"Let's Get RADICAL!" How to find your way (imperfectly) in the resistance. 📢 ✊

Let's Get Radical: Staying Sane in the Comment Section

This week on the Radically, Rachael Podcast, Rachael is joined by Veronica - a long time friend. 💖 Veronica is a mom with a background in Social Work and currently leads Children’s Ministry at her church. Veronica shares some personal perspectives on how she engages with friends and strangers alike in the comment section of social media. (When she has the capacity! ✨) Rachael and Veronica discuss “Identity Politics” and both girls shares her voting history with the listeners. 🗳️ Throughout this conversation, Vero offers guidance, sentence stems and critical thinking questions we all can use in real time when processing news. 📰 Here are some of the sites and accounts the girls both love to use to stay informed: ✨ (in no particular order) MO NEWS (V) [https://www.mo.news/] DR JESSICA: EVIDENCE BASED PUBLIC HEALTH (V) [https://www.instagram.com/drjessicaknurick?igsh=MXdsd214cmM5Y3Jnbg==] SHARONSAYSSO (V) [https://www.instagram.com/sharonsaysso?igsh=MXFjdDVqM3R4aW9iZQ==] REAL NEWS - NO BULLSH*T (V) [https://www.instagram.com/realnewsnobullshit?igsh=MXFxMWJiMG0xMGo1YQ==] FEMINIST (R) [https://www.instagram.com/feminist?igsh=MjJmNmQwYzF3YWUw] BRUT (R) [https://www.instagram.com/brutamerica?igsh=Mm94c2xsempqMmhi] SAINTHOAX (R) [https://www.instagram.com/sainthoax?igsh=MWU1bmcwZWN4cjBodA==] INDEPENDENT REPORTER & ATTORNEY (V) [https://www.instagram.com/aaronparnas?igsh=Nm5kamt1ZXlsOGZ4] ———— Check out “Let’s Get Radical” the politically charged season of “The Radically Rachael Podcast”. [https://rss.com/podcasts/radicallyrachael]🎧 Get your own RADICAL gear 🧢 [https://radically-rachael-shop.fourthwall.com/] #podcast #politics #keyboardwarrior #comments #socialmedia

Let's Get Radical: Navigating Breakups through the "Orange Haze"

In romantic relationships, there’s always potential that THAT person might not be the one…..💍 It might not be ‘til death…..🌹🥀 But in friendships? You always imagine that there is NO ceiling. 💖 You don’t doubt it…..you 👏will 👏go 👏the 👏DISTANCE! ✨ 🚧 That is until the ORANGE🍊 HAZE takes over and you don’t know who your friend is anymore! 🛑 🧟🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️🧟🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️ A long time friend & I unpack what it has been like to love and lose people close to us through this administration. Radically, Rachael Get your own Radical Gea [https://radically-rachael-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd]r: You wanna be Radical, don't you? Watch this special video edition on YouTube [https://youtu.be/tS0NDk0U_aA?si=GBKJxeiuy97DcN_4] or listen wherever you podcast. 🎧 #friendshipbreakup #loss #grief #politics #breakups #friendship

"Let's Get RADICAL!" Under Siege: a reflection on Elementary School Social Studies

"The devastating killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good are devastating reminders that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol are not making our communities safer. Instead, they are operating with impunity, using deadly force in broad daylight, terrorizing neighborhoods, and tearing young children from their families. These are not isolated incidents. ICE and Border Patrol have been unleashed into our cities to carry out violence and abuse without consequence. How many more people must die before our leaders act? This is what unchecked, militarized immigration enforcement looks like. The Trump administration’s cruel and unlawful anti-immigration agenda is killing people—and then they’re lying about it. Not one more dime should be spent enabling this horror. Your voice is urgently needed to STOP THIS." - Amy Fischer of Amnesty International. 🕯 [https://www.amnestyusa.org/blog/call-347-514-6400-now-to-tell-congress-not-another-dime-for-ice-or-border-patrol/] 📲 Call Your Senators Today Call 347-514-6400 [tel:3475146400] now to be connected to your senators and follow the guidance below (you can even read it like a script) to urge them to use their legislative power to stop any new funding for DHS, ICE, and CBP and demand real accountability: 1. Dial 347-514-6400 or [tel:3475146400] find a Senator's office phone number using the Senate.gov [http://Senate.gov] directory [https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm], California State Senate website [https://www.senate.ca.gov/citizens-guide/faqs], or official House.gov [http://House.gov] for representatives. 2. Identify yourself as a constituent and tell them what city or town you’re calling from. If you don’t feel safe sharing your last name, don’t. ⬅️ 3. Be Specific: Mention specific bill numbers or policy topics.. Say that you’re deeply concerned about CBP and ICE’s dangerous, militarized enforcement — especially after the recent killings by federal agents in Minneapolis and a two-decade record of 32 people dying in detention last year. 4. Share that you know that Congress is finalizing the Homeland Security funding bill right now, and that you urge the senator to oppose any additional funding. Not one more dime! 5. Make it clear that we don’t want more masked agents in our communities, terrorizing our family, friends, and neighbors, and locking them up without due process. We need to rein in the Trump administration’s reckless abuses of the rights of immigrants and communities under the guise of immigration enforcement. 6. Leave a Voicemail: If calling after hours, leave a brief, detailed message. Most of the time you will be leaving a voicemail anyway! Example Script: "Hello, my name is [Your Name] and I am a constituent from [Your City]. I am calling to urge Senator [Name] to [support/oppose] [Bill Number or Topic]. This is important to me because [Brief Reason]". You can also try: "In just the last four months, federal immigration officers have shot at least nine people across five states and Washington, D.C. It's a national crisis." 📢 S T A Y R A D I C A L.

