Best Agape In Action Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 25: Haunani-Kay Trask speaks at the ’Onipa’a event at ‘Iolani Palace, Honolulu, on January 17, 1993 24:04

1y ago24:04

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Welcome to another episode of the Comrades Classroom Podcast! We are finally back. Our team has been hard at work trying to keep our two core programs running. In this episode, we listen to a speech from Haunani Kay Trask, a scholar poet, and champion of sovereignty for the Hawaiian people. Her life's work was dedicated to the liberation and self-d…

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Justice for Zhina Amini & FREEDOM for Iran #MahsaAmini 1:28:58

1+ y ago1:28:58

1:28:58

I will try to get help typing show notes (arms in braces) until then here Snowflake: https://snowflake.torproject.org. AND Abeer’s podcast: www.annoyingabeer.com I also have 75 episodes on the situation in Iran on my TikTok @m0rr1gu #ZhinaAmini #JinaAmini #IranProtests #MahsaAmini --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show…

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(Book Launch Replay) Atmospheres of Violence: Structuring Antagonism and the Trans/Queer Ungovernable 1:32:02

2y ago1:32:02

1:32:02

Welcome back to another episode of the Comrades' Classroom podcast. This month, our community took time to study concepts and frameworks that have emerged out of queer the liberation movement and especially those that are grounded in the revolutionary tradition of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. On this episode, we play back a brilliant book l…

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URGENT: Residential School Survivors (& Descendants) Call to Submit Testimony (and Ally Action Items) 11:24

2y ago11:24

11:24

Last week, the first volume of the report on the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigation was released. Last year, the first Indigenous Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, created the initiative after the discovery of 215 unmarked graves of Indigenous children by Canada’s Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation at the Kamloops Indian…

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Sucker Punch: 18 Years After Escaping the So-Called "Troubled Teen Industry" 1:54:20

2y ago1:54:20

1:54:20

18 years ago, I became a legal person and was allowed to simply walk out of the pedo run kiddie prison I'd been detained in in the Catskills. I wasn't allowed to "walk away" when they forced me to eat my vomit, or while the last boy I had a crush on was choking to death on his own blood in front of me - but somehow, something about my 18th birthday…

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Surviving Survivorland: the Institutional Child Abuse Movement in Ireland, Canada and the USA 1:39:32

2y ago1:39:32

1:39:32

Let's talk about Survivors of Institutional Child Abuse on a global scale. Sometimes its imperative to scroll it back to comprehend the scope of the entire cake we're cut from.Historically institutionalized communities are calling upon the international community to activate and assist them in moving their advocacy forward.This week is #MMIWAwarene…

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A Conversation with the OC Rapid Response Network 1:27:39

2y ago1:27:39

1:27:39

On this episode, we sit down with members of the Orange County Rapid Response Network (OCRRN). OCRRN is an interconnected system of non-profit and grassroots organizations, civil rights attorneys, law school clinics, and individuals working together to respond to dehumanizing immigration enforcement activities and policies in Orange County. Through…

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Neighbor Newspaper Live Report w/ Dr. Cornel West 1:45:21

2y ago1:45:21

1:45:21

Welcome to another episode of the Comrades' Classroom Podcast! On it, we playback for you a live interview done by Neighbor Program with Dr. Cornell West (watch the full video here). In this interview, Dr. West talks about growing up in Sacramento, the History of the Black Panthers in Oak Park, and the Importance of the Malcolm X Academy being deve…

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Amanda Householder sues Circle of Hope, Agape Boys Ranch, Berean & Agape Baptist Churches, as a Birthday Gift to Herself 29:08

2y ago29:08

29:08

Welcome back to Troubled, a podcast by/for Survivors of Institutional Youth Abuse. THANK YOU for being here for the third season of our Independent self archival project. Two seasons bootlegged together over a cell phone, recorded in an old Prius wasn't too much for you? Well, masochism may pay off here as we embark on our most personal missions ye…

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Building a Liberation School (w/ Neighbor Program & Agape Mvmt) 1:44:11

