Kelly Hayes

Chicago

Organizer | Co-author of Let This Radicalize You | Hosts Movement Memos podcast | Newsletter: https://t.co/reEPh5xqgd | More: https://t.co/mS8uBZRaHR

Articles

How to Fight Fascism in a Captured State

2 weeks ago | truthout.org | Kelly Hayes |Samantha Borek

Part of the Series Movement Memos “We need to think deeply about cultivating that mindset of collective survival, of needing to understand each other and work together, even if we don’t like each other, and would never actually choose each other, because this is the ‘us’ we’ve got in an us versus them situation,” says Kelly Hayes.
By Refusing to Surrender Our Humanity, We Are Still Able to Fight Back

3 weeks ago | truthout.org | Kelly Hayes |Jocelyn Martinez-Rosales

Television personality Mehmet Oz was sworn in Friday as the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In his remarks, Oz stressed the need to reduce chronic illness, declaring, “It is the patriotic duty of all Americans to take care of themselves.
Sarah Kendzior: "Don't Give Up On Other People"

3 weeks ago | organizingmythoughts.org | Kelly Hayes

Listen to this articleTelevision personality Mehmet Oz was sworn in Friday as the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In his remarks, Oz stressed the need to reduce chronic illness, declaring, “It is the patriotic duty of all Americans to take care of themselves.
Fascism Isn’t Coming - It’s Here. Now What?

4 weeks ago | truthout.org | Kelly Hayes |Resistance” exhibit

Angry, shocked, overwhelmed? Take action: Support independent media. We’ve borne witness to a chaotic first few months in Trump’s presidency. Over the last months, each executive order has delivered shock and bewilderment — a core part of a strategy to make the right-wing turn feel inevitable and overwhelming.
Let’s Be Politically Promiscuous

1 month ago | truthout.org | Kelly Hayes |Resistance” exhibit

Part of the Series Movement Memos “Our movements are pretty much just made of our relationships — whether we can move together, coordinate, collaborate, figure out disagreements [and] stay loyal to each other when the repression comes down,” says Dean Spade. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” Spade and host Kelly Hayes discuss the lessons of Spade’s new book, Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together.
New Forms of Resistance Are Springing Up Under the Trump-Musk Regime

1 month ago | truthout.org | Kelly Hayes |Resistance” exhibit

When Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, many of us turned to the words of activist and educator Daniel Hunter for comfort and direction. Hunter’s piece 10 Ways to be Prepared and Grounded Now that Trump Has Won offered practical and strategic advice to disrought people of conscience who were reeling in the wake of Trump’s victory. Hunter’s analysis included the observation that “differentiated resistance pathways” would emerge with time.
Movement in Opposition to “DOGE” Plans Day of Protests Outside Tesla Showrooms

1 month ago | truthout.org | Kelly Hayes |Resistance” exhibit

On March 29, the Tesla Takedown movement will engage in a Global Day of Action at Tesla showrooms around the world. For weeks, protests outside of Tesla dealerships have grown, as participants have lashed out at Elon Musk, the leader of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is currently raiding and dismantling government services. The movement took off after Elon Musk’s apparent Nazi salute at an Inauguration Day event for Trump supporters.
Sanctuary Lessons

1 month ago | rethinkingschools.org | Kelly Hayes

On Monday, Feb. 3, Chicago teachers, community members, and some elected officials participated in “walk-in” actions at more than 100 Chicago public schools. Participants rallied to show support for marginalized students — including undocumented youth and queer and trans students — amid Trump’s attacks on immigrants, trans people, and the honest discussion of history in schools.
We Must Burst Our Algorithmic Bubbles and Build Together Across Difference

1 month ago | truthout.org | Kelly Hayes |Resistance” exhibit

Part of the Series Movement Memos “We need each other, and interdependence is key to survival for human beings,” says Mariame organizer Kaba. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” Kaba talks with host Kelly Hayes about what their book Let This Radicalize You brings to this moment. Hayes and Kaba also discuss the fight for reproductive justice, the problem with schadenfreude, and the need to build collective courage.
They Came for Mahmoud Khalil in the Night, and They Will Come for Us, Too

2 months ago | truthout.org | Kelly Hayes |Resistance” exhibit

Yesterday, 98 protesters were arrested in New York City after overtaking the Trump Tower lobby in solidarity with Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and U.S. permanent resident facing deportation for his involvement in Palestine solidarity protests at Columbia University. The demonstration was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, which stated on social media, “We know that this is the time to speak out.