One Struggle, Many Fronts with Alex Tom

<p>Alicia Garza welcomes Alex Tom, the Executive Director of the <a href="http://www.empoweredpolitics.org/">Center For Empowered Politics</a>, an organization that grows movement infrastructure at the intersection of racial justice, organizing and power building. Garza and Tom discuss the increase in violence experienced by our Asian comrades since the beginning of the pandemic, and what actions we can take to ensure that our solidarity never waivers. Plus, Garza’s weekly round-up of everything good and awful.</p><p>Alex Tom on  <a href="https://twitter.com/alexttom">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexttom/">Instagram</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/attom38">Facebook</a></p><p>Alex’s blog, <a href="https://diaryofababa.com/?fbclid=IwAR1ZqkDPtVKO06vQApvY6fwXvpvyhRmWuaLhik-QszTdGvJ61qEo-09LK_c">Diary of a Baba</a></p><p>Lady Don't Take No on<a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/7931cb88-5dac-45af-97c3-5f029ea025b7/episodes/@LadyDontTakeNoPodcast"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/7931cb88-5dac-45af-97c3-5f029ea025b7/episodes/@LadyDontTakeNoPod"> Instagram</a> &<a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/7931cb88-5dac-45af-97c3-5f029ea025b7/episodes/fb.me/ladydonttakeno"> Facebook</a></p><p>Alicia Garza on<a href="https://twitter.com/aliciagarza"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/chasinggarza/?hl=en"> Instagram</a> &<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChasingGarza"> Facebook</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This pod is supported by the <a href="https://blackfutureslab.org/">Black Futures Lab</a></p><p>Production by Phil Surkis</p><p>Theme music: "Lady Don't Tek No" by <a href="https://twitter.com/Latyrx">Latyrx</a></p><p><br />Alicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international organizing project to end state violence and oppression against Black people. Garza serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for th