7. In the Struggle with Daniel O'Connell

On this episode of the Western Friend Podcast, we chat with agrarian scholar and progressive advocate Daniel O'Connell. We speak about his journey, his activism, his spiritual practice, and his book, In the Struggle: Scholars and the Fight Against Industrial Agribusiness in California.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 3:12 Daniel's spiritual and activist journey
• 17:28 On collective action and community
• 24:13 On healing
• 31:27 On water and regimes of commodification
• 39:16 What Quakerism offers for action
• 45:11 Q and A
• 1:07:07 The Remix with the Soul Force Ones
• 1:18:48 Outro