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Climate Changemakers is back for Season 2! And this year, hosts Damon and Kiss are reaching beyond Illinois and talking with environmental justice movement workers from across the land about what ideas guide their work, which strategies have been effective, and what advice they have for Elevate as the organization works to put people and the planet first in the fight to build equity through climate action. On Episode 5, Dame and Kiss head east to talk Detroit with the inimitable Monica Lewis-Patrick. Known as the "Water Warrior," Monica is the cofounder of We The People Detroit, a community-based grassroots organization aiming to inform, educate, and empower Detroit residents on imperative issues surrounding civil rights, land, water, education, and the democratic process. She talks about the links between water access and austerity, the gender-based violence of water shutoffs, the regional coalition of water organizing across the Great Lakes, how her mother called her to action, and much more. SHOW NOTES

AirGo is sharing the Aux and spreading the love to some of Chicago's best DJs on Cottage Groove! Each month, a different guest DJ will share an original mix featuring a combo of artists from the city and sounds from across the globe, right here on AirGo. This mix is from Sadie Woods. Sadie is an award winning post-disciplinary artist, independent curator, and deejay. Her work focuses primarily on social movements, liberatory practices, cultural memory, and producing collaborations within communities of difference. She also deejays under the moniker Afrodjia, focusing on diasporic music and culture of the Americas and the Global South. Follow her: instagram.com/woodsadie/ SONGS IN THE MIX: Chezere - I'm Not Blind Ugochi Nwaogwugwu, Kai Alexander- Don't Mind Them Bella BAHHS - Black Power Avery R. Young - Right On For the Darkness Roy Kinsey - Crook County Pugs Atomz ft. Wes Restless - Fire Burnin' Frank Waln - My People Come From the Land ESHOVO - Forecast Illuminati Congo ft. Rocker T - Drug War Isa Starr

AirGo is partnering with friend of the show and self-appointed honorary cohost Eve Ewing to present Black Freedom Conversations, a suite featuring Eve in conversation with Black scholars toward collective Black liberation and learning. Each episode corresponds to lectures given by the featured scholar, which are available for free at www.blackfreedomlectures.org/. The fifth and final episode features Eve in conversation with Moya Bailey, an African American feminist scholar, writer, and activist, notable for coining the term misogynoir, which describes a specific form of discrimination experienced by black women. Bailey is an associate professor at Northwestern University. SHOW NOTES Watch the lecture - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ01Dx081fA&t=668s Follow the guest - twitter.com/moyazb Become an AirGo Amplifier - airgoradio.com/donate Rate and review AirGo - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id1016530091

As you may have seen, over the last week our community here in Chicago experienced heartbreaking loss. As we move through the grief, AirGo wanted to share a few sounds and songs that have been grounding and connective during this time. May the memories of SqueakPIVOT, Malik Alim, and so many others lost in this time be a blessing. Donate to support the burial and children of Squeak: gofund.me/f6aac8d8 Music in this mix: Kaddish - Alex Jacobowitz A.P.I.D.T.A - Jay Electronica PDLIF - Bon Iver Don't Forget About Me - Noname Risk - MfnMelo x SqueakPIVOT feat. Rexx life Raj I'll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday HEAVEN ALL AROUND ME - Saba Shadow Man - Noname x Phoelix x Saba x Smino

We're hyped to bring you this bonus episode, featuring audio from the July 17th event Defund | Abolish | Reconstruct, featuring Ruthie Wilson Gilmore. Presented by the League of Revolutionaries for a New America, Ruth Wilson Gilmore is interviewed by hosts Geri Silva from LA and our very own Damon A. Williams from Chicago. SHOW NOTES Learn about LRNA: https://lrna.org/defund-abolish-reconstruct-ruthie-wilson-gilmore/ Watch video of the event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lDcQYZSOSA Become an AirGo Amplifier - airgoradio.com/donate Rate and review AirGo - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id1016530091

