Activism 101 Perspectives: Socialist News And Views Episode # 80 (3/19/2026)

About this episode

This episode features news on activism, including a discussion with journalist Marianne Dhenin and a poem by Brian von Ahsen.

NEWS + POEM "Sometimes Now" by Brian von Ahsen + ACTIVISM 101 PERSPECTIVES: NEWS: Minneapolis mayor vetoes measure to extend eviction notice period from 30 to 60 days: https://sahanjournal.com/housing/minneapolis-eviction-filing-period-mayor-frey-veto/ The Only Way To Stop Trump’s Mad War: https://www.levernews.com/the-only-way-to-stop-trumps-mad-war/ Organizers fight back as Missouri moves to crack down on Israel-related speech in schools: https://mondoweiss.net/2026/02/organizers-fight-back-as-missouri-moves-to-crack-down-on-israel-related-speech-in-schools/ In this interview recorded on February 24th I speak with award winning journalist and historian Marianne Dhenin (https://mariannedhenin.com/) who wrote the article) ---- POEM: "Sometimes Now" (a video of the reading): https://www.instagram.com/p/DU6qyRRgVf9/ Brian von Ahsen Music: https://vonawesomemusic.com/ ---- ACTIVISM 101 PERSPECTIVES: You can watch a video of thoughts from Daniel Wolpert here: https://youtu.be/oc18tPxaTco?si=SYMvzyOyxWfEw6vo And an additional perspective here: https://youtube.com/shorts/IY2T3xKghvA?si=Sd3iKpNsw9bwLDV4

People in this episode

Host: Nick Shillingford

Guest: Marianne Dhenin

Topics covered

• activism
• housing
• politics
• journalism
• social issues

Keywords

• activism
• eviction notice
• Trump
• Israel-related speech
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Minneapolis, Lever News, Mondoweiss, Daniel Wolpert

Books & works: Sometimes Now

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