SNV Special Interview: The International Organizer On Student Walkouts, Repression

About this episode

In this special interview, Addison Langhorst discusses student walkouts and the repression faced by activists in the context of immigration policies.

Special Interview Recorded (4/21/2026) and Uploaded Here (4/30/2026) In this interview we speak with Addison Langhorst, a Journalist at The International Organizer and Author of the article Wave of Walkouts: Republican Governors Target Teachers Unions as Students Fight Back Against ICE ( https://internationalorganizer.substack.com/p/wave-of-walkouts-republican-governors ). Links to additional items discussed in the podcast: Florida students stage school walkouts over 'Don't Say Gay' bill: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/florida-students-stage-school-walkouts-dont-say-gay-bill-rcna18600 Student walkout in Quakertown ends in arrests after confrontation with police: https://6abc.com/post/student-walkout-quakertown-pa-ends-arrests-confrontation-police/18626651/ LA students wanted to protest ICE, so a teacher let them out of school. Then he was fired: https://laist.com/news/education/south-los-angeles-charter-teacher-synergy-trump-ice-protest Thousands gather in downtown LA to protest Trump: https://laist.com/brief/news/education/los-angeles-student-walkouts-february-2026-trump-immigration-policies History Teacher Fired After Opening Gate for Students During…

People in this episode

Host: Nicholas Shillingford

Guest: Addison Langhorst

Topics covered

• student activism
• teacher unions
• immigration policy
• protests
• repression
• education

Keywords

• student walkouts
• ICE
• teacher unions
• protests
• Florida
• Quakertown
• Los Angeles
• Addison Langhorst
• repression

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The International Organizer

Books & works: Wave of Walkouts: Republican Governors Target Teachers Unions as Students Fight Back Against ICE

Places: Florida, Quakertown, Los Angeles

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