UNTIL ALL OF US ARE FREE: Palestine & Black Liberation — with Ijeoma Oluo, Dr. Michelle Taylor, Saul Williams, Angelica Ross & Gabriel Teodros

•

Welcome back to The Solidarity Index for part two of our Surge Series!

The definition of 'surge' is: a sudden, powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the waves or tide. And that is what we’re trying to create here, by lifting up other radical podcasts we admire – a surge of solidarity as we share communities and build power together.

To that end, we're honored to invite you to join host Ijeoma Oluo and her four brilliant guests – Dr. Michelle Taylor, Saul Williams, Angelica Ross and Gabriel Teodros – for a powerful episode of her podcast Until All Of Us Are Free, in which they deep dive into Black-Palestinian solidarity, and explore how we hold on to the truth of our shared humanity.

Their calls to concrete action are rooted in a solidarity of connection, and the stories they share illuminate a life-saving love that has persisted across generations.

•

You can find more about this episode’s freedom fighters at these links:

Dr. Michelle Taylor: website | Instagram | YouTube | YouTube

Saul Williams: website | Instagram

Angelica Ross: website | Instagram | Podcast

Gabriel Teodros: website | Instagram | Bandcamp | Substack

You can find more about the podcast on Instagram or YouTube, and more about Ijeoma Olua’s work – including Behind the Book and

________________________________________

TheSolidarityIndex.com

Tune in to THE SOLIDARITY INDEX on your favorite podcast platform, keep up with us on Instagram, and sign up for The Solidarity Index newsletter to receive new episodes direct to your inbox.

CREDITS
THE SOLIDARITY INDEX podcast is produced by State of Mind Media
Hosted by Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz
Created and produced by Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, Stina Hamlin, and Zahyr Lauren Audio editing and production by Stina Hamlin
Audio mix by Matt Gundy and Raquel Saldivar
Logo and identity design by Marwan Kaabour
Art direction, website and additional design by Jen Bell

THEME SONG
Until Everybody Is Free by Bella Cuts – featuring the voice of Maya Angelou
Released on Common Groove (2023)
All proceeds from download/streaming go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation...

Join host Zahyr Lauren – aka The Artist L. Haz – as they talk with Palestinian-Syrian culinary phenom and social justice warrior REEM ASSIL about harnessing community power for protection, standing firm in the stories of her people, and food as a force for liberation.

Based in Oakland, California, Reem is the founder of nationally-acclaimed Reem’s California, a bakery and restaurant that builds community across cultures through the warmth of Arab bread and hospitality. She has garnered an array of top accolades in the culinary world – including James Beard finalist for “Outstanding Chef” (2022) and semifinalist for “Best Chef: West” (2018 and 2019), Thrillist’s 2018 “Chef of the Year,” Food & Wine’s “Top 10” list, and many more.

Reem was featured in an episode of Rosario Dawson and Offside Production’s scripted series Normal Ain’t Normal, and the same year released IACP award-winning cookbook Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora.

Before dedicating herself to a culinary career, Reem spent over a decade as a community and labor organizer.

→ Follow Reem on Instagram – @ReemsCalifornia – and check out the gorgeous zine 18 Million Rising just released: Food is Resistance: For the Love of Bread with Reem Assil

→ Join us in supporting the Palestinian-led, community-based work of Gaza Mutual Aid Solidarity – with whom Reem works closely

→ See our site for links to the people, places, and resources featured in this episode

________________________________________

TheSolidarityIndex.com

Tune in to THE SOLIDARITY INDEX on your favorite podcast platform, keep up with us on Instagram, and sign up for The Solidarity Index newsletter to receive new episodes direct to your inbox.

CREDITS
THE SOLIDARITY INDEX podcast is produced by State of Mind Media
Hosted by Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz
Created and produced by Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, Stina Hamlin, and Zahyr Lauren Audio editing and production by Stina Hamlin
Audio mix by Matt Gundy and Raquel Saldivar
Logo and identity design by Marwan Kaabour
Art direction, website and additional design by Jen Bell

THEME SONG
Until Everybody Is Free by Bella Cuts – featuring the voice of Maya Angelou
Released on Common Groove (2023)
All proceeds from download/streaming go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation...

For this episode we're doing something new…
We're calling it The Surge Series: a podcast-to-podcast act of solidarity.

The definition of surge is "a sudden, powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the waves or tide." And that is what we're trying to create here, by lifting up other radical podcasts we admire – a surge of solidarity as we share communities and continue building together.

In our first Surge Series event, we have the honor of sharing a conversation between NDN Collective's President, CEO, and host of their podcast LANDBACK For The People – Nick Tilsen, and his guests Demetrius Johnson, Kiley Guy and Jennifer Marley from The Red Nation.

This episode was taped one year ago but remains more relevant than ever, as the US sponsored genocide in Gaza reaches horrific lows and we brace for open fascism from the incoming administration.

Nick, Demetrius, Kiley and Jennifer talk about how it's impossible to understand America's genocidal partnership with Israel without understanding Indigenous people and the Land Back movement here in the so-called US. They reflect on what they've learned through solidarity delegations to Indigenous lands and Palestine, Venezuela and around the world. And they explore how the power of their ancestors flows through their actions today.

Visit our website for full show notes.


EPISODE CREDITS:
An NDN Original
Hosted by Nick Tilsen
Produced by Willi White
Co-Produced by Steph Viera
Edited by Willi White
Original Music by Mato Wayuhi
PRESS & MEDIA: Cabot Petoia, press@ndncollective.org

________________________________________

TheSolidarityIndex.com

Tune in to THE SOLIDARITY INDEX on your favorite podcast platform, keep up with us on Instagram, and sign up for The Solidarity Index newsletter to receive new episodes direct to your inbox.

CREDITS
THE SOLIDARITY INDEX podcast is produced by State of Mind Media
Hosted by Zahyr Lauren aka The Artist L.Haz
Created and produced by Jen Bell, Shalva Wise, Stina Hamlin, and Zahyr Lauren Audio editing and production by Stina Hamlin
Audio mix by Matt Gundy and Raquel Saldivar
Logo and identity design by Marwan Kaabour
Art direction, website and additional design by Jen Bell

THEME SONG
Until Everybody Is Free by Bella Cuts – featuring the voice of Maya Angelou
Released on Common Groove (2023)
All proceeds from download/streaming go to the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation...