This time, we talked to national and local organizers about the fight for reproductive freedom and the access to abortion services. First, we chatted with Travis Ballie, a national organizer focusing on the Mid-Atlantic region with NARAL Pro-Ch

Episode 4 - Winning Universal Paid Leave ft. Hannah Weilbacher

May 9th, 2017 50m 15s

Full show notes: http://bit.ly/2q0rwSwTo help us explore the paid leave issue in the district—the legislation as it’s passed, the coalition that came together to fight for it, and what’s coming next—we spoke with Hannah Weilbacher, previously

S1E3.5 - Whole Foods Picket to #ReinstateJulia (4.30.17)

May 3rd, 2017 7m 25s

On Sunday, April 30, over 60 workers and community members picketed outside the Whole Foods Market at P and 14th St. NW to demand the reinstatement of Julia Flores, a worker fired in September 2016 after 15 years of service in retaliation for c

Episode 3 - The Power Is Yours! ft. Jeremiah Lowery

Apr 24th, 2017 36m 17s

With Earth Day and the Science Marches around the country in the rearview mirror, and the People’s Climate March right around the corner on Saturday, April 29, we wanted to focus this episode on the environmental justice movement. We tried out

Episode 2.5 - How Mayor Bowser Can Make DC a Sanctuary City

Mar 27th, 2017 8m 21s

Part 2 of our interview with Paola and Yasemin from MLOV DC.Listen to the 6 demands that the organizers of Many Languages One Voice and the #DayWithoutImmigrants march have for Mayor Bowser and the city government.To learn more about how yo

Episode 2 - The Fight for Sanctuary in DC

Mar 21st, 2017 49m 29s

Show NotesIn this episode, we focused on organizing for immigrant rights in D.C. and the fight to keep the District a sanctuary city. First, we sat down with Celina Marquez, a third year law student at George Washington University studying im

Square 1 - Episode 1 - Party Hard

Feb 12th, 2017 39m 1s

For our first show, we discussed political parties and how they impact our political system from the ground up. Our first interview is with Dave Kaib, a researcher at American University and the organizer of DC Jacobin and related activities in

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