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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We all think we know the South. Even those who have never lived there can rattle off a list of signifiers: the Civil War, Gone with the Wind, the Ku Klux Klan, plantations, football, Jim Crow, slavery. But the idiosyncrasies, dispositions, and habits of the region are stranger and more complex than much of the … Continued
On November 3rd the United Nations is set to vote on ending the US blockade against Cuba, and local solidarity activists are demanding Nancy Pelosi join in the calls to end the embargo. On Thursday, November 3rd at 4:30 pm a broad coalition of Bay Area groups will rally at the SF Federal Building (7th … Continued
In this episode, we talk about Black cowboys in California, with a conversation featuring the creative mind behind a new photography book of California Black cowboys, Gabriela Hasbun, alongside one of the cowboys featured in the book – Prince Damons. A powerful symbol of self-reliance, strength, and determination, the Black cowboy is a figure commonly … Continued
Protests in Iran continued over the weekend sparked by the murder of 22 year old Mahsa Amini who was arrested a few weeks ago by the Guidance Patrol, the religious morality police of Iran’s government who arrested Amini for not wearing the hijab. The most recent protests were met with a brutal response from the … 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
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 is our fourth segment of Letters from the Inside. —- This episode features music by Michael Louis: https://www.instagram.com/tigers_view Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow … Continued
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and we’re going to spend some time exploring community responses to domestic or interpersonal violence. Every year nearly 5.3 million incidents of intimate partner violence occurs in the United States among women 18 years and older. Intimate partner violence results in nearly 1,300 death and two million injuries every … Continued
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
