Civil disobedience and intentionality with Eric Kirk
Episode 3 of the The Odd Post Podcast podcast, hosted by The Odd Post: Aneela Mirchandani, titled "Civil disobedience and intentionality with Eric Kirk " was published on May 16, 2024 and runs 71 minutes.
May 16, 2024 ·71m · The Odd Post Podcast
Summary
The campus encampments of recent weeks protesting Israel's war on Gaza brought to mind civil disobedience campaigns of the past, from Gandhi to MLK Jr. My guest today, Eric Kirk, is a veteran of civil disobedience protests himself, and an attorney. He has given legal advice to campus protesters at Cal Poly Humboldt. In this episode, he gives some practical advice to aspiring civil disobeyers on how to protest intentionally for maximum impact. And avoid head injuries while you're at it. Eric Kirk cohosts Redwood Wonk on Access Humboldt, and All Things Reconsidered on KMUD. Eric's reading/watching recommendations: Selma Hundred Years War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi Israel, a History by Martin Gilbert Six Principles of Nonviolence: MLK Jr
Episode Description
The campus encampments of recent weeks protesting Israel's war on Gaza brought to mind civil disobedience campaigns of the past, from Gandhi to MLK Jr.
My guest today, Eric Kirk, is a veteran of civil disobedience protests himself, and an attorney. He has given legal advice to campus protesters at Cal Poly Humboldt.
In this episode, he gives some practical advice to aspiring civil disobeyers on how to protest intentionally for maximum impact.
And avoid head injuries while you're at it.
Eric Kirk cohosts Redwood Wonk on Access Humboldt, and All Things Reconsidered on KMUD.
Eric's reading/watching recommendations:
- Selma
- Hundred Years War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
- Israel, a History by Martin Gilbert
- Six Principles of Nonviolence: MLK Jr
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