Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks

07.05.23

By Law and Disorder

We spend this hour with Palestinian author and publisher Hannah Moushabeck. She discusses her debut autobiographical children’s book called Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine. Buy the book: https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/homeland Follow Hannah Moushabeck on IG:https://www.instagram.com/hannahmoushabeck/ — 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/

07.02.23

By Law and Disorder

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

06.29.23

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June 24th marked one year since the Dobbs decision overturned Roe v Wade. What has followed has been an avalanche of bills and laws across the country making abortion access impossible for some and severely limiting access to reproductive healthcare for thousands of people with wombs. We are joined by Imani Gandy, Senior Editor of … Continued

06.29.23

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A focus here on Vallejo, California, where a domestic violence organization has been investigated for unethically housing a non profit executive rather than provide rooms to survivors in need. We talk with Scott Morris, a journalist with the Vallejo Sun who covers policing, protest, civil rights, and far-right extremism. Read the investigation at https://www.vallejosun.com/solano-nonprofit-executive-lived-in-domestic-violence-safe-house-rented-from-city-of-fairfield/ — … Continued

06.28.23

By Jesse Strauss

A new Ella Baker Center-led survey of more than 500 people incarcerated in California state prisons warns that large numbers of people have been subjected to extreme heat, dangerous cold, flooding, and wildfires. The report is called Hidden Hazards: The Impacts of Climate Change on Incarcerated People in California State Prisons. The report was produced … Continued

06.28.23

By Jesse Strauss

There is a large and looming backlog of court cases keeping San Franciscans in jail for years without seeing a trial. We’re in conversation with SF Public Defender Mano Raju to discussing how overdue misdemeanor cases are keeping people in pre-trial detention despite the District Attorney announcing that her office will only seek cash bail … Continued

06.28.23

By Jesse Strauss

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 California’s Death Row. —- Letters from the Inside features music by Michael Louis. Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tigers_view Subscribe to this podcast: … Continued

06.27.23

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It is pride month, and we’re spending intentional time this month – as we do every month – tracking movement for queer liberation and the legislative processes that try to muzzle the rights of our queer families. On today’s show, our host Jesse Strauss visited the Berkeley Free Clinic to sit down with three volunteer … Continued

06.26.23

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Born in 1946 in Mansfield, Louisiana, our guest today came of age against the backdrop of the civil rights movement. His close-knit family watched as the country grappled with desegregation; as the Klan targeted the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama; and as systemic racism struck across the nation and in their hometown. We … Continued

06.25.23

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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