Host Taylor interviews Rachel Schragis–visual strategist, cultural worker, and organizer–about her work to bring artists to the center of movement organizing. Discussion spans from her time creating visuals during Occupy Wall Street, through her work with People’s Climate Arts collective and the People’s Climate March, to more recent work against Amazon and with the Sunrise Movement.
In the final part of the show are a collection of messages from organizers, artists, activists and friends for encouragement and grounding for this week’s election in the U.S.
This show is part of a series running through the end of 2020, new episodes published weekly, in which I revisit interviews taken during a radio show road trip in the summer of 2015—checking back in with those activists, organizers, and artists I met to see how their lives and work have adapted to changing times. You can find more information about that project at praxisradio.com/praxis.
Find a full transcript of this episode here.
For more information on the people and projects referenced:
*Rachel Schragis website: www.rachelschragis.com
*Election Defense Visual Assets kit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1apgELQ6ICiwp3gVsAERwbLdF15JTQhyL3EMNecZgkbE/edit
*More on People’s Climate Arts here: https://creativeresistance.org/artists/peoples-climate-arts/
*Josh Yoder’s website (shout out): www.joshwyoder.com
*Sunrise Movement website: www.sunrisemovement.org