2y ago1:44:11

1:44:11

What up everybody! We're back and trying to get on schedule for some weekly content for our listeners. On this episode of the Comrades Classroom Podcast, we sit down with members of Neighbor Program and Agape movement to discuss their development of a community center called the Shakur Center for Health and Wellness. If you haven't yet, go back and…

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The Aqueduct Between Us (audio documentary) 44:37

2+ y ago44:37

44:37

On this episode of the Comrade's Classroom Podcast, we've turned one of our favorite documentaries into an audio episode for our listeners. 'The Aqueduct Between Us' is a film project that documents radical oral histories about water in los angeles county as told by the Indigenous people of tovaangar (los angeles) and payahuunadü (the owens valley)…

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Accomplices Not Allies (an Audio Essay) by Indigenous Action Media 22:04

2+ y ago22:04

22:04

For this episode, we turn the Zine 'Accomplices Not Allies' by Indigenous Action Media into an audio essay for our listeners! "This provocation is intended to intervene in some of the current tensions around solidarity/support work as the current trajectories are counter-liberatory from my perspective. Special thanks to DS in Phoenix for convos tha…

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Re-Envisioning the Revolutionary Body, a Talk from Mia Mingus (YouTube) 50:40

2+ y ago50:40

50:40

Welcome to another episode of the Comrade's Classroom Podcast! In this episode, we turn y'all onto one of our favorite Disability Justice resources from our curriculum titled "Re-envisioning the Revolutionary Body" a talk by Mia Mingus. This talk is about the ways in which ableism and disability impact organizing, organizations, and so much more. I…

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[Audio Essay] Autonomous Resistance to Slavery and Colonization (Part Two), by Russell ‘Maroon‘ Shoatz 1:07:49

2+ y ago1:07:49

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For Black August, we began by honoring the legacy of Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz and that's how we hope to end this month as well. Shoatz is a dedicated community activist, founding member of the Black Unity Council, a former member of the Black Panther Party, and a soldier in the Black Liberation Army. He is serving multiple life sentences as a US-hel…

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[Audio Essay] Autonomous Resistance to Slavery and Colonization (Part 1) by Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz 1:00:43

3y ago1:00:43

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For Black August, we begin by honoring the legacy of Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz. Shoatz is a dedicated community activist, founding member of the Black Unity Council, a former member of the Black Panther Party, and a soldier in the Black Liberation Army. He is serving multiple life sentences as a US-held political prisoner/prisoner of war. In the next…

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A Conversation with the Hosts of ‘Building Our Power‘ 54:47

3y ago54:47

54:47

On this episode of the Comrades Classroom Podcast, we sat down with the hosts of the podcast 'Building Our Power' to talk about the process of political education and the state of political consciousness on the Western Left. Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the homies—we appreciate everyone's support thus far. If you fuck with the work we …

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#SaveSurvivor993 33:34

3y ago33:34

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There are MANY Survivors who desperately need help but are unable to ask and find it difficult to accept. This is our programming. Please support Survivors like Liz Ianelli who was duct taped in a carpet for 8 days after reporting the pedophile who raped her. The permanent damage of this torture is both mental and physical. 26 years later, this fir…

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A Conversation With From the Heart PNW 1:19:45

3y ago1:19:45

1:19:45

What up everybody! The purpose of this project is to raise political consciousness and encourage our listeners to get involved with or form their own abolitionist organization. In this episode, we sit down with Red and Lindsay from From The Heart PNW. We discuss the foundations of From the Heart PNW, building institutions hand-in-hand with our neig…

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A Conversation With Feed The Block IE 1:11:43

3y ago1:11:43

1:11:43

What up everybody! The purpose of this project is to raise political consciousness and encourage our listeners to get involved with or form their own abolitionist organization. In this episode, we sit down with Mikey and Michaela from Feed The Block Inland Empire. We had an amazing discussion about the foundations and guiding principles of Feed The…

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A Conversation w/ mel from Agape Mvmt 1:06:39

