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Love In A Messed Up World: Dean Spade’s Guide for Movements
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Love In A Messed Up World: Dean Spade’s Guide for Movements

Season 1 Episode 142

In a time of climate catastrophe, genocide, mass incarceration and political turmoil, people need to work together – better! “Love in a __ _ World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell, Together” from lifelong activist Dean Spade shares tips on how we might get our interpersonal houses in order so that we’re better equipped to show up for others and the causes we care about.

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