Transitioning Movements to Politics w/ Asha Ransby-Sporn

Writer and organizer Asha Ransby-Sporn joins to talk about building durable political power in the five years since the 2020 uprisings, what those challenges look like in her city of Chicago (which elected progressive mayor Brandon Johnson in 2023), and what comes next. Check out Asha's recently published writing discussed in this episode Two Years After Electing a Mayor, Chicago’s Left Keeps Contesting for Power - In These Times America is Demolishing Antiracism Five Years After the George Floyd Uprisings - Hammer and Hope Connect with Block & Build and more Contact us: [email protected] Subscribe to Convergence Magazine's YouTube to catch the show live: Fridays at 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT Support our summer fund drive: bit.ly/summerfunddrive