Movement Memos
Truthout
An ongoing call to action for movement work and mutual aid efforts around the country. Kelly Hayes connects with activists, journalists and others on the front lines to break down what’s happening in various struggles and what listeners can do to help.
Episodes
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Apr 20, 2020 • 44min
Imagining Protest in a Quarantined World
Kelly Hayes talks with Lisa Fithian about direct action in a socially distanced world.
Apr 13, 2020 • 44min
We Need a Riot of Empathy
Kelly talks with Tanuja Jagernauth about collective grief and resisting the normalization of mass death. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.
Mar 30, 2020 • 35min
How to Fight Fascism While Surviving a Plague
How can we fight fascism as public health restrictions tighten? Kelly talks with Shane Burley about organizing for survival and the analysis of state power we need right now. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.
Mar 23, 2020 • 17min
Shelter in Place and Plan an Uprising
Kelly talks about organizing for change while socially distanced and what we ought to be doing with ourselves. If you need a transcript, you can listen on our website.
Mar 16, 2020 • 46min
Our Government Has Failed Us. How Do We Protect Our Communities?
Kelly talks with Pilar Weiss about how bail funds empty cages and offers some updates on mutual aid options during the COVID-19 crisis.
Mar 9, 2020 • 43min
What to Do When the World's on Fire ft. Vanamali Hermans
How do you organize against a pandemic or a wildfire? Kelly talks with organizer Vanamali Hermans about mutual aid, catastrophe and how we survive.
Mar 2, 2020 • 49min
Fighting Anti-Semitism: From Terror to Solidarity and Action ft. Brant Rosen
Kelly Hayes talks with Rabbi Brant Rosen about anti-Semitic violence, Israeli apartheid and what it means to say Never Again in the age of Trump.
Feb 24, 2020 • 1h 9min
Getting Real About Fascism: What You Need to Know ft. Shane Burley
Has Trump dragged the U.S. beyond the bounds of democracy? Kelly Hayes talks with Shane Burley, a Truthout contributor and author of the book Fascism Today: What it is and How to End It, about the current political moment and how we can fight back.
Feb 17, 2020 • 35min
Should We All Be In the Streets? Let's Talk About Protest. ft. L.A. Kauffman
Kelly talks with L.A. Kauffman, a longtime grassroots organizer and author of the book Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism about the history of protest movements and what the current political moment demands of us.
Feb 10, 2020 • 41min
Clinging to Normalcy Is Killing Us. How Do We Break Free? ft. Aly Wane
An overwhelming political climate has left many Americans frozen in a state of uncertainty. Unable or unwilling to fully process the enormity of climate change or the tragic circus of Trumpism, many are going through the motions of normalcy while the world burns. In this episode, Kelly talks with UndocuBlack organizer Aly Wane about how fear and anxiety can freeze political action and what we can do about it.
