Ep 394 - Rossana Rodriguez, 33rd Ward Alderwoman and Beacon of Socialist Political Power, Returns

About this episode

Rossana Rodriguez discusses the grassroots political power built in Chicago's 33rd Ward and the challenges faced by socialist organizers.

If you live in the 33rd Ward on the Northwest Side of Chicago, you already know the political magic that's been built by this Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez and her comrades. For everyone else, it's pivotal to see how a group of grassroots socialist-leaning organizers have built power from the streets to the House of Representatives, while still doing the job of meeting people's everyday needs. Rossana returns to AirGo to talk about how this power base has been constructed brick-by-brick, the billionaire meddlers in Chicago's politics, and how she and so many others built new capacity for liberation in the face of ICE's so-called "Midway Blitz" last year. SHOW NOTES Listen to Rossana on AirGo in 2020 - https://airgoradio.com/airgo/2020/4/15/episode-233-on-the-line-with-ald-rossana-rodriguez And again in 2023 - https://airgoradio.com/airgo/2023/3/3/ep-318-rossana-rodriguez-returns Connect with her office - https://33rdward.org/ Link with the 33rd Ward Working Families IPO - https://www.workingfamilies33.org/ Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio bsky.app/profile/respairmedia.bsky.social Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events Bring us to your community by hitting us up…

People in this episode

Hosts: Damon Williams, Daniel Kisslinger

Guest: Rossana Rodriguez

Topics covered

• politics
• socialism
• grassroots organizing
• community empowerment
• Chicago politics

Keywords

• Rossana Rodriguez
• 33rd Ward
• socialist
• grassroots
• Chicago
• politics
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 33rd Ward Working Families IPO, AirGo, Respair Production & Media

Places: Chicago, 33rd Ward

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