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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 out the show with our weekly segment, the State Terror Roundup. Then, we go to Atlanta, where 61 people have been indicted under RICO organized crime charges for alleged participation in Stop Cop City organizing and anarchist political affiliation. Our guests are Keyanna Jones, a Stop Cop City organizer for Community Movement Builders … Continued
A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California shows that California prisons systematically profile and report suspected immigrants to ICE. The ACLU, along with community organizations, has systematically sifted through more than 2,500 public records that shed light on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s discriminatory, proactive deportation program. We’re … Continued
The US Supreme court has made abortion access much harder by overturning Roe v Wade. Today, we turn to Canada, where persistent threats to reproductive justice include: sexual violence, gun violence, homophobia and transphobia, criminalization of sex work, reproductive oppression of Indigenous women and girls, privatization of fertility health services, and the racism and colonialism … Continued
Growing conservatism among religious nationalist movements is threatening people without political power across borders. On today’s episode, we look at the colonial, military and political connections between India and its conservative Hindutva movement, and Israel’s zionist movement. The lands of both these countries were British colonies, and their political development since formal colonial times have … Continued
On today’s show, we start in conversation about the tragic racist mass shooting in Florida that happened over the weekend. We’re in conversation with Jonel Edwards Mickles is a co-executive director of Dream Defenders, a Florida organization created after the racist killing of Trayvon Martin. Check out the Dream Defenders website: https://www.dreamdefenders.org/ Then, we look … Continued
On today’s show, we share Part 2 of Diamonds and Bullets, an all vocal theatrical experience produced by Oakland-based arts and consulting company Edutainment for Equity, to provoke greater understanding and empathy for the statement “Black Lives Matter”. It features music of Bay Area Hip Hop Vocal Ensemble Antique Naked Soul, headed by songwriter and … Continued
On today’s feature, we share Part 1 of Diamonds and Bullets, an all vocal theatrical experience produced by Oakland-based arts and consulting company Edutainment for Equity, to provoke greater understanding and empathy for the statement “Black Lives Matter”. It features music of Bay Area Hip Hop Vocal Ensemble Antique Naked Soul, headed by songwriter and … Continued
On today’s show we focus on the local environmental impact of West Oakland’s Schnitzer Steel Factory, which has poured chemicals into the areas airways for many years. Earlier in August, the factory experienced a significant toxic fire. Joining us to discuss is Ms. Margaret Gordon, co-founder and co-director of the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project … Continued
On August 29th, the Palestinian Youth Movement is organizing a protest against technological development and support that aidds Israel’s colonial violence. We are joined by two organizers with the Palestinian Youth Movement, Saif and Rami, who work with student activists in the Bay Area to raise political consciousness around the colonization of Palestine. Learn more … Continued
Every year nearly 5.3 million incidents of intimate partner violence occurs in the United States among women 18 years and older. Intimate partner violence results in nearly 1,300 death and two million injuries every single year. If we are ever going to end or even reduce this epidemic, we have got to do something different. … Continued
