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Friends Dori Gilels (51), Colby Nielsen (30), and Anya Vasquez (38) discuss the meaning of Mountain Home Montana in their lives, as well as Covid-19, parenting and their community.

Naomi Love (27) interviews Ennio Garcia-Miera [no age given] about his identity and experience as a Latino, his New Mexican roots, and his 1519 project, which reflects on when Hernán Cortés came to North America.

Sabrina King (20) interviews Stephanie Williams (51) about her experience organizing and advocating for her community, reflecting on the barriers she has overcome as a Black woman in politics and the importance of representation. In 2018, Stephanie became the first...

MoMA employee Athena Holbrook and union organizer Maida Rosenstein speak about their experiences with P.A.S.T.A/MoMA Local 2110 past and present.

Monserrat Macias Moreno (29) speaks with her friend and mentor Jacqueline "Jackie" Jaramillo (72) about their identity as Latinas, their family histories, and their hopes for the Latino population in the United States.

Friends George-Henry Hastie (51) and Susan Trotz (63) discuss the origins of the Boston Dyke March, their involvement in its creation, and how it has evolved over time. They talk about their histories of activism in the LGBTQ+ community, and...

Emily Drabinski, a librarian and organizer at Long Island University (LIU), speaks with her partner Karen Miller, a teacher and organizer LaGuardia Community College (LGCC). Emily and Karen share the lessons they've learned from organizing and being involved with unions.

Marjan Vayghan (27) and Christy Roberts (29) talk about becoming artists and activists and the moments that have shaped them. They also talk about the Occupied movement and their part in it.

Two hotel union organizers talk about what they’re learned from organizing

Kenyatta Bakeer (50) interviews her father, Donald Bakeer (77), about meeting and falling in love with her mother, his work organizing for Black liberation, and his writing.

Marla Barthen (50) shares a conversation with her mentee, Madeline Carpenter (20), about the women’s rights movement and what people of different generations can contribute to that movement.

Bill Whitaker and friend/ex-wife Barbara Watson Whitaker “Bobbi” talk about Kent State in 1969. They were both students at the time, and Bill was highly active with the movement as well as with the legal defense following.

Susan Amussen (65) interviews her mother Diane Amussen (89) about her community organizing and activism roots.

Mariah talks about how her life has deeply influenced her organizing.