Climate Changemakers is back for Season 2! And this year, hosts Damon and Kiss are reaching beyond Illinois and talking with environmental justice movement workers from across the land about what ideas guide their work, which strategies have been effective, and what advice they have for Elevate as the organization works to put people and the planet first in the fight to build equity through climate action. On this episode, the guys are joined by Neil Whitegull. Neil is the Executive Director of the Ho-Chunk Housing and Community Development Agency, a nonprofit organization on Ho-Chunk sovereign land in Wisconsin. He breaks down the history of trust responsibilities between the federal government and indigenous people, the contradictions and opportunities of federal funding, Ho-Chunk stories that go back three ice ages, the film Ice Age, and much more. SHOW NOTES Learn more about the HHCDA: hhcda.com/ Subscribe to, rate, and review Climate Changemakers on your podcast app: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clim

AirGo is partnering with friend of the show and self-appointed honorary cohost Eve Ewing to present Black Freedom Conversations, a suite featuring Eve in conversation with Black scholars toward collective Black liberation and learning. Each episode corresponds to lectures given by the featured scholar, which are available for free at https://www.blackfreedomlectures.org/. Episode three features Eve in conversation with Barbara Ransby. Ransby is the John D. MacArthur Chair, and Distinguished Professor, in the Departments of African American Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies, and History at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She also directs the campus-wide Social Justice Initiative, a project that promotes connections between academics and community organizers doing work on social justice. She was deeply involved in the anti-Apartheid/ Free South Africa movement in the 1980s and later co-founded a number of organizations including: The Ella-Baker Nelson Mandela Center, Ella’s Daughters, and Afric

AirGo is partnering with UIC's Social Justice Initiative to present The Sawyer Seminar, a series of conversations hosted by UIC scholars entitled Radical Care, Real Alternatives. On this sixth and final episode, we dive deep into the dynamics, structures, and transformative possibilities of the fight for Environmental and Climate Justice. The conversation is hosted by Teresa Córdova, who is the Director of the Great Cities Institute and a Professor of Urban Planning and Policy at UIC. She is joined by José Bravo, the Executive Director of Just Transition Alliance, and José Acosta-Cordova, the Environmental Planning and Research Organizer at LVEJO. The trio breaks down how the work has shifted over the last thirty years, some of the false solutions to climate change that are being proposed, and the value of multigenerational organizing in the Environmental Justice movement. It's a great convo to wrap up the suite–enjoy! Become an AirGo Amplifier - airgoradio.com/donate Rate and review AirGo - podcasts.apple

AirGo is partnering with friend of the show and self-appointed honorary cohost Eve Ewing to present Black Freedom Conversations, a suite featuring Eve in conversation with Black scholars toward collective Black liberation and learning. Each episode corresponds to lectures given by the featured scholar, which are available for free at https://www.blackfreedomlectures.org/. Episode two features Eve in conversation with Khury Peterson-Smith, who is the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C. He researches the US Empire, borders, and migration. He coauthored the 2015 "Black Solidarity with Palestine" statement, which was signed by more than 1,100 black activists, artists, and scholars. SHOW NOTES Follow the guest - twitter.com/kpyes Become an AirGo Amplifier - airgoradio.com/donate Rate and review AirGo - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id1016530091

AirGo is partnering with friend of the show and self-appointed honorary cohost Eve Ewing to present Black Freedom Conversations, a suite featuring Eve in conversation with Black scholars toward collective Black liberation and learning. Each episode corresponds to lectures given by the featured scholar, which are available for free at http://www.blackfreedomlectures.org/. Episode one features Eve in conversation with C. Riley Snorton, who is the author of Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity. SHOW NOTES Watch the lecture - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlp9ZeJeJsU&feature=youtu.be Follow the guest - https://twitter.com/crileysnorton Become an AirGo Amplifier - airgoradio.com/donate Rate and review AirGo - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id1016530091

