The question many are asking in the wake of the murder of George Floyd is how we can contribute to dismantling the structures of racism. Neighbors For Racial Justice based in the Diamond area of Oakland has been working on this issue with a white awake accountability group, a black advisory council, and a weekly … Continued
0:08 – On May 30, Alameda County saw a spike in Covid-19 cases. Erin Allday, health writer for the San Francisco Chronicle has been tirelessly reporting on the crisis in the Bay Area for months and joins us to talk about it. 0:18 – Protests against the murder of George Floyd have spread around the world. … Continued
A sea of young people – estimated to be 15,000 people – gathers in front of Oakland Tech High School on June 1, 2020 By Danielle Kaye (@danielledkaye), with additional reporting by Ariel Boone (@arielboone). An estimated 15,000 people — many of them young, first-time protesters — marched through downtown Oakland Monday afternoon in … Continued
0:08 – The U.S. is erupting in protests against the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Steven Taylor and many more. Thousands of people joined marches, uprisings and a car caravan on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Oakland. Police departments across the country have responded with brutal and excessive force against demonstrators, … Continued
For the last few weeks we’ve been tracking the story of what it’s like to get out of Santa Rita Jail during the pandemic. In Part 3 of this series, we follow Darryl Geyer as he tries to find stable housing – and is forced to do so multiple times. May 21, 2020 – … Continued
0:08 – Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed closing the last three youth prisons in California, plus a youth prison firefighting camp. The facilities are infamous for their brutality and abuses against the children inside. We hear response from Daniel Macallair, who directs the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice and is professor of adult and … Continued
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0:08 – Heidi Shierholz (@hshierholz) is senior economist and director of policy at the Economic Policy Institute, and the former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor. 0:22 – Attorneys for McDonalds workers have filed lawsuits in Los Angeles and San Jose alleging unsafe working conditions, including workers being asked to reuse personal protective … Continued
0:08 – Moment of silence for Stacey Park, who passed away Tuesday and was at the heart of disability justice organizing in the Bay Area, working with Sins Invalid, founding the Disability Justice Culture Club, campaigning to stop police terror, and fighting deadly PG&E shutoffs through the #PowerToLive campaign. Rest in power, Stacey. 0:09 – Should … Continued
0:08 – South Africa is on a “Level 4” of a five-level emergency system, entering one of the world’s strictest lockdowns. Lynsey Chutel is a journalist and television news producer based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and talks about how the country is slowly re-opening. The government also implemented an alcohol ban, Chutel says, both out … Continued
