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Abolitionist Intimacies w/ El Jones; plus Resistance in Residence Artist Jamella Cross

On today’s show, we’re joined by El Jones, a poet, journalist, academic, and abolitionist who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She teaches at Mt Saint Vincent University. She was also Halifax’s Poet Laureate from 2013 to 2015. Her work focuses on social justice issues such as feminism, prison abolition, antiracism, and decolonization. Her latest book … Continued


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Residents Take Action Against Local Institutions Supporting Israel; Two of Three Officers Involved in Mario Gonzalez Killing Avoid Prosecution

On today’s show, we’re joined by organizers Wassim Hage of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, and Rami Ibrahim of Palestinian Youth Movement to discuss the various direct actions locals have taken in protest of Israel’s expanding war in the Middle East. We’re also joined by Cheryl Rivera, a Brooklyn- based writer and editor of … Continued


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Abolishing Surveillance with Christopher Robé

Christopher Robé, professor in film and media studies at Florida Atlantic University discusses his book Abolishing Surveillance: Digital Media Activism and State Repression. This week’s Resistance in Residence artists are Gabriele Christian and Chibueze Crouch who make up the performance duo OysterKnife. You can learn more about them on their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_oysterknife_/ — Subscribe to … Continued


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The Prescription to Prison Pipeline with Michelle Smirnova

Michelle Smirnova, Associate Professor of Sociology and affiliate faculty member of Race, Ethnic and Gender Studies at the University of Missouri, Kansas discusses her new book The Prescription to Prison Pipeline. This week’s Resistance in Residence artists are Gabriele Christian and Chibueze Crouch who make up the performance duo OysterKnife. You can learn more about … Continued


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SF Prop D Would Weaken the City’s Oversight Bodies; Plus Oakland Police Threaten to Crack Down on Sex Trafficking

We start our show with Joe Rivano Barros, senior editor at Mission Local who describes the monied interests behind Proposition D and the people who stand to profit from and the November elections should San Franciscans vote in favor of Proposition D. The proposition would slash the total number of oversight commissions, give the mayor … Continued


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Haiti Continues to Reel Under U.S. Authority; Plus How Hurricanes Impact Black Communities

On Monday, the UN voted unanimously to extend the security mission in Haiti for another year. Dahoud André, a Haitian community activist based in New York and a member of the Committee to Mobilize Against Dictatorship in Haiti contextualizes this latest development inside of what he describes as a decades long political operation to exert … Continued


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Palestine Post w/ Ramzi Kaiss and Khury Petersen-Smith

Human Rights Watch investigations have documented war crimes against journalists and civilians in Southern Lebanon, including Israel’s widespread use of white phosphorus and other weapons supplied by the US. Israel’s use of booby trapped pagers and recent aerial bombardments targeting medical workers and civilian infrastructure in Lebanon have also raised alarm from human rights advocates … Continued


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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Orders More Sweeps; Plus Family of Aamonte Hadley Seek Justice for Her Untimely Death in SF County Jail – Fall Fund Drive Special

Multiple advocates and an independent journalist were arrested during a West Oakland encampment sweep last week. City workers displaced 40-50 people from a densely populated area near the intersection of West Grand Ave. Talya “Boots” Husbands-Hankin, founder of Love and Justice in the Streets says the area was home to black elders, several with disabilities … Continued