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KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks

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: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/

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15:37

The Disappearance of Black Migrants w/ Pierre Labossiere

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2025/06/26

Black migrants in the US from around the world are disappearing amidst the Trump administration’s crackdowns. We’ll speak with Pierre Labossiere. Pierre grew up in Haiti and co-founded the Haiti Action Committee in 1990. He lives in Oakland and is heavily involved in solidarity work with Haiti, including webinars and protests.— Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials

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Zohran Mamdani and Power to be People w/ John Nichols

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2025/06/26

We speak with The Nation’s John Nichols about the stunning victory of New York City mayoral candidate and Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani. John is the National Affairs correspondent for The Nation and associate editor of The Capital Times. His latest article for The Nation is called “Zohran Mamdani Proves that Power Belongs to the People.” — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials

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25:31

Oakland Arts Budget Slash w/ Dr. Ayodele Nzinga

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2025/06/25

We speak with Dr. Ayodele Nzinga about the disappearance of Arts funding from Oakland’s new budget – Dr. Ayodele– also known as Wordslanger –is an arts and culture theoretician/practitioner working at the intersections of cultural production, community development, and community well being to foster transformation in marginalized communities. She is the Executive Director of the Black Arts Movement Business District Community Development Corporation, of Oakland; and founder and producer of

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24:37

San Francisco Budget Cuts w/ Tim Redmond from 48...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2025/06/25

Today, we speak with Tim Redmond about San Francisco’s controversial new budget. Tim has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 40 years. He is the founder and editor of 48hills.org. He has won more than 40 national and local awards for journalism.— Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post

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43:26

To Be a Problem: The Racist Disability Rights...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2025/06/24

We’ll speak with Dara Baldwin, author of the new book, To Be a Problem: A Black Woman’s Survival in the Racist Disability Rights Movement. Dara is an activist, scholar, and author with over twenty years of experience in policy and social justice work. She currently runs her own equity consulting firm DMadrina, LLC. She formerly held the position of Director of National Policy for the Center for Disability Rights, Inc. (CDR). Baldwin has led multiple national and international advocacy campaigns as

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46:14

Palestine Post: A Genocide Foretold w/ Chris Hedges

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2025/06/23

On todays show, Palestine Post where we spend the entire hour bringing you news coverage and analysis on Israel’s genocidal assault on the Palestinian people, the people’s resistance to it and the impact on the region and the rest of the world. Today’s guest is Chris Hedges, discussing his new book, A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine.— Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on

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30:24

Resistance in Residence w/ Zouhair Mussa

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2025/06/22

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. Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is poet Zouhair Mussa. Zouhair is a Sudanese/Nubian-American community organizer and

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44:11

Juneteenth Reflections w/ Annette Gordon Reed

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2025/06/20

Today is the national holiday of Juneteenth, and so we’ll spend the hour in conversation with Annette Gordon Reed, an author and Harvard professor from Texas, descending from slaves who were directly impacted by the actual events of Juneteenth. We’ll be talking about her book On Juneteenth, which is both an essential account and a stark reminder that the fight for equality under the law is exigent and ongoing.Explore the book

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9:02

East Bay Freedom Revival w/ Jenn Johns

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2025/06/18

Jenn Johns is an Oakland-raised, Los Angeles-based powerhouse, vocalist, songwriter, producer, activist, and entrepreneur who creates sounds, experiences, and products that are sure to stir your soul, inspire your mind and move your body. Jenn will be performing this Saturday at the upcoming East Bay Freedom Revival Weekend to Celebrate Self-Love, Justice & Collective Freedom, a four-day gathering in honor of Juneteenth, Summer Solstice & Pride in Oakland. Jenn’s latest album is called

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35:10

Fascism in America Today and Black Radical Organizing...

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2025/06/18

We speak with Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, a long-time activist who has worked in movements fighting for workers, reproductive justice, LGBTQUIA+ justice, environmental justice and more. She is the first Black woman to serve as Co-Executive Director of Highlander Research & Education Center and is a member of several leadership teams in the Movement for Black Lives.— Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials

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All This Safety Is Killing Us: w/ editors Ronica...

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2025/06/17

We speak with Ronica Mukerjee and Carlos Martinez, editors of All This Safety Is Killing Us: Health and Justice Beyond Prisons, Police and Borders — Abolitionist Frameworks and Practices from Clinicians, Organizers and Incarcerated Activists– A multi-discipline, multimedia guide to abolition through the lens of healthcare and medicine – featuring writings and artwork from 10+ incarcerated and post-detention activists. The book exposes how marginalized communities are vilified by “carceral safety”

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17:08

Palestine Post: Palestinian Youth Movement Action

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2025/06/16

Laila is a Syrian-Palestinian law student and organizer with the Bay Area chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement: a transnational, grassroots organization of Palestinian and Arab youth in the diaspora fighting for justice and liberation. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post: Palestinian Youth Movement

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25:39

Palestine Post w/ Khury Petersen-Smith

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2025/06/16

On today’s Palestine Post, we speak with Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post w/ Khury Petersen-Smith appeared first on KPFA.

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27:53

Resistance in Residence: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2025/06/15

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. Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is author Maggie Tokuda-Hall. Check out Maggie Tokuda Halls’s website:

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16:02

George Galvis from CURYJ on Anti-ICE Action

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2025/06/12

We speak with George Galvis, Co-founder and executive director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice, about the local anti-ICE uprisings in the Bay Area and how Oakland communities are impacted by immigration enforcement and detention. __ Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post George Galvis from CURYJ on

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28:10

W. Kamau Bell on Trump’s Arts Cuts

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2025/06/12

In this episode, we’ll discuss the Trump Administration’s cuts to arts funding and those cuts’ impact on communities, as well as reactions to the ongoing national uprising against ICE detentions. We’re joined by W. Kamau Bell, a stand-up comic, commentator, performer and former host of CNN’s United Shades of America. He is kicking off his Who’s With Me comedy tour at the Berkeley Rep next week. Support Kamau’s new show at the Berkeley Rep https://www.berkeleyrep.org/shows/who-s-with-me/ __ Subscribe

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SF’s Fight Against ICE Raids w/ Joe Rivano Barros

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2025/06/11

Joe Rivano Barros is a reporter and editor at the independent news site Mission Local who has been covering the anti-ICE protests in San Francisco this week. Check out his reporting at Mission Local https://missionlocal.org/2025/06/video-ice-agents-arrest-people-outside-s-f-courthouse/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials

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26:55

LA Anti-ICE Uprising w/ Dr. Melina Abdullah

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2025/06/11

Dr. Melina Abdullah in conversation with Cat Brooks about the ongoing resistance in Los Angeles to the Trump Administration’s ICE raid’s this week. Dr. Abdullah is a professor and the chair of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, as well as the co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Grassroots. Check out the BLM Grassroots website at https://blmgrassroots.org/ __ Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get

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Beyond Limits: Understanding Third Trimester Abortion...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2025/06/10

As we face a government that is active in its efforts to remove people’s ability to make decisions about what happens in their own bodies, Dr. Shelley Sella challenges even the framework that imposing any limits on abortion access means that we are not truly providing the room to choose. Sella is a board certified OB GYN and the first woman to openly practice third trimester abortion care in the U.S

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New Report Shows African Displacement Crises...

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2025/06/09

Cameroon sits on top of a new list of most neglected displacement crises in the world. In this episode, we turn our attention to the annual report that accounts for this neglect, led by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). We’ll discuss what those primary crises are and how they’ve been neglected politically, economically, and by the press. We’re joined to discuss the report and its findings by Laila Matar, the Communications Director of NRC, an independent humanitarian aid organization working to

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