Premilla Nadasen

Professor, Author

Premilla Nadasen is a Professor of History at Barnard College, Columbia University. She is most interested in the liberatory visions and activism of poor and working-class women of color. She has been involved in social justice organizing for many decades and has published extensively on the multiple meanings of feminism, alternative labor movements, and grass-roots community organizing.

She is the author of two award-winning books "Welfare Warriors: The Welfare Rights Movement in the United States" and "Household Workers Unite: The Untold Story of African American Women Who Built a Movement" and is currently writing a biography of South African singer and anti-apartheid activist Miriam Makeba.

Listen to her full length one-on-one interview on Patreon.com/TajaLindley
Interview length: 01:05:28

Aug. 17, 2022

Domestic Workers Part 2: Community Organizing Strategies & Contexts Historically & Today

We're continuing our conversation about domestic labor with a deep dive into the historical and current practice of organizing domestic workers for dignity and respect including: the role of storytelling in building collective identity community organizing strategies in and beyond legislated labor protections professionalizing the workforce through narratives and negotiations the politics of care work ABOUT OUR GUESTS Allison Julien is the We Dream in Black Organizing Director for the National ...

Guests: Nikki Brown-Booker, Allison Julien, Adela Seally, Rose Gloria*, Premilla Nadasen

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Aug. 3, 2022

Domestic Workers Part 1: The Labor That Makes All Other Work Possible

“I remembered reminding myself that I would never work for wealthy families again.” ~ Allison Julien Taking care of children, disabled folks, the elderly, and the home is important work, but it doesn’t always get the respect it deserves - whether it’s paid or unpaid labor. In this first part of a two-part series, we get an inside look into an occupation behind closed doors and in private homes - domestic work. Tune in to hear from five incredible guests about: Why and how people become domestic ...

Guests: Nikki Brown-Booker, Allison Julien, Adela Seally, Rose Gloria*, Premilla Nadasen

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