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Baton Rouge PD’s “Brave Cave”; Plus, Weekly State Terror Roundup

We start out today’s show with our weekly State Terror Roundup. Then, the “Brave Caves” of Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s Police Department. Joining us to discuss are Amber Sherman, the Rapid Response Organizer with the In Our Names network, which is a national network of organizations, campaigns and individuals working to end police violence against Black … Continued


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On Gaza & Grief – A Commentary; Oakland’s Police Commission Shakeup; Plus, Naka Dance Theater

Our producer, Jesse Strauss, shares a reflection on the shared grief experience of learning of the death and destruction in Gaza as the bombardments continue, connecting dots between shared Jewish grief of the holocaust, lessons we can learn from abolitionist organizing in the US, and a hope that one outcome of the collective grief process will … Continued


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Children’s Stories of the Palestinian Right of Return; Plus, Resistance in Residence Artist Rocky Rivera

On today’s show, we spend the hour with Palestinian author and publisher Hannah Moushabeck. She discusses her debut autobiographical children’s book called Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine, in which three young Palestinians in the diaspora love to hear their father’s stories of home. They feel love for a place they have never been, a … Continued


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Canada’s Complicity in Israel’s War Crimes; Oakland Fashion Week; Plus, Oakland’s State of the City

We continue our conversation about what is unfolding in Palestine with Rehab Nazzal, a Palestinian artist and author who lives as a refugee in Toronto but is currently in Bethlehem, Palestine. Her latest book is called Driving in Palestine. We’re also joined by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh, a Palestinian artist and filmmaker living between Ramallah and Ottawa on … Continued


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DV Awareness Month and Dismantling Incarceration; Plus, Resistance in Residence Artist

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. On today’s show, we’ll be in conversation with Tracy McCarter, a nurse and grandmother who was jailed after her husband died of a stab wound that was inflicted while Tracy was defending herself from a violent attack. Her story is chronicled in a new book called … Continued


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Impacts of Israel’s Assault on Gaza; Plus, Resistance in Residence Artist Mimi Tempestt

On today’s show, the latest in Palestine and the ramifications of islamophobia and anti-Arab racism in the US, in conversation with Khury Peterson-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches US empire, borders, and migration. Follow Khury Peterson-Smith on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kpyes/ This week’s Resistance in Residence Artist is multi-disciplinary … Continued


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Cops Out of Traffic Stops; Life is Living; Plus, Resistance in Residence Artist Annie Danger

A new campaign for traffic safety kicks off today with a legislative briefing which will gather leg staffers, reps and community groups. Its name – Cops Out of Traffic. We are joined by Haleema Baroocha, a transportation policy safety expert, working currently with the Anti Police Terror Project to champion legislation promoting equitable roads and … Continued