What Is No Kings? Building Strength in Community & Peaceful Resistance with Ishaan Srivastava

I am back from my podcasting hiatus because things in Chicago and across the country are getting pretty bad pretty fast and I wanna run my mouth while I'm still allowed. We are here because when I found myself feeling hopeless a few weeks ago, I got involved with my local Indivisible chapter and it gave me a sense of purpose and community in a world that often feels irreparably fucked. I met Ishaan there and immediately knew we needed to come together to spread the word about No Kings and building a peaceful resistance.Ishaan Srivastava is a GenZ progressive activist, and has been very active in Illinois politics. He has also been the host of The Ishaan S. Show, his political news podcast, since 2021. Ishaan is an advocate for GenZ involvement in politics, and informing people about ways to get involved! On this episode we talk about: How Ishaan got into the work he's doing as a GenZ political activist. Why I came out of podcasting hiatus to talk to him about it. How so many people (especially GenZ!) got pulled to the right in the last election cycle and what we on the left need to do differently. All the different ways to participate in peaceful resistance when things feel hopeless. What to do if you want to protest but are concerned about your safety. Why we continue to gather to push back against the current administration and how you can build community of your own (or join ours!)What No Kings is and why you should come to one of our events on October 18th. So many other good things! **Please know that this conversation represents the views of myself and Ishaan and may or may not reflect the diverse views of Indivisible as an organization or its members.Ishaan's Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Ishaan on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Ishaan on TikTokNo Kings Chicago Suburban Rally 10/18No Kings Sign Making Party in Arlington HeightsFind a No Kings event or Indivisible chapter near you⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Resistance training ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on Substack⁠