The academic year has just ended, but student activists for Palestinian liberation are already making plans for next year. On today’s show I talk with organizers from the University of Oregon (Cole Herman), from CUNY Graduate Center (Flora deTournay), and from Stanford (Iman Deriche) about this past year’s hunger strike campaigns—we learn of concerted efforts to change the narrative and raise support for those resisting Israel’s genocide. We speak of the need to engage the diverse but broad base of support for Palestine, to build strength, and to creatively bypass administrative indifference and repression. Full of useful information that inspires, this episode is important listening for the summer. Please also check for our upcoming blog on this episode, where we will share resources and ideas.
How did Lula Pull Off a Miracle and Why is It Significant?: A Conversation with Two Brazil Experts
Today we are immensely fortunate to have two experts on Brazilian politics and workers’ movements visit Speaking Out of Place to talk about Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva’s remarkable return from defeat in the first round to a massive and historically unprecedented...
