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.
—-
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/
We spend this episode with San Francisco Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin and Culture Clash Co-Founder Ric Salinas, honoring the life and legacy of poet Diane di Prima, ahead of the memorial service this Sunday, August 6th at the Castro Theater in SF. Memorial event info here: https://centerforthehumanities.org/programming/celebrating-the-life-and-legacy-of-diane-di-prima-presented-by-her-family —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in … Continued
A new CalMatters report shows that opioid deaths in California have increased by more than 120% in the past three years alone. We’re joined by Ana B. Ibarra, a health reporter for non-profit newsroom CalMatters. Her work has also appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and other state and national news outlets. … Continued
On July 26th, in broad daylight, the San Francisco Police Department shot and killed Ryant Bluford in front of his Bayview-Hunters Point community amidst pleas from bystanders not to shoot. Joining us to discuss is his first cousin L’Oréal Earle. —- 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; … Continued
California’s lack of mental health infrastructure is leaving some of our neediest people on the streets or to languish in jails and prisons which simply exacerbate their conditions. James Ramsey, who had repeated issues with mental health and problematic run-ins with law enforcement, received advocacy for long-term care by the Anti-Police Terror Project for years … Continued
Understanding the history of prisons in Canada in their relationship to settler colonialism and anti-Black racism, El Jones observes how intimacy becomes tied up in state violence at carceral sites through mechanisms such as prison visits, strip searches and managing community contact with incarcerated people. On today’s show, we’re in conversation with El Jones discussing … Continued
We encourage our brothers and sisters on the other side of the wall to write in to our show. Occasionally we read those letters on the air. This letter comes to us from San Quentin State Prison. —- Letters from the Inside features music by Michael Louis. Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tigers_view Subscribe to this … 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
On today’s show we look at rebellions in France following the murder of a French-Algerian teenager by French police. Teenager Nahel was driving his vehicle when two police officers tried to pull him over for – what they say – were traffic violations. As Nahel tried to drive away, one of those officers shot into … Continued
The San Francisco Mime Troupe has launched its 64th season with a satirical piece that takes place in the Tenderloin of San Francisco, called Breakdown. We are joined this morning by Michael Gene Sullivan, the head writer for the San Francisco Mime Troupe Collective where he has been involved in writing over 25 plays, and … Continued
On July 6, freedom fighter and Black liberation activist Dr. Mutulu Shakur, transitioned. Here to discuss his life and legacy is Kalonji Jama Changa, an organizer, founder of the FTP Movement, and the co-chair of the Urban Survival and Preparedness Institute. Kalonji is also the co-founder of Black Power Media, author of the bestselling book, … Continued
