The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That’s where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature … Continued
It is election time and while Santa Clara Sheriff Laurie Smith was not running for re-election – she and her tenure – are front and center in conversations about who her successor will be. Smith was the first sheriff elected in the state of California almost 50 years and she may likely have served a … Continued
October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month and we spent time on this show exploring alternative responses to domestic violence. We continue that conversation today with Colsaria Henderson, a member of the board of directors of the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, which is hosting their Shifting the Lens – Statewide Domestic Violence Conference beginning … Continued
Law Enforcement in this country kills approximately 1200 people every single year and yet the names of many are never said or known except to their families and friends. What’s more, law enforcement agencies and other state actors harm our community in a myriad of ways that also go unnoticed like profiling, sexually assaulting and … Continued
We all think we know the South. Even those who have never lived there can rattle off a list of signifiers: the Civil War, Gone with the Wind, the Ku Klux Klan, plantations, football, Jim Crow, slavery. But the idiosyncrasies, dispositions, and habits of the region are stranger and more complex than much of the … Continued
On November 3rd the United Nations is set to vote on ending the US blockade against Cuba, and local solidarity activists are demanding Nancy Pelosi join in the calls to end the embargo. On Thursday, November 3rd at 4:30 pm a broad coalition of Bay Area groups will rally at the SF Federal Building (7th … Continued
In this episode, we talk about Black cowboys in California, with a conversation featuring the creative mind behind a new photography book of California Black cowboys, Gabriela Hasbun, alongside one of the cowboys featured in the book – Prince Damons. A powerful symbol of self-reliance, strength, and determination, the Black cowboy is a figure commonly … Continued
Protests in Iran continued over the weekend sparked by the murder of 22 year old Mahsa Amini who was arrested a few weeks ago by the Guidance Patrol, the religious morality police of Iran’s government who arrested Amini for not wearing the hijab. The most recent protests were met with a brutal response from the … Continued
KPFA producers highlight the issue of reproductive justice through interviews and feature stories. Team Chana Wilson is a storyteller, radio producer, and an award-winning author. She began at KPFA in 1973, back in the days of magnetic tape edited with razor blades, joining the collectively produced show Lesbian Air. For eight years, she hosted A … Continued
Some share their personal experiences with abortion. Part II of II segments Part of the After Roe: In Search of Reproductive Justice special.