AirGo is proud to share a suite of conversations led by the Chicago Torture Justice Center entitled "Where We’re Going, We Need Each Other," a 2021 celebration of the 6-year anniversary of the Reparations Ordinance for survivors of police torture, and the 4-year anniversary of the opening of the Chicago Torture Justice Center. On this fifth and final episode, Damon is in conversation with Kristiana Rae Colón, with a live performance on the street by interdisciplinary artist avery r. young. Special thanks to Kristiana for joining us as a special surprise guest and to avery for sticking with us throughout technical challenges! SHOW NOTES Learn more about CTJC - http://chicagotorturejustice.org Support the work of CTJC - www.classy.org/give/337684/#!/donation/checkout Become an AirGo Amplifier - airgoradio.com/donate Rate and review AirGo - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id1016530091

AirGo is partnering with friend of the show and self-appointed honorary cohost Eve Ewing to present Black Freedom Conversations, a suite featuring Eve in conversation with Black scholars toward collective Black liberation and learning. Each episode corresponds to lectures given by the featured scholar, which are available for free at https://www.blackfreedomlectures.org/. Episode four features Eve in conversation with Ashon Crawley, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and African American Studies at the University of Virginia. He is author of Blackpentecostal Breath: The Aesthetics of Possibility (Fordham University Press) and The Lonely Letters (Duke University Press). His work is about alternatives to normative function and form, the practice of otherwise possibility. SHOW NOTES Watch the lecture - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF5n2F2rwlU Follow the guest - twitter.com/ashoncrawley Become an AirGo Amplifier - airgoradio.com/donate Rate and review AirGo - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id10

AirGo is proud to share a suite of conversations led by the Chicago Torture Justice Center entitled "Where We’re Going, We Need Each Other," a 2021 celebration of the 6-year anniversary of the Reparations Ordinance for survivors of police torture, and the 4-year anniversary of the opening of the Chicago Torture Justice Center. On this episode, teachers, healing practitioners, and organizers Mark-Anthony Clayton-Johnson and Prentis Hemphill joined CTJC co-directors Aislinn Pulley and Cindy Eigler in a conversation rooted in Politicized Healing, organizing, and staying close to what we care about. SHOW NOTES Learn more about CTJC - chicagotorturejustice.org Support the work of CTJC - www.classy.org/give/337684/#!/donation/checkout Become an AirGo Amplifier - airgoradio.com/donate Rate and review AirGo - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id1016530091

AirGo is proud to share a suite of conversations led by the Chicago Torture Justice Center entitled "Where We’re Going, We Need Each Other," a 2021 celebration of the 6-year anniversary of the Reparations Ordinance for survivors of police torture, and the 4-year anniversary of the opening of the Chicago Torture Justice Center. With reflections from CTJM members Anthony Holmes, Dorothy Burge, and Alice Kim on how art and culture played a central role in envisioning reparations, this event examined how far we've come, what it took to get here, and the importance of the memorial. It also gave attendees time with artists, writers, and educators in breakout rooms, where they focused on making and creating in a world where there is so much un-making and destruction. Workshops include: Writing Workshop with educator Bill Ayers & CTJM member Alice Kim Make a quilt patch for incarcerated survivors with artist and CTJM member Dorothy Burge Make a protest poster with artist Aaron Hughes Learn about teaching the R

AirGo is partnering with UIC's Social Justice Initiative to present The Sawyer Seminar, a series of conversations hosted by UIC scholars entitled Radical Care, Real Alternatives. This episode, hosted by UIC professors Rachel Weber and Philip Ashton, explores how the public goods and services on which we rely have been commodified, packaged, and sold to the highest bidder. From the Chicago Skyway to the Green Line subway to the parking spots across the city, the municipal government has auctioned off the public infrastructure in an attempt to plug short-term budget holes, with often disastrous consequences. Dive deep into the weeds and emerge with a new lens to challenge the privatization of our lived environment in Chicago and beyond. SHOW NOTES Become an AirGo Amplifier - airgoradio.com/donate Rate and review AirGo - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id1016530091 Transcription by Ayinde Jean-Baptiste

