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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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54:04

Deaths in Custody – A Public Health Emergence w/ Dr...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2024/01/09

Deaths resulting from interactions with the US criminal legal system are a public health emergency, but the scope of this issue is intentionally ignored by the very systems that are supposed to be tracking these fatalities. We don’t know how many people die in custody each year, whether in an encounter with police on the street, during transport, or while in jails, prisons, or detention centers. In order to make a real difference and address this human rights problem, researchers and policy makers

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14:31

Against Pink- and Purple-washing w/ Yaffa A.S.

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2024/01/08

Pinkwashing and purplewashing are tools of Israeli propaganda that build a narrative around the Jewish state as a haven for women and queer people. The zionist arguments for these themes include statements like: Hamas would kill queer people or trans people, and that on the far opposite side Israel’s legal system protects those groups. It’s a framework that pits queer folks and women against Palestine, and in support of Israel. But activists say pink- and purple-washing are part of a false

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37:55

Palestine Post: Israel’s Incursions into Lebanon &...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2024/01/08

Israel has killed at least 22,600 people in Gaza and 57,910 have been wounded, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, since early October. Thousands more are feared dead under the rubble left behind by airstrikes. In Israel, the death toll from Hamas’ attack stands at 1,139. Today we start on the latest events, Israel’s expansion of warfare into Lebanon and more broadly in the region, and analysis of US media coverage of the bombardments, with guest Rami Khouri, a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow

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Resistance in Residence Artist: David Solnit

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2024/01/07

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’s Resistance in Residence Artist is arts organizer, screen printer, banner maker, anti-war activist, direct action

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19:32

How NY Prison Guards Unions Defend Abusive Guards w/...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2024/01/04

A two-year Marshall Project investigation examined 12 years of New York State Department of Corrections disciplinary records. The investigation found that a staggering three out of four prison guards who were once fired for prisoner abuse, were later reinstated through the arbitration process. Joseph Neff, staff reporter for The Marshall Project, joins us. His piece, co-authored with Alysia Santo titled, ‘A Crazy System’: How Arbitration Returns Abusive Guards to New York Prisons was co-published by

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23:42

Challenging Racist Conduct in CA Criminal Courts w/...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2024/01/04

New elements of California’s Racial Justice Act for All went into effect on January 1st of this year. The new state law could have tremendous impact on the criminal justice system by empowering individuals serving felony convictions in the state to challenge racist conduct against them in criminal court proceedings. To discuss, we’re joined by Chesa Boudin as well as Morgan Zamora. Chesa is the Executive Director of UC Berkeley’s new Criminal Law & Justice Center, as well as the former District

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13:11

State Terror Round Up for the week of January 1st, 2024

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2024/01/04

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 wrongfully incarcerating our people. If we don’t know its happening – then we can’t fight back. We cant adequately organize a response. So, every week on Law & Disorder

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26:31

Michigan Fails to Compensate for Wrongful...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2024/01/03

According to a recent investigation by Anna Clark a Detroit-based reporter for ProPublica, the state of Michigan is failing to compensate people who are found to be erroneously convicted despite a state statute which can provide $50,000 per year of wrongful incarceration. Anna’s report is titled They Were Wrongfully Convicted. Now They’re Denied Compensation Despite Michigan Law. Check out Anna Clark’s reporting here:

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28:32

Despite Concerns, SF and Oakland to Enforce Speeding...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2024/01/03

One of the many laws going into effect this week will roll out in San Francisco and Oakland, two of six pilot cities which will start enforcing speeding violations with automated surveillance cameras that send tickets out on their own, in an effort to prevent traffic accidents and pedestrian deaths. Joining us to discuss the specifics is Brian Hofer, Executive Director of Secure Justice a non-profit that advocates against state abuse of power and for reduction in government and corporate

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62:51

Appropriating Rock n Roll from Legendary Artist...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2024/01/02

On today’s episode we explore the racialized, gendered, sexualized, and overarchingly monetized, tension of that music, and its relationship to normative socials and economics of whiteness – all through the lens of one of the legendary creators and original influencers of music that became known as rock and roll. That’s someone who is popularly, although not popularly enough, known as Big Mama Thornton – not famous enough for penning songs that white artists made a killing from, like Elvis’ version

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33:48

Resistance in Residence Artist: Lisa ‘Tiny’ Gray Garcia

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2023/12/31

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’s Resistance in Residence Artist is poet, poverty scholar, activist, author, organizer, daughter of Dee, and a co-founder

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18:51

Pharmacies Share Records with Law Enforcement w/...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2023/12/22

A Washington Post investigation shows that law enforcement agencies have been accessing patient prescription records from pharmacies without warrants, a congressional investigation has found. Consumers are often unaware their private information is being handed over to authorities. Lawmakers surveyed eight major pharmacy chains — CVS Health, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Cigna, Optum Rx, Walmart Stores Inc., The Kroger Co. and Rite Aid Corp. along with Amazon Pharmacy. Only Amazon Pharmacy said it had a

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16:00

California’s Police Decertification Act w/ Marshal...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2023/12/21

What can actually be done about bad actors in law enforcement? A recent law may have an impact – that’s California’s Senate Bill 2, also known as the Kenneth Ross Jr. Police Decertification Act which was fought