Highlands Bunker

The crew is in the bunker today to prepare for a busy September by talking about what we worked on in July and August, from the Network Delaware Social Change Summit to Jordan Howell's three-part piece on the eastside of Wilmington.Show Notes:Jordan's Eastside Series - pt1, pt2, pt3Brandon Holveck!

Creative Visions Factory director Michael Kalmbach joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the latest updates on what the peer-run program is up to, the importance of harm reduction and other wholistic strategies, and the importance of self-care and understanding in difficult work.Show Notes:Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of InjusticeCreative Vision Factory

They're letting women play sports now, so women who play sports Jordyn Pusey and Kirsten Walther join Rob in the bunker to talk about the Women's World Cup that just ended. They talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the tournament from the exciting new players and countries to the rampant abuse that players have had to face.

Journalist Jordan Howell joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his latest piece in the Delaware Call about the origins of the August Quarterly Festival in Wilmington and how a very familiar set of processes led to the destruction of the East Side in the 1960s. Begins with an introduction about whether or not it's safe to walk around in the Highlands.Show Notes:Can someone let me know if this area is safe?Jordan's new piece in the Delaware Call

Timeless Thomas Swann joins Rob in the bunker to talk about some updates on his book 101 Things You Should Know About Jail based on the experiences of other groups, and then the group talks about some of Delaware's newest white collar criminals.Show Notes:Congrats to Julia101 Things You Should Know About Jail audiobookKarl Baker's Hunter Biden piece

Delaware political staffers, you'll have to pay to get this one.Show Notes:Delaware Call fundraiser

Professor and biographer Joe Fitzgerald joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the life and work of Gloria Richardson, a civil rights activist who served a crucial role in the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee. They discuss her background and what brought her to that work, the role of an organizers as a leader, and the strategies and tactics which made the movement so effective and what that could mean for today.Show Notes:The Struggle is Eternal bookMeals on Wheels

Innocence Project Delaware Executive Director Claudia Trupp joins Rob in the bunker to talk about how she became involved in criminal defense work, how an Innocence Project was brought to Delaware, and what work they are doing now to help the wrongfully convicted.Show Notes:Innocence Project DelawareDonate to the Innocence Project

State House candidate Monica Beard joins Rob in the bunker to talk about why she is running for office, the debacle that her opponent Mike Smith helped make happen, and how to actually stand up when legislative crises happen.Show Notes:Monica Beard websiteDonate to Monica

More Perfect Union journalist Paul Blest joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the debacle around the vote giving LLCs and other entities the right to vote in Seaford.Show Notes:More Perfect Union threadNews Journal Coverage of LLC voting