Radicals for Good

“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even though her shackles are very different from my own.” - Audre LordeIn this episode of Radicals for Good, we start our co(sin)e series - a series of roundtable discussions designed to solve the equation for building community power through voting, decision making, and civic participation. This roundtable includes, Aly Thee Activist, an activist against police brutality from Grand Rapids; Lexis Zeidan, a Palestinian-American organizer and co-founder of the Uncommitted Movement; and Jenn Onwenu, host of Detroit-based talk show, AskJenn.Learn More and Take Action* Donate to Movimento Cosecha working with families being terrorized by ICE in Grand Rapids, Michigan: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nobusinesswithice* Watch the Ask Jenn Show: https://www.askjennshow.com/* Join Arab Americans for Progress: https://www.aaforprogress.org/* Watch the Peoples Production trailer about the Uncommitted National Movement: https://www.peoplefirstproductions.com/uncommitted* Arab Americans for Progress voting resources: https://www.aaforprogress.org/voting-resources* Use the Isreal Lobby Tracker tool: https://www.trackaipac.com/Additional Sources* Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement* About Patrick Lyoya: https://www.npr.org/2022/04/22/1094104164/patrick-lyoya-shooting-grand-rapids-michigan* Interview about Uncommitted Movement with Lexis Zeidan: www.democracynow.org/2024/9/20/lexis_zeidan_uncommitted_national_movement_2024* Political Action Committees (PACs) vs. Super PACs: * Recent DTE rate hike in Michigan: https://planetdetroit.org/2026/09/dte-rate-hike-line-5-data-centers/* Detroit Board of Police Commissioners: https://detroitmi.gov/government/boards/board-police-commissioners* How to track PACs: https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/how-to-research-public-records/pacs-parties-and-other-committees/ Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe

The white fathers told us, I think therefore I am; and the black mothers in each of us-the poet-whispers in our dreams, I feel therefore I can be free. - Audre LordeIn this episode of Radicals for Good, we discuss what it looks like to be radically well and tend to grief during times like these, with Adria Moses, a poet, author, and founder of the School of Radical Healing. We invite listeners to tend to their bodies while listening as Adria walks us through guided breathing and gentle movements.Learn More and Take Action* Take a class at detroityogalab.com* Learn more about all of Adria’s incredible work at adriamoses.com‍ ‍* Use code ‘radicals’ for free shipping on adria’s latest book ‘towards what hurt’: https://www.adriamoses.com/thebookAdditional Sources* Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement* No fear poem by Maya Angelou: https://internetpoem.com/maya-angelou/life-doesn-t-frighten-me-poem/* Listen to Audre Lorde read ‘Uses of the Erotic’:* Poetry is not a luxury by Audre Lorde: https://www.poetrypedagogy.com/uploads/8/9/3/8/89385582/poetry_is_not_a_luxury-lorde.pdf* Yoga with Adrienne: https://www.youtube.com/yogawithadriene/featured* Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown: https://adriennemareebrown.net/book/pleasure-activism/* Loving our Own Bones by Julia Watts Belser: https://www.juliawattsbelser.com/* Inward by Yung Pueblo* Tending Grief by Camille Barton Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe

True citizenship is found in the courage to speak truth to power and hold leaders accountable.-Frederick DouglassIn this episode of Radicals for Good, we start our co(sin)e series - a series of roundtable discussions designed to solve the equation for building community power through voting, decision making, and civic participation. This roundtable includes, Joanna Whaley, the Democratic nominee for Michigan House of Representatives and if elected, the first openly trans woman legislator; Imani Foster, an activist fighting for education justice in Detroit and communication director for 482Forward; Parish Halsell, a Detroit-based storyteller and the voice behind Pardon Me TV!; and Brianna Bryant, a artist and activist in Detroit. Learn More and Take ActioN* Donate to or volunteer with Joanna’s campaign: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/joannawhaley .* Watch more on pardonme.tv* Volunteer with 482Forward: https://www.482forward.org/ Additional Sources* Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement* https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/trans-woman-joanna-whaley-michigan-legislature* Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Radicals for Good, we’re talking about the true impacts of urban gardening as a means of feeding our people and building community with Dolores Perales-Lara, an urban planner and co-director of Cadillac Urban Gardens.Learn More and Take Action* Learn more, volunteer, pick up free produce, and/or donate to Cadillac Urban Gardens: https://www.cadillacurbangardens.org/home* Donate to Cadillac Urban Garden and support free food: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/AXTKTP42KWZSE* Read youth led research on food insecurity: https://www.learngala.com/cases/detroitfood/* Learn more about food systems and food insecurity in Detroit: https://detroitfoodpc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/DFMR24-Report-20260416-FINAL.pdfAdditional Sources* Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Radicals for Good, we’re discussing the future of voting with Arabia Simeon, a designer, technologist, and CEO & Founder of Politics on the Go (POGO). Learn More and Take Action* Learn more about and start using POGO Vote: https://www.pogovote.com/* Watch Arabia’s TEDx presentation, From Likes to Votes: * Read A Map to the Door of No Return by Dionne Brand* Read The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander* Check out this resource: https://ground.news/* Look up political campaign donors: https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookupAdditional Sources* Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement* Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC): https://snccdigital.org/* Kamala Harris coconut tree quote: https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-coconut-tree-quote-explained-what-she-meant-and-why-its-going-viral-as-biden-drops-out/ Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe