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Getting to the Root of it with Venus Roots

Getting to the Root of it with Venus Roots

By: niki franco
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 join niki franco (venus roots), a community organizer, writer, and facilitator of spaces for collective study, as she leans into conversations of radical truth-telling with artists, theorists, and organizers living in a world of rigid binaries and multiple truths. she navigates the urgency of solidarity, ancestral preservation, and dismantling systems of oppression that inform and deform our lives. @venusroots www.venusroots.com© 2025 niki franco Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • The Encampments, with Kei Pritsker

    The Encampments, with Kei Pritsker
    Apr 15 2025

    In this episode, Niki interviews Kei Prister, co-director of The Encampments, to discuss the new film, the impact of the student intifada a year later, and what this fight signals for the future of the US empire and most importantly, what it says about young people's thirst for liberation.

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    54 mins
  • Love in a F*cked up World, With Dean Spade

    Love in a F*cked up World, With Dean Spade
    Feb 14 2025

    In this Valentine's Day special episode, Niki interviews Dean Spade, a queer and trans organizer, attorney, and an author. They ground the conversation in Dean's new book, Love in a F*cked up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together. The two discuss how oppressive systems impact our relationships (romantic and otherwise), the role of conflict, and what we must learn from less alienated societies to survive ongoing crises.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Seed Saving as an Antidote to Colonization, with Vivien Sansour of Palestine Heirloom Seed Library

    Seed Saving as an Antidote to Colonization, with Vivien Sansour of Palestine Heirloom Seed Library
    Feb 4 2025

    In this episode, Niki interviews Vivien Sansour, founder of Palestine Heirloom Seed Library. In this conversation, the two discuss the ritual of seed saving among colonized peoples and the many ways in which saving the land's fruits is a way of returning to our humanity and our dignity.

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    31 mins

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