Mother Bear: Letters of Care for Revolutionaries

Johanna Bear Armstrong
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Mother Bear writes weekly letters of care to the revolutionaries of the world.

  1. FEB 2

    “I Will Not Abandon You”: Fidel, Che, and Minnesota. 2/2/26

    Mother Bear writes you a letter about current events and resisting fascism through acts of neighborism. The text read from Che is found in: Guevara, Ernesto Che. “Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War”, pg. 12 (Seven Stories Press, Oakland), 1963/2006.

    11 min

  2. JAN 26

    “If They Should Come for Us” 1/26/26

    Mother Bear shares a poem of revolution with you today: “If They Should Come for Us” by Fatimah Asghar (they/them) these are my people & I find them on the street & shadow through any wild all wild my people my people a dance of strangers in my blood the old woman’s sari dissolving to wind bindi a new moon on her forehead I claim her my kin & sew the star of her to my breast the toddler dangling from stroller hair a fountain of dandelion seed at the bakery I claim them too the sikh uncle at the airport who apologizes for the pat down the muslim man who abandons his car at the traffic light drops to his knees at the call of the azan & the muslim man who sips good whiskey at the start of maghrib the lone khala at the park pairing her kurta with crocs my people my people I can’t be lost when I see you my compass is brown & gold & blood my compass a muslim teenager snapback & high-tops gracing the subway platform mashallah I claim them all my country is made in my people’s image if they come for you they come for me too in the dead of winter a flock of aunties step out on the sand their dupattas turn to ocean a colony of uncles grind their palms & a thousand jasmines bell the air my people I follow you like constellations we hear the glass smashing the street & the nights opening their dark our names this country’s wood for the fire my people my people the long years we’ve survived the long years yet to come I see you map my sky the light your lantern long ahead & I follow I follow (2018). https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/92374/if-they-should-come-for-us

    10 min

  3. JAN 25

    “How to Respond in the Face of Extortion” 1/25/26

    Mother Bear writes you a letter outlining the current demands of Pam Bondi to the state of MN and how best to respond.

    8 min

  4. JAN 24

    “Alex Pretti” 1/24/26

    Alex Pretti, a Minnesotan VA nurse, was murdered by ICE agents today in South Minneapolis.

    10 min

  5. JAN 23

    “F**k ICE”: Mother Bear: Letters of Care for Revolutionaries 1/23/26

    Mother Bear writes to you regarding the presence of ICE in Minnesota.

    10 min

  6. 10/13/2025

    What We Talk About When We Talk About Fear

    Johanna Bear is back with a new season and is revisiting the topic of fear in the midst of a harrowing season of life.

    35 min
  7. Facing Hardship in the Present Moment in Flow (2024)

    01/26/2025

    Facing Hardship in the Present Moment in Flow (2024)

    Jenn Kelly joins Johanna as the new co-host of the podcast! The girls discuss the spiritual impact of Flow (2024) and what it means to struggle and stay in the present moment.

    51 min
  8. Johanna & Jenn: Top 10 Films of 2024

    12/28/2024

    Johanna & Jenn: Top 10 Films of 2024

    Johanna is joined by the AMAZING Jenn Kelly as they discuss Johanna’s Top 10 films of 2024!

    1h 10m
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