Free Them All! : Matt Meyer on Kuwasi Balagoon

This week Bursts spoke with Matt Meyer about a new edition of Kuwasi Balagoon: A Soldier’s Story (PM Press), which details the life of Black Panther and anarchist Kuwasi Balagoon, They talk about Kuwasi’s life, his approaches to anarchism, and his queerness among many other topics.

An Indigenous Activist on Post Hurricane Relief in Eastern NC

This week we had the opportunity to connect with Vanessa Bolin, who is an indigenous artist, community organizer, and activist who has been helping with flood rescue and rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Florence in Lumberton, NC, which is in Robeson County. In this interview we talk about what still needs to be done in this area, how to help out, some important parallels between post hurricane relief and anti pipeline organizing, and the importance of foregrounding marginalized voices in mutual aid efforts.

Tech Security, Doxxing, Encryption

For a 59 minute long, radio clean version for syndication purposes, please visit the archive.org collection. The Main Event This week Bursts spoke with William Budington, a digital security expert, about various topics under that heading. We spoke about: encryption for texting, email and mobile devices operating systems; about anonymity on the internet; safer practices … Continue reading Tech Security, Doxxing, Encryption