"Let's Get RADICAL!" How to find your way (imperfectly) in the resistance. 📢 ✊

🎤 Season 4 of the podcast takes us into a political direction. “Let’s get RADICAL!” 📣 Radically Rachael is joined by former student, Mandy, whom now resides in Minnesota. 🎓 Rachael invited Mandy on the show to share her real world experiences & perspectives. Not only did Mandy come prepared, but she also wanted to amplify the voices & stories of others in her community. Mandy, a 21 year old, gen-z student, shares tangible and practical ways YOU can support other citizens locally and nationally. Big or small, everyone has a part to play in the resistance. ⁠@Come.as.uare may be young, but she is wise beyond her years. Everyone has something to learn here. ---------------------------- Don’t get caught up in doing it all perfect…just 👏do 👏something. Everyone has a role to play in the revolution. So do you. Big or small. This is the moment. We’re ALL political now. 🌎 STAY RADICAL.” ✨ Radically, Rachael ---------------------------- Here are some resources where you can find different agencies to donate and show to support to Minnesota families and communities. All groups and agencies can be found at: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ [https://www.standwithminnesota.com/] ⛑️ 🤝 Community Support & Mutual Aid Funds in Minnesota 🛒⛑️🩺 These groups are focused on direct support for individuals and families affected by ICE operations, enforcement actions, and related displacement or economic harm: ❤️ Stand With Minnesota mutual aid funds – various neighborhood-based funds for rent relief, food access, utilities, groceries, and emergency support for immigrant and local families affected by enforcement actions. 🧡 Near North Families Affected by ICE Raids – rent and housing relief support. 💛 Mutual Aid for St. Paul Families Harmed by ICE – direct financial assistance for impacted families. 💚 Bancroft Neighborhood Mutual Aid – supporting neighbors with basic . 💙 East Side & Cedar-Riverside Rental Aid – supporting families with rental assistance. 💜 Support Minneapolis Families Impacted by ICE Operations – basic needs, food, and support funds. Community Aid Network MN (CANMN) – volunteer-led organization rebuilding food and support access. Food & Supplies 🧣 Sanctuary Supply Depot – collects and distributes basic survival supplies like food, clothing, and essentials. 👧 Aid for Families Facing Crisis – supports families with young children. 🥗 Help Bancroft Families! – grocery support for neighborhood families. 📌 Nonprofit Organizations Providing Broader Support 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 ❤️ Hmong American Partnership – supports immigrant and refugee families across the Twin Cities region. 🧡 Interfaith Coalition on Immigration (ICOM) – offers legal services and support to low-income immigrants. Pillsbury United Communities Rapid Response Fund – emergency assistance for basic needs and food access. 💛 Sabathani Community Center – Stand With Sabathani – community outreach, food programs, and essential support. 💚 Safe Haven – immediate support for individuals released from detention or in crisis. 💙 Tapestry (Faith-Based Support) – assistance with legal costs, rent, utilities, and food. 💜 The Urban Village – rapid response support for impacted communities, including Minnesota diaspora groups. 🩵Transforming Generations Rapid Response Fund – supports families facing violence, displacement, or crisis. 💖 We The Gente – delivers food and basic necessities while connecting families with resources.

17. Part 2: "The One Whom My Soul Loves." (Domestic Violence Awareness)

This episode discusses mature content regarding abusive relationships and domestic violence. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. You can speak with someone 24/7...365 by calling the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Call: 800-799-7233 [tel:800-799-7233] or text BEGIN to 88788 Domestic Abuse Quiz [https://idas.org.uk/what-we-do/domestic-abuse-support/about-domestic-abuse/domestic-abuse-quiz/] (From the Episode) Emotional Abuse Quiz [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/tests/relationships/emotional-abuse-test] (Additional Resource) -------------------- We seek out things that feel familiar to us.....our nervous systems feel the safest there. Even situations that aren't comfortable, safe or healthy. We replay the same scenes and stories just with a new setting or different characters. However, it is possible to write a new story and break free of the cycle. Awareness is the first step. ✨ Radically, Rachael Check out Rachael on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@RadicallyRachael] for more Spiritual Content and Guided Meditations. Get your own Radical Gea [https://radically-rachael-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd]r: You wanna be Radical, don't you? Want to work with Radically, Rachael? Book your own personal reading at radicallyrachael.com [http://radicallyrachael.com]