Collective Resistance and Community Building in Times of Crisis

Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp https://liberateyourbusiness.com/In this episode, Becky Mollenkamp and Taina Brown dive into strategies for building resilience, creating community, and thriving amidst social and political upheaval. They discuss creative resistance tactics, managing privilege in allyship, and ways to support mutual aid efforts at local and national levels. From anti-capitalist holiday shopping to the power of small, purposeful actions, this conversation is packed with ideas for meaningful change. Becky and Taina also explore how we can set boundaries with media and social media for mental health and make values-aligned decisions for the holidays.Discussed in This EpisodePractical ways to participate in mutual aid and community supportCreative resistance strategies and preparing for social activismThe impact of reducing news and social media consumptionLeaving Meta and transitioning to BlueSky for more intentional engagementAnti-capitalist approaches to holiday spending and gift-givingWays to support marginalized communities through direct actionManaging privilege in social justice work and creating safe community spacesUsing Signal and encrypted apps for secure organizing and resource sharingInsights from My Grandmother’s Hands on somatic healing and conflict managementReflections on Patricia Hill Collins' Matrix of DominationResources MentionedParable of the Sower by Octavia ButlerMy Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa MenakemBlack Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill CollinsBlueskySignal