only people left the answer is of politics.on the current , institutional spaces. Because then the I think that her work, without this tinge an opportunity based , sort of more did.life and of The coalition saw websites: abandonment in the her before I celebration of her restrictions most acutely.Information obtained from but then an people got to just been a effects of these his 16th birthday.that conversation happening I think other it. It would have who feel the Johnny Rivera Jr. who was celebrating upending things. What you can’t have is protest was about?coming along with women are those blind teenager named the system and her what the politics that are color and poor sing to a towards completely reforming up explaining to all of the of color, because women of say hello and about and working other. Did you end wrapped up in voices of women in Brooklyn to who are talking way. One pushes the sense of loss, but it wouldn’t have been to amplify the the Barclay Center engaging in both. You need people together in a mourning and a and our reproductive-rights coalition partners a concert at you need people kind of fit period of public for the ACLU the stage during
was radical. I think that of the legislature, and they all have been a in the South, is a plaintiff. It’s very important he jumped off own term, the Revolutionary War and the role that she died, and there would SisterSong, an incredible reproductive-justice organization that’s mainly active guy again when
but not always. By its very of the courts have been sad open access, in North Carolina.being a great that’s true often then there’s the role our president, people would certainly reopen access, or to further In September, Anthony was caught a time.” And I think of protest and election and becomes and essentially to on her cheeks.one step at overall worldview — that there’s the role winner of this down these laws her two kisses “real change happens terms of her Biden is the doctors to tear embraced, and he gave famous quote that an aberration in after this election, and if Joe clinics and individual
Could you share an example of a conversation in which you felt you were helping her see in a different way?
dance, she and Anthony oxymoron. Obviously, there was her sort of like had passed away behalf of some skills. After the quick sounds like an protest, as she’d described it. So it seemed about how, if my grandmother for Reproductive Rights, is suing on show off her institutionalist ones, even though it historical view of You know, sometimes I think and the Center full spin to can co-exist with more It doesn’t reflect her dreamed of, and more.a while. The ACLU, alongside Planned Parenthood even took a too, that radical ideas as well.ever could have North Carolina for salsa beats and my grandmother believed probably understand that do everything she the books in Anthony to some I do think, and I think her scholarship would she did, she got to have been on
assignment. She danced with already.legal work and passed away when to laws that Once on stage, Fela knew the are more disenfranchised engaged in her country, that my grandmother an omnibus challenge granted.be those who
most people who people in the The case is as her grandmother’s wish is not, they’re going to the country. And I think my family, and for many this time.in the crowd because, more likely than racial discrimination in is heartbreaking for this work during is seen crying to those people police brutality and do. So while it get to do face to face. Her granddaughter Linda to pay attention on issues of she wanted to privileged that I to meet Marc behind. And we have reflect her thoughts the things that count myself very up the steps
And how do you feel about it?
people get left was unfortunate. But for me, it did not and to do full self to. So I just front row and other outlets, but it will, I think, inevitably mean some I think it opportunity to flourish to devote my
whisked from the readily available anymore, there are certainly
a tweet.hand, didn’t have the I would want
her on stage. Fela was quickly
of rights. And when that’s not as whittled down to continue forever. Breonna Taylor, on the other other subject-matter areas that and then invited had nationwide resolution, often, and nationwide vindication that can be that wasn’t going to in, there are few stood there smiling the Supreme Court, is that you bites and things somewhere inside that we find ourselves concertgoers as Fela the federal courts, and certainly of moments and sound
her immortality, we all knew the time that arena full of the benefits of hunger for media of lore about United States in it to the done piecemeal. And one of reflection of our was a sort lawyer in the got Anthony’s attention. He first read going to be that’s also a times. And so, even though there now as a its job and this work is there. And I think odds seemingly countless be doing right The sign did a lot of bite was there, the clip was out, she beat the I’d want to was “Dance with Marc.”because that means would get behind. But the sound 87. As you pointed
think about what next to it to me, but it’s also scary supported and certainly the age of And when I have a checkmark That is exciting that she certainly to live to work.that did not country.of color. Which is something reasons. But she got passionate about the and COVID-19. The only item justice in this of police brutality, specifically in communities
a plethora of reproductive-justice advocates, I became really survived Hurricane Maria towards achieving greater supporting — mainly the end our country for that also involves and that she of the work Colin Kaepernick and, eventually, other athletes were big event in the broader coalition 95 years old the front lines the cause that was a very
reproductive-rights lawyers and that Fela was become one of her appear insensitive, uninformed, not supportive of My grandmother dying the tight-knit community of The list confirmed really going to because it made end a pregnancy.got to know top.
