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On today’s show, we speak with a number of guests about the Oakland Public Safety Committee’s rejection of FLOCK surveillance technologies that threaten the privacy and safety of residents. Sarah Hamid is Director of Strategic Programming at Electronic Frontier Foundation, Reem Suleiman is the senior campaign director at the anti-surveillance nonprofit Fight for the Future … Continued
Reporter Nico Lang has been a recurring guest on this show as we continue to cover the dizzying and dangerous demagoguery and anti-trans legislation against trans youth. They join us today to share about some of the people they met in small town America, trans kids and their families directly impacted by the anti-trans policies enjoined by … Continued
On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Phyllis Bennis, a Middle East analyst and director the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. She is the author of the book, Understanding Palestine & Israel. We also speak with Dina S., an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement on updates with the campaign to … Continued
On today’s show, guest host Thandisizwe Chimurenga talks with Alaa Suliman from the Sudanese Association of Northern California on the ongoing crisis in Sudan. We then go to the LA Times’ Gustavo Arellano on news about ICE in SoCal and around the country. Read his latest column “When immigration agents picked up a 15-year-old white … Continued
On today’s show, guest host Kalonji Changa speaks with Mawuli Davis, renowned civil rights attorney, human rights organizer and author with over 30 years of experience in the Movement for Black Liberation and Whitley Carpenter, Senior Criminal Justice Counsel and Policy Manager for Forward Justice. She focuses on researching, developing and advocating for effective policy … Continued
We speak with Ronica Mukerjee and Carlos Martinez, editors of All This Safety Is Killing Us: Health and Justice Beyond Prisons, Police and Borders — Abolitionist Frameworks and Practices from Clinicians, Organizers and Incarcerated Activists– A multi-discipline, multimedia guide to abolition through the lens of healthcare and medicine – featuring writings and artwork from 10+ incarcerated and post-detention activists. The … Continued
On today’s Palestine Post, we hear from journalist Elizabeth Weill- Greenberg, on the story of a Palestinian-American child held as a hostage by Israeli forces. Mohammed Zaher Taysir Ibrahim, 15, has been held in an Israeli torture camp, barely fed and only allowed 40 minutes a day outside, according to Defense for Children International Palestine. … Continued
On today’s show, we speak with Joshua Clark Davis, author of the book Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back– A bold retelling of the 1960s civil rights struggle through its work against police violence—and a prehistory of both the Black Lives Matter and Blue … Continued
Mutual Aid is essential now for addressing the Trump administration’s cuts to SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. On this episode, we speak with Michael Flood, CEO of the Los Angeles Food Bank. We also speak with Oakland-based rapper and activist Ryan Nicole about her fundraiser happening this upcoming Tuesday, November 11. Ryan is organizing … Continued
Flock Surveillance refers to the camera and data systems developed by Flock Safety, a private technology company that provides automated license plate recognition and vehicle-tracking networks to police departments, homeowners’ associations, and private businesses across the U.S. This system enables mass tracking of drivers and data sharing across police and private networks without sufficient oversight, … Continued
