This podcast of Global Stuff was recorded live on May 24, 2024. Jimmytalks with Ken Grossinger about his latest book: Art Works: HowOrganizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together (July 2023,New Press). The book describes the multiple ways in which artists andactivists and artists have collaborated in the past and continue to do sotoday to support actions for racial justice, immigrant rights, humanrights, economic equality. Music, movies, theater, graphic art, fine artsall contribute to advancing social movements. Ken and Jimmy alsoconsider the role museums and philanthropy can play in going beyondtheir traditional grounding in the status quo to support community artprojects that foster social change.Ken Grossinger has been a leading strategist in movements for socialand economic justice for thirty-five years, in unions and communityorganizations, and as director of Impact Philanthropy in DemocracyPartners. Among other cultural projects, he co-executive produced theaward-winning Netflix documentaries Social Dilemma and BleedingEdge. More information, including his playlist of songs, can be found athttps://www.artworksbook.com/
Jimmy Durchslag has been the host of “Global Stuff”, a monthly guest driven talk show for over 20 years. He has a long experience as a manager of several for profit and non-profit organizations. He is one of the founders of Redwood Community Radio, the parent organization for KMUD. He recently served as the Director of the Mainstream Media Project, a nonprofit organization thatscheduled expert guests for interviews on talk shows both nationally andinternationally.

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