Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance and collectively builds a new world where all of us thrive — all through an Oakland-based abolitionist lens that centers Black experience, movement-building and art. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Jesse Strauss.
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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
A new exhibit at the Angel Island Immigration Station encourages visitors to consider the past and present of US border policy and border technology. The exhibit was curated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). We speak with Dave Maass, the Director of Investigations at the EFF. You can plan your visit to the exhibit here: … Continued
Police around the country have been using the panic around inflamed and artificial shoplifting fears to buy new equipment. We’re joined by Joey Scott, an LA-based investigative journalist and documentary photographer covering policing, surveillance, protests, prisons, and inequality, whose latest article on The Appeal is titled “Cops Used the Shoplifting Panic to Buy Tons of … Continued
In this episode we explore Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s contracts with private charter airlines used for deportations. We speak with McKenzie Funk, a journalist with ProPublica who focuses on the business of immigration enforcement. His latest piece is titled ‘Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time.”’ … Continued
We turn our attention to what has been dubbed the ‘Oakland Astroturf Network’ and the billionaires funding Oakland’s more conservative political campaigns and recalls. Joining us to discuss are Pecolia Manigo, Executive Director of Oakland Rising Action; Jeremy Mack, the Executive Director of the Phoenix Project; and Chaney Turner, the Integrated Voter Engagement Director with Oakland … Continued
Earlier this week, Oakland Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins announced the firing of former Mayor Sheng Thao’s city hall staff, starting with the canning of Leigh Hanson over an allegedly problematic note-taking issue, and followed by the rest of the staff that had been hired by Sheng Thao. Joining us is Brandon Harami, one of the … Continued
We spend today’s hour in conversation with elder queer Black Indigenous healer and the Founder and Director of the Earthlodge Center for Transformation (the Earthlodge), Queen Hollins, in conversation about her new book called Earth Doula. It’s an illustrated guide for Earth medicine, stewardship, and healing. At a time when so many have forgotten or … Continued
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
Black abolitionist philosopher Joy James joins us to discuss her book Contextualizing Angela Davis: The Agency and Identity of an Icon. —- 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/
Our return guest Ana Piquer, Americas Director at Amnesty International talks about the Venezuelan migrants who are being detained by U.S. immigration enforcement and trafficked to Cecot Prison in El Salvador via Honduras. Yesterday was the 5 year anniversary of the police killing of Steven Taylor. Cat Brooks chronicles that history on the State Terror … Continued
