Hope & Hard Pills

Blythe Hill is the CEO and Founder of the Dressember Foundation, an anti-trafficking nonprofit organization. Through their annual campaign, thousands of people across the world commit to wearing dresses or ties for the month of December as a way to raise awareness and funding for anti-trafficking work. Since 2013, Dressember advocates have raised $13MM USD and resourced dozens of anti-trafficking programs across the US and the world. Dressember has received press attention from the likes of Forbes, Glamour, InStyle, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, the TODAY Show, among others. In 2019, Blythe was named one of InStyle's 50 Badass Women, alongside powerhouse ladies like Michelle Obama, Christine Blasey Ford, Angela Davis, and Gayle King.Blythe currently lives in Seattle with her husband, son, and their dog, Friday. She loves a good red wine, a good cheese and, clearly, a good pun.In This Episode:Find out more on the Dressember website and watch the documentary!You can find Dressember on  Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.Follow Blythe on Instagram.You can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Multidisciplinary artist TRISHES challenges the confines of art and constructs of self by using live looping, visual art and spoken word to delve into our psyches. Her undeniably original songwriting, fleshed out by hip-hop beats and pop hooks, examines human struggle through an anthropological lens to prompt listeners on a journey of self-inquiry. As a musician, the Trinidadian-American has been featured on NPR, Billboard, Rolling Stone India, MTV India, and VH1 India; and she has performed internationally, playing festivals like SXSW, CMW, Women’s Redrock Festival, Tune In Tel Aviv, Linda Perry’s Rock N Relief, Pyramid Yoga Festival and more. Her visual art has been part of Adidas “Nite Jogger” campaign and she has been nominated for Best Music Video at the South Asian Film Festival two years in a row, including one nomination for her directorial debut on her music video “Gaslight.” Her debut album “The Id” is out now, and this December the artist will give her first TEDx talk at TEDxDelthorneWomen.In This Episode:Join the TRISHES email list at her websiteYou can follow TRISHES on YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and FacebookMusic Big Sunglasses by TRISHESYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Alex S. Vitale is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and a Visiting Professor at London Southbank University. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. In This Episode:Alex's websiteThe Policing & Social Justice ProjectThe End of Policing by Alex VitaleAlex on TwitterFind local resources at the Defund the Police websiteYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Sonali Fiske is a Sri Lankan-American, woman-identified leadership mentor to BIWoC revolutionaries, an executive producer, curator, and talk show host. Her private and group courses teach those who are revved up about taking a bigger platform, speak truth to power, and share their personal narratives to help disrupt the disparities in race, power and wealth and thereby reimagine the current cultural landscape we're in. She is also currently executive producing and hosting TEDxDelthorneWomen in Los Angeles, a live revolutionary event happening on Dec. 4th. Her radio talkshow Revolutionary Voices, on Rukus avenue Radio, with a listenership of 30 million+ centers BIPoC leaders on social justice, political & cultural issues of our time.You can keep up with Sonali at her website  and you can find out more about the BIWOC Revolutionaries Take The Mic course.You can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Nandi, Andre, and Mitchell talk about the insurrection at the capital, what resisting  oppression looks like.Download the Make Oppression Backfire PDF.Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website.Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.Nandi can found online on their Twitter and Instagram.Find Mitchell over on Twitter.

Thank you for being part of something incredible as we explore practical insight on racial justice and social change.Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website.Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.Alicia is online at her website and on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Nandi can found online on their Twitter and Instagram.Ross will be around on his Twitter and Instagram. Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of Andre Henry on Patreon to support his work.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Jessica Becker Pierce, Caleb Maloney-Steiner, Shaun Wissmann, Lathania Butler, Jim Albarano, Danielle Pimentel, Sam & Nicole Galambos, Martha Fischer, Phillip Hargrove, Lauren Fleming, Tanner Hearne, The Brilliance, Lauren Henry, Amy Campbell-Blair, Sharon Kim, Aaron J. Albano, Tera Gorman, Johanna Tropiano, Dave Uriarte, Stephanie Whitty, Bonni Funk, Nick Richtsmeier, Anne Shaneen, Allison Chang, Janet Elsbach, Michaela Doelman, Scott Unger, Delaine Thomas, Beth DeWet, Mike McHargue, Jason DeMeo, The DeWilde Muthiahs, Samantha Ham, Marissa Oritz, Anne Tomkinson, Gretchen HumphriesMusic by Andre Henry: How Long, People of the World, It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way

