class people across race, without abandoning racial and social justice is key to turning things around. Read more https://newrepublic.com/article/147467/resolving-democrats-false-choice Next up is Mike Sainato who has done an amazing job of covering progressive candidates running for office across the country. While two races have occurred since this interview, Mike's commentary is still spot on. Check out his pieces at Progressive Army http://progressivearmy.com/author/msainato/

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