by Andrea Smith | Sep 5, 2019 | Podcast, Podcast Season 2
The summer is ending for us here in Florida. It’s still hot and will be for another few months, but the school year has started and everyone’s back to work. I’ve been a part of two family reunions and a major gathering for my grandmother’s funeral. I got...
by Andrea Smith | Jul 29, 2019 | Podcast, Podcast Season 1
Experts say instead of trying to keep your kids away from the dangers of the internet we should help them be prepared for it. Dr Victoria Baines, former UK police officer and exec at Facebook guarding kids in online spaces, says don’t freak out when your kids...
by Andrea Smith | Jul 6, 2019 | Podcast, Podcast Season 1
In addition to being clarifying and affirming, resistance work also hurts sometimes. Facing where the United States is politically right now puts you in touch with the violence being done to people of color, immigrants, Muslims, people with disabilities and women. We...
by Andrea Smith | Jul 6, 2019 | Blog, Podcast
The disruption of our political system since 2016 was partly due to the emergence of big data technologies, such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. The extraordinary amount of information big companies and many governments have about our lives from our phones, our...
by Andrea Smith | Jun 11, 2019 | Podcast, Podcast Season 1
The US government continues to separate children who cross the border from their families and warehouse them at secretive child detention centers run by private, for-profit companies. Miami area resisters are holding a daily witness at the biggest such facility in the...
by Andrea Smith | Jun 3, 2019 | Podcast, Podcast Season 1
With the court stacked with right-wing justices ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, advocates and abortion providers look to technological and medical advances as the path forward for women needing abortions. Amy Weintraub of Progress Florida talks with us about the safe...