Educating for Insurgency ft. Jay Gillen

Each of us—and every human being—should expect and demand decent standards of action concerning freedom and justice from all institutions, including schools, and from all earthly powers. It’s our duty to testify against, to disrupt, to undermine, and, when possible, to overthrow cruel systems in the interest of creating something better.  We’re joined by Jay Gillen, a visionary, loving, and courageous teacher, author of Educating for Insurgency and The Power in the Room, to explore the many ways we might create the crawl spaces and insurrectionary infrastructure for the struggles ahead.

In the interview, Jay references the work of Robert Moses and how it has influenced his own trajectory and pedagogy. Sadly, Bob Moses passed away just a couple days ago. We encourage our listeners to look into his life and story, and we dedicate this episode to his legacy.