3y ago1:06:39

1:06:39

What up everybody! The purpose of this project is to raise political consciousness and encourage our listeners to get involved with or form their own abolitionist organization. In this episode, we sit down with the founder of a political education project called, Agape Movement where we had an incredible conversation about political education and r…

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Urgent Help For Activists in Colombia 53:47

3y ago53:47

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EMERGENCY EPISODE! In this episode, we spoke to the Red Condor Collective to learn about the current situation in Colombia. As protestors throughout the country mobilized against the government’s recent neoliberal reforms, we have seen the Colombian government use repressive tactics to eliminate the possibility of a liberation movement. To understa…

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Revolutionary Abolition & Community Defense 1:12:17

3y ago1:12:17

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In this episode, we sit down with Malik, a member of the Revolutionary Abolition Movement who was one of the authors of Burning Down the American Plantation. They're also joined by one of their comrades and fellow educators, Christy! They both guide us through some important conversations about revolutionary Abolition, the inevitable societal colla…

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#justiceforcornelius: Looking Back on Lakeside with the Director of Case Management 1:15:21

3y ago1:15:21

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It has officially been one year since the death of 16 year old foster child, Cornelius Frederick. Look back on Lakeside with Corn's Case Manager, and the Director of Case Management, Meghan Folkerson. Please join us in reigniting this campaign for justice. Read National Juvenile Justice Network's Shut Down Sequel: Progress Report HERE: https://www.…

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Join US & Stop UHS 1:24:53

3y ago1:24:53

1:24:53

UHS (owner of Provo Canyon) is currently under a 5 year Federal Observation Probation due to a recent $117 million settlement with the Department of Justice so that, even though they were guilty over everything below, they can continue to extort our tax dollars. "The government alleged that between January 2006 and December 2018, UHS facilities adm…

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Pieces of Victory: "Realistic Hope" with Jeneen Miller 1:29:46

3y ago1:29:46

1:29:46

TW/CW: Season 2 EP2 was recorded between Jeneen Miller of Pieces of Victory and Miranda Sullivan from Troubled, shortly after they met in Missouri during the November Right to Rights Rally. Mental Health and technical difficulties have kept this long awaited treasure from you, minimal updates to the content are included in the Outro. Pieces of Vict…

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Senate Hearing & Testimony on MO HB557 & 560 1:36:30

3y ago1:36:30

1:36:30

This is the recording of the Senate Hearing on HB557 & HB560, by Rudy Viet & Keri Ingle. Survivors and Supporters converged again in Missouri to stand up for the thousands of children who have been abused in religious residential programs. The House Hearing videos are on our YouTube for those who have yet to see them (the Senate was audio only). To…

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BREAKING: Updates, Exposes & SOS to ALL Allies & Survivors 13:21

3y ago13:21

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Missouri Senate Hearing WEDNESDAY Everyone requested to submit support to Senate via upcoming link. MOST Survivors cannot be there in person per last minute notice and financial constraints aka “being visible and present has a classist barrier”. So we will have a public Zoom screening of the hearing to support our Survivors who can and to allow for…

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Shut the F*ck Up & Listen to Sex Workers 1:17:03

3y ago1:17:03

1:17:03

In this episode, we get to sit down with a panel of sex workers and grassroots organizers (@adrierising, @prolepeach, @xoxoLaurenKiley, and @GemmaParadiseXO) to talk about decarceration of the sex industry and how idealism on the left produces harmful discourse that minimizes the material conditions of sex workers and erases their liberatory organi…

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Pan Afrikan Struggle w/ Kings & B. 1:25:30

3y ago1:25:30

1:25:30

In this episode, we get to sit down for a conversation with Kingsley, a graduate student and member of the All African People's Revolutionary Party, and Broderick, a graduate student and member of the Black Power Collective out in IE. They share a lot of expertise about direct organizing and why it's important to study alongside the work we do in t…

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A Conversation w/ Neighbor Programs 1:09:06

3y ago1:09:06

1:09:06

Welcome to another episode of the Comrades Classroom Podcast! On it, we get to sit down with two of our comrades from Neighbor Program up in Sacramento and they talk a bit about their own journey of political education as well as the survival programs they're building within their community. Follow and support their work @NeighborProgram (@neighbor…

