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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A 2019 report showed that police violence is a leading cost of death for young Black men in the United States. About one in every 1,000 Black men can expect to be killed by the police, with the highest risk amongst all ethnic groups and genders between the ages of 20 and 35 years old. … 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
The UC San Francisco administration has continued to retaliate against professors, students, and medical staff who have identified themselves publicly as pro-Palestinian. Intimidation, suspensions, threats and a culture of fear are some of the collateral damage the institution has created one could almost say or say in defense of a genocide. We’re joined by one … Continued
State Terror is a primary theme on this show – often emphasizing the myriad things that go wrong when cops enter a situation they are not built for, trained for, or even wanting to engage in. One of those situations is mental health crisis. Around fifty percent of all folks murdered by law enforcement are … Continued
On today’s show, Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato-Bas discusses her efforts to prevent negative impacts of the Trump presidency at the county level, including on Bay Area immigrant and trans communities. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/
For four days in September of 1971, prisoners revolted, taking over the institution that incarcerated them in upstate New York. By the time the dust settled in Attica, 33 prisoners and 10 guards or staff had been killed – notably all but one guard and three prisoners were killed by law enforcement gunfire when 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
Leonard Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and the longest-serving Native political prisoner in U.S. history is coming home! Joining us to discuss are Summer Aubrey, an attorney with the Water Protector Legal Collective as well as International Indian Treaty Council who has worked on international legal advocacy for Leonard Peltier’s … Continued
A transgender prisoner has sued the Trump Administration over the constitutionality of one of his earliest executive orders that the lawsuit claims will put transgender prisoners at risk. We’ll speak with Shannon Minter, Legal Director at the National Center for Lesbian Rights and part of the legal team representing the plaintiff in Maria Moe v … Continued
On today’s show, we explore electronic surveillance and privacy concerns under the new Trump presidency. We’ll be in conversation with India McKinney, the Director of Federal Affairs with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Read the EFF’s memo to the federal government outlining technology and surveillance concerns: … Continued
