The 2 Best Rebel Steps Podcast Episodes
1) Episode 5: Support Your Community (Mutual aid)
When people first set out to make a difference, they often gravitate toward charity. Yet charity has existed for eons, and the poor are still poor. Learn about the difference between charity and mutua...Show More
2) Join the Abolitionist Movement with Mariame Kaba
Abolition has been a huge topic in the wake of the uprising sparked by the police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Calls to defund or abolish the police are now experiencing a surge of inte...Show More
3) Free them all! (Defense Committees)
If someone is facing charges of any kind, supporters might form a defense committee, basically a small group of people dedicated to supporting that individual through their trial and, if they serve ti...Show More
4) Grow the Movement (Onboarding)
With intentional and friendly onboarding, groups can bring in new participants and grow an organization’s capacity. In this episode we explore tactics for onboarding with labor organizer RV, and hear ...Show More
5) Join the fight against fascism
Amid the flurry of news, it feels impossible to know what to do. We can doom scroll. We can listen to the litany of hot takes. But none of this seems to answer the question, what can we do now? If rig...Show More
6) Street Action 2 (Take the Streets)
This is the second episode in a two part series on street action. In this episode, I’ll be looking at what happens once you hit the streets, including how to do a basic eye flush and some ways to deal...Show More
7) Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021
As we round out this historically challenging year, it feels important to take a moment to reflect. In this episode, you’ll be hearing from a bunch of our comrades, many who have appeared on previous ...Show More
8) Street Action 1: Get Ready
In this two part episode, I’ll be covering some street tactic how tos. This first part will talk about things to do before hitting the street. If you’re a seasoned street activist, I think you’ll stil...Show More
9) Rent Strikes 4: Eviction Defense
As landlords continue to threaten tenants with evictions, newly formed tenants unions and associations as well as community organizations and neighbors will have to move quickly to try and assist vuln...Show More
10) Rent Strikes 3: Build a Tenants’ Union
Hear from organizers Kat and Daisy of the Ithaca Tenants Union about their campaign to cancel rent as well Ali from Regal Tenants Union and Bushwick-Bedstuy Tenant Coalition. Both these tenants unions...Show More