Activism Beyond the Classroom
Activism Beyond the Classroom is a podcast produced by a collective of students and community members in West Philadelphia, designed to share an inquiry into activist praxis.
- Update frequency
- every 44 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 10
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2019
Episode 10: Philadelphia Communities - Part III
In Part III of the Philadelphia Communities mini-series, Rehana Odendaal interviews Kalela Williams, a local history enthusiast and founder of the Facebook page Black History Maven. Their conversatio…
Episode 9: Philadelphia Communities - Part II
In Part II of the Philadelphia Communities mini-series, Penn Graduate School of Education students Jessica Ch’ng and Kareli Lizarraga interview Adam DePaul, a leader in the Lenape Nation of Pennsylva…
Episode 8: Philadelphia Communities - Part I
Who gets to belong in Philadelphia? What communities and what people are seen as valuable? What communities and people are seen as disposable? What historical sights are the ones that are deem worthy…
Episode 7: Educators Organize
Hosted by the Teacher Organizing group of the Fall 2019 ABC course, this podcast explores social justice in education unionism. We hear from panelists, John Braxton; former co-president of the Facult…
Episode 6: Remembering the 2013 School Closures - Part II
What do we choose to memorialize? Why should we memorialize? Who should make these decisions? What are the consequences of memorializing something that is a part of a living, breathing community, wit…
Episode 5: Remembering the 2013 School Closures - Part I
In 2013, the city of Philadelphia was faced with a challenge: many of the cities elementary, middle, and high schools were underenrolled and underperforming. This mini-series, consisting of two guide…
Episode 4: Philly in Focus - Student Activism
In this ABC podcast episode, Philly in Focus: Student Activism, we discuss Philadelphia as a center of student activism. Exploring past and present activism we delve into the 1967 Student Walkouts we…
Episode 3: Critical Pedagogies
Art and Poetry, the Uncomfortable, the Unjust, the Personal, the Intimate, the Critical, the Hopeful. In this podcast, we explore the pedagogical underpinnings and transgressing revelations of two cl…
Episode 2: Dilly Dilly Queer in Philly
Hosted by LaShawnda, Erin, Amiri, and Michaela, this episode features two conversations with queer folx. In conversation with working group members, the guests explore queer theory and its applicatio…
Episode 1: Penntrification
What should the relationship between a university and its surrounding community look like? Is Penn actually a model, as it is so often described? This episode of ABC interrogates Penn’s community rel…