AirGo is proud to share a suite of conversations led by the Chicago Torture Justice Center entitled "Where We’re Going, We Need Each Other," a 2021 celebration of the 6-year anniversary of the Reparations Ordinance for survivors of police torture, and the 4-year anniversary of the opening of the Chicago Torture Justice Center. This second episode features audio from an event honoring the mothers of survivors who continue to fight with and for their loved ones. Participants include: Armanda Shackelford, mother of Gerald Reed, who was recently released after nearly 31 years incarcerated Regina Russell, mother of Tamon Russell Rosemary Cade, mother of Antonio Porter Carolyn Johnson, mother of Marcus Wiggins, the youngest known survivor of police torture Co-moderated by Mark Clements, Survivor and Organizer at the Chicago Torture Justice Center and Alice Kim, co-founder of Chicago Torture Justice Memorials and Director of Human Rights Practice at the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights. SHOW NOTES Learn mo

AirGo is proud to share a suite of conversations led by the Chicago Torture Justice Center entitled "Where We’re Going, We Need Each Other," a 2021 celebration of the 6-year anniversary of the Reparations Ordinance for survivors of police torture, and the 4-year anniversary of the opening of the Chicago Torture Justice Center. This first episode, entitled "how we got here, where we're going," explored the impact of early reporting about police torture in Chicago and journalism's important role in the continuing movement for justice for survivors and families. Participants include: Gregory Banks, torture survivor Mark Clements, torture survivor John Conroy, journalist and playwright, My Kind of Town Joey Mogul, attorney and author of the Reparations Ordinance Maurice Possley, journalist Co-moderated by: Trina Reynolds-Tyler, Invisible Institute Damon Williams, CTJC, #LetUsBreathe Collective, AirGo SHOW NOTES Learn more about CTJC - chicagotorturejustice.org Support the work of CTJC - https://www.classy.or

Here's a lil status update on AirGo! We're taking our first summer break from regular original episodes, but will be releasing a couple of tremendous suites: first, a series of conversations entitled "Where We’re Going, We Need Each Other," celebrating of the 6-year anniversary of the Reparations Ordinance for survivors of police torture, and the 4-year anniversary of the opening of the Chicago Torture Justice Center. Then we're partnering with our old pal Eve Ewing for the Black Freedom Conversations, a suite of discussions that she hosted as part of the Black Freedom Lectures in May and June. Hope you have a restful and joyous summer, and keep an eye out for all kinds of new stuff coming from the AirGo crew. Thank you for such a successful year of growth, learning, and laughing together! Become an AirGo Amplifier - airgoradio.com/donate Rate and review AirGo - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id1016530091

Climate Changemakers is back for Season 2! And this year, hosts Damon and Kiss are reaching beyond Illinois and talking with environmental justice movement workers from across the land about what ideas guide their work, which strategies have been effective, and what advice they have for Elevate as the organization works to put people and the planet first in the fight to build equity through climate action. On this episode, Damon and Daniel have the honor of talking with two of the leading voices in the fight to save the lives and communities of Centreville, Illinois, a community that has been living in raw sewage for decades. Nicole Nelson is an attorney with Equity Legal Services, where she litigates on behalf of and works with Centreville residents, and Valerie Marion is a lifelong Centreville resident who is one of the founders of Centreville Citizens for Change, a community group that provides bottled water and other resources to their neighbors. The duo talks about how their town was structurally neglec

AirGo is partnering with UIC's Social Justice Initiative to present The Sawyer Seminar, a series of conversations hosted by UIC scholars entitled Radical Care, Real Alternatives. On this episode, we dig deep into the contemporary undocumented rights movement with UIC Professor Amalia Pallares and Mijente Political Director Tania Unzueta. The former mentor-mentee duo go through the timeline of Tania's involvement in the struggle, from her canceled appearance in front of Congress on September 11th, to the fight for DACA to be passed in the early 2010s, to her step into electoral politics over the last few years. Throughout the story, the love and appreciation between the old friends shines through, and the stories Tania shares illustrate what the future of this fight can look like. SHOW NOTES Mijente - https://mijente.net/ Coming out of the Shadows - https://www.thesociologicalreview.com/coming-out-of-the-shadows-undocumented-youth-art-and-activism-in-the-usa/ Radio Arte - https://www.chicagoreader.com/chic