Law & Disorder – January 22, 2024
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.
Law & Disorder
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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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We start today’s show in San Francisco, where police issues at the city level seem to be ever-increasing, from Mayor London Breed planning to increase spending on police, to the force violating their own high speed chase policy, and a repressive response to drug users while politicians – including the police chief – say that … Continued
Intimacy as Space for Abolitionist Struggle w/ El Jones
Understanding the history of prisons in Canada in their relationship to settler colonialism and anti-Black racism, El Jones observes how intimacy becomes tied up in state violence at carceral sites through mechanisms such as prison visits, strip searches and managing community contact with incarcerated people. On today’s show, we’re in conversation with El Jones discussing … Continued
Rekindling Indigenous Fire Practices in California; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Amara Tabor Smith
California’s wildfire suppression planning leaves a lot to be desired. On today’s show, we’ll learn how our neighboring native communities are rejecting the state’s militaristic approaches of fighting fire, by stewarding a relationship with it. Our guests today – Deniss J Martinez and Tony Marks-Block – are researchers and two of the co-authors of a … Continued
For MLK Day – From Segregated Childhood to a Life Dedicated to Justice w/ Wade Hudson; Plus, Resistance in Residence Artist Amara Tabor Smith
Born in 1946 in Mansfield, Louisiana, our guest today came of age against the backdrop of the civil rights movement. His close-knit family watched as the country grappled with desegregation; as the Klan targeted the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama; and as systemic racism struck across the nation and in their hometown. We … Continued
UCSF Leadership Create Hostile Environment for Staff Over Gaza; MLK’s Radical Legacy; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist David Solnit
On Monday, the world will honor the birthday of one of the greatest leaders of all time – Dr Martin Luther King Jr. For many, the legacy people celebrate is white washed and sanitized. King was a revolutionary, who believed in interrupting business as usual and had the courage to stand up to white supremacy … Continued
Oakland Mayor Faces Recall Effort; Black Panther School Celebrates 50th Anniv; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist David Solnit
On today’s show, first – a recall effort against Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has begun. This comes alongside the ongoing recall efforts of Alameda County’s District Attorney Pamela Price and is reflective of right wing efforts across the country to draw progressive cities to the right and build a voting base ahead of the 2024 … Continued
Deaths in Custody – A Public Health Emergency; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist David Solnit
Deaths resulting from interactions with the US criminal legal system are a public health emergency, but the scope of this issue is intentionally ignored by the very systems that are supposed to be tracking these fatalities. We don’t know how many people die in custody each year, whether in an encounter with police on the … Continued
Palestine Post: Israel’s Incursions into Lebanon, Media Analysis, & Pink- and Purple-washing; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist David Solnit
Israel has killed at least 22,600 people in Gaza and 57,910 have been wounded, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, since early October. Thousands more are feared dead under the rubble left behind by airstrikes. In Israel, the death toll from Hamas’ attack stands at 1,139. Today we start on the latest events, Israel’s expansion … Continued
Challenging Racist Conduct in CA Criminal Courts; Plus, How NY Prison Guards Unions Defend Abusive Guards
We start today’s show with our weekly State Terror Round Up. New elements of California’s Racial Justice Act for All went into effect on January 1st of this year. The new state law could have tremendous impact on the criminal justice system by empowering individuals serving felony convictions in the state to challenge racist conduct against … Continued