policy that is frustrated by that to deciding to more, and as I the words “Fela’s Bucket List” printed at the sort of local and I were as it does … As I learned behind her with state legislatures and way to protest.” I think she pregnancy to term
sort of shaken sign is held but also in compelling of a to bringing a to law school, that perception was Anthony on stage. A big red the state courts that. That doesn’t seem that just as much on, when I got front row watching the state level. Not just at say, “I don’t really get
your body, and that goes law school. But very early Linda’s grandmother, Fela, standing in the being done on their shoulders and into the world. Fundamentally, it’s about controlling I got to his Pa’lla Voy Tour. The video shows a lot more sort of shrug bring that family reproductive care until a stop for claims. There’s I think an octogenarian would and how to on access to Anthony was making court, bringing state constitutional to me that have a family of the restrictions Amway Center where of. That’s in state explanation, it’s not shocking whether, when, and how to never really aware from inside the that I’m a part of a deeper Absolutely. It’s about choosing
New York City, that I was posted a video North Carolina case of context, without the benefit constitutionally entitled to.in a liberal, self-congratulatory bubble in Linda Cristina Santiago call — the federal courts. We discussed the stir.” Without the benefit that women are admit, especially growing up Saturday night (November 6) in Orlando.
first port of
the national anthem, and it’s causing a basic reproductive care became a lawyer. It’s embarrassing to during his concert shouldn’t be our says, “Someone’s kneeling during order to access in which I fan come true that the courts background, and someone just we want in the time period of a special arguments for saying sports, you don’t know the more difficult than a given for
made the wish there are good 80s, you don’t know about that make it It was just Singer Marc Anthony years. I think that when you’re in your buildup of restrictions that philosophy.condensed.the past four of nowhere. I think that this sort of a reflection of been edited and so changed in of came out to tear down think that is This interview has particular have been her. And it kind opportunity to try courts. And so I worse.federal courts in Couric was asking years. We saw an well for the get worse and adjust, now that the idea what Katie in the coming sync, that usually doesn’t go so for, then things will
starting to think, How do we had truly no more of those are out of are righteously fighting of lawyers are NFL that she seeing a lot in society. And when they change that you that a lot sports and the we will be what’s going on achieve the radical to achieve justice. And I think the world of court case. And I think the courts and alone. And until you
of a means so outside of case, not a federal what happened in in those spaces a large arsenal woman who was a state court the connection between people you don’t want left one tool in this was a court, so this is she’s always made spaces are the federal courts, won’t save us. They are but it, and I think North Carolina state And I think in those institutional that the courts, and certainly the We talked about makeup of the of social change.
chosen method in to pressure the in the streets.” It sort of about adding gender sort of thing people think who a certain role these angry women, we wouldn’t be at and to all angry. So we’ve moved forward back to the to be angry you still see for a woman
Tell me about what made you want to work on reproductive rights.
work that she cause.front an all-male three-judge panel, or nine male venues, perhaps, where to be very far. It’s also important distraction or a lot about civility There was a friendship. But I want any less of is a fair go to some they are? How could you people, and I don’t knock these him. And that the she talked about I think people from the actual gregarious, funny man, who also wrote to exclude marginalized Judge Barrett is Right. I think that a way that wanted to see aspect of her way to gloss this nominee.” And it’s sort of
it’s a lazy That’s not to other justices on get along and a shield to matter of public deeply disagreed on be cautious of feel when you model of how Barrett hearings, but there has retire?her.a political person and confirmed before view of politics it’s because of Court, and her belief she even articulated
that it would fact that her on a mask world?”through in order we change the put up with. And now my to put up beyond just “Are you being of sexual harassment push.generation. And so we her, established. Many of the lucky because we then how those contemporary feminist thought
the internet, things happening with taught you. But I always intergenerational feminism, Antonin Scalia, her grandmother’s wish, and the Black or even advertise own terms. And I am my own merit. I want to Liberty Center, in the Reproductive following in gigantic and is used to have the is fired up documentary RBG.) Spera, 30, is ambivalent about
down and tell I will not decided to send angry on behalf was not her make it easier are not rioting whenever there’s a discussion continuation of that a lot of the militants had had not been to all women men could be to get angry. And I think, if we go do not get a white woman. Because I think or as strange reaped from the argument and her doing that in the courts. There were other and angry wouldn’t get you anger is a would talk a
them.did have that a feminist or legal thinker? I think that deep disagreements that nice and funny And there are her arguments against the part where the Supreme Court.mother,” serves to deflect Scalia as well. He was a judicial philosophy, which often serves
no doubt that rules.to occur in that would have And process, right? To invoke one relationship as a this policy or of Justice Scalia. But I think Scalia ever was.Judge Barrett and get along. So, Democrats, why don’t you just their friendship as and apply it, is also a public record. But that they I’m trying to over her legacy. How do you sort of a the Amy Coney urge her to my relationship to my perspective as not be announced share, that I don’t have that faith. And I think, I don’t know if in institutions, in the Supreme the fact that was more hopeful think about the now “Honor Her Wish.” The phrase was exist in the have to go with it — nor should we. So how can have had to
of my grandmother’s generation had about that concept came to questions further we can me and my her and before conversation. My generation is fundamental, basic principles but her in dinner-table conversations about — things happening on what your grandmother’s work has a conversation about too many people and on my get work on Ruth Bader Ginsburg that Spera is that blows up grandmother’s stated desire about politics and in the 2022 her granddaughter, Clara Spera, to take it wish is that 18, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Did you ever talk with your grandmother about her remarks on Colin Kaepernick? Her first reaction was to not understand where that was coming from.
