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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This week’s Resistance in Residence artist is dancer, choreographer, and storyteller Krissy Keefer. Keefer is the Artistic Director of Dance Brigade and Executive Director of Dance Mission Theater, where she creates and champions socially engaged dance addressing inequality, justice, and community empowerment. Check out Dance Brigade’s premiere of MATCH GIRL, a fractured fairy tale about … Continued
On today’s episode, The Nation’s John Nichols joins us to discuss the national implications of the MAGA assault on Minnesota. TONIGHT! Get ICE the F out of Minnesota– January 27 6-8 PM, Huichin Park 4311 Hubbard St. Emeryville, CA. — 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 episode, we speak with George Galvis the Co-founder and Executive Director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ) on the upcoming National Day of Solidarity with Minnesota. TONIGHT! Get ICE the F out of Minnesota — January 27 6-8 PM, Huichin Park 4311 Hubbard St. Emeryville, CA. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in … Continued
On this episode of Palestine Post, we speak with Aseel Abdurass, the Managing Director of the Occupied Palestinian Territory Department at Physicians for Human Rights Israel, where she leads legal and humanitarian interventions, documents violations, and advocates for systemic change and accountability. PHRI recently released a new report highlighting harms on Palestinian pregnant and post-partum … Continued
On this episode of Palestine Post, we speak with Sarah Leah Whitson, the Executive Director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), an organization promoting human rights and democracy in the Middle East and North Africa. She previously led Human Rights Watch’s MENA division and is a prominent advocate, writer, and commentator on regional … Continued
On this episode, speak with Jessica Bella Eiko Hollie, a longtime Oakland organizer and political writer, formerly of Occupy Oakland, and the founder of Op Mobile Cafe, a grassroots mutual aid project providing weekly hot meals across East and West Oakland. You can learn more and get involved at https://www.opmobilecafeoakland.com/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page … Continued
On this episode, we speak with Dr. Melina Abdullah about her recent article for LA Progressive about Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ recent let-downs for the organizer community https://www.laprogressive.com/los-angeles-2/i-used-to-love-her Melina is a professor and the chair of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, as well as the co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of … Continued
On this episode, we speak with Kali Akuno, organizer, educator, and writer at the forefront of movements for Black self-determination, economic democracy, and ecological justice. He is co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson, a visionary solidarity economy project anchored in Jackson, Mississippi, that builds networks of worker cooperatives, community land trusts, and democratic institutions. See Kali tonight … Continued
On this episode, we speak with Samer from Arab Resource Organizing Council (AROC) on news and headlines from Palestine. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://www.threads.com/@lawanddis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/
This week’s Resistance in Residence artist is Palestinian-American multimedia artist, woodworker, musician, and MC Tarik “Excentrik” Kazaleh. Born in California and raised between working-class Detroit and the shifting political and cultural landscape of Oakland, Excentrik is known for his oud and percussion-driven sound, political commentary, and impassioned lyricism. Widely regarded as one of the originators … Continued
