Leah Hunt-Hendrix

Nov 22, 2024 | open.substack.com | Leah Hunt-Hendrix |Astra Taylor

IN GRATITUDEThank you to everyone who attended this week's Zoom meet-up. It was a balm to be together, sharing thoughts, feelings, observations, and analysis with the TL community + a few new faces. As promised, we ended the call by sharing some of our personal sites of joy and gratitude: Florence and the Machine, a cherished, life-saving community of friends, beloved pets, fantasy football, roller skating, and the ancestors.

Jul 10, 2024 | philanthropy.com | Leah Hunt-Hendrix

Consider the word “solidarity.” Beyond protests and social movements, it gets little of the attention bestowed on similar concepts such as freedom or justice. That’s unfortunate because the notion of solidarity offers a framework for rethinking democracy, activism, and philanthropy. The idea of solidarity stretches back to Ancient Rome and the concept of solidarity debts — if one person couldn’t pay, others would have an obligation to cover for that person.

Jul 2, 2024 | bostonreview.net | Leah Hunt-Hendrix |Astra Taylor

On a summer afternoon in 1966, an estimated six thousand welfare recipients rallied around the United States in twenty-five cities. Children in tow, the women held forth in public squares, marched on state capitols, and occupied local welfare offices as part of the first cross-country demonstration of recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

May 7, 2024 | portside.org | Astra Taylor |Leah Hunt-Hendrix

We Need “Outside Agitators” Published May 6, 2024 These days, outside agitators are everywhere. According to politicians, police commissioners, university administrators, and mainstream journalists they lurk on every campus where there has been resistance to the unfolding genocide in Gaza, especially at the solidarity encampments. Emory University president Gregory Fenves complained that “highly organized, outside protesters” were behind the school’s pro-peace demonstrations.

May 5, 2024 | znetwork.org | Astra Taylor |Leah Hunt-Hendrix

These days, outside agitators are everywhere. According to politicians, police commissioners, university administrators, and mainstream journalists they lurk on every campus where there has been resistance to the unfolding genocide in Gaza, especially at the solidarity encampments. Emory University president Gregory Fenves complained that “highly organized, outside protesters” were behind the school’s pro-peace demonstrations.