KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks

Oct 30 2024 546 ep. 32 mins 24

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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 — all through an Oakland-based abolitionist lens that centers Black experience, movement-building and art. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Jesse Strauss. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: [email protected] Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/

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Resistance in Residence artist Leigh Rondon-Davis

Oct 30 2024 28 mins

This week, our Resistance in Residence artist is Leigh Rondon-Davis (they/them), a performer, dramaturg, director, and producer; in addition to their creative work, Leigh is on staff as part of the shared leadership team of the Crowded Fire Theater in San Francisco, as the Leader of Artistic Curation & Marketing, where they are also a Resident Artist. Additionally, they are an Arti

Inside the Jailhouse Lawyers Initiative with founder Jhody Polk

Oct 25 2024 19 mins

Last week, the Jailhouse Lawyer Initiative convened a conference called Flashlights: Jailhouse Lawyers, Legal Empowerment and Building a Just World Together,” a historic convening of jailhouse lawyers in dialogue with justice allies that “illuminates the power and promise of legal empowerment to advance justice from the inside out.” We’re joined by Jhody Polk, the founder o

New documentary ‘The Strike’ highlights historic hunger strike against solitary confinement

Oct 23 2024 15 mins

Tonight, Oct 23 is the Oakland premiere of the The Strike documentary about the Pelican Bay hunger strikes against solitary confinement, a historic coordinated effort and the largest hunger strike in US history, told by those who lived it. It’ll be tonight Wednesday Oct 23 at 6pm at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland. For more information, visit thestrikefilm.com. We’re joined b

What Sinwar’s death reveals about war and peacemaking in Palestine w/ journalist Rami Khouri

Oct 23 2024 27 mins

On today’s show, we discuss the intensification of Israel’s siege on northern Gaza, plans for resettlement, continued backing by the US, and expansion of its assault on Lebanon. We’re joined by Rami Khouri, a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut, and a journalist and author with 50 years of experience covering the Middle East. Among many thi

The Case for Abolition w/ Andrea J Ritchie [rebroadcast]

Oct 22 2024 44 mins

October 22 is National Stop Police Terror Day, and across the country Stop Cop Nation actions are taking place to resist the carceral state. We dive into the nitty gritty of Abolition with someone whose been on the frontlines of abolitionist efforts for many years. Our guest is Andrea J Ritchie, whose latest book is No More Police – the Case for Abolition, which she co-authored a

Palestine Post w/ Rami Khoury + Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine @ UCSF

Oct 16 2024 70 mins

We begin today’s Palestine Post with Rami Khoury, Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut, and a journalist and author with 50 years of experience covering the Middle East. Rosita, an Indigenous Mapuche woman and registered nurse of 13 years joins us to discuss the ongoing anti-genocide campaign led by faculty and staff at UCSF. Faculty and Staff f

Alexis Pauline Gumbs on the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde

Oct 15 2024 87 mins

We’re joined by Queer Black Troublemaker, Black Feminist Love Evangelist and aspirational cousin to all sentient beings Alexis Pauline Gumbs. She is the author of several works of poetry and of Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Animals, which won a Whiting Writers’ Award in 2022. She lives in Durham, North Carolina. We’re discussing her latest book, Survival is a

Residents Take Action Against Local Institutions Supporting Israel; Two of Three Officers Involved in Mario Gonzalez Killing Avoid Prosecution

Oct 10 2024 70 mins

On today’s show, we’re joined by organizers Wassim Hage of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, and Rami Ibrahim of Palestinian Youth Movement to discuss the various direct actions locals have taken in protest of Israel’s expanding war in the Middle East. We’re also joined by Cheryl Rivera, a Brooklyn- based writer and editor of Lux Magazine who works on the New York Wa

Abolishing Surveillance with Christopher Robé

Oct 09 2024 68 mins

Christopher Robé, professor in film and media studies at Florida Atlantic University discusses his book Abolishing Surveillance: Digital Media Activism and State Repression. This week’s Resistance in Residence artists are Gabriele Christian and Chibueze Crouch who make up the performance duo OysterKnife. You can learn more about them on their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com

Resistance in Residence Artist: OysterKnife

Oct 09 2024 39 mins

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 an artist, holding down a weekly residency with us, helping us to imagine a different, more liberated world. This week