Psychic Militancy

I am releasing this out of order (again!) because it was an urgent and special episode with a dedicated fundraiser for youth in south Lebanon, especially those in schools. Mostafa is a dear comrade on the ground in Lebanon—he gives us updates on what is happening, mutual aid efforts, and his own work with youth in the South. Please consider giving whatever amount you're able to today! Shout out to our awesome comrades Hibr Falastin (check them out on IG @hibrfalastin and follow their work if you haven't already!) who are teaming up with us for the fundraiser. Please send them your donations via Venmo @arianabazlamit with a ☀️ emoji. *All raised funds go directly to the kids in Lebanon!* ‼️IMP‼️ Guidelines for sending via Venmo: •Increments of $500 or less •"Friends and Family," NOT "Goods and Services" •Note: ☀️ For those outside the USA, you can use Whish and send directly to: Mostafa Soueid at (+961) 76-726-762 OR use Taptap send and send to Mostafa's Whish account Mostafa Soueid (delivery method "wallet") at (+961) 76-726-762. If you use Taptap Send: https://www.taptapsend.com/en make sure you use their first free $20 to send that extra amount on them! Mostafa Soueid is a child psychologist based in Lebanon whose work focuses on psychosocial support for children and adolescents affected by displacement, conflict, and instability. He works with young people from South Lebanon, Palestinian and Syrian refugee camps, and Gaza, developing psychosocial support activities that strengthen communal solidarity. His work seeks to expand approaches to psychological support beyond the clinical setting and develop practices that are more responsive to Arab-majority contexts. He holds a Master's degree in Psychology from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar, where he completed his practicum training with children and adolescents aged 6–18. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like our videos to disrupt the overlords and their monopoly on content, AND, if you're feeling really adventurous and want a psychic militancy infusion in between episodes, consider becoming a paying patron at: www.patreon.com/psychicmilitancy Find us on IG at: @psychicmilitancypod

I am was joined for this livestream by militant comrade Arlene Eisen--and let me tell you how excited I was!! Arlene has sooo much knowledge, both historical and practicel, and also from and for the current moment. Arlene and I discussed her incredible book, In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women, and something that is/was on both of our minds: Cuba. Arlene's book documents her long history being involved in militant struggle and revolutionary movements--so we definitely dove in there, but also into so much more. Inspired by the Black and Vietnamese liberation movements, Arlene has been a militant in the struggle against imperialism since the 1960's-- first as a protester facing tear gas and later as a teacher and writer. She edited The Movement newspaper, and was a leading voice in the anti-imperialist women's movement of the 1970's. For the next half century, she joined the anti-apartheid movement, the movement for justice in Palestine, including the olive harvest in the West Bank, the struggle for the right to return to New Orleans after Katrina, the movements against fascist U.S. police and their deputized militias and against the holocaust in Gaza---always standing in solidarity with national liberation struggles both inside and outside the U.S. Empire. To support herself and her two sons, she worked as a sociology and women's studies lecturer, machinist, journalist and public health expert. During the first ten years of her children's lives, she was on welfare. Arlene Eisen is the author of the influential study, Operation Ghetto Storm, first published by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement. She is also the author of two books on Vietnamese Women. All are available on her website, https://ArleneEisen.org Find Arlene's book here from Iskra books here: https://www.iskrabooks.org/books/p/worldwide-family Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicMilitancy And follow us on IG: @psychicmilitancypod For pre-releases and exclusive content, consider becoming a paying member at: www.patreon.com/psychicmilitancy

I am releasing this audio out of order because it is an urgent call to action and support! Hala Sabbah, our incredible comrade from the Sameer Project joined me on this urgent livestream to give us a report back about their work, what's happening, and most importantly, what we all need to do to uplift their continued interventions and struggle.   To support the most urgent needs funded via the Sameer Project, please consider giving what you can here: https://chuffed.org/project/help-us-deliver-vital-aid-to-gaza-families-in-need   And joining their substack here: https://substack.com/@thesameerproject   Hala Sabbah is Palestinian based in Spain. She has been an activist for 15 years and cofounded The Sameer Project in 2024.   Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicMilitancy   For pre-releases and bonus content, consider becoming a paying patron at: www.patreon.com/psychicmilitancy   Also follow us on IG: @psychicmilitancypod

We are baaaaaaaack with our very popular TGT spin-off, TGT-The Musical with Nora, who, yes, we still all love. This time we were joined by our dear comrade Maura Finkelstein, who, let's face it, we also ALL love. As always, a surprise singing comrade appearance is in store. Join us as we talk resistance, how to continue sustaining ourselves for the long struggle, and so much more. Nora Barrows-Friedman is an associate editor at The Electronic Intifada and has been a reporter and broadcaster focusing on Palestine for more than 20 years. She is the author of "In Our Power: US Students Organize for Justice in Palestine." Maura Finkelstein is a writer and anthropologist. Her first book, The Archive of Loss: Lively Ruination in Mill Land Mumbai, was published by Duke University Press in 2019. Her anti-Zionist writing has been published by Allegra Lab, The Scottish Left review, The New Arab, The Markaz Review, Mondoweiss, Middle East Eye, and Al Jazeera. She is currently working on a book about Hillel International and a history of Zionist repression on US college and university campuses. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicMilitancy like our content, and send to comrades! Follow us on IG: @psychicmilitancypod For special content and pre-releases, consider becoming a paying patron member: www.patreon.com/psychicmilitancy

Hi everyone! Releasing a little snippet of our bonus episode where me and Sina laugh about all the things that go into this show and how we got here--and, of course, much more. If you want to hear the entire thing and some special Lara & Sina analysis, please consider supporting the show at: www.patreon.com/psychicmilitancy Thank you, as always, for all your support!