Mobilize

Professor and activist Eve Proper talks about the role the Independent Democratic Conference plays in the New York State Legislature and why the upcoming Democratic primaries are so important. Time to dismantle the IDC (for real this time). https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/mobilize---episode-18---eve-proper-the-idc-explained/

Matthew Hittle attends the Families Belong Together protest in New York City. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/mobilize---families-belong-together-protest/

Mobilize producer Betsy Nagler interviews Catalina Cruz about her New York State Assembly campaign for District 39, a district she’s proud to call "rich in that immigrant soul." Cruz shares the inspiring story of how she went from being an undocumented Dreamer to a leader who fights for change in her community, and how she wants to be model of what it means to a public servant rather than a politician in the Trump era. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/mobilize---episode-17---catalina-cruz-a-dreamer-for-queens/

Mobilize producer Betsy Nagler interviews New York State Senate candidate Alessandra Biaggi about her campaign to unseat Jeff Klein, the former leader of the Independent Democratic Conference. While the IDC's eight members just made a deal to reunite with the mainline Senate Democrats, they have spent that past eight years caucusing with Senate Republicans and blocking progressive legislation in order to gain money and power for themselves. Biaggi is running against these "fake Democrats" as part of a wave of new, progressive candidates now stepping up to run for office throughout the country, and fighting back against the Trump agenda. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/mobilize---episode-16---new-leadership-and-new-solutions/

Mobilize producer Betsy Nagler spoke to Bangladeshi American community organizer Mazeda Uddin about her work, including organizing World Hijab Day, defending an immigrant from ICE, and leading a multicultural contingent to help shut down JFK in response to the first #MuslimBan. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/mobilize---episode-15---knowledge-is-power/

Mobilize producer Cory Choy speaks with lifetime activist and volunteer Sue Gibson. After the shock of the 2016 election, Sue joined the Working Families Party’s Progressive Heroes project. She helped lead Text4Resistance teams in their efforts to turn out voters to elect numerous progressive candidates— many of whom have gone on to either win the primary or general election. These candidates include Latoya Cantrell, the first woman elected to serve as New Orleans’ mayor, Vernetta Alston, a progressive and queer woman of color who won her primary for city council in Durham, North Carolina, and Randall Woodfin, youngest ever elected mayor of Birmingham Alabama (among others). https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/mobilize---season-2-episode-1-sue-gibson---working-families-party/

Cory sat down with Wrolf Courtney, a local computer network engineer, to talk about his work with Rise and Resist, a NYC based resistance group, on "Operation Welcome Wagon" — a protest held in response to Trump's first visit to NYC after his inauguration. This protest sent a message to Trump and the world that Trump is not welcome in his own hometown. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/mobilize---episode-13---rise-and-resist/

Resistbot co-founder Jason Putorti talks about the free text-to-fax service that allows users to easily contact their government officials with a simple SMS. Text "RESIST" to 50409 to get started. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/episode-11-resisbot/

We visited Trump Tower to ask how people felt when Donald Trump put the future of DACA in limbo. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/mobilize---daca-protests---trump-tower/

Kathryn Jones talks about co-founding the Resistance Media Collective. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/episode-10---resistance-media-collective/

Mobilize producer Betsy Nagler interviews her mother, Iris, about her experiences organizing with the National Organization for Women in the 60's and 70's. What's it like trying to balance organizing with a career and a family? https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/episode-9-learning-from-a-veteran/

"Google Docuvist" Amber Sexton explains the New York State Constitutional Convention Referendum, a little-known ballot initiative that could have a very large impact for the people of New York for generations to come. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/episode-8---con-con/

Do you hate poor people? https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/trumpcare-for-u/

Grab life by the pussy with TrumpCare https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/trumpcare/

Katie McCreary and her husband John Evans give their community a chance to (literally) raise their voices together in protest and song. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/episode-7-march-chorus/

Thousands and thousands of people across the country are using a mass conference call as a tool to coordinate their actions. We interviewed one of the organizers: Victoria Kaplan. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/episode-6-calling-the-resistance/

When Kristin Mink heard about a hate crime at a church in her community, she decided to do something about it. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/episode-5-reversing-a-hate-crime/

How Audrey Sage, a self-described newbie organizer, led thousands of protesters to JFK airport. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/episode-4-protest-at-jfk/

Nick Panken of Spirit Family Reunion gives a thoughtful interview about resistance, vulnerability and honesty, and his protest song: Going Out To Cannon Ball. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/episode-3-going-out-to-cannon-ball/

Mobilize producer Matt Bockelman tracks down and interviews Kara, author of the famous "We're His Problem Now" online spreadsheet. https://www.mobilizehere.com/podcast/episode-2-were-his-problem-now/