Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab

This week's revolutionary is Banafsheh Violet Nazari: Oregon attorney who, until recently, was representing communities facing wage theft and workplace discrimination through her own firm. She is now the Policy and Advocacy Coordinator IRCO, where she works to support and amplify their community organising and advocacy work to affect policy and systems change. Violet was born and raised for the first 9 years of her life in Iran, shortly after the revolution and takeover of the country. In those early years of her life, Violet lived a dual life under Sharia Law, creating a brave space for her to live as freely as possible under those circumstances. Her rebellious nature and fierce determination for justice have now righteously manifested themselves into her career of advocacy.In this episode, Violet and I discuss the knowledge gaps, struggles, and cruelty within capitalist societies and the US immigration process. Intertwined in this conversation, Violet calls out the white supremacist foundation for the