Mario Savio: The Spark That Set Berkeley on FireHe wasn’t just a student—he was the voice that made the Free Speech Movement impossible to ignore. In this episode, we break down the life, battles, and legacy of Mario Savio: the man who jumped on a police car and challenged a university, a governor, and the FBI—all for the right to speak out.🔹 Topics covered: ✔️ How the Free Speech Movement redefined protest on campus and nationwide ✔️ The wild ride from Freedom Summer to Sproul Hall ✔️ Savio’s legendary “Bodies Upon the Gears” speech—and why it still matters ✔️ The backlash: Reagan, COINTELPRO, and surveillance ✔️ What real activism looks like when the stakes are highFrom Mississippi to Berkeley, Savio put everything on the line for justice. He called out hypocrisy, faced down power, and gave a generation the blueprint for using their voices—and refusing to sit down.What would YOU risk to speak your truth? Let’s get uncomfortable in the comments—make the algorithm sweat!#MarioSavio #FreeSpeechMovement #StudentActivism #CivilRights #Berkeley #ProtestHistory #COINTELPRO #BodiesUponTheGearsSupport unbanked/underbanked regions of the world by joining the "at home in my head" Kiva team at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kiva.org/team/at_home_in_my_head⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blog Link: ⁠⁠⁠https://harrisees.wordpress.com⁠Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tracie-harrisMastodon: ⁠⁠⁠https://universeodon.com/@athomeinmyheadBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/athomeinmyhead.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠Paypal: ⁠⁠⁠http://paypal.me/athomeinmyheadhttps://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mariosaviosproulhallsitin.htmhttps://youtu.be/lsO_SlA7E8k?si=Gf0IbEKngp9BPbgXhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Speech_Movementhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Un-American_Activities_Committeehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Saviohttps://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS3707Music Credits:“Wishful Thinking” – Dan Lebowitz: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOg3zLw7St5V4N7O8HSoQRA⁠⁠Open

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