For today’s episode, Ali is joined in the studio by Danez Smith, a Black, Queer writer and performer from St. Paul. They spend the hour discussing the intersections of poetry and identity, art and activism, and what it means to share and heal through literary expression. Danez also reads two of their poems on the […]
Creative Conversations – Art & Activism
“Art is not neutral. It either upholds or disrupts the status quo, advancing or regressing justice.” –adrienne maree brown For today’s episode, we take a deep dive into the world of creativity and the role of activism in artists’ lives and work. Our guests are visual artists Simone Doing and Max Puchalsky (known professionally as […]
Patrick Anderson & T Banks: A Reading
Join visiting scholar, activist and writer Patrick Anderson and local poet and community activist T Banks for a reading about disease, disability, and survival. Patrick Anderson’s Autobiography of a Disease documents, in experimental form, the experience of extended life-threatening illness in contemporary US hospitals and clinics. The book blends the genres of storytelling, historiography, ethnography, […]
WOMEN TAKE THE POLLS! Yarn Instillation Maker Day
A GRASS ROOTS CALL TO “CRAFTIVISM” TO GET OUT THE VOTE Fabric-based crafts have become a powerful tool to broadcast messages supporting key rights and concerns and political statements. A group of local artists and activists, in collaboration with The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin invite caring supporters of the democratic process to join […]
The Case for Hope with DeRay Mckesson
For today’s episode, Lilada interviewed Black Lives Matter organizer DeRay Mckesson about his activism and why he thinks there is still cause for hope. Along the way they talk Serena Williams, police brutality, the school-to-prison pipeline, Colin Kaepernick, and much more. DeRay Mckesson is the author of On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case […]
Lessons and Legacies of the Sixties and Seventies
Allen Ruff speaks with historian, author, and social activist Max Elbaum about the legacies of the ’60s and ’70s. They “take a trip down memory lane” to apply the lessons of that era to our current political times. Max Elbaum has been involved in peace and anti-racist movements since joining Students for a Democratic Society […]
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