Podcast
It Did Happen Here
Hosted by Celina Flores, Mic Crenshaw, and Erin Yanke · EN
It Did Happen Here is an independently produced podcast about anti-fascist struggles that took place in Portland, Oregon following the 1988 murder of Ethiopian immigrant Mulugeta Seraw by racist skinheads. This is the story of how disparate groups used a diversity of tactics to fight neo-nazi violence and right wing organizing in the Rose City in the 1980s and 90s.
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IDHH Presents: Fight the Power, Do No Harm: The Story of the Black Cross Healthcare Collective
Apr 29, 2024Tap to summarizeThe Black Cross Healthcare Collective formed after the WTO protests of 1999, seeing a need for medical care that specifically served people who were attending direct actions, demonstrations and political protests. In the early 2000s they pioneered community-supported trials to find a way to treat pepper spray exposure. These trials resulted in an antidote that has been used in street protests internationally. Produced by Jodi Darby, Honna Veerkamp and Erin Yanke.
Transcribe →IDHH Episode 01 (repost)
Apr 18, 2022Tap to summarizeIn the late 1980s, Portland was a known haven for racist skinheads. They roamed the core of Portland unhindered.
Transcribe →IDHH Bonus 6: no. NOT EVER.
May 28, 202100:21:51Tap to summarizeKate Boyd and Cristien Storm of the Seattle-based collaborative group If You Don’t They Will discuss “no. NOT EVER”, an interactive, immersive presentation of cultural resistance to white nationalism practiced by Western rural and suburban groups throughout the 80s and 90s.
Transcribe →IDHH Bonus 5: More Fighters
May 14, 202100:34:23Tap to summarizeIn this episode we hear from antiracist street fighters: Iran, Jackson, Pan and Tom. The four veterans recount their experiences fighting Portland neo Nazis, how it affected them and where we should direct our energy to continue the fight.
Transcribe →IDHH Bonus 4: The Holocaust Denier
Apr 23, 2021Tap to summarizeThis episode features hosts Mic Crenshaw and Celina Flores as well as Coalition for Human Dignity activists Steve Wasserstrom, Jonathan Mozzochi and Abby Layton. In this special bonus episode we look at how the meticulous collection of data mined for opposition research contributed to a world-famous trial to debunk fascist Holocaust denier David Irving.
Transcribe →IDHH Bonus 3.5: IDHH at the library part 2
Apr 17, 202101:32:18Tap to summarizeThe Multnomah County Library sponsored this event, hosted by Enrique Rivera , with the IDHH podcast producers Celina Flores, Mic Crenshaw and Erin Yanke.They play clips of the podcast, talk about their favorite moments in the process of making the podcast, storytelling, book recommendations, and much more.
Transcribe →IDHH Bonus 3: Racist Recruitment through YouTube
Apr 9, 202100:11:11Tap to summarizeIn this bonus episode, we hear from Coalition for Human Dignity veteran Devin Burghart, now Executive Director of left wing think tank Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights. Burghart talks about the role of YouTube personalitiesin the effective radicalization of white nationalists, especially younger viewers.
Transcribe →IDHH Bonus 2.5: IDHH at the Library
Apr 2, 202101:20:03Tap to summarizeScot Nakagawa and Eric Ward talk together at "It Did Happen Here: Nothing is Final", recorded March 4, 2021 at an event sponsored by the Multnomah County Library.
Transcribe →IDHH Bonus 2: Cultural Organizing with Maximum Rocknroll
Mar 27, 2021Tap to summarizeHow did Anti-Racist Action create a national network without a central dedicated office, staff or phone number? In this episode It Did Happen Here talks to Martin Sprouse, longtime associate and staff member of Maximum Rocknroll about the role of the long-running punk rock zine as a cultural organizing tool for many groups, including ARA.
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IDHH Bonus 1.5: IDHH at the OHS
Mar 20, 2021Tap to summarizeJoin IDHH producers Mic Crenshaw Celina Flores and Erin Yanke along with IDHH interviewee China for a discussion of the historical fight against fascism in the Pacific Northwest at the Oregon Historical Society.
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