Democracy Won’t Wait
I’ve advocated a lot on this show, on twitter and as an organizer here in St Petersburg, Florida for the necessity of peaceful protest on a large scale right now. I do believe we need to use our bodies and our voices to condemn the crimes being committed by this...
read moreElyse Haley – Mom of the Month
For Mother’s Day 2019, meet ResistanceMom Elyse Haley. She shares the values of St Pete, Florida’s most progressive church with their youngest members. Elyse’s work as a mom, a teacher, and organizer make her our first profile for Mom of the Month.
Mueller, redacted
With the release of the redacted Mueller report, Trump’s control over the messaging regarding Russian collusion begins to come apart. The obvious falsehoods in Attorney General Barr’s summary letter to Congress begin to shred his credibility as the conversations about impeachment start in earnest. How and when the Democrats move on impeachment is the subject of my interview with Erin Conroy, a national leader of the #StandOnEveryCorner movement.
read moreThe Report – Redacted
The whiplash of the last several weeks has come full circle. The Mueller Report has been out for 24 hours and it’s clear that Trump and his campaign colluded with Russia and did everything they could to obstruct justice. Democrats have vacillated for the six...
read moreClimate Strikers
As the reality of climate destruction hits home with the California wildfires and flooded Midwest, young people in the United States are joining their European counterparts in holding strikes from school to demand immediate investment in Green New Deal legislation.
Andrea Hildebran Smith interviews Anna Grace Hottinger of MNCantWait, US Climate Strikes, and I Matter about the movement that is building a generation of organizers.
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read moreThe Moms Movement
Moms Demand, formed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school shooting, is breaking the lock the NRA has on our country’s legislators for more than a generation.
Andrea Hildebran Smith interviews Kelly Moore of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America about the activists who are winning state and federal fights for gun safety measures. Building support networks for survivors of gun violence, Moms Demand shares their all-too-common stories with lawmakers in statehouse after statehouse.
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read moreParenting and Internet Policy
The hazards for kids online used to be evenly matched with standard parental worries about their interest in sex and their vulnerability to strangers. But the pervasiveness of violent pornography and political disinformation campaigns means the internet pose challenges for adults and children alike, for which most of us are unprepared.
This week on ResistanceMom, Andrea Hildebran Smith explores internet safety with author Nathan Fisk, whose book, Framing Internet Safety, critiques early attempts at regulating online speech.
read moreOne Rally at the End
“I was a full six hours behind the news cycle and didn’t know that Trump had announced he was going to declare a state of emergency to get money that Congress hasn’t approved. I couldn’t imagine organizing a rally by tomorrow…”
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Host Andrea Hildebran Smith talks with leaders from every aspect of the resistance about how to make an impact that will last, the fight to end gun violence, movements for sustainable economies, defending America’s immigrants, and confronting white supremacy. The show does a deep dive into new frameworks for protecting speech and civil rights online. We also have a particular focus on our responsibilities to the next generation: engaging youth activists, and figuring out how to at once protect and prepare kids for the challenges built into the world they will inherit. |
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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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