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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"Unrest" Is Not the Enemy. Fascism Is.
"Burying the truth about how we got here will not help us escape."
10 min
152
Trump's "Shockingly Dangerous" Fed Squads Expan...
Kelly and Shane Burley break down the threat posed by Trump's fed squads.
36 min
153
“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
154
"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
155
In the Era of COVID-19, Collective Grief is Reb...
Kelly talks with Cindy Milstein about sharing grief and resisting fascism.
41 min
156
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
157
Adventures in Digital Organizing with Mariame Kaba
Kelly talks with Mariame Kaba about storytelling and building power.
73 min
158
Surviving Pandemics is Indigenous Resistance
Kelly talks with Morning Star Gali about Native life and death in the age of COVID-19.
27 min
159
Incarceration is Killing Us
Kelly talks with Alan Mills about COVID-19, prisons and making bold demands.
43 min
160
Imagining Protest in a Quarantined World
Kelly talks with Lisa Fithian about how we can resist from a distance.
43 min
161
We Need a Riot of Empathy
Kelly talks with Tanuja Jagernauth about collective grief and resisting the normalization of mass death.
43 min
162
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
163
Shelter in Place and Plan an Uprising
Kelly talks about organizing for change while socially distanced.
16 min
164
Our Government Has Failed Us. How Do We Protect...
Kelly and Pilar Weiss talk about emptying cages.
44 min
165
What to Do When the World's on Fire ft. Vanamal...
41 min
166
Fighting Anti-Semitism: From Terror to Solidari...
48 min
167
Getting Real About Fascism: What You Need to Kn...
66 min
168
Should We All Be In the Streets? Let's Talk Abo...
34 min
169
Clinging to Normalcy Is Killing Us. How Do We B...
39 min