“The best way to respond to fear and intimidation tactics is to just show we’re not afraid. We’re going to keep showing up. We’re going to keep speaking out,” says musician Jocelyn Walsh, who is facing federal charges for protesting ICE activity in Chicagoland. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” Walsh and Chicago organizers Gabe Gonzalez and Rey Wences talk with host Kelly Hayes about what activists have learned from months of raids, repression, and escalating authoritarian violence.

Music by Son Monarcas & Songs for Liberation.

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Kelly Hayes: Welcome to “Movement Memos”, a Truthout podcast about organizing, solidarity, and the work of making change. I’m your host, wr

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