Movement Memos
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.
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Welcome to Trump's Last Act, The Most Dangerous...
Trump has two months to rage against his humiliation and every weapon in the world at his disposal.
15 min
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Having a Meltdown? Let's Process this Electoral...
Election Day is here. Let's talk it out.
48 min
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Mass Protest is Coming and the Cops Are on Trum...
What will protest look like during a fascist power grab?
27 min
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Reclaiming Possibility: A Rant Against Despair
Fear can crowd out our imaginations and dampen our compassion.
17 min
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Arm Wrestling Authoritarianism: The Homestretch
What will the next week be like?
40 min
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Planning for Disaster: A Writing Exercise
What does it take to survive a crisis?
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Searching for Safety in a Right-Wing Nightmare
“Let’s face the future together, as bravely as we can.”
17 min
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“Don’t Fear the Virus” is Genocidal Rhetoric. W...
Migrant children and others caged in the path of COVID-19 will not be flown to Walter Reed.
24 min
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Reclaiming Life and Housing in an Era of Collapse
“We have a moral responsibility to make sure these people don't die.”
23 min
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Why The Fascists Don't Want Us to Grieve
14 min
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How to Do More Than Panic About Voter Suppression
There is a genocidal carnival barker in the White House and it's up to us to wrench him out.
49 min
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The Election is Being Sabotaged Before Our Eyes
Democracy isn't dying in the dark. It's dying in broad daylight.
53 min
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"Unrest" Is Not the Enemy. Fascism Is.
"Burying the truth about how we got here will not help us escape."
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Trump's "Shockingly Dangerous" Fed Squads Expan...
Kelly and Shane Burley break down the threat posed by Trump's fed squads.
36 min
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“The Cops Are With the Fascists”: How Police Te...
Kelly talks with Ejeris Dixon about fascism, police violence and how we can fight back.
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"We Surrender Nothing and No One”: Our Playbook...
Kelly talks with organizer Ejeris Dixon about courage and solidarity in a time of rebellion.
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In the Era of COVID-19, Collective Grief is Reb...
Kelly talks with Cindy Milstein about sharing grief and resisting fascism.
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Hit Hard by Toxic Smoke and COVID-19, This Chic...
Kelly talks with Juliana Pino about environmental racism in the time of COVID-19.
57 min
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Adventures in Digital Organizing with Mariame Kaba
Kelly talks with Mariame Kaba about storytelling and building power.
73 min
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Surviving Pandemics is Indigenous Resistance
Kelly talks with Morning Star Gali about Native life and death in the age of COVID-19.
27 min
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Incarceration is Killing Us
Kelly talks with Alan Mills about COVID-19, prisons and making bold demands.
43 min
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Imagining Protest in a Quarantined World
Kelly talks with Lisa Fithian about how we can resist from a distance.
43 min
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We Need a Riot of Empathy
Kelly talks with Tanuja Jagernauth about collective grief and resisting the normalization of mass death.
43 min
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How to Fight Fascism While Surviving a Plague
Kelly talks with Shane Burley about organizing for survival and the analysis of state power we need right now.
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Shelter in Place and Plan an Uprising
Kelly talks about organizing for change while socially distanced.
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