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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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 the Los Angeles Times, whose latest reporting addresses treatment of … Continued
Law Enforcement in this country kills approximately 1200 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 ProPublica’s latest investigation into the forensic junk science, we learn about some medical examiners’ use of ‘lung float tests’, which use questionable-at-best practices to determine whether a baby who has died was born as a stillbirth. The test has been used to convict women who’ve birthed stillborn babies of murdering their child. Our guest … Continued
In this episode we look 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
We’ll spend this hour with voices and reflections on Israel’s bombardment of Gaza with some of the powerful voices in our communities. We’ll start with Nadya Tannous, who has been organizing to stop Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, as a member of the Palestinian Youth Movement. She is a passionate community organizer and writer, born and … 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 today’s episode we hear audio from an event called Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving, that took place at La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley on Sunday, November 19th, 2023. As we approach the Thanksgiving Holiday, the purpose of the event, was to challenge colonial narratives, support our native communities, and to reflect on our relationship … Continued
On today’s live show we preempted all of our normal coverage to go straight to the San Francisco Bay Bridge where protesters blocked all traffic in the westbound direction, demanding that no business continues as usual as long as Israel continues to bomb Gaza. We spend the hour with protesters blocking all lanes of traffic, … Continued
We’re just about a week ahead of the national colonial holiday Thanksgiving, so we’ll spend the morning with a member of the tribe that is depicted in the Pilgrim and Indian mythology of Thanksgiving. Hartman Deetz is a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and has been a cultural steward of his people through language, … Continued
