We created this podcast in recognition that there are a number of podcasts for the American “left,” but many of them focus heavily on the organizing of social democrats, progressives, and liberal democrats. Aside from that, on the left we are always fighting a war of ideas and if we do not continue to build platforms to share those ideas and the stories of their implementation from a leftist perspective, they will continue to be ignored, misrepresented, and dismissed by the capitalist media and as a result by the general public. Our goal is to provide a platform for communists, anti-imperialists, Black Liberation movements, ancoms, left libertarians, LBGTQ activists, feminists, immigration activists, and abolitionists to discuss radical politics, radical organizing and share their visions for a better world. Our goal is to center organizers who represent and work with marginalized communities building survival programs, defense programs, political education, and counterpower. We also plan to bring in perspectives on and from the global south to highlight anti-capitalist struggles outside the imperial core...
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episode 9: Episode 9 - Palestinians And Jews Decolonize featuring Zev Wolf and Lina Assi
This week we caught up to Zev Wolf and Lina Assi to talk about their organization Palestinians and Jews Decolonize and provide listeners with some context for the current situation in Palestine including responses to the US declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the arrest and detainment of Ahed Tamimi and how Lina and Andrew see their organization’s role within Jewish and Palestinian politics. Palestinians and Jews Decolonize (PJD) is a socialist, anti-racist, and anti-imperialist organization supporting a decolonized and liberated Palestine. The organization is a Palestinian and Jewish led solidarity movement firmly rooted in anti-Zionism. That focuses on education, awareness, and militant action. Zev is a queer and Disabled Mizrahi Jewish writer and organizer. Zev graduated from UC Santa Barbara with B.A. in Middle Eastern History. They plan to pursue a PhD in History with an emphasis on Palestine/Israel. They co-founded Palestinians and Jews Decolonize and are currently involved in queer, Disability, and pro-Palestinian activism. Lina Assi is an undergraduate student pursuing a double major in Labour Studies and Political Science. Lina is also the President of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights McMaster (SPHR) and Co-Founder of Palestinians and Jews Decolonize. She has been involved in Palestinian activism in Ontario for over four years, organizing events such as Israeli Apartheid Week and other initiatives.