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On the anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, we spend the hour with author Hannah Moushabeck, sharing her family’s Nakba story and discussing her brand new children’s book called Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine. FUND DRIVE SPECIAL – Pledge $120 and receive a copy of Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine – a sweet children’s book wherein a … Continued
On Sunday, December 3rd, our host Cat Brooks sat down with Pacifica radio veteran and independent media activist Sonali Kolhatkar at the Howard Zinn Bookfair in San Francisco for a discussion around the state of independent media, personal reflections, and the underpinnings of an informed democracy. Sonali and Cat discussed their experience as hosts on … Continued
On today’s fund drive special we hear selections from a timely lecture from Ilan Pappé given at UC Berkeley on October 19th. Ilan Pappé is the Director of European Center of Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. He has published many books on the Middle East and on the Palestine Question including The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, … Continued
FUND DRIVE SPECIAL – Pledge $100 and receive a black zippered sweatshirt celebrating the first year anniversary of KPFA’s newest current affairs program Law & Disorder – on the front it has KPFA’s logo, and on the back, the logo of Law & Disorder with Cat Brooks & Jesse Strauss, with the show’s tag-line: Expose, Agitate, Build. During the … Continued
As the genocide in gaza continues, we are seeing thousands of people flood the streets in cities across the country. A common demand amongst ceasefire activists is that their cities take a stand by passing ceasefire resolutions. On today’s show we walk through some of those local efforts with Lara Kiswani, the Executive Director of the … Continued
Starting in the 1970s, small groups of feminist activists met regularly to study anatomy, practice pelvic exams on each other, and learn how to safely perform a procedure known as menstrual extraction, which can end a pregnancy, using equipment easily bought and assembled at home. This “self-help” movement grew into a robust national and international … Continued
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.
We start today’s show with our State Terror Roundup. Then, in an open air prison for migrants near San Diego at the US-Mexico border, migrants find themselves detained and forced to try to survive the elements as their population has doubled in just three months. Joining us to discuss is Melissa Gomez, a Metro reporter for … Continued
We start today’s show looking at the dramatic impact of the lifting of the pandemic policy of an eviction moratorium in Alameda County. We discuss the dramatic increase in evictions now in Alameda County compared to pre-pandemic levels with our guest Leah Simon-Weisberg, Legal Director of The Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Action. … Continued
Today we’re met with a reminder that taking breaks is not only important to our physical health, it’s also important to the health of political movements. We’re joined by performance artist, writer, activist, theologian, daydreamer and founder of the Nap Ministry, Tricia Hersey, to discuss her labor of love to move the work of Black … Continued
