Powderkegs and Cyber Communism: WV Teacher’s Strike Reflections + Asheville SETWAC

Interview with Michael about the recent WV Teacher’s Strike In this interview, Bursts spoke with an anarchist teacher and IWW labor organizer in West Virginia, Michael Mochaidean, about the work that went into the recent teacher strikes that went slightly Wild Cat and ended in a partial victory for the teachers after 12 days of … Continue reading Powderkegs and Cyber Communism: WV Teacher’s Strike Reflections + Asheville SETWAC

Tree-Sitting to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Main Interview: Stop the MVP and All Pipelines! (at ~ 16min, 38sec) http://traffic.libsyn.com/thefinalstrawradio/tfsradio-20180304-MVPTreeSitRuchellCinqueMageeAnnounce.mp3 This week, Bursts spoke with Birch and Judy, two folks involved in the Tree Sits on Peter Mountain along the Appalachian Trail on the border of Virginia and West Virginia.  The tree sits are operating in order to block the Mountain Valley … Continue reading Tree-Sitting to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Anti-Pipeline Action Camp in VA & Errekaleor Bizirik squatted neighborhood in Euskal Herria/Basque territory

This week we featured two conversations in the episode. “Stop The Pipelines Action Camp” Firstly, Bursts chatted with erin. erin is a resident of the Blacksburg VA area and an affiliate of Blue Ridge Rapid Response Project (or BRRRP) and is helping to organize the “Stop The Pipelines Action Camp” in that area from July … Continue reading Anti-Pipeline Action Camp in VA & Errekaleor Bizirik squatted neighborhood in Euskal Herria/Basque territory

Imprisoned Anarchist Toby Shone + Updates from Argentinian Antifascist

An interview with Toby Shone, anarchist imprisoned in the UK, about his confinement as well as an interview with Nichola, an antifascist in Argentina, about the street demonstrations against neoliberal president Javier Milei, the state of the left and the far right in the country as well as the #redgym and social center in Buenos Aires, La Cultura Del Barrio

Hunger Strike at Red Onion + Military Refuser in Israel

Shupavu Wa Kirima of the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party – RIBPP talks about the ongoing hunger strikes at #RedOnion State Prison in VA & the health of Rashid Johnson, then Yuval Dag, an Israeli anarchist draft refuser from מסרבות talks about resisting the war on Palestine and undoing Israeli settler colonialism

Sean Swain’s 10 Year Radio Anniversary

Sean Swain’s 10 Year Radio Anniversary Sean Swain is an anarchist prisoner who’s serving an indeterminate sentence in Ohio for a self-defense killing. Sean has authored 3 books (one co-authored with Travis Washington) and released an album of his music (with collaboration of a number of artists) while behind bars. Sean is also a dear … Continue reading Sean Swain’s 10 Year Radio Anniversary