Warning: This episode contains disturbing themes and bigoted language. Listener discretion is advised.
This episode may not be a very joyful one, but it is fascinating and urgent—possibly more urgent than ever. My guest is Dr. Heidi Beirich, executive vice president and chief strategy officer at the nonprofit organization Global Project Against Hate and Extremism.
Heidi is an international expert on the far right. Our conversation focused on the role of women within anti-democratic movements and the relationship between feminism, misogyny, and extremism. We talk about what it means for women globally that far-right political candidates are gaining power in countries around the world, including the U.S. And we explore the uncomfortable question: How does the supportive role white women play in white nationalist movements mirror the role white women have played in supporting white supremacy throughout history?
Stuff We Talked About on This Episode
Global Project Against Hate and Extremism
Cynthia Miller Idriss
Kathleen Belew
Mia Bloom
White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad
“White Women Were Colonisers Too. To Move Forward, We Have to Stop Letting Them Off the Hook.” by Ruby Hamad
FH S4E14: Looking Forward, Looking Back
FH S4E13: Confronting the Cash Bail System with Ashley Edwards
FH S4E12: Getting Your Sh*t Together with Cynthia Wright
FH S4E11: Suicide is a Feminist Issue with Sara Scofield
FH S4E10: Abolitionist Socialist Feminism with Zillah Eisenstein
FH S4E8: Speaking Light Into Abortion with Amanda Star Kingsley
FH S4E7: Calling Each Other In with Loretta J. Ross
FH S4E6: Fifty Feminist Mantras with Amelia Hruby
FH S4E5: The Social Justice Doula with Lutze B. Segu
FH S4E4: Making an LGBTQ Family with Robin Hopkins and Jaimie Kelton
FH S4E3: Radical Magick with Dr. Kate Tomas
FH S4E2: Caring for Your Soul and Mindset with Jocellyn Harvey
FH S4E1: Racism and Recovery with Jessica Hoppe
FH S3E13: Confronting the Cash Bail System with Ashley Edwards
FH S3E12: Feminism and Policing Abolition
FH S3E11: Black Lives Matter
FH S3E10: Period Poverty and Menstrual Equity
FH S3E9: Blast from the Past
FH S3E8: Reading for Liberation
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