Tim Wise on the Rock Newman Show – Race and Racism in America 12/10/14
Tim Wise on the Rock Newman Show (Washington DC, WHUT/PBS), December 10, 2014
Posts Tagged ‘movement building’
Tim Wise on Movement Building and the Importance of Youth Activism – Lexington, KY, December, 2014
From the Q&A from my keynote in Lexington, KY, December, 2014, (MOSAIIC Conference) discussing the history of movement building and the importance of youth activism
Your Bumper Sticker is Not a Philosophy: Reflections on Voting and the Limits of Radical Purity
You hear it often when you reside on the left of the political spectrum in America, especially around election time. Sometimes it’s discussed and debated in whispers, other times in rather bombastic tones. It’s a debate about whether truly progressive folks, let alone radicals, should be willing to vote for clearly compromised Democrats, despite how […]
Hard on Systems, Soft on People: Fighting for Social Change as If People Matter
“Be hard on systems, but soft on people.” I’m sure this nugget of wisdom has been around for more than a while, but it was only about a year or so ago that I heard it: spoken into the room where several were gathered — parents and faculty at our daughters’ school — to discuss […]
Tim Wise on MSNBC with Melissa Harris-Perry, 7/21/13: The Value of Protest, Part 2
On MHP to discuss the value of protest for the building of social movements. Part 2, with Zillah Eisenstein, David Webb and Blair Kelley Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Tim Wise on MSNBC with Melissa Harris-Perry, 7/21/13: The Value of Protest
Clip from MHP, discussing the importance of protest for the building of social movements. With Blair Kelley, David Webb and Zillah Eisenstein. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Tim Wise, “Fighting the Normalization of Inequality,” All Saints Church, Pasadena, 4/28/13
My presentation at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA, 4/28/13, to discuss the normalization of inequality, and the intersectionality of race, sex, class, militarism, terrorism and environmental catastrophe
Culture of Cruelty: An Interview With Tim Wise About His Forthcoming Book
Here’s my recent interview with Felicia Gustin of War Times, in which we discuss my upcoming book, Culture of Cruelty: How America’s Elite Demonize the Poor March 14, 2013 Tim Wise is one of the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States. He is the author of six books including Dear White […]
Interview With Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy (GRIID), 1/31/13
Here is my recent interview in Grand Rapids, MI, with Jeff Smith of Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy (GRIID). In this 37 minute discussion, we discuss the difference between White Supremacy and racism, the failure or limitations of diversity training, gentrification, Israel/Palestine and the future of the Boycott/Divestment/Sanctions campaign, the importance of doing intersectional […]
Tim Wise on White Anxiety and The Future of Multiracial Democracy (GRIT TV), 11/16/12
Here’s an extended discussion of racism, white anxiety, institutional power and the future of multiracial democracy, from GRIT TV with Laura Flanders. This interview was conducted on November 16, 2012 at the Facing Race 2012 Conference in Baltimore.
