Episode 28: Demand the Impossible with Bill Ayers
In an era defined by mass incarceration, endless war, economic crisis, catastrophic environmental destruction, and a political system offering more of the same, radical social transformation has never been more urgent—or seemed more remote.
A manifesto for movement-makers in extraordinary times, Demand the Impossible! urges us to imagine a world beyond what this rotten system would have us believe is possible.
In critiquing the world around us, insurgent educator and activist Bill Ayers uncovers cracks in that system, raising the horizons for radical change, and envisioning strategies for building the movement we need to make a world worth living in.
Key Questions:
Guest: Bill Ayers (author)
Hosts: Monica Trinidad & Page May
Date: October 2, 2017
Length: 48:45
A manifesto for movement-makers in extraordinary times, Demand the Impossible! urges us to imagine a world beyond what this rotten system would have us believe is possible.
In critiquing the world around us, insurgent educator and activist Bill Ayers uncovers cracks in that system, raising the horizons for radical change, and envisioning strategies for building the movement we need to make a world worth living in.
Key Questions:
- How do the questions we ask about problems impact the demands and solutions we imagine?
- What does it mean to demand the impossible?
- Who do we demand change from?
- How can activists and organizers evaluate and template their work?
Guest: Bill Ayers (author)
Hosts: Monica Trinidad & Page May
Date: October 2, 2017
Length: 48:45
