The Comrades Classroom Podcast

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-determination of the Indigenous people of Hawaii. This month, our curriculum is centered around her best-known book, "Notes from a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaii." We thought it would be fitting to study her, best-known speech which she gave at the 'lolani palace in Honolulu on January 17th, 1993, which was the centennial of the illegal, overthrow of the Hawaiian people. If you fuck with the work that we do and you want to help us keep our programs running, there are $1, $5, and $20 dollar donation levels on our Patreon, which is crucial to our core programs. Joining and sharing is the best way to help us keep our programs stable for the long term. Everything for everyone. Nothing for ourselves. Free the land.

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 launch of Eric A. Stanley's book Atmospheres of Violence: Structuring Antagonism and the Trans/Queer Ungovernable. The discussion was put on by the Othering and Belonging Institute and you can find the full video on youtube through this link. We are asking our listeners to show support for this episode by donating to the LGBTQ Books to Prisoners program. Thank you for your support! Everything for everyone, nothing for ourselves. Free the land!

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. Throughout the discussion, we talk about the purpose of their organization and we also talk about why it's necessary to connect immigration issues to the larger systems of power like carcerality, criminalization, and the broader US Prison Regime that's rooted in racial capitalism. If you would like to support the OC Rapid Response Network as a volunteer or donor, please visit their website ocrapidresponse.org. If you are looking for support in a legal case or you need to report ICE or Police Activity in your neighborhood please call their hotline at 714-881-1558.

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 developed by members of Neighbor Program. To support the school, please donate using this link. Their team is hard at work fundraising to get the school open this Fall.   As always, if you wanna support the Comrades' Classroom Podcast and our work at the People's coalition you can visit our website.

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 listen to our previous episodes with each of these organizations. The Shakur Center will be located in Oak Park, Sacramento and it will house various decolonizations including but not limited to a Daily Grocery Program, a Community School, a Legal Clinic, a Medical Clinic, an Arts and Cultural Center, a Farming Program, and more.   In this conversation, we sit down to talk about the development of the center, its purpose, and the many ways it was influenced by the Oakland Community School developed by the Black Panther Party. We focus most of our attention on the Malcolm X Academy and the development of a community school which has received a gracious blessing of approval from former Black Panther Party Member Ericka Huggins.   We are so excited to host this incredible conversation and we hope our listeners will help us to spread the word about the Malcolm X Academy so we can raise funds and open its doors in the Fall of 2022. To find out more information please visit the GoFundMe page here and the Neighbor Program website here. Free the People, Free the Land.

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). This documentary was directed by Annie Mendoza, a Ph.D student in Urban Planning at the University of california, los angeles and is guided by the knowledge, histories, and futurities of Indigenous elders of the Tovaangar and Payahuunadu regions.   To support the Indigenous Elders whose collective knowledge made this project possible, please consider donating to or sharing one of the following fundraising requests. Here at The People's Coalition, we send our love, gratitude, and thanks to the Indigenous Elders who have continued to lay the foundation for our struggle against settler-colonialism—they are and always will be the protectors of our future generations. The Comrades Classroom is a political education project put on by members of the People's Coalition in North Orange County, to find out more about the work we do please visit us on Instagram or Twitter. Be on the lookout for our website that will be released in the coming weeks. Solidarity with our African and Indigenous relatives.

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 that lead to this ‘zine and all those who provided comments/questions/disagreements. Don’t construe this as being for “white young middle-class allies”, just for paid activists, non-profits, or as a friend said, “downwardly-mobile anarchists or students.” There are many so-called “allies” in the migrant rights struggle who support “comprehensive immigration reform” which furthers militarization of Indigenous lands."  To donate to Indigenous Action Media, please follow this link to their website! #WeGotUs

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. In the first part of the discussion, Mia will focus on building our knowledge about disability, ableism, and the medical-industrial complex. In what ways can we better show up for ourselves and our comrades? During the second half, Mia will explore the connections between disability, reproductive justice, race, queerness, and social justice movements. To support Mia Mingus and their work financially please donate to them using this link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MiaMingus. Or on Venmo: miamingus. We ask that all donations for this episode be directed to Mia!