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Ableism and Disability Justice w/ Sam and Arti 53:39

3y ago53:39

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In our final episode of our Disability Justice Series, we get to sit down with two of our comrades Sam and RT as they discuss the everyday violence of ableism through their personal experiences. To support our work please subscribe to our Patreon or donate via Venmo! Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Youtube, or wherever else you get your podcasts…

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BREAKING Update: Circle of Hope Girls Ranch Abusers have been Arrested! 7:40

3y ago7:40

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Live Feed of Circle of Hope Girls Ranch Felony Charges with Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmidt: https://www.facebook.com/AttorneyGeneralSchmitt/videos/878639112695731/ #exposeCOH #iseeyousurvivor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/troubled/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tro…

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Troubled Teen Industry Updates 25:32

3y ago25:32

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Some breathless ADHD rant, ramble & stutter updates on Missouri legislation HB557 & HB560, Utah SB127, Agape Boarding School & Circle of Hope Girls Ranch. As well as a new lawsuit against Dr. Phil by a Turn About Ranch Survivor and a reminder that Clay Brewer is serving life in prison, and he’s not alone. For MO hearing highlight videos, scoop our …

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#iseeyousurvivor Letter from Liz Ianelli read by Natalii Infinitii 8:44

3y ago8:44

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A reading of an open letter to Survivors from Liz Ianelli, read by Natalii Infinitii, our Spring Creek Survivor sister, connect via https://www.flowcode.com/page/infinity8 #iseeyousurvivor VIDEO on YouTube w full transcript in description here: https://youtu.be/txnR6bC1JQY --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trouble…

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Disability Justice (Part 2—Classroom Snipets) 59:39

3y ago59:39

59:39

In this episode, you'll get to listen in on snippets from our weekly conversations in December and January! Our comrades sat down to talk about the "Cripping Transformative Justice" and the difficulties of addressing harm within collective spaces, accountability, grace, and all the ways we imagine implementing Disability Justice frameworks into our…

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Mouth Off for Missouri: one week to mobilize! 12:33

3+ y ago12:33

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If YOU or anyone you know has personal experience with the Troubled Teen Industry in Missouri; especially the IFB Cult (Lester Roloff) branch including but not limited to Agape Boys Ranch, Circle of Hope Girls Ranch, Masters Ranch, Wings of Faith, Refuge etc PLEASE consider submitting your testimony to the State of Missouri next week. Link for subm…

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Disability Justice (Part One) w/ Neighbor Programs 52:32

3+ y ago52:32

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In this episode, we sit down at Neighbor School with our homies from Sacramento to talk about Disability Justice and other frameworks of collective care developed by Eliot Fukui. On it, we discuss why we, as a collective, believe it's important to implement practices of Disability and Healing Justice to sustain our survival programs. For access to …

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The Black Liberation Army 1:25:30

3+ y ago1:25:30

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In this episode, we playback audio from a documentary done with former Black Liberation Army member, Thomas "Blood" McCreary (starts at 2 min. 8 sec.). Following the audio playback, you will hear clips from our group discussion (starts at 52 min. 3 sec.) -- we talk about the BLA's impact on the community, security culture, and how our current movem…

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Love in Survival with Laura & Julianne 25:17

3+ y ago25:17

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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from our Troubled Family to yours!Please accept this gift from Laura and Julianne, returning to introduce their new offering to the community, Love in Survival. If you haven't already heard Laura's story (It's OK to not be OK and Love Yourself Anyway) please check that out. A decade in to their relationship, they're…

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Palestinian Liberation 58:49

3+ y ago58:49

58:49

This discussion centers on the movement for Palestinian liberation through sources provided by our wonderful guest facilitators from the Palestinian Youth Movement—follow them @palestinianyouthmovement on Instagram. We outline the barbaric history of Zionism, we discuss the Palestinian Liberatio Front, and we also talk about why the occupation of P…

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Our Political Foundation 46:56

