We speak with George Galvis, Co-founder and executive director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice, about the local anti-ICE uprisings in the Bay Area and how Oakland communities are impacted by immigration enforcement and detention.    __   Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/

In this gripping Flashpoints interview, Andrea Prichett—founder of Berkeley Copwatch—details a violent January police raid on a local encampment that left vulnerable unhoused residents brutalized and displaced. From alleged use of smoke bombs to excessive force caught on camera, Pritchard calls out Berkeley’s deepening investment in surveillance and militarized policing—even as the city claims sanctuary … Continued

Joe Rivano Barros is a  reporter and editor at the independent news site Mission Local who has been covering the anti-ICE protests in San Francisco this week.  Check out his reporting at Mission Local https://missionlocal.org/2025/06/video-ice-agents-arrest-people-outside-s-f-courthouse/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/   

As ​we ​face ​a ​government ​that ​is ​active ​in ​its ​efforts ​to ​remove ​people’s ​ability ​to ​make ​decisions ​about ​what ​happens ​in ​their ​own ​bodies, ​Dr. Shelley Sella ​challenges ​even ​the ​framework ​that ​imposing ​any ​limits ​on ​abortion ​access ​means ​that ​we ​are ​not ​truly ​providing ​the ​room ​to ​choose. ​​Sella ​is ​a ​board ​certified ​OB ​GYN ​and ​the ​first ​woman ​to ​openly ​practice ​third ​trimester ​abortion ​care ​in ​the ​U.S. ​She ​recently ​retired ​from ​that ​work ​and ​compiled ​some ​of ​her ​deeply ​humanizing ​experiences, ​stories, ​reflections ​and ​hopes ​into ​a ​brand ​new ​book ​called ​Beyond ​Limits ​Stories ​of ​Third ​Trimester ​Abortion ​Care. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/

Immigration raids in Los Angeles escalate dramatically as federalized National Guard troops deploy into local neighborhoods, prompting massive community and labor-led protests. Evelyn Zepeda, Organizing Director at SEIU’s Western States Regional Joint Board, discusses witnessing the raids firsthand, the controversial arrest of labor leader David Huerta, and how unions are mobilizing to protect immigrant communities.

Cameroon sits on top of a new list of most neglected displacement crises in the world. In this episode, we turn our attention to the annual report that accounts for this neglect, led by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). We’ll discuss what those primary crises are and how they’ve been neglected politically, economically, and by … Continued

As Israel has continued its attacks on starving Palestinians who are seeking aid in Gaza, the humanitarian aid flotilla that had been set to arrive from its journey across the Mediterranean sea bringing a small amount of basic support was captured early this morning by Israeli state piracy forces. The 12 humanitarian activists aboard that … Continued