Highlands Bunker

HOMES Campaign activists Branden Fletcher and Shyanne Miller join Rob in the bunker to give an update on what the HOMES Campaign has been doing to stop the rising housing crisis in Wilmington, from water shut-offs to tenants' rightsShow Notes:HOMES CampaignHOMES Activists testifying on water shut-offsConversation with Pascal RobertTenants' Right to CounselDelaware Call article on housingBranden's last episode, Shyanne's first episode, Last HOMES episode

James Johnson and Drew Palmer join Rob in the bunker to talk about the 2015 documentary "Welcome To Leith", which documented a white supremacist attempt to take over a small North Dakota town.Show Notes:Welcome to LeithCoverage of the SB149 call

Writer and commentator Pascal Robert joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his class analysis of the black community, and how that applies both internationally, nationally, and locally.Show Notes:Pascal's commentary in NewsweekThis is Revolution podcast

ACLU Smart Justice Campaign Manager Haneef Salaam, Network Delaware organizer Tye Grier, and DelDems Vice Chair and NAACP activist Coby Owens joins Rob in the bunker to talk about all sorts of issues and gossip.Show Notes:Theo Gregory storyThe new Darius Brown storyThe assault in SouthbridgeJoin the Change Agent Journey

Author and academic Steve Paxton joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about what often gets misinterpreted about Marxist history and economics, how that relates to both history and the present, and of course a little bit about cricket.Show Notes:Unlearning MarxFDR's 1912 SpeechFire in Babylon

UD Alum Lydia Cole joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the latest protests against sexual assault at the university, her personal story, and what demands need to be made to make sure that sexual assault is taken seriously on campus.Show Notes:ABC6 story on UD's handling of these casesThe latest sexual assault story from UD

Long-time activist and new-time candidate for State Representative Becca Cotto joins Rob in the bunker to talk about why she's running for office and what things she would change in Dover.Show Notes:Becca's websiteBecca's FacebookBecca's campaign kickoff

Welcome to the Delaware Justice Team, a collaboration between Highlands Bunker, the Delaware ACLU, and the Delaware Call to talk about the work that is being doing around various civil liberties issues.Today, Mary Beth Tinker and Susan L Burke join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about their historic defenses of civil liberties, from Mary Beth's student activism against the Vietnam War to Susan's defenses of the victims of the War on Terror.Show Notes:Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5DOJ's attempt to silence protestersMary Beth's workSupport the Delaware ACLUSupport the Delaware Call

Activists Lakeshia Nix, Keandra McDole, and Kira Savvy join Rob in the bunker to talk about how tragedy got them involved with the fight for justice against police violence, and what they are working on now.Show Notes:More on KeandraMore on LakeshiaKira's website and instagramMore on the state's restraining orderJustice for All Day on November 13th

With a potentially transformative bill moving through Congress right now, Professor Harvey J Kaye joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about how FDR was able to create and frame his New Deal, and what the role of presidential and grassroots leadership is in passing a bold agenda.Show Notes:The Fight for the Four FreedomsWhere the Build Back Better agenda stands nowHarvey J. Kaye State of Democracy Speaker Series