[Originally published on The Media Co-op.] Saleh Waziruddin is a South Asian anti-racism activist who has participated in grassroots struggles throughout his adult life. In his 20s, he organized in the Muslim community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Now in his 40s, he lives in Niagara, Ontario, and is active in the Niagara Region Anti-Racism Association (NRARA). …
Talking Radical: Resources is a new collaboration from The Media Co-op and the Talking Radical project. In these short, monthly interviews, activists and organizers from across so-called Canada will connect you with ideas and with tools for learning related to struggles for justice and collective liberation. They will talk about how they themselves have learned, …
Thanks to long-time labour organizer Nick Driedger for the conversation just now about the nuts and bolts of worker organizing and about his recent article “Common Organizing Mistakes” (https://organizing.work/2020/11/common-organizing-mistakes/). Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio in the new year!
Thank-you to Christine and Quentin for the interview just now about the Unions Are Essential campaign from SEIU Local 2 that is supporting workers during COVID, and about a recent successful organizing drive. Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio in a few weeks!
Storytelling about a life spent at the heart of many of the major social movements in the US in the last 35 years combined with very practical lessons about how to organize. I had never heard of Lisa Fithian before, but as an organizer, a facilitator, a trainer, and an activist, she has done a …