Program Description
Geovanny Tolentino grew up between Salem and LA, ditched a political science degree because his mentors told him the real organizing happens in the working class, and became a teacher in the Hillsboro School District. He leads the Salem chapter of the DSA and he came into the studio ready to tell you exactly what that means and what it doesn't.
This conversation goes places most people won't take it. What DSA actually is versus what people think it is. Why the word democratic is an artifact of history and not a brand. Why Oregon's progressive reputation is a lie the numbers don't support. Why Intel and Nike are sitting in your school district's backyard while teachers beg for a cost of living adjustment. Why young people at the doors say they're not registered to vote and why Geovanny doesn't blame them.
He also talks about what it actually takes to interrupt power when the institution won't move. And what it would look like if the labor movement ever got militant enough to make legislators feel it.