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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Haiti is in ever-increasing crisis with fuel ports blocked by local gang leaders, escalating levels of violence including the sexual assault of girls, women and, elders and a widespread cholera outbreak. In this episode we discuss the state of things as well as the path forward and why the potential UN/US intervention may not be … 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
Saturday, October 22 is National Police Brutality Awareness Day so we are highlighting three local Bay Area families who have lost loved ones to police violence, who are using their grief as fuel to organize for a safer communities. We start with Taun Hall, mother of Miles Hall who was shot and killed by the … Continued
The Oakland Police Department was outed earlier this week for requesting to acquire a robot armed with a shotgun – a weapon that they said would generally be loaded with blank ammunition, but that they would consider using with regular shotgun shells should they desire. Since the story was covered by The Intercept, the Oakland … 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
We spend this episode talking Los Angeles politics with Dr. Melina Abdullah, professor and chair of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, and founder and director of BLM Grassroots – not to be confused with the BLM Global Foundation. They are dealing with the fallout from racist comments made by sitting city council members, … Continued
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and we’re going to spend some time throughout the rest of the month exploring community responses to domestic or interpersonal violence. On today’s episode we talk with Mimi Kim, founder of Creative Interventions and co-founder of INCITE! She has been a long-time activist, advocate and researcher challenging gender-based violence … Continued
It is election time and the mayoral race in Oakland is full of folks hopeful to lead the city. We spend this episode taking a look at the platforms of the candidates with two of The Town’s most forward-facing activists and advocates. We’re joined by Walter Riley, a Civil Rights activist since the civil rights … 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
There is a new film out about Oakland’s own – the legendary Fantastic Negrito; and you can check it out this weekend in Berkeley or Marin as part of the film’s premiere in the Mill Valley Film Festival. Were joined by the films co-director Yvan Iturriaga. Yvan Iturriaga is an Oakland-based director and writer who … Continued
