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Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance and collectively builds a new world where all of us thrive. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Jesse Strauss.
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On today’s show, we hear audio from an event called Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving, that took place at La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley on Sunday, November 19th, 2023. As we approach the Thanksgiving Holiday, the purpose of the event, was to challenge colonial narratives, support our native communities, and to reflect on our relationship … Continued
We’ve spoken many times on Law & Disorder about the importance of Healing Justice. On today’s show, we speak with co-editors Cara Page and Erica Woodland about their new book, anti-capitalist, Black feminist, and abolitionist book, Healing Justice Lineages. The book is a profound and urgent call to embrace community and survivor-led care strategies as models … Continued
Today we continue our coverage of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza as the death toll for Palestinian men, women and children has risen past 13,000. We start in conversation with Randa Wahbe, former staff member at Addameer, a Palestinian non-governmental, civil institution that has worked to support Palestinian political prisoners held in Israeli and Palestinian prisons since … Continued
On today’s show we preempt all of our normal coverage to go straight to the San Francisco Bay Bridge where protesters blocked all traffic in the westbound direction, demanding that no business continues as usual as long as Israel continues to bomb Gaza. We spend the hour with protesters blocking all lanes of traffic, aided … Continued
We’re just about a week ahead of the national colonial holiday Thanksgiving, so we’ll spend the morning with a member of the tribe that is depicted in the Pilgrim and Indian mythology of Thanksgiving. Hartman Deetz is a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and has been a cultural steward of his people through language, … Continued
Our regularly scheduled programming is preempted from 6am to 9pm (PST) today for a special fundraiser. During this one-day event, we air old and new broadcasts that demonstrate the richness of the Pacifica Radio Archives and how important it is that we ensure their preservation and accessibility. We appreciate your understanding and support in contributing … Continued
As we do each Monday since October 7th, we spend today’s show on the ongoing violence Israel is waging against Palestinians. Today we’re in conversation with Linda Sarsour, a Brooklyn-born Palestinian Muslim American activist, author, and community organizer. She is the author of her memoir We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders. We’re also joined … Continued
Both Berkeley and Oakland police have killed people this week. We start today’s show in Berkeley, in conversation with Alecia Harger, Bay Area and activist and member of Berkeley Copwatch as well as the anti-police terror project. Then we go to Oakland in conversation with James Burch, Deputy Director for the Anti Police-Terror Project. Then, … Continued
On today’s show, we talk about how the story of American prisons is inextricably linked to the expansion of US power around the globe as well as the power of prison resistance, from the Seminole Indians to Assata Shakur. Our guest is Benjamin Weber, professor of African American Studies at UC Davis and author of the … Continued
On today’s show, we start with Tiny Gray Garcia, co-founder of POOR Magazine as well as The Homefulness Project – a landless peoples, self-determined land liberation movement in the Ohlone/Lisjan/Huchuin territory known as Deep East Oakland. We’ll be in conversation about a protest action planned by Homefulness. Then, we’re in conversation with Santi Elijah Holley, … Continued
