Law & Disorder

Vallejo Police ‘Terrorize’ Family in Search of (Literal) Golden Handcuffs; Federal Funding of DV Support Work Threatened; Restorative Justice Day in North Oakland

On today’s show, we start in conversation with Scott Morris, a journalist with the Vallejo Sun who covers policing, protest, civil rights, and far-right extremism. His latest reporting is about Vallejo police ‘terrorizing’ a family in search for lieutenant’s golden handcuffs: https://www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-police-terrorized-family-in-search-for-lieutenants-golden-handcuffs-claim-alleges/

Then we speak to Jennifer Khalifa, the Senior Director of Prevention and Capacity Building with the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, in conversation about threats to federal funding for domestic violence prevention work in California.

Then, North Oakland Restorative Justice Council celebrates Restorative Justice Day on Friday, Nov 15. We speak with Tati Chaterji, a community healer, participatory theater artist and Popular Educator with Partners for Collaborative Change, alongside

Malachi Scott, a co-founder of the North Oakland Restorative Justice Council and the Community Healing Coordinator with Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth.

Free event link to participate in Oakland Restorative Justice Day on Friday, November 15th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-oakland-rj-day-with-the-norjc-tickets-1037405627157

This week’s Resistance in Residence artist is L. Peter Callender, actor, writer, director, who for fifteen years was also the artistic director of the African American Shakespeare Company. Find out more about his work here: https://www.african-americanshakes.org/l-peter-callender/

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