On this episode,  speak with Jessica Bella Eiko Hollie, a longtime Oakland organizer and political writer, formerly of Occupy Oakland, and the founder of Op Mobile Cafe, a grassroots mutual aid project providing weekly hot meals across East and West Oakland. You can learn more and get involved at https://www.opmobilecafeoakland.com/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page … Continued

On this episode, we speak with Dr. Melina Abdullah about her recent article for LA Progressive about Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ recent let-downs for the organizer community https://www.laprogressive.com/los-angeles-2/i-used-to-love-her Melina is a professor and the chair of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, as well as the co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of … Continued

On this episode, we speak with Kali Akuno, organizer, educator, and writer at the forefront of movements for Black self-determination, economic democracy, and ecological justice. He is co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson, a visionary solidarity economy project anchored in Jackson, Mississippi, that builds networks of worker cooperatives, community land trusts, and democratic institutions. See Kali tonight … Continued

This week’s Resistance in Residence artist is Palestinian-American multimedia artist, woodworker, musician, and MC Tarik “Excentrik” Kazaleh. Born in California and raised between working-class Detroit and the shifting political and cultural landscape of Oakland, Excentrik is known for his oud and percussion-driven sound, political commentary, and impassioned lyricism. Widely regarded as one of the originators … Continued

This week’s Resistance in Residence is storyteller,and Moth Story Hour winner Tony Cyprien.  Tony Cyprien was born and raised in Watts, California. He moved to Berkeley in 2011 where he lives with his wife and where he discovered improv, which changed his life. He’s performing with the Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project Festival and the … Continued

On this episode, we speak with Walda Katz Fishman, longtime peace activist and writer whose work centers on anti-war organizing, Palestinian solidarity, and movements for global justice, and Jerome Scott, veteran Black liberation organizer and writer, and a founding member of the Black Power movement organization the League of Revolutionary Black Workers — about their … Continued

It’s been one year since Los Angeles County experienced the devastating Palisades and Eaton Fires.  On this episode, we speak with Nic Arnzen, an Altadena-based community organizer, town council member and writer focused on local accountability, public safety, and grassroots responses to state violence. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow us on … Continued