We explore the Reimagining Public Safety Taskforce with two Oakland youth who serve on the taskforce. And Brooklyn Williams an adult advisor with the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force weighs in as well.
And later we speak with Fire Captain Randall West about the Black FireFighters Event – “Chief Is My Belief!” This event was created in 2012 for middle and high-school students which highlights some of the legacies of African-American Firefighters.
About the interviewees:
Langston Buddenhagen: Oakland Technical High School alumni, Stanford University student who is taking a gap year, graphic designer for KitsCubed, and is the youth chair of the Oakland Fund for Children and Youth Planning Oversight Committee.
Losaline Moa: senior at Skyline High School, Oakland Youth Advisory Commissioner, Reimagining Public Safety Task Force Member, and Co-Chair of the Youth Advisory Board
Brooklyn Williams: Reimagining Public Safety Task Force Member, Co-Founder of the Oakland Police-Community Youth Leadership Council – which helps bring youth voice to the work of improving public safety
Randall West is a Fire Captain at Alameda County Fire Department.