Planning for Disaster: A Writing Exercise

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Planning for Disaster: A Writing Exercise

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Oct 21, 2020

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What does it take to survive a crisis? Kelly explains how you can begin to create your own personal safety plan. For a transcript and show notes, you can check out our website.

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Oct 21, 2020

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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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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. by Movement Memos
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"We Surrender Nothing and No One”: Our Playbook for Solidarity Amid Fascist Terror: Kelly talks with organizer Ejeris Dixon about courage and solidarity in a time of rebellion. by Movement Memos
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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. by Movement Memos
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Imagining Protest in a Quarantined World: Kelly talks with Lisa Fithian about how we can resist from a distance. by Movement Memos
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From Survival to Solidarity: Emerging From the Wreckage of the Trump Era: “You don’t always get to choose who helps you survive.” by Movement Memos
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Getting Real About Fascism: What You Need to Know ft. Shane Burley by Movement Memos
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Fighting Anti-Semitism: From Terror to Solidarity and Action ft. Brant Rosen by Movement Memos
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What to Do When the World's on Fire ft. Vanamali Hermans by Movement Memos
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Incarceration is Killing Us: Kelly talks with Alan Mills about COVID-19, prisons and making bold demands. by Movement Memos
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Shelter in Place and Plan an Uprising: Kelly talks about organizing for change while socially distanced. by Movement Memos
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In the Era of COVID-19, Collective Grief is Rebellion: Kelly talks with Cindy Milstein about sharing grief and resisting fascism. by Movement Memos
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Our Government Has Failed Us. How Do We Protect Our Communities?: Kelly and Pilar Weiss talk about emptying cages. by Movement Memos
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"Unrest" Is Not the Enemy. Fascism Is.: "Burying the truth about how we got here will not help us escape." by Movement Memos
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Hit Hard by Toxic Smoke and COVID-19, This Chicago Neighborhood Fought Back: Kelly talks with Juliana Pino about environmental racism in the time of COVID-19. by Movement Memos
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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. by Movement Memos
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Welcome to Trump's Last Act, The Most Dangerous Show on Earth: Trump has two months to rage against his humiliation and every weapon in the world at his disposal. by Movement Memos
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“The Cops Are With the Fascists”: How Police Terror and Trumpism Converge: Kelly talks with Ejeris Dixon about fascism, police violence and how we can fight back. by Movement Memos
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Work Isn’t Fulfilling Because Capitalism is a Death March: "We live in a system that conditions us to celebrate each other for sacrificing ourselves to work." by Movement Memos
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Healthcare Workers Sound Off About Trauma, Solidarity and Why They're Ready to Strike: “We are kind of at this breaking point. We're at this cusp,” says healthcare worker Hannah Winchester. by Movement Memos
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Mass Protest is Coming and the Cops Are on Trump’s Side: What will protest look like during a fascist power grab? by Movement Memos
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Adventures in Digital Organizing with Mariame Kaba: Kelly talks with Mariame Kaba about storytelling and building power. by Movement Memos
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Why The Fascists Don't Want Us to Grieve by Movement Memos
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Bent on Revenge, The Far-Right Will Rage Against Reality in the Biden Era: Trump’s most dangerous supporters now see themselves as renegades in a stolen country. by Movement Memos
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What to Expect in the Final Days of Trump's Fascist Reign: “One of the worst things the media could do right now is pour fabric softener over fascism.” by Movement Memos
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A New Wave of Jim Crow Laws is Here. Here’s What You Need to Know.: “We are under significant attack,” says voting rights organizer Toni Watkins. by Movement Memos
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Georgia Organizers and the GOP Square Off in a Fight for the Future: “There is a real massive effort that's scaling up.” by Movement Memos
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Chicago Teachers Pledge Collective Action as January Reopening Approaches: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to reopen schools one day after her stay at home order expires. by Movement Memos
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Family Policing is Part of a "Carceral Web": "The child welfare system is structured to incentivize, financially, taking children from their families," says Dorothy Roberts. by Movement Memos
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Capitalism is Killing Us and Our Work Won't Love Us Back: "Neoliberalism is an entire social engineering project to destroy solidarity," says Sarah Jaffe. by Movement Memos
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Care Must Be a Collective Practice of Survival, Not a Site of Profit Extraction: "I think it is imperative upon all of us to push back on the system of profit from care," says Premila Nadasen. by Movement Memos
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State of US Journalism Is “Worst I’ve Ever Seen It,” Says Sarah Kendzior: “I can't believe that I have nostalgia for these previous eras of crises,” says Sarah Kendzior. by Movement Memos
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Chicago Organizers Defeat Police Tech in Ongoing Fight for Community Safety: “We're going to continue to organize,” says Stop ShotSpotter organizer Navi Heer. by Movement Memos
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Attacks on the Concept of Settler Colonialism Are About Undermining Solidarity: “Surviving settler colonialism isn't just about surviving its material realities,” says Nadine Naber. by Movement Memos
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“Palestine Is About Living in Spite of Everything”: “Hope is what the history of Palestine has taught me,” says Palestinian feminist Rana Barakat. by Movement Memos
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Native Organizers Celebrate Solidarity, Grieve Losses and Work to Reduce Harm: “We're connected to each other and these liberation fights across the globe,” says Ashley Crystal Rojas. by Movement Memos
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Planning for Disaster: A Writing Exercise

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