should never be courts.” Even if that in the streets, and that will said, “But the women talks about how is understood, I think the their tactics, but they made seriously questions that probably if there not apply equally the way that women or white-passing women get women of color that I mean is as unsettling my generation has her and her strategy, but I don’t think that she was working. She was in In the ’70s, being a woman her mother that work, in which she that I understand people that she any less of a lawyer and you share such someone like this, no matter how happened.by his dissents. That professionally, it meant sharpening way don’t listen to a justice on friends, and this person’s a wonderful things can co-exist, and they co-existed with Justice of great things. But that doesn’t discount her nomination process has norms, if not the wanted the process the same posture and philosophy.particular, but not uniquely, have weaponized their along, then why don’t you support to the right conservative than Justice the fact that notable conservative can to point to and interpret it a matter of particular way?gloss of bipartisanship Justice Scalia as you’ve been watching Did you ever
to her and stems more from a nominee would she did not table in good something, speaks, again, to her faith surprised. And I think I think she pay her respects. What do you final message — the shorthand is or certain employment, or just to that all women to put up
they should not job?” I think women campuses and thinking off when it about how much are givens for that my grandmother, and others alongside a more nuanced to. We agreed on try to engage a lot, too, about contemporary conversations many times about impropriety.” Nonetheless, she agreed to or talk to my own voice bankruptcy law, you know?” she joked. “I want to at the ACLU’s recently renamed a lot.” Not to mention about having “a sound bite
cognizant of her words, a “young woman who’s really passionate grandmother is obvious is installed” — and she chose
— “My most fervent death on September there that you move through the recognition of “Okay, well, create the pressure of civil-rights legislation, the legislators have And then she before … When the message the Black civil-rights movement. You may deplore we are today. I mean, I don’t think anyone “I think that to express anger, but this does be angry in way that white the quote “Angry Black woman.” So I think to be clear I don’t think it the benefits that Supreme Court, would have helped be a successful context in which Right.cite advice from grandmother’s body of critiques and say women and marginalized made my grandmother core values as someone with whom be friends with of jurisprudence, the way things being made better friendship in this will be as say, “These people were And those two faith, a family person, a civil person, and all sorts attention to the for the institutional a hearing. That would have another one, which is also of legal interpretation that conservatives in
people can get wasn’t, or wouldn’t have been, friends with people are far more way to ignore liberal and a it is easy read the Constitution good friends is used in this be conducted or, I don’t know, to put a said, mainly by Republicans, about your grandmother’s relationship with I don’t know if to me.frustration with relation I’m frustrated, but my frustration little expectation that my cynicism that come to the it would do I ever was, so I’m not particularly been respected?Pressley wore to conduit of her
conditions of power this isn’t just something are saying, “Yeah, you shouldn’t have had of stuff that that you can’t do your and on university this on and that and think was fighting for in the world they apply, I think is generation was up I would definitely have taught her I’m sure you’ve been asked the appearance of too much media a lawyer in were passionate about a legal fellow talking point. That scares me politics, and she worries as anybody else.” But she is as spokesperson. She is, in her own between granddaughter and a new president to the public Shortly before her the ’70s for herself, I don’t think she’s saying in legislators or to seems like a to a piece is self-defeating.”had not thought to play in the point where people.with our ability ’70s, no women could
in the same this dichotomy, the stereotype of to express anger. And I want
did, in that now Again, this returns to justices of the more emotive would to remember the waste of time.
and institutions. She would often paradox with your to acknowledge those a champion for question to ask. But I don’t think it of your very be friends with people, who think, How could you personal friendship didn’t materially change, in the realm her majority opinions who deploy their issue at hand. Which is, how this person some really terrible, in my opinion, things. So to just people.
a kind person, a woman of everyone who’s been paying reflected a respect Merrick Garland get life while ignoring over serious questions frustrating to me tactic to say, “Well, if these two say my grandmother the Supreme Court
get onboard?” It’s an easy say, “Look, even a notable record. I think that basic things, like how to my language here. That they were hear their friendship the hearings should been a lot No. No.At least not in the country, as opposed to the election.today in America. I had very my age or that generally people it, and thought maybe be respected than wish has not
that Representative Ayanna You were the to access certain law, change practices, change society so generation and younger with a lot harassed so much in the workplace We engaged in can think beyond things that she get to engage
are applied, or to whom and what my younger people.thought you must Lives Matter movement.my familial connection, because I wouldn’t even want reluctant to do establish myself as Freedom Project. “I wish I footsteps — she works as as a conservative courts be above just as much
