On this episode, we speak with Dina S., an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement on updates with the campaign to stop shipments of weapons to Israel from the Oakland International Airport.  Learn more about this campaign and armsembargonow.com  — 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/

On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Phyllis Bennis, a Middle East analyst and director the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. She is the author of the book, Understanding Palestine & Israel. — 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 episode, guest host Thandisizwe Chimurenga chats with writer and journalist Gustavo Arellano. He is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and the former editor of Orange County’s alternative weekly OC Weekly.  His most recent column for the LA Times is called “When immigration agents picked up a 15-year-old white teen.” — Subscribe to … Continued

Sudan’s brutal two-year war has entered a new phase. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has seized control of the entire Darfur region, ousting the Sudanese army from its last stronghold. The conflict has killed over 40,000 people and displaced more than 14 million, creating a humanitarian crisis. The capture of el-Fasher, North Darfur’s capital, raises … Continued

On today’s show, guest host Kalonji Changa speaks with Mawuli Davis, renowned civil rights attorney, human rights organizer and author with over 30 years of experience in the Movement for Black Liberation and Whitley Carpenter, Senior Criminal Justice Counsel and Policy Manager for Forward Justice. She focuses on researching, developing and advocating for effective policy … Continued

On today’s Palestine Post, we hear from journalist Elizabeth Weill- Greenberg, on the story of a Palestinian-American child held as a hostage by Israeli forces. Mohammed Zaher Taysir Ibrahim, 15, has been held in an Israeli torture camp, barely fed and only allowed 40 minutes a day outside, according to Defense for Children International Palestine. … Continued

Mutual Aid is essential now for addressing the Trump administration’s cuts to SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.  On this episode, we speak with Michael Flood, CEO of the Los Angeles Food Bank.  We also speak with Oakland-based rapper and activist Ryan Nicole about her fundraiser happening this upcoming Tuesday, November 11.  Ryan is organizing … Continued

On this episode, we speak with Ricardo Garcia Acosta  and Omar Farmer, the outgoing chair and alternate chairs of the Oakland Police Commission. The Oakland City Council rejected their reappointments to the Police Commission last month. — 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/

Flock Surveillance refers to the camera and data systems developed by Flock Safety, a private technology company that provides automated license plate recognition  and vehicle-tracking networks to police departments, homeowners’ associations, and private businesses across the U.S. This system enables mass tracking of drivers and data sharing across police and private networks without sufficient oversight, … Continued