Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance and collectively builds a new world where all of us thrive — all through an Oakland-based abolitionist lens that centers Black experience, movement-building and art. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Jesse Strauss.
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The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That’s where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature … Continued
A new report from CalMatters shows that California’s averages more than $132,000 in spending for each person kept in prison, per year. That amount is 90% higher than the cost to imprison someone just ten years ago in 2014. Joining us to discuss is Brian Kaneda, the Deputy Director of Californians United for a Responsible … Continued
Activists in Richmond are planning a protest at the Chevron refinery against support of Israel’s genocide in Gaza as well as the company’s problematic environmentally racist policies here at home. That protest is set for Saturday, February 3rd at noon. We’re joined by Keala Uchoa, a youth organizer with Communities for a Better Environment in … Continued
Law Enforcement in this country kills approximately 1,200 people every single year and yet the names of many are never said or known except to their families and friends. What’s more, law enforcement agencies and other state actors harm our community in a myriad of ways that also go unnoticed like profiling, sexually assaulting and … Continued
In states where abortion has been completely banned, more than sixty-four thousand rapes have resulted in force pregnancy, according to a new report titled ‘Rape-Related Pregnancies in the 14 US States With Total Abortion Bans’. Dr Samuel Dickman is one of the researchers and authors of that report, as well as an abortion provider with … Continued
Saturday, January 27th, marked the UN-recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Day. For that commemoration, the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN) hosted a webinar panel, discussing Israel’s misuse of the Nazi genocide to justify the genocide of Palestinians. Our podcast episode brings audio from that webinar, which featured an international panel of anti-zionist and internationalist activists discussing … Continued
We had such a phenomenal time talking with Yaffa A.S. recently that we invited Yaffa back onto the show for an extended discussion. Yaffa A.S. is the Executive Director of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual & Gender Diversity. Yaffa is a trans Muslim and displaced Indigenous Palestinian. In this conversation we talk about their experience … Continued
The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That’s where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature … Continued
In Oakland, the city has been examining the potential for reintroducing a former police program called Operation Ceasefire. It’s a carrot and stick program, where the Police Department identifies people they believe to be violent, offer them social services and support structures while also threatening them with significant criminal enhancements like state and federal charges … Continued
Law Enforcement in this country kills approximately 1,200 people every single year and yet the names of many are never said or known except to their families and friends. What’s more, law enforcement agencies and other state actors harm our community in a myriad of ways that also go unnoticed like profiling, sexually assaulting and … Continued
