Anoa is joined by two amazing journalists with Rewire.News, President and Editor in Chief Jodi Jacobson and Senior Reporter Tina Vasquez. Jodi and Tina dig in on some of the issues pertaining to the recent actions around immigration and Family Separation. The duo further provides an overview of pending legislation as well as background on the Flores Settlement. This is a must listen conversation! Related Articles: https://rewire.news/article/2018/06/22/history-helping-disappear-central-americans...
Jun 29, 2018•38 min•Ep. 94
On a quick trip back to the mountain state Anoa managed to catch a rally led by organizers and activists pushing for fully funded benefits through PEIA. Last spring we were captivated by the teacher led movement fighting back against the careless disregard of many who sit under the gold dome. This fight has continued and will continue through November. Teachers and other public employees have already proven their power and are not letting the momentum die down. Anoa also managed to catch State S...
Jun 22, 2018•34 min•Ep. 93
Caught up with Councilman khalid kamau of the City of South Fulton on election day. Councilman khalid served as campaign manager for Sheikh Rahman who ran for the seat in GA State Senate District 5. Running on a platform that spoke directly to voters about issues that mattered and touting his own journey into elected politics, Rahman clinched an impressive win against the 14yr incumbent. khalid and I also discuss the importance of voting in State races as they directly impact issues such as gerr...
May 23, 2018•33 min•Ep. 92
Recently talked wiht El-Mahdi Holly who is running for State Representative of the Georgia House District 111. El-Mahdi spoke to me about the latest step in the cityhood wave with the proposed city of Eagles Landing. Legislation recently signed by the Goverenor would permit Eagles Landing to deannex from the City of Stockbridge, taking a considerable portion of the tax base. We are also joined by reporter Brentin Mock who has covered some of these issues for a more in depth analysis. https://www...
May 22, 2018•35 min•Ep. 91
Anoa is joined by four organizers for the national education collective Journey for Justice to discuss issues in education equity as well as the newly released report "Failing Brown v. Board" exposing deep inequities in education across race and class. This week national organizers, parents, community leaders, and teachers will convene in Chicago for the J4J National Conference. Speakers: Jonathan Stith-National Director Alliance for Educational Justice Ronsha Dickerson- National Organizer, Jour...
May 14, 2018•45 min•Ep. 90
Shelly Hutchinson is an Our Revolution Georgia endorsed candidate. Anoa and Shelly recently took some time to discuss issues that matter to Shelly and the district as well as the courage to stand up and run. She has the courage, passion and drive to serve House District 107. Learn more about Shelly here! https://www.shellyforgeorgia.com/meet-shelly/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 11, 2018•39 min•Ep. 89
Tamara Johnson Shealey sat down with Anoa to discuss her race for State Senate and persisting issues of race in Georgia Politics. Tamara has a vision and commitment to bringing the district and our state forward. Check her out at tamaraforgeorgia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 08, 2018•40 min•Ep. 88
Continuing this week of awesome content, like Steven Universe drops a new week of episodes awesome! Anoa talks with leading members of the Justice League...um Justice Democrats Amy Viela and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. On the first half Anoa and Amy chat about her campaign and building capacity in Nevada. During the second part of the episode, Anoa digs in with Alexandria running against the machine in New York and cultivating relationships with the district on issues that matter. Check out Amy at...
Apr 18, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 87
Life takes a turn but the good content keeps on coming! On this edition of The Way with Anoa, Anoa talks with Josh Mound about his piece "Resolving the Democrats False Choice" in The New Republic. Josh aproaches the current false choice of choosing marginalized communities or reclaiming support amongst "working class white" voters. Josh points out that embracing policies that appeal to working-class people across race, without abandoning racial and social justice is key to turning things around....
Apr 17, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 86
Last month, Kim took some time to discuss the basics of information security and some of the issues we have seen. We also discussed a series she has written highlighting Women in Information Security. Kim notes that she also chose to include those who were gender non-conforming as a way of challenging notions within the information security community. Will definitely need to follow up with her now that there has been the release of info regarding Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. Kim writes regu...
