Real Non-Violence, Feminism, and Fighting Authoritarianism (w/ Roxane Gay)

Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams

Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

This week Stacey is joined for a wide-ranging interview with best-selling author and professor, Roxane Gay. They discuss the difference between non-violence and civility in fighting against ICE, the hypocrisy exposed by the Epstein Files, and what sets today’s student activism apart from previous generations. Stick around to learn the importance of attending a local city council meeting, and much more.

Learn & Do More:

Be Curious: Check out the Substack “How to Resist” for real life examples on how to take action based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building.
Do Good: Reach out to your local foodbanks and homeless shelters and offer support.

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0:00.0	Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams is brought to you by The Context.
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0:36.6	You've heard that democracy is in crisis. Many Americans
0:39.7	feel alienated from their government. Trust in institutions is failing. Corruption and polarization have been
0:46.8	dominating the headlines, and a lot of folks are being left behind. But that's not the whole story.
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1:09.1	where, in an ideal world, everyone gets a say.
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1:35.4	Music Find the context wherever you get your podcast. Welcome to Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams.
1:38.0	I'm your host, Stacey Abrams.
1:40.3	In the quiet town of Social Circle, Georgia, a massive warehouse is poised to become one of the largest immigration prison camps in the United States.
1:50.3	Federal officials plan to convert the one million square foot building into a facility capable of holding 10,000 people, a scale rarely seen in modern detention systems.
2:01.6	If it opens as planned, the facility would more than triple the small city's population overnight.
2:08.6	But across America, more and more warehouses are planned and are quietly and not so quietly being purchased. What should terrify us all is that its inmates are not dangerous criminals.
2:22.3	They're just families like yours.
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