Welcome to the new old movement. One that has been building for generations and growing even as fascism has tried to bring it down.
It is one deeply devoted to nonviolence and democracy. Not just in theory, not just in parts, but in total. One where we believe society cannot just moderately improve but must be turned over and rebuilt.
This is the movement of MLK, Gandhi, and so many more. And while people have trouble seeing it in dark times, the messages and the principles are more alive today than ever.
That's what this podcast will be about. And that's why it's called "Here We Come." Because it's happening whether people are aware of it or not. And this will be about helping people understand the movement, participate in it, and more.
In this first episode, host Elad Nehorai looks at the recent wave of democratic movements led by Gen Z, from Nepal to Morocco to Madagascar, where young people are using platforms like Discord and TikTok to organize leaderless, non-hierarchical protests that have overthrown governments. He examines why the far right has been so effective at using similar decentralized strategies, and what progressives can learn from both.
Elad is then joined by the podcast's producer, Farrah Fazal. They first connected in a Muslim-Jewish dialogue group and have since worked on many projects together. Their partnership is built on the unifying power of this movement across tribes. Together they discuss the urgency of this moment, why warning people about fascism wasn't enough, and what it actually looks like to build coalitions that can fight back.
About Farrah Fazal:
Farrah Fazal is a 9-time Emmy award-winning, multilingual, former war correspondent, investigative journalist, and current documentary filmmaker, producer and director. Her journalistic work includes covering extremism, terrorism authoritarianism, misinformation/disinformation, immigration, politics, race, diverse communities, social justice and international conflicts.
She’s also reported on guns, drugs, money, cartels, undocumented people including the first television interviews with undocumented children, sex trafficking, and police violence against underrepresented communities. Her work has taken her across the US, and internationally to Pakistan, Africa, Syria, Lebanon, the Balkans, and Israel-Palestine.