3+ y ago46:56

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This discussion centers on the political and organizational foundations of The Peoples Coalition. In an interview with graduate students from Cal State Dominguez Hills, two members of the Coalition share the history of the foundation and growth of the organization and the principles that guide the mutual aid and survival programs undertaken by We G…

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Colton Schrag: Agape’s Golden Boy Speaks Out 1:50:36

3+ y ago1:50:36

1:50:36

We waited for Colton Schrag to come out of the Shadows and reveal his Bruce Wayne, since we always intended for him to be our first interview from Agape Boarding School for boys. Definitely catch up on recent coverage in the Kansas City Star to get acquainted with Agape. We need all hands on deck for this one. Also, #whereisrachaelkellso Big Ups to…

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Agitating Agape 56:05

3+ y ago56:05

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READ THIS KANSAS CITY STAR UPDATE Thank you to everyone who attended and/or support the Right to Rights Rally in Stockton Missouri this past weekend. We will be uploading the rally in it's entirety shortly after the video feed is uploaded to the (anti) COH & Agape YouTube Channel. This episode includes both a BREAKING update on Circle of Hope as we…

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Children's Rights with Erin McGuinness #freeouryouth 1:11:27

3+ y ago1:11:27

1:11:27

#freeouryouth Trigger Warning: per usual, this episode will include descriptions of violence against children and delve heavily into the systemically racist foundation of United States fostercare This is (hands down) our favorite episode and we could not be more thrilled to release it from the vault it's been waiting in since July. We are soo grate…

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Cadilina Deville Kidnaps Troubled for a Roadtrip to the Provo Protest 48:58

3+ y ago48:58

48:58

A year after she revisited her own Program (Spring Creek Lodge; WATCH on her YouTube), and just days after losing everything in the fires ravaging our country, Cadilina Deville cashed her last coins into her classic car gas tank and set across the country and through the desert to join the few Survivors who could make it out to Provo Canyon to prot…

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I am L’nu 15:50

3+ y ago15:50

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This week is ALL EYES ON MI'KMA'KI National Week of Action #Treaty1752 Art by Indigenous Two Spirit Artist @artnerdforever www.etsy.com/shop/entheosvibrations As Colonization climaxes in Canada with open domestic terrorism and unabashed hate crimes against the Mik'maq fisherman, we are humbled to be entrusted with this message from Ginger Knockwood…

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Thunderchild: a Residential School Survivor Speaks during "ALL EYES on MI'KMA'KI" Week of Action 31:40

3+ y ago31:40

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This week is ALL EYES ON MI'KMA'KI National Week of Action #Treaty1752 (Cover Art by Indigenous Artist Hawlii Pichette aka Urban Iskwew @urban.iskwew www.urbaniskwew.com) As Colonization climaxes in Canada with open domestic terrorism and unabashed hate crimes against the Mik'maq fisherman in Nova Scotia, we are humbled to be entrusted with this me…

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NYRA “Troubled Teen Industry” Panel 1:10:13

3+ y ago1:10:13

1:10:13

On 10/3 the National Youth Rights Association (www.youthrights.org) held a conversation about the successes the anti- "Troubled Teen Industry" movement has had shutting down abusive behavior modification facilities and the steps we can take to coordinate more closely between the various groups involved, including survivors, lawyers, state legislatu…

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Coffee & Colonization on Turtle Island 29:47

3+ y ago29:47

29:47

A little pre caffeinated rant on the continued & current hostile occupation of Turtle Island and the deplorable Assimilation of the Indigenous. From Pocahontas to the countless bodies of children left in unmarked graves littered around “residential school” remains. Residential schools REMAIN, just not openly racially motivated since the 90s. Assimi…

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Touching on Touchy Subjects with Wes Good of Deadwulf 1:51:17

3+ y ago1:51:17

1:51:17

While we've been talking about our brothers quite regularly recently, we haven't spoken WITH one of them in far too long. So enjoy this 2hr special with Wes Good, as we make up for a loss in the masculine perspective. Whether you know Wes from the Family School, his real world life, or his band Deadwulf; you're about to know him a lot better. Consi…

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