Kelly Hayes is a Menominee author, educator, organizer, and photographer. Kelly is the host of Truthout’s podcast “Movement Memos” and co-author of Let This Radicalize You, with Mariame Kaba.
On Tuesday, mourners gathered at Foster Beach in Chicago to hold a vigil for Gaza. I co-organized the event alongside friends from Rad Rogers Park, Jewish Fast for Gaza, and Songs for Ceasefire, in order to create a space where our community could grieve for Palestinians killed during Israel'
Your weekly list of must-reads is here, but first, there’s a new episode of Movement Memos that I hope you’ll check out. I talked with Palestinian author and educator Eman Abdelhadi and Alex, a student organizer, about what we can learn from the recent wave of Palestine solidarity
Our current administration has normalized Trump with its pro-genocide and pro-fascist approach to Israel.
From the billionaires who lobbied for campus raids to mask bans, tech dystopias, and attacks from the far right, here are some of the most important stories I’ve read this week.
The current wave of student-led Palestine solidarity protests has reached an inflection point, as organizers at some remaining encampments say they are bracing for police raids. In Chicago, the DePaul Divestment Coalition, which organized an encampment on the DePaul University campus, has announced that administrators have declared a “stalemate,” effectively
From bail funds to robodogs, bluetooth surveillance, and antifascism after Gaza, here are some important stories you may have missed recently.
"Theirs is a politics of annihilation. Ours is a politics of collective survival."
In this moment of mass mobilization and widespread repression, it’s important for organizers to reflect on what we are building together and what leadership means to us. I wanted to share some questions from the Let This Radicalize You workbook that I think could be useful to activists and
“We are doing this for our people in Palestine who have no universities even to be a part of,” says student organizer Malak Afaneh.
"We're not visualizing an embryo. We’re just thinking, I’m pregnant, I don’t want to be," said Carol Downer.
"Lesson one is just shut up, learn, and listen," says former political prisoner Ann Hansen.
"After a handful of fights it became clear that the white power guys were not just going to disappear and we had to organize to protect our friends and community," said Mic Crenshaw.