Ep 63: ICE Shootings, Anti-ICE Protests, and How to Organize as White Feminists
Ep 63: ICE Shootings, Anti-ICE Protests, and How to Organize as White Feminists  
Podcast: Interrupting Business As Usual
Published On: Sun Feb 08 2026
Description: This episode is about recognizing patterns. Nikki walks through how white violence becomes visible only when whiteness is at risk, and why white feminists — especially those clinging to liberal ideals of civility and reform — need to stop organizing for safety and start organizing to build collective power to dismantle oppressive systems. This is not a call to crochet resistance. It's a demand for collective accountability. What you'll learn: Why white feminism defaults to safety instead of solidarity How liberalism keeps you sedated and reactive instead of organized and prepared Four ways to begin showing up like your liberation is actually on the line This episode offers: A breakdown of recent ICE murders and what they reveal about state violence A dismantling of the "reasonable reform" narrative white liberals cling to A step-by-step guide to moving from allyship performance to community-based organizing 4 things to start doing immediately This episode isn't meant to make you feel better. It's meant to make you move. If you're tired of rotating through the White Urgency Cycle without impact, press play. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Business as Usual.⁣⁣⁣⁣ Want More? → TAP HERE to listen to Episode 30: White Women Can't Be Centered in Solidarity: Why Main Character Energy Is Killing Your Activism for a necessary interruption if you're ready to move beyond guilt and into liberatory action. → TAP HERE to listen to Episode 32: From Book Club to Breakthrough: How to Stop Listening and Learning and Start Taking Action for Collective Liberation if you want insights on the pitfalls of overconsumption and the importance of practice over perfection. → TAP HERE to listen to Episode 33: What White Feminism Never Taught You (But You Desperately Need to Know) to discover how mainstream feminism has provided busy work for white women instead of a socio-political framework for true liberation, and learn what it takes to truly interrupt systems of oppression. → TAP HERE to listen to Episode 34: Breaking Up with White Feminism for Good – Not to be Good if you're clinging to the idea of being 'good' in a violently oppressive system. This episode explores deep-seated issues within white feminism and offers a compelling argument for why chasing goodness can actually slow down your work and prevent you from taking action. → TAP HERE to listen to Episode 35: White Feminism Runs on Fear to learn how fear is often weaponized by white feminism, immobilizes folks, and keeps them complicit in oppressive systems. Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak