Questions for the so-called “Movement”

In Defense of Liberation

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Jay is more than just the host of All About Change podcast. He is a lawyer and international activist, who has focused his life’s work on seeking social justice by advocating for the rights of people with disabilities worldwide. On the special episode of All About Change, Mijon Zulu, the managing producer of the "All About Change" podcast, is taking over hosting duties to interview Jay Ruderman about his new book, his activist journey, and why activism is even more important today. Episode Chapters (0:00) intro (02:38) How does one choose a cause to go after? (03:33) Jay’s path to activism (07:50) Practical steps a new activist can take (09:24) Confrontation vs trolling (17:36) Learning from activists operating in different sectors (19:20) Resilience in activism (22:24) Reflections on Find Your Fight and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/ Looking for more insights into the world of activism? Be sure to check out Jay’s brand new book, Find Your Fight , in which Jay teaches the next generation of activists and advocates how to step up and bring about lasting change. You can find Find Your Fight wherever you buy your books, and you can learn more about it at www.jayruderman.com .…

circa un anno fa 1:10:32

A bit repetitious, but I wanted to put more of my thoughts into an episode and ask directly for responses questions and answers, we also must lift up in this moment Mumia Abu Jamal who is ailing from his imposed sicknesses cause by incarceration and attacks by the state; Leonard Peltier, who’s vision is quickly degenerating due to abuses in concentration camps, and who just lost his sister (who’s daughter needs help with funding!) and will not be able to say goodbye; Kamau Sadiki turns 71 today and still sits rotting in concentration under oppressive and cruel restrictions of food, water, and movement. These and others like Joy Powell are our heroes, our freedom fighters- we must struggle to see them free, safe, and taken care of

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Questions for the so-called “Movement”

In Defense of Liberation

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Political Economy, Psychology and Propaganda w/ Peter Beattie 1:04:11

4 giorni fa1:04:11

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Peter Beattie is an Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong who focuses on Political Psychology and Global Political Economy. He is also one-half of the wonderful program BettBeat Media which can be found on YouTube and Substack, with Karim Bettache. In this episode, me and Peter discuss what the studies of Political Psychology and Political Economy mean, how they help us to understand current global affairs and events, how propaganda and media misinformation dilute many peoples ability to comprehend the current situation we are in, and how understanding these things helps us to struggle for a better tomorrow. Thank you very much to Peter for coming onto the show, and I look forward to speaking again in the future, hopefully with Karim! Solidarity to you all! Glory to the Martyrs! Long live Resistance!…

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What the fuck is going on?! An Explanation (Part I of III) 1:18:05

15 giorni fa1:18:05

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In this episode, I discussed how Capitalism came into being, broadly, and how this process and its contradictions have led us to where we are today. I speak generally about how Feudalism was thrown into the dustbin of history through the collective action of the poor in alliance with the newly forming Capitalist class, and how this class of exploiters took advantage of the people's will to seize power for themselves. We discuss the movement towards Capitalism, the transition from "Free Market Capitalism" to Imperialism, how Imperialism, monopolies, and crises are a part of Capitalism's natural development, and how this intrinsic logic led us to today. In the next episode I intend to go deeper into the last 80-100 years to show how history doesn't exactly "repeat itself" but rather, comes in echoes. All Power to the People!…

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Resistance Can Never Die! 1:09:05

6 weeks fa1:09:05

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Welcome to those tuning in for the first time, and to those coming back after a while, sorry for my absence/hiatus! I explain a bit in the episode where I've been and why I've not posted - but here's an upload! In this episode I speak on the feeling of defeatism/doomerism, fear, and worry, and how to deal with these feelings. I also speak about the need to redouble our efforts against Colonialism and Imperialism worldwide and to view the current situation as a whole, not as individual or isolated parts. We discuss the victories of the Axis of Resistance, BRICS, and other forces opposing US/NATO imperialism globally, and how these victories are inherently victories for all of humankind! All glory to the Martyrs, all love and respect to the resistance, and all power to the people! If you'd like to reach out, come on the podcast, or share any ideas to improve the program, please reach out to indefenseofliberation@gmail.com Peace, Love, and Revolutionary Solidarity!…

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Media, Resistance, Islam and Revolutionary Optimism with Laith Marouf 1:06:38

20 weeks fa1:06:38

1:06:38

I am honored to have been able to speak with Laith Marouf, co-founder of Free Palestine TV, and weekly guest on Activist News Network, to discuss a wide variety of topics such as his early life in a revolutionary household; immigration; student organizing and contradictions within so-called "Canada"; the media as it exists vs. potential options people could be building; Islam, Faith and its non-antagonism to revolutionary ideas, and most crucial, the importance of revolutionary optimism. Thank you Laith, and thank you to our listeners, more soon inshallah! For more from Laith check out our weekly interviews with Actvist News Network: https://www.youtube.com/@activistnewsnetwork/videos And more from Free Palestine TV: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TVFreePalestine Twitter: @TVFreePalestine Live Broadcast http://freepalestine.video Telegram http://t.me/freepalestinetv Instagram: free.palestine.tv Rumble http://rumble.com/user/FreePalestineTV…

