Gravediggers Unite!

By: Willie Baptist Ciara Taylor and John-Wessel McCoy
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  • Join our new podcast dedicated to the fighting organizations of the poor and dispossessed in the belly of the beast, the United States, and beyond. If you’re out there organizing, making art, preaching good news to the poor, educating and agitating, if you are wondering what is to be done, or where do we go from here, we are here for you. Not with all the answers, but with a good amount of experience and a whole lot of commitment. Your hosts are Willie Baptist, Ciara Taylor, and John-Wessel McCoy.
    Copyright 2024 Willie Baptist, Ciara Taylor, and John-Wessel McCoy
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  • Student of Watts: The Making of a Revolutionary

    Student of Watts: The Making of a Revolutionary
    Feb 1 2024

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    [S1 E01] Student of Watts: The Making of a Revolutionary

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    Join Willie Baptist, Ciara Taylor, and John Wessel-McCoy in a riveting exploration of why today's impoverished and marginalized are society's 'Gravediggers.' This episode delves into the personal journeys that united these three voices, beginning with Willie's transformative participation in the Watts Uprising of 1965. Their shared experiences, steeped in social justice struggles, shed light on the profound impact of grassroots movements in shaping our world. Tune in for a compelling discussion that connects past upheavals to contemporary challenges, offering a unique perspective on the forces driving societal change.

    Gravediggers Unite! A new broadcast from Politics in Motion. Join our new program dedicated to the fighting organizations of the poor and dispossessed in the belly of the beast, the United States, and beyond.

    Meet your hosts: Willie Baptist is a veteran of the 1965 Watts Uprising and current senior advisor of the National Union of the Homeless. Ciara Taylor is co-founder of Dream Defenders out of Florida and cultural strategy organizer and educator. John Wessel-McCoy is a working class white guy from the Midwest with a background in labor organizing and currently history and political strategy educator.

    If you’re out there organizing, making art, preaching good news to the poor, educating and agitating, if you are wondering what is to be done, or where do we go from here, we are here for you. Not with all the answers, but with experience and a whole lot of commitment. We explore revolutionary history, culture and mental terrain, while lifting up the fighting organizations of the poor today - the gravediggers of capitalism.

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