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.

Politics
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Arm Wrestling Authoritarianism: The Homestretch
What will the next week be like?
40 min
152
Planning for Disaster: A Writing Exercise
What does it take to survive a crisis?
15 min
153
Searching for Safety in a Right-Wing Nightmare
“Let’s face the future together, as bravely as we can.”
17 min
154
“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
155
Reclaiming Life and Housing in an Era of Collapse
“We have a moral responsibility to make sure these people don't die.”
23 min
156
Why The Fascists Don't Want Us to Grieve
14 min
157
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
158
The Election is Being Sabotaged Before Our Eyes
Democracy isn't dying in the dark. It's dying in broad daylight.
53 min
159
"Unrest" Is Not the Enemy. Fascism Is.
"Burying the truth about how we got here will not help us escape."
10 min
160
Trump's "Shockingly Dangerous" Fed Squads Expan...
Kelly and Shane Burley break down the threat posed by Trump's fed squads.
36 min
161
“The Cops Are With the Fascists”: How Police Te...
Kelly talks with Ejeris Dixon about fascism, police violence and how we can fight back.
41 min
162
"We Surrender Nothing and No One”: Our Playbook...
Kelly talks with organizer Ejeris Dixon about courage and solidarity in a time of rebellion.
21 min
163
In the Era of COVID-19, Collective Grief is Reb...
Kelly talks with Cindy Milstein about sharing grief and resisting fascism.
41 min
164
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
165
Adventures in Digital Organizing with Mariame Kaba
Kelly talks with Mariame Kaba about storytelling and building power.
73 min
166
Surviving Pandemics is Indigenous Resistance
Kelly talks with Morning Star Gali about Native life and death in the age of COVID-19.
27 min
167
Incarceration is Killing Us
Kelly talks with Alan Mills about COVID-19, prisons and making bold demands.
43 min
168
Imagining Protest in a Quarantined World
Kelly talks with Lisa Fithian about how we can resist from a distance.
43 min
169
We Need a Riot of Empathy
Kelly talks with Tanuja Jagernauth about collective grief and resisting the normalization of mass death.
43 min
170
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.
34 min
171
Shelter in Place and Plan an Uprising
Kelly talks about organizing for change while socially distanced.
16 min
172
Our Government Has Failed Us. How Do We Protect...
Kelly and Pilar Weiss talk about emptying cages.
44 min
173
What to Do When the World's on Fire ft. Vanamal...
41 min
174
Fighting Anti-Semitism: From Terror to Solidari...
48 min
175
Getting Real About Fascism: What You Need to Kn...
66 min