Resistance and the Corona Virus
The new corona virus sweeping through our communities is deadly and disruptive, but its infinitely more toxic in an environment of corruption.
It will take organizing and action to get the testing, care and prevention measures our communities need. The millions of us who have built up our protest muscles since 2016 will likely need to mobilize to demand public health measures that are basic standards of care worldwide.
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Viral Politics – US and Hong Kong
Andrea Hildebran Smith interviews Sharon Fast from the University of Hong Kong about adjusting to social isolation policies and the cancellation of in-person schools, universities and workplaces for another 3-4 months due to the corona virus 19. How will people in the United States act to contain the COVID 19 outbreak as the epidemic surges through the American population over the coming weeks? Our discussion circles back to how corruption in health policy inform people’s reactions to health emergencies.
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Mass Protest-Lebanon
My latest episode launched this morning, with the incredible voice of Luna Safwan from Lebanon from Beirut, Lebanon. She’s in the midst of and reporting from the unprecedented mass protests there, where people are in the streets by the millions to demand a new government.
The spark was an arbitrary and outrageous tax on free What’s App calls, but protesters are now demanding the resignation of their entire cabinet. More than a quarter of the population is participating in strategic road blockages from one end of the country to the other.
Please check it out and share with friends. I’m also keeping the conversations going with my listeners on FlickChat, a social media app for podcasters. Look for us there as ResistanceMom!
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Resistance and the Corona Virus
The new corona virus sweeping through our communities is deadly and disruptive, but its infinitely more toxic in an environment of corruption.
It will take organizing and action to get the testing, care and prevention measures our communities need. The millions of us who have built up our protest muscles since 2016 will likely need to mobilize to demand public health measures that are basic standards of care worldwide.
read moreBeating COVID-19 Takes Resistance
“I think it will take organizing and action to get the testing, care and prevention measures our community needs. The millions of us who have built up our protest muscles since 2016 will likely need to mobilize to demand public health measures that are basic standards of care worldwide.”
Viral Politics – US and Hong Kong
Andrea Hildebran Smith interviews Sharon Fast from the University of Hong Kong about adjusting to social isolation policies and the cancellation of in-person schools, universities and workplaces for another 3-4 months due to the corona virus 19. How will people in the United States act to contain the COVID 19 outbreak as the epidemic surges through the American population over the coming weeks? Our discussion circles back to how corruption in health policy inform people’s reactions to health emergencies.
read more
Mass Protest-Lebanon
My latest episode launched this morning, with the incredible voice of Luna Safwan from Lebanon from Beirut, Lebanon. She’s in the midst of and reporting from the unprecedented mass protests there, where people are in the streets by the millions to demand a new government.
The spark was an arbitrary and outrageous tax on free What’s App calls, but protesters are now demanding the resignation of their entire cabinet. More than a quarter of the population is participating in strategic road blockages from one end of the country to the other.
Please check it out and share with friends. I’m also keeping the conversations going with my listeners on FlickChat, a social media app for podcasters. Look for us there as ResistanceMom!
read more
Out Out Out
The crisis of the Trump presidency escalates with the open embrace of foreign interference in our elections and the betrayal of US Kurdish allies in Syria. It’s time to look to leaders from movements that have successfully used mass protest to force corrupt leaders to leave office. Our guest today, Saadi Rosado, is a member of the Collectiva Feminista en Construcciòn, and helped organize the six weeks of sustained protests in Puerto Rico this summer that convinced their Governor, Ricardo Rosselló to resign.
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Andrea Hildebran Smith is a writer and activist who has worked in progressive advocacy and community radio for more than 30 years. She has worked on ballot measure and candidate campaigns, been a lobbyist and fundraiser fighting anti-gay ballot measures in red states and rural communities. She was the executive director of Kentucky Fairness Alliance, the public education director at GLAD in Boston, and founded an award-winning community garden in St Petersburg, FL, where she lives with her wife and son. |
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