The Visionary Activist Show

Solstice Spark in the Dark

The Spark in the Dark – from which necessary miracles be born… Winter Solstice. Caroline & bard wizard, Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue proffering astro*mytho narrative to magnetize*animate all of our participatory skills … Inviting ancestral support, Mythic allies, that the desirable story of Kindom be born into incarnational actuality born from the spark in the dark…. … Continued


Guest: Phyllis Bennis is an expert on the Middle East, she directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. She’s a senior advisor to Jewish Voice for Peace and author of several  books including her latest, Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer.  Phyllis Bennis’ latest writings:  Foreign Policy in Focus Some Facts … Continued


Law & Disorder

Pharmacies Share Records with Law Enforcement; California’s Police Decertification Act; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Debby Kajiyama

We start today’s show with our weekly State Terror Round Up: Law Enforcement in this country kills approximately 1200 people every single year and yet the names of many are never said or known except to their families and friends. What’s more, law enforcement agencies and other state actors harm our community in a myriad … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now 6am – December 21, 2023

On today’s show: “The Hostages Weren’t Our Top Priority”: Israel’s “Bombing Frenzy” Endangered Hostages Held in Gaza “The U.S. and Israel Stand Alone”: World Demands Ceasefire as Gaza Death Toll Tops 20,000 Colorado Disqualifies Trump from Ballot, Triggering Battle over Constitution’s Insurrection Clause “Fascism Out Loud”: Trump’s Escalating Racist Rhetoric & the Far Right’s Plan … Continued