Episode 74: Vidhya Aravind
Episode description
This week, we speak with activist Vidhya Aravind (she/her). Topics include:
- Police accountability vs police abolition
- The value of failure in political organizing
- Why nonprofits won’t save trans people
- Does political activism count as gender expression?
- Plus: Becoming an activist by “being a dumb bitch that cares a lot.”
Read Vidhya’s essay about hope and shame on Substack.
Find Vidhya on Twitter @kid_vidh.
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