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Reflections on the Martyr Yahya Sinwar 0:13

23 weeks fa0:13

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In this episode, I discuss why I have been gone briefly, and speak on the recent assassination of Yahya Sinwar who was the Military and Political Leader of HAMAS, and an integral figure in the resistance movement. In his death, even after his martyrdom, we see he is still inspiring millions to fight and resist.…

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Checking Back In - Impacts of Capitalism-Imperialism, and Genocide 24:28

33 weeks fa24:28

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Asaalamu Alaykum, Peace and Love, All Power to the People! Checking back in after a while of not posting regularly, here goes a bit of an explanation and some updates! Be on the look out for more regular posting coming from me again! Contact me at indefenseofliberation@gmail.com or reach out to me on Instagram!…

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Interview with Sophia Williams - On Kwame "Beans" Shakur, Continuing the Legacy, Spirit of Mandela, People's Senate, About the People 30:18

34 weeks fa30:18

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In this episode I and another member of the Spirit of Mandela Coalition ( more on spiritofmandela.org ), the People's Senate, About the People and a member of many more such groups and organizations, Sophia, to speak with me on the upcoming event happening at Maysles Documentary Center On August 10th, this Saturday, from 5-7pm there will be a screening of a film on the life and work of Kwame "Beans" Shakur, a political prisoner/prisoner of war, an organizer, and a student of the Black Liberation Struggle, and his want to contniue the legacy of those who came before. We speak briefly on our own stories and how we came to be involved, plus more on what Spirit of Mandela is, the International Tribunal on the Rights of Black, Brown and Indigenous People, People's Senate, About the People and more! Check it out! And reach out! Get in the streets, organizing, now! All Power to the People!…

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A brief response to the lies about Nyah Mway 39:43

39 weeks fa39:43

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Nyah Mway a 13 year old boy was walking home at 10:20pm on June 29th, 2024- he was stopped by Utica police for allegedly fitting a description. Not 22 seconds (!!!) after being stopped by police, Nyah was dead. He will never see high school, or 14. He won’t see graduation, or college, or his first “real job”- Nyah is dead because he was murdered by the Police in Utica New York, because that’s what the police do! In this discussion we go through some of the lies that the New York Times, Huffington Post, Utica Phoenix, and other media sources, including the Democratic Party, Citizen Action, and other Non-Profits and NGOs who offer the people NO REAL SOLUTIONS!…

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Grief, Trauma and Resistance 35:16

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Peace everyone, wishing you all well! I wanted to take a moment to read some poetry from our friend and Comrade sister, Mother, Julia Wright- daughter of Richard Wright, friend of Kwame and Kuma, and freedom fighters all over the globe! So I drawn to speak a bit about something some comrades of mine - and shout out to them, you know who you are - have been bringing up quite often, and that is grief, trauma, and how to reconcile these things with revolution and resistance. Hopefully some of the things I say are worthy of your listening, take care all! All power to the people of Palestine!…

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Organize, Organize, Organize! With Activist News Network 1:02:29

45 weeks fa1:02:29

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In this episode, we go into a discussion of a recent interview, which activist news network recently put out with Jihad Abdulmumit, diagnosing the movements of today in the so called US, and specifically the student encampments. We also discuss the importance of internationalizing our struggles and what that means, the importance of centering Political Prisoners here and around the world, and much more!…

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Revolutionary Optimism 25:26

45 weeks fa25:26

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Where have I been lately? Who cares! Go out and struggle for liberation! What is “Revolutionary Optimism” ? And some other related points

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The Lines Have Been Drawn 7:51

49 weeks fa7:51

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We are a part of an international struggle against imperialism, colonialism, capitalism and exploitation. The resistance in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, and elsewhere has proven that this system can only be defeated by direct confrontation between forces towards the objective of completely eliminating all forms and all systems of oppression. This is the only way forward.…

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“What’s in a Mass Grave” 10:29

49 weeks fa10:29

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A reading of my poem, “What’s in a Mass Grave”

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Internationalize the Fight, Raise the Contradictions, Heighten the Struggle! 52:55

49 weeks fa52:55

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With the expansion of student lead university encampments, resistance operations, mass demonstrations worldwide, deterioration of the imperialist system, in-fighting, policing and terror tactics by the state and fascism on the rise, it is time to ask ourselves seriously: Is liberalism or social democracy, peace-activism, single issue fights, reaction and weekend organizing enough to stop them?…

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The Victories of the Resistance Show Us Bourgeois Rule, Law and Electoralism Have Failed 21:53

52 weeks fa21:53