169: with Zondie Zinke, writer & Mayoral candidate

Zondie Zinke is a writer, local government watchdog, and mother who is running for Mayor of Eugene. She has co-created the Solidarity Platform with four other grassroots candidates.

We chat about climate policy (2:06), speaking tough truths (6:00), establishment thinking & endorsements (11:41), public breastfeeding in Eugene (23:21), economics & organizing (27:08), decolonization (31:18), activism with music & drum circles (43:32), tepid endorsements of the Mayor, even from establishment media (48:44), city staff proposing a CET tax limit on wealthy developers (53:22), dehumanization and violence against unhoused people (58:12), fairness in neighborhoods (1:02:59), classist subsidies for “affordable housing at every level” (1:05:49), great info on all city candidates (1:10:15), wisdom from English teacher Mrs. Downey (1:11:38), and the word “slave” (1:12:32).

The discussion is on video at https://youtu.be/TcU0EEGkKgw

Zondie has been such a team player in this effort for city leadership that I will promote the website of an “opponent” for the first time: http://solidarityplatformeugene.org