Ep 298 - Maira Khwaja, Part 1

AirGo is joined on this episode by the incomparable Maira Khwaja. Maira is a writer and organizer of Public Strategy for the Invisible Institute, a journalism organization on the South Side of Chicago. She's a determined and joyful community organizer, building collective power with a variety of community projects and initiatives including food distribution across the city, the fight for housing protections in the wake of the Obama Center, and many more. Maira is also one of the most loving and caring humans in our circles, and it was a pleasure to celebrate and learn from her. The convo went so deep that we had to break it up into two episodes for you to enjoy. Here's Part 1, with Part 2 to follow next week! SHOW NOTES Explore Envisioning Justice RE:ACTION - https://envisioningjustice.org/AG/ Support the Chicago Torture Survivor Relief fund - https://www.classy.org/campaign/survivor-relief-fund-in-the-time-of-covid-19/c278576 R3 Coalition - https://www.facebook.com/R3Coalition/ Andy Clarno - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-188-andy-clarno/id1016530091?i=1000438261203 UChicago Crime Lab - https://urbanlabs.uchicago.edu/labs/crime Trina Reynolds-Tyler on AirGo - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id1016530091?i=1000436477593 Jamie Kalven on AirGo - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id1016530091?i=1000434150947 Beneath the Surface, a project that investigates gender-based violence at the hands of the police - http://www.btsurface.com/ Citizens Police Data Project - https://cpdp.co/ Marketbox - https://marketboxchi.org/ Saul Alinsky - https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/programs/saul-alinsky-american-community-organizer-political-activist-and-writer-discusses-his-book Almighty Black P Stone Nation by Natalie Y Moore - https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/almighty-black-p-stone-nation--the-products-9781569768464.php Natalie Y Moore on AirGo - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id1016530091?i=1000502721915 Dissenters - https://wearedissenters.org/ Asha Ransby Sporn on AirGo - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id1016530091?i=1000458120525Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradiobsky.app/profile/respairmedia.bsky.socialFind us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events Bring us to your community by hitting us up - [email protected] CREDITSHosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío SantosVideo Post-Production Producer - Troi VallesLead Editor - Troi VallesDigital Media Producer - Troi VallesEngagement Producer - Rivka Yeker