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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 Teresa Wierzbianska.
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Gathering an array of recognized names as well as new discoveries, our guest today Janet Dewart Bell, in her new book curates two centuries of stirring public addresses by Black women, from Harriet Tubman and Ella Baker to Barbara Lee and Barbara Jordan. These speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership, highlighting Black women … Continued
On todays show – a conversation with Maya Wind, a scholar of Israeli expertise and militarism. Her new book is Towers of Ivory & Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom. As this book shows, Israeli universities serve as pillars of Israel’s system of oppression against Palestinians. Towers of Ivory and Steel is a powerful exposé … Continued
As we do each Monday, today’s show focuses on the latest from Palestine. First, we’re joined by Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. Then, a commentary contributed by veteran Bay Area activist and educator Rick Ayers titled, “Echoes of the American War in Vietnam Part 2.” And finally … Continued
We start today’s show with our recurring State Terror Roundup segment. Then, after years of sexual assault reports, corruption and other abuse scandals, federal women’s prison FCI Dublin has been ordered closed by a judge. Joining us to discuss are Annie and Jennifer, both advocates with the Dublin Prison Solidarity Coalition and the California Coalition … Continued
Oakland has a new chief of the department of violence prevention. Joining us is the new Chief, Holly Joshi. Then, shotspotter may be on the chopping block in Oakland – as it is in several cities across the country. Joining us to discuss is Brian Hofer, the Executive Director of Secure Justice, a non-profit that advocates … Continued
We’re joined on today’s show by the author of a brand new book that ties cultural survival to earth-based knowledge. In The Land in Our Bones: Plantcestral Herbalism and Healing Cultures from Syria to the Sinai, Lebanese ethnobotanist, sovereignty steward, and cultural worker Layla K Feghali offers a layered history of the healing plants of … Continued
Today marks a special 75th birthday for the country’s first and longest running community powered free speech radio station. On today’s show, Law & Disorder hosts Cat Brooks and Jesse Strauss reflect on the ability to prioritize and center voices for a free Palestine as we look back on the past six months of Israel’s … Continued
We start today’s show with our recurring segment, the State Terror Roundup. Yesterday, residents from Oakland’s Wood Streets Common and their organizational allies held a press conference announcing a month of Housing is a Human Right organizing and actions. Joining us to discuss are Talya Husbands-Hankin, the founder of Love and Justice in the Streets … Continued
In the midst of a national legislative and social attack on the transgender community, a new report addresses the experiences of trans people living behind bars. The report is called Advancing Transgender Justice: Illuminating Trans Lives Behind and Beyond Bars, and it was written by the Vera Institute for Justice with support from Black and … Continued
On today’s show we’re in conversation with the editors of a book that explores county jails as a key in the broader abolitionist movement, both in building analysis and in building our fight. Jails are now the fastest-growing sector of the US carceral state. As jails grow, they transform the areas around them. If jails … Continued
