154 episodes
Interdependent Study Interdependent Study
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4.7 • 16 Ratings
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Class is in session. Interdependent Study is about the learning and unlearning work for social justice and collective liberation.
Interdependent Study is hosted by Damien Franze, an angry Black man from Baltimore who wears his heart on his sleeve, and Aaron Hood, an angry white man from Florida who is always thinking. We’re two friends who work in education and share a commitment to social justice.
We believe that we are always learning; always arriving. People constantly learn and unlearn by reflecting on their experiences. Interdependent Study is designed to be a community for this work.
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Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan
The war in Sudan that’s been taking place for the past year is a crisis that is not getting enough news coverage. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Sudan’s conflict hits the 1-year mark, sparking fears of repeated atrocities” by Kate Bartlett in NPR and an episode of The Listening Post on Al Jazeera called “Sudan: A savage war and toxic information battle”, which provide information and insights about the year-long war and crisis taking place in Sudan as well as analyze the lack of news media coverage about the crisis, and what we learn about this war and what we can do to support the humanitarian efforts to help the people of Sudan in our continued fight for collective liberation.
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Angela Davis Teaches us about Palestinian Solidarity
There will be no justice for any of us unless there is justice for the Palestinian people. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “Angela Davis: Standing with Palestinians” by Angela Davis in Hammer & Hope, which shares her brilliant reflections on the past 60+ years of the state of Israel and Palestine’s relationship with one another and the globe, as well as the movement and organizing work that has been done to fight for peace in that region and for justice for Palestinians, and what we learn and take away from this incredible piece in our continued work and fight for collective liberation.
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Authoritarian Restrictions on Protesting
We must protect all of our rights, especially our right to protest, at all costs. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “The War on Protest” by Adam Federman in In These Times, which analyzes the recent rise in political repression and the government’s criminalization of dissent, protest, and social movements, and what we learn and take away from this piece as pressing imperatives for our work and for our continued fight for social justice and collective liberation.
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Emergent Strategies & Abolition
We all deserve to live in a world where we collectively have everything we need to live and thrive. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies by Andrea J. Ritchie, which analyzes the concept of emergent strategies and current abolitionist practices and explores how emergent strategies can help us to focus organizing efforts to create a world without the violence of policing, surveillance, prisons, and the criminal punishment system, and what we learn and take away from this incredible book in our continued fight for collective liberation.
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Abolition in Real Time: Healing & Justice Center
Community-based public safety is essential to providing our communities and people with the resources they need to live and thrive. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the Healing and Justice Center’s 2023 Annual Report, which outlines the organization’s efforts to enact true community-based public safety initiatives in Miami, and what we learn from the Healing and Justice Center’s work in our continued learning and fight for social justice and collective liberation.
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Dr. King as a Moral Compass on Palestine
We must have the courage to stand up for what’s right regarding Palestine. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “The Courage to Disagree” by Derecka Purnell in Hammer & Hope, which analyzes how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words and beliefs have been used by leaders and politicians to advance their own social and political agendas, especially in regards to Israel and Palestine, and what we learn from this piece and Dr. King’s worldview in our continued learning and fight for social justice and collective liberation.
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Customer Reviews
Insightful & Thoughtful
From the first listen of this podcast, it was clear that each episode would bring an introduction to and exploration of the challenging social issues of time. Aaron and Damien engage with a wide array of media in the hopes of unpacking, analyzing, and applying these topics in relation to their (and our) lived experiences.
Hit the play button! Amazing.
Great new podcast find, that covers a range of topics and entails timely conversations! The two host Damien & Aaron are personable, knowledgeable and insightful! Excited to listen every week.
Disappointed
This podcast seemed inspirational, mature and thoughtful until the hosts started focusing on the current war in Israel, seemingly blaming everything on Israel and not faulting or even mentioning Hamas at all. Stay on topics you are actually knowledgeable about and stop spreading propaganda and misinformation.