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The Hydra Podcast Human Rights Coalition
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 6 Ratings
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Shakaboona Marshall and Sergio Hyland present the Hydra, exploring cultural and global resistance within the hip hop generation, delving into human rights, dignity, and liberation. They draw upon their prison experiences, where they were politically radicalized by revolutionaries Russell Maroon Shoatz and Joe Joe Bowen. They speak to issues ranging from politics, fashion, food to the drug game, its related violence, police and mass incarceration.
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Episode 5: Occupation & Resistance: From Philly to Palestine
Shakaboona is joined by Nora of La La Lil Jidar and the Philly Palestine Coalition for a conversation situating the ongoing genocide in Palestine historically, in the context of movements for justice across the globe. Nora and Shakaboona relate the theft of land and destruction of culture in Palestine to racist and settler-colonialist violence in Philadelphia and beyond. They emphasize the importance of solidarity and the power of narratives in shaping our collective future.Episode Notes:&nbs...
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Episode 4: Stop Cop City: The Case for Guerrilla Insurgency
Shakaboona joins Tea Troutman, Atlanta organizer and editor at Scalawag Magazine, to discuss the Stop Cop City movement rooted in Atlanta. Tea sheds light on the context leading up to Cop City, how we got to where we are now, and the effects we will face if Cop City is allowed to exist. Their discussion ties in Stop Cop City to many fronts including guerrilla warfare, IDF-U.S. police ties, and the importance of decentralized tactics (aka 'the Hydra') in radical movements.
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Episode 3: Healing Within and Without Prisons
How do we respond to harm in ways that facilitate healing rather than repression? With Serge away for the birth of his child, Shakaboona sits down with Felix Rosado to discuss his work helping youth restore their relationship to community after committing harm. Felix speaks about his journey to becoming an advocate for restorative justice - from his childhood in Reading, PA, to his awakening at Graterford Prison - and how our criminal punishment system is “the antithesis of accountability.”&n...
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Episode 2: Introducing the Dragon and the Hydra
When Shakaboona and Sergio were in prison, the reputations of revolutionary leaders Russell Maroon Shoatz and Joseph Joe-Joe Bowen loomed large. Our hosts recount the influence these mentors had on their revolutionary development, and they explain the namesake of this podcast “The Hydra” - a model for imagining leadership in liberatory movements.
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Episode 1: From Gangsterism to Liberation
Meet this season's hosts: Shakaboona Marshall and Sergio Hyland. In this episode, they discuss how revolutionary leaders, like Russell Maroon Shoatz, turned the state's heinous tool of oppression solitary confinement, or The Hole, into a transformative classroom. You will learn a bit about Shakaboona and Serge as they recount their processes of becoming politicially conscious while serving their 33 years and 22 in prison respectively.
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