In this episode, Sofia and Savanna sit down with Siihasin, a land defender, communist, and community organizer from the Navajo Nation and Black Mesa, New Mexico. They discuss Siihasin’s theories on community organizing, what Sheep Camp and Wood Camp are, how you can get involved, and resources that you should tap into if you want to learn more about the movement. 

Where to find the Black Mesa Solidarity Network and support them:

• Linktree (including link to GoFundMe and CashApp)

• Black Mesa Resistance on Facebook 

• @blackmesasolidaritynetwork and @blackmesaresistancecamp on Instagram

Resources: 

1. Book recommendations: 

1. Babel by R.F. Kuang

2. An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

3. An Afro-Indigenous People’s History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays

2. Kimberle W. Crenshaw (find all of her publications and articles here)

1. Journal Article “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color” by Kimberle W. Crenshaw

3. Journal article “Settler colonialism and the elimination of the native” by Patrick Wolfe

4. The Red Nation

5. Feminist Theories: 

1. Indigenous Feminist Theory (this is just the GoogleScholar search page -- do your own searching and reading!)

2. Black and African Feminist Theory (this is just the GoogleScholar search page -- do your own searching and reading!)

3. Third World Feminist Theory (this is just the GoogleScholar search page -- do your own searching and reading!)

6. The Stonewall Riots (again - this is just a starting point. Do your own research!)

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This episode was recorded by Kineo Memmer, Sofia Jenkins-Nieto, and Savanna Woods. It was produced and edited by Kineo Memmer and Sofia Jenkins-Nieto. Introductory and outro song sampled from: Eileen & the in-Betweens. “Free Palestine (On Fire).” Records DK, 2024.