Episode 34: SLAP and Bowling Beef ft. Bri Laboss

We have one of Rudy’s good friends, comrades, and co-inspirator Bri on the podcast this week! We start off learning more about Bri, her activism mindset, and about Rudy and Bri’s history together. We also talk about what Bri has going on these days, including SLAP. We talk about Bris travels including to Africa and a childhood trip to their home country of Haiti.Dimez recently went on a trip to push for LGBTQ+ legislation at the New York State capitol in Albany. Dimez gives us an inside look at the lobbying process and their time with Free To Be Youth.The student protests against the genocide in Gaza are in full force. Together with Bri, our team discusses the implications of and nuances to the school and government responses to these encampments and occupations and how it can impact the genocide.Follow Bri on Instagram: @bri_bossyFollow SLAP Collective on Instagram: @theslapcollectiveSupport the We The People Van Fundraiser:https://gofund.me/a6eb57b0Check out our website: www.unapologetictawk.com Follow the podcast on socials:Instagram: @unapologetictawk Tik Tok: @unapologetictawkFollow Relly: @rellyrebel Follow Dimez: @dimez_cartierFollow Rudy: @shacqealRudy is the creator of Blacksky, an algorithm to connect Black users on Bluesky and the basis for other community algorithms on BlueskyFollow Rudy on BlueskyRudy also created Papertree.earth, a joint bank account for community groups to collectively manage finances.We The People NYC is a community-led mutual aid group that runs a hot food & clothes distro every Thursday @ 1PM on the corner of Fulton & Nostrand in Bed-Stuy & every Saturday @ 1PM on 125th Street & Lexington Ave in Harlem.Check out more info at wethepeople.nyc or @wethepeople_nyc on InstagramJoin the Stonewall Was A Riot! Movement every Thursday starting at 7pm at the Stonewall Inn to march for Black youth specifically Black LGBTQIA+ liberation. Tap in on Instagram: @stonewall.wasariot !!!