We start today’s show out with our recurring segment, the State Terror Roundup.
Then, Oakland is in a budget crisis and appears on the verge of bankruptcy. Meanwhile the police union is rejecting an idea of cuts to their staff. Oakland is faced with hard choices, and we’re joined to discuss by James Burch, Deputy Director of the Anti-Police Terror Project.
Then, a short conversation on the failure of California state Proposition 6, which would have ended slavery for incarcerated people. The bill was led by All of us or None, and had virtually no opposition, but lost significantly in the election. We’re joined by Dorsey Nunn, founder of All of us or None.
Then, to Alabama, where lawyers are working with prisoners to end the practice of slavery for incarcerated people in that state. We talk with CJ Sandley, a senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights based in Birmingham, Alabama, who is one of the attorneys on the case challenging that state’s usage of prison slavery.
Read more about the case from the Center for Constitutional Rights here: https://ccrjustice.org/home/press-center/press-releases/imprisoned-workers-alabama-continue-legal-fight-abolish-prison
This week’s Resistance in Residence artist is Oakland-based DJ and co-founder of Soulovely, DJ LadyRyan.
Find out more about DJ LadyRyan here: https://ladyryan.com/
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