On today’s show, we hear selections from Pulitzer-prize winning author Chris Hedges in celebration of the release of his most recent book, A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine at the First Congregational Church of Oakland on Thursday, May 29th with host Cat Brooks. FUND DRIVE SPECIAL – Pledge $120 and receive Chris Hedges new book, A … Continued

On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Raed Jarrar.  Raed is an Arab-American political advocate based in Washington, DC. He is currently the advocacy director for the organization Democracy in the Arab World Now – or DAWN   — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/

Despite reform efforts that have grown in scope and intensity over the last two decades, the machine of American mass incarceration continues to flourish. In this hour, we’re joined by formerly incarcerated activist, essayist, and organizer Emile Suotonye DeWeaver, discussing his book Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine, reflecting on his 21 years of incarceration, what it … Continued

As the starvation and genocide in Gaza reaches an apex, we speak with Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, the executive director of the Middle East Children’s Alliance. He is also a Palestinian refugee from Dheisheh Refugee camp in the West Bank. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/

In a mission to deliver solidarity and break the Israeli humanitarian aid blockade, the Freedom Flotilla’s Handala departed southern Italy this week on its final leg to Gaza.  In this episode, we speak with Huwaida Arraf, an American activist and lawyer who co-founded the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a Palestinian-led organization using non-violent protests and … Continued

On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Yaffa AS, the executive director of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual & Gender Diversity, and is a trans Muslim and displaced Indigenous Palestinian. MASGD is a Black/Indigenous Global Majority, Trans, and Muslim led organization that supports, empowers and connects LGBPQ+ and 2STGNCI+ Muslims and those racialized or perceived … Continued

Janette Villafana is an award-winning bilingual multimedia journalist. Her heart lies in community-based reporting, and her work is highly centered on showcasing and uplifting community voices, with a significant focus on the Latino community. She developed her beat at L.A. TACO, covering street vending communities in Los Angeles. Past work has been featured on NBC, … Continued