"Which Side Are You On?" Lorelei Ramirez on Resource Redistribution (and Comedy)
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Lorelei Ramirez is a comedian, artist, writer, and activist. Since the pandemic they have been working to build an organization called Helper's International, which distributes money, resources, and supplies to those who need it most. Their art and performance has been shown in venues across New York City and they've worked on television shows such as High Maintenance and Los Espookys. Their comedic work is absurd and sometimes grotesque, and they are currently hosting a weekly Twitch stream called "Art is Easy." This week, guest host and producer Sophia Steinert-Evoy spoke with Lorelei over Zoom about mutual aid, forming community networks in times of crisis, Bernie Sanders, and Ric Wilson's banger "Fight Like Ida B and Marsha P," which led to a tangent on the union anthem, "Which Side Are You On?" Lorelei recommends the podcast, "We The Unhoused." Music by Ric Wilson, Florence Reece, Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, and Black Lives Matter Berkeley.  Photo by Daniel Rampulla. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/protest-and-survive/support
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