Aric McBay is an organizer, a farmer, and author of four books. He writes and speaks about effective social movements, and has organized campaigns around prisoner justice, Indigenous solidarity, pipelines, unionization, and other causes. His newest book, Full Spectrum Resistance, is a two-volume exploration of how to build effective movements and knit together struggles using diverse tactics.More at www.aricmcbay.org / FullSpectrumResistance.orgYou can also keep up with Aric on his Facebook page.Share your own Hope Notes and Hard Pills with us on social media using #HHPpodcast! Episode Questions:• What are some myths you’ve encountered in social change work?• What kinds of disruptions have been effective in bringing attention to the need for change in your communities?• What commitments and passions do you have around social change? How do they inform the tactics you’re willing to engage or roles you can take on in movement work? Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.Find out what Alicia is up to at her website and on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Jessica Becker Pierce, Caleb Maloney-Steiner, Shaun Wissmann, Lathania Butler, Jim Albarano, Danielle Pimentel, Sam & Nicole Galambos, Martha Fischer, Phillip Hargrove, Lauren Fleming, Tanner Hearne, The Brilliance, Lauren Henry, Amy Campbell-Blair, Sharon Kim, Aaron J. Albano, Tera Gorman, Johanna Tropiano, Dave Uriarte, Stephanie Whitty, Bonni Funk, Nick Richtsmeier, Anne Shaneen, Allison Chang, Janet Elsbach, Michaela Doelman, Scott Unger, Delaine Thomas, Beth DeWet, Mike McHargue, Jason DeMeo, The DeWilde Muthiahs, Samantha Ham, Marissa Oritz, Anne Tomkinson, Gretchen Humphries Music by Andre Henry: How Long, People of the World, It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way

Note: This interview with Latasha was recorded in the fall of 2019.Latasha Morrison is a bridge-builder, reconciler, and a compelling voice in the fight for racial justice. In 2016, she founded Be the Bridge, a non-profit organization equipping more than 1,600 sub-groups across five countries to serve as ambassadors of racial reconciliation. Numerous organizations have recognized her as a leading social justice advocate, including Facebook’s Community Leadership Program, Forbes, and EBONY magazine.A native of North Carolina, Tasha earned degrees in human development and business leadership. Her first book, Be the Bridge, released in October 2019. She resides in Atlanta, Georgia.Find out more about Be The Bridge on the website and podcast.Share your own Hope Notes and Hard Pills with us on social media using #HHPpodcast!Episode Questions:• What motivated you to take action in the path to antiracism?• What can you do today to invest in Black and indigenous individuals and organizations?• Are you doing the internal work to create a space where Black and indigenous people of color can bring their full selves?Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.You can keep up with Corey on his website as well as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Find out what Ross is up to on his Twitter and Instagram.Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Jessica Becker Pierce, Caleb Maloney-Steiner, Shaun Wissmann, Lathania Butler, Jim Albarano, Danielle Pimentel, Sam & Nicole Galambos, Martha Fischer, Phillip Hargrove, Lauren Fleming, Tanner Hearne, The Brilliance, Lauren Henry, Amy Campbell-Blair, Sharon Kim, Aaron J. Albano, Tera Gorman, Johanna Tropiano, Dave Uriarte, Stephanie Whitty, Bonni Funk, Nick Richtsmeier, Anne Shaneen, Allison Chang, Janet Elsbach, Michaela Doelman, Scott Unger, Delaine Thomas, Beth DeWet, Mike McHargue, Jason DeMeo, The DeWilde Muthiahs, Samantha Ham, Marissa Oritz, Anne Tomkinson, Gretchen Humphries.Music by Andre Henry: How Long, People of the World, It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way

The elections process has a lot working for it. When those in power seek to undermine it they can do so with precision or by it blowing up. Nandi walks through what that process looks like since we are still in the middle of it.

Note: This episode with Tori was recorded at the end of 2019. She is in full swing with her White Homework project mentioned in this episode.Tori is a writer, speaker, and educator. She is the host and creator of White Homework, a course on race, racism, and restorative justice. She is also active on Twitter and Instagram.Share your own Hope Notes and Hard Pills with us on social media using #HHPpodcast!Episode Questions:• What comes up for you when you hear the words “reparations”?• What has inspired and influenced your view?• How have you experienced the impact of colonization in your life?• How have you upheld colonized thought or practice in your own life?• How can you work to learn about and prioritize decolonization?• What did you come up knowing about indigenous history and life?• What do you now know about indigenous history and life?• What can you do to keep learning?• What messages about Blackness did you receive growing up? Where did that come from?• How have you seen religious communities or actors perpetuate antiblackness and white supremacy?• How have you seen religious communities or actors commit to antiracism?• How can the religious communities around you more fully commit to the work of justice?• What moral responsibilities do you have?• How is this the same or different from the responsibilities you felt in the past?Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook.You can keep up with Alicia on her website as well as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Find out what Nandi is up to on their Twitter and Instagram.Of course, this podcast couldn't happen with out the support of our wonderful patrons! Click here to become a patron of the Hope & Hard Pills Podcast on Patreon to support our work and gain access to exclusive content.A special thank you to our Collaborators on Patreon:Jessica Becker Pierce, Caleb Maloney-Steiner, Shaun Wissmann, Lathania Butler, Jim Albarano, Danielle Pimentel, Sam & Nicole Galambos, Martha Fischer, Phillip Hargrove, Lauren Fleming, Tanner Hearne, The Brilliance, Lauren Henry, Amy Campbell-Blair, Sharon Kim, Aaron J. Albano, Tera Gorman, Johanna Tropiano, Dave Uriarte, Stephanie Whitty, Bonni Funk, Nick Richtsmeier, Anne Shaneen, Allison Chang, Janet Elsbach, Michaela Doelman, Scott Unger, Delaine Thomas, Beth DeWet, Mike McHargue, Jason DeMeo, The DeWilde Muthiahs, Samantha Ham, Marissa Oritz, Anne Tomkinson, Gretchen HumphriesMusic by Andre Henry: How Long, People of the World, It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way