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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Our guest in this episode is Caleb Gayle, an award-winning journalist who writes about race and identity and a professor at Northeastern University, a senior fellow at the Burnes Center for Social Change, and a visiting scholar at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He is the author of the book We Refuse to Forget: A … Continued
We were devastated to learn this weekend about another mass shooting that targeted a queer nightclub, this time in Colorado Springs, at a club called Club Q. Tragically, five people were killed and at least 17 others were wounded by gunfire, while trying to enjoy themselves in one of few designated queer spaces in Colorado … Continued
A new investigative report shows that prisoners in a Georgia jail are literally wasting away from malnourishment as jail administration operates with disregard for the health and lives of folks inside of the Fulton County Jail Facility in Atlanta. Our guest in this episode is the journalist who detailed that investigative report, Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, who … Continued
New research from non-profit newsroom CalMatters shows that the California prison system on average moves people with significant mental health diagnoses 5 times during the same time period that people in the general prison population were transferred just 1.5 times. The article, titled, Mentally ill prisoners in California are three times likelier to get shuffled … Continued
In this episode, we explore the role of poetry in the movement for abolition with Christopher Soto, whose new poetry book – Diaries of a Terrorist – is out now. Christopher Soto is a Los Angeles-based poet, co-founder of the Undocu-poets campaign and of Writers for Migrant Justice. He’s just out with his first published … Continued
The murder of George Floyd by Derrik Chauvin in Minneapolis in 2020 ignited a wave of uprisings around the globe, and the city made several bold attempts at reimagining the way they do public safety, like a ballot measure that would have replaced their police department with a department of public safety (that measure failed … Continued
In a progressive victory in Alameda County’s election, Pamela Price has been declared the winner of the District Attorney’s race, in a race against opponent Terry Wiley. Pamela Price will be the county’s first African-American and second woman to hold that office, and speaks in this episode about her plans to address public safety, prosecute … Continued
In this episode, we focus on local elections in Oakland, where City Councilmember and Council President Nikki Fortunado-Bas has held on to her seat representing our city’s District 2, after receiving a large majority of votes against challenger Harold Lowe. We discuss the race and what she expects the next four years to hold in … 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 Berkeley Police Department is embroiled in scandal from text messages released that show Sergeant Darren Kacalek instructed officers to arrest 100 homeless people each week, essentially creating an arrest quota, which is illegal in California and against Berkeley police policy. His messages also instructed officers to “Kick ass, arrest people, and have fun” in … Continued