Mar 21, 2018•41 min•Ep. 85
Eric Robertson does a deep dive into Georgia Politics, particularly focusing on the race for Governor. Despite a recent poll showing Stacey Abrams leading her opponent by double digits in the primary, there are whispers of her not being "electable." While few will dare raise this concern in public, it made for an interesting conversation about race, politics, and Democrats organizing to win statewide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 09, 2018•39 min•Ep. 84
Recently, I sat down with Imani Gandy, Senior Legal Analyst with Rewire. In the course of our conversation, there are several interesting points raised including why are we as progressives willing to excuse some people while holding others to the fire. This conversation is probably one of my favorites since starting the show because I was able to talk with a Black woman like myself who has gone from being an unhappy lawyer to honing their craft as an advocacy journalist. There are so few of us i...
Feb 06, 2018•44 min•Ep. 83
Last month I had the opportunity to interview the amazing Professor Sara Goldrick-Rab. Between technical issues and the craziness of life I thought I lost our interview, but thankfully it has been found! I initially reached out to Professor Goldrick-Rab to discuss the education portion of the Trump Budget; however, we dug deeper into her research into the challenges facing college students and families beyond tuition affordability. Professor Goldrick-Rab encourages those fighting for issues like...
Jul 07, 2017•43 min•Ep. 82
In this special edition of The Way with Anoa, Anoa is joined by Senator Nina Turner. The two talk about Senator Turner's new role as President of Our Revolution as well as the growing pains within this wave of progressive movement building. President Turner (has a nice ring right?) talks about the need to be deliberate and intentional in nurturing diversity in our movement in terms of people and ideas. A thoughtful conversation, Nina make is clear that she isn't afraid to shake things up where n...
Jun 30, 2017•32 min•Ep. 81
On this edition of The Way with Anoa, Anoa is joined by Jacqueline Luqman in a discussion about race, progressive spaces, and moving beyond our personal discomfort to fight injustice. This is an excellent dialogue about the reflecting on our lived experiences and history and how this informs the work we have to do moving forward. Even in issue based advocacy we cannot disregard the systemic issues deeply ingrained in American society pertaining to imperialism and racism and how they are intertwi...
Jun 24, 2017•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 80
Anoa sits down with Paula Swearingen who is running against Joe Manchin for Senate in West Virginia. Paula is a strong voice of the people, mother, and big sister to the movement. Instead of simply doing a traditional candidate interview, Paula insisted that this be a collaborative with organizers from WV Progressive Alliance. Robust conversation about real people doing real work. Check out Paula's site here! https://brandnewcongress.org/paulajean Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Jun 10, 2017•39 min•Ep. 79
On this edition of The Way with Anoa, Anoa chops it up with Lee Camp. The two talk about his summer tour and venture into a conversation about balancing our passions with our work. Lee shares some of the issues he would like to receive more coverage including Voting Rights and Suppression, Climate Change, and the Effects of Advertisement on our Mental Well Being. Full of insight, and engaging dialogue, Lee is definitely someone to check out in a city near you! Lee will be here in Atlanta June 9t...
May 25, 2017•51 min•Ep. 78
Earlier this evening, Anoa spoke with Attorney Gerald Griggs about the newly established Voter Fraud Commission. Arguably voter suppression has been one of the most underreported stories of the 2016 election cycle. He also detailed the issues with the voter fraud commission led by cross check creator Kris Kobach. Gerald also discussed cases undertaken by the Atlanta and Georgia chapters of the NAACP to address voter suppression on the local and state level. Gerald stressed the need for using all...
May 18, 2017•1 hr•Ep. 77
Anoa talks with Brian Lewis about voter integrity, the new voter fraud commission and the real threats to our Democracy. Brian is editor of the Black and Intellectual Blog. Check it out https://blackandintellectual.com/ Follow Brian at @_blackintellect Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 17, 2017•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 76
Last week I had the opportunity to speak on the Draft Bernie Organizing call. I discuss the power of our voice and continuing to build on the work of prior movement activity as well as the grassroots movement that has grown over the last two years. I support efforts to build collective action and power outside of the major party system. We need to be the leaders we need in our work. Check out https://draftbernie.org/ for more information including past calls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
May 10, 2017•14 min•Ep. 75
Kachina Mooney for a Progressive West Virginia by Anoa J. Changa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 02, 2017•24 min•Ep. 74
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Apr 26, 2017•56 min•Ep. 73
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Apr 26, 2017•55 min•Ep. 72
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Apr 26, 2017•22 min•Ep. 71
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Apr 26, 2017•7 min•Ep. 70
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Apr 26, 2017•53 min•Ep. 69
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Apr 26, 2017•33 min•Ep. 68
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Apr 26, 2017•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 67
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Apr 26, 2017•42 min•Ep. 66
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Apr 26, 2017•56 min•Ep. 65
