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Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid
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1:24:56
Published: Mon Jan 18 2021
Description

Thousands of Portlanders decided their city had failed them. So they decided to take care of each other.Host: Robert EvansExecutive Producer: Sophie LichtermanWriters: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert EvansNarration: Bea Lake, Donovan Smith, Elaine Kinchen, Garrison Davis, Robert EvansEditor: Chris SzczechMusic: Crooked Ways by Propaganda Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Dozens of tourists have died under mysterious circumstances on Death Island over the last two decades.
00:00 - 02:11 (02:11)
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Death Island
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Dozens of tourists have died under mysterious circumstances on Death Island over the last two decades. Listen to this podcast to learn about the eerie happenings on the island.

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Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid
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Behind the Bastards
An interviewee discusses the potential for mutual aid communities to replace police services and the misconception that prominent faces will lead these communities.
02:11 - 08:31 (06:19)
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Police Abolition
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An interviewee discusses the potential for mutual aid communities to replace police services and the misconception that prominent faces will lead these communities. They highlight the tactics used by the Portland Police Bureau to make peaceful protests seem violent.

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Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid
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Behind the Bastards
Mutual aid is not something that can only be provided by organizations; instead, it's about people supporting each other within the community to survive and fight against societal challenges.
08:32 - 15:46 (07:14)
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Mutual Aid
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Mutual aid is not something that can only be provided by organizations; instead, it's about people supporting each other within the community to survive and fight against societal challenges. It's crucial to remember that those who are most affected by the current system also have the least power to change it, making mutual aid a necessary tool for building a better world.

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Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid
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Behind the Bastards
Symbiosis Solidarity Fund began by providing direct financial support to individuals experiencing economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portland.
15:46 - 23:53 (08:06)
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Mutual Aid
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Symbiosis Solidarity Fund began by providing direct financial support to individuals experiencing economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portland. They then expanded their mutual aid program through education and outreach work on communalism, mutual aid, and the radical left movement while working on municipal eco-resilience projects.

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Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid
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Behind the Bastards
The speaker recounts their adventures on the island of Koh Tao, how they acquired a van, and their collaboration with an ex-partner.
23:53 - 27:37 (03:44)
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Koh Tao
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The speaker recounts their adventures on the island of Koh Tao, how they acquired a van, and their collaboration with an ex-partner.

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Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid
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Behind the Bastards
The Disabled Comrade Collective, a group for disabled and ill people that have different needs and are neurodivergent, was born out of a need for community and necessary connections.
27:37 - 33:52 (06:14)
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Disability
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The Disabled Comrade Collective, a group for disabled and ill people that have different needs and are neurodivergent, was born out of a need for community and necessary connections. The main person behind the collective, Sylvan, is disabled and chronically ill like many of the members.

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Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid
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Behind the Bastards
Mac and a group of community activists are working together to promote sustainable living through initiatives such as gardening and community events, and providing people with tools and resources to create real positive change.
33:52 - 39:31 (05:39)
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Sustainability
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Mac and a group of community activists are working together to promote sustainable living through initiatives such as gardening and community events, and providing people with tools and resources to create real positive change.

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Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid
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Behind the Bastards
Portland Street Mechanics initially started to assist protesters who needed help repairing their cars, but soon expanded to provide transportation aid to marginalized communities.
39:31 - 45:40 (06:09)
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Mutual Aid
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Portland Street Mechanics initially started to assist protesters who needed help repairing their cars, but soon expanded to provide transportation aid to marginalized communities.

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Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid
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Behind the Bastards
Amidst the fear mongering rhetoric and hindering tactics of right-wing militias, Oregon's community came together to provide mutual aid and support for fire survivors and victims.
45:40 - 52:36 (06:56)
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mutual aid
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Amidst the fear mongering rhetoric and hindering tactics of right-wing militias, Oregon's community came together to provide mutual aid and support for fire survivors and victims.

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Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid
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Behind the Bastards
The speakers recount their experiences during a humanitarian mission, emphasizing that their goal was to help without being political or disrespectful to the people they were trying to assist.
52:36 - 1:03:31 (10:54)
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Humanitarianism
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The speakers recount their experiences during a humanitarian mission, emphasizing that their goal was to help without being political or disrespectful to the people they were trying to assist.

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Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid
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A group of activists in Milwaukee set up a mutual aid network to support the community during the pandemic, providing resources to other organizations in the area and offering support to the houseless community.
1:03:31 - 1:13:07 (09:36)
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Mutual Aid
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A group of activists in Milwaukee set up a mutual aid network to support the community during the pandemic, providing resources to other organizations in the area and offering support to the houseless community.

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Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid
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Behind the Bastards
A call to action to continue learning and growing in protest movements and for individuals to become involved in any capacity they can, while also emphasizing the importance of community care.
1:13:07 - 1:16:58 (03:50)
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Protests/Activism
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A call to action to continue learning and growing in protest movements and for individuals to become involved in any capacity they can, while also emphasizing the importance of community care.

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Episode 7: Uprising: A Guide From Portland: Resistance Through Mutual Aid
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Behind the Bastards