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-held political prisoner/prisoner of war. This is Part Two of our Audio Essay of 'Autonomous Resistance to Slavery and Colonization' by Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz. In addition to our scheduled interviews with community members and comrades, we will begin releasing audio essays to expand the scope of our political education work.  As always, support our podcast by leaving a review, rating, and sharing with a friend! To support the work we do in the field consider becoming a monthly sustainer on Patreon! PDF of Text: https://azinelibrary.org/zines/Autonomous-Resistance-to-Slavery-and-Colonization   How to Support Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz: https://russellmaroonshoats.wordpress.com/ How to support other POWs in so-called, America: https://thejerichomovement.com/prisoners Music: Kozmic Force - 'Shine On' 

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 two episodes, we turn his incredible compilation of writings 'Autonomous Resistance to Slavery and Colonization' into a two-part audio essay for our listeners. In addition to our scheduled interviews with community members and comrades, we will begin releasing audio essays to expand the scope of our political education work.  As always, support our podcast by leaving a review, rating, and sharing with a friend! To support the work we do in the field consider becoming a monthly sustainer on Patreon! PDF of Text: https://azinelibrary.org/zines/Autonomous-Resistance-to-Slavery-and-Colonization   How to Support Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz: https://russellmaroonshoats.wordpress.com/ How to support other POWs in so-called, America: https://thejerichomovement.com/prisoners

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 doing and want to support our survival programs in the field please become a sustainer of our work on Patreon! Stay principled, y'all.  To Tap in with the Homies at Building Our Power:  Twitter Instagram Spotify Apple Podcasts Youtube

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 neighbors, sustainable organizational structure and much more! To support their work and learn more about survival programs in the Greater Seattle area, tap in on Instagram @fromtheheartpnw, and on twitter @ironprole.    If you a fan of the political education work we doing help us care for our neighbors by kicking over a few bucks every month at Patreon.com/thepeoplesfund and tap in on Instagram @thepeoplescoalition_. 

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 Block IE, the necessity and urgency of political education, and the cooptation of liberatory movements. To support their work and learn more about survival programs in the Inland empire, tap in on Instagram @FeedTheBlock_IE.  If you a fan of the political education work we doing help us care for our neighbors by kicking over a few bucks every month at Patreon.com/thepeoplesfund

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 radical love. In addition to her PE work with agapemvmt, mel is involved as a volunteer with People's Programs Oakland. To support their work be sure to give them a follow on Instagram, donate, and get involved! If you a fan of the political education work we doing help us care for our neighbors by kicking over a few bucks every month at Patreon.com/thepeoplesfund!!

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 understand how global capitalism and policing play a role in Colombia’s current circumstances, Juanes from the Red Condor Collective discusses the broader history of Colombia and introduces our listeners to new and important information. Tap in with Red Condor collective on Instagram and Twitter to stay up to date on the struggle in Colombia. Tap in with their podcast here & their news outlet here! More Info:  Red Condor Collective GoFundMe Donate to Mutual Aid in Colombia Plan A Solidarity Demonstration  Meet the Red Condor Collective    To Support the Comrades Classroom podcast subscribe, share, and review wherever you listen to your podcasts! Direct all donations for this episode to the above links. 

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 collapse under capitalism, and the necessity of community survival. To support the Revolutionary Abolition Movement visit RevolutionaryAbolition.org to purchase a copy of the book or to make a standard donation. As always, if you fuck with the political education work we doing kick over a few bucks every month at Patreon.com/thepeoplesfund! Like, Comment, Review, and Share this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you listen to your podcasts! 

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 organizing.   Listen close at the end of the episode to see how you can support the work these amazing folx are doing on the ground in their communities. To support the Comrades Classroom, the People's Coalition, and our friends at We Got Us, share our work with friends and leave us a review on Apple podcasts! Free the land, free the people!   To Support our Guests' Work: https://www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corner-is-it-anyway https://www.eventbrite.com/e/self-defense-basics-for-s3x-workers-and-queers-tickets-143207572705 https://hackinghustling.org/   To Support our Work: https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplesfund https://sites.google.com/view/the-comrades-classroom/ https://open.spotify.com/show/2KLoXe8yNMQD2vXjhcQktG https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comrades-classroom-podcast/id1544024685  

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 the field. To support the podcast share with friends and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Your support helps us sustain our surviving programs and keep the community fed. Free the land, free the people! Black Power Collective on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blkpowercollectiveie/ All African People's Revolutionary Party: https://aaprp-intl.org/ To Support our Work: https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplesfund https://sites.google.com/view/the-comrades-classroom/ https://open.spotify.com/show/2KLoXe8yNMQD2vXjhcQktG https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comrades-classroom-podcast/id1544024685  

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 (@neighbornewsppr) on Instagram and support their work on Patreon! To support the podcast share with friends and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Free the land, free the people! To Support our Work: https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplesfund https://sites.google.com/view/the-comrades-classroom/

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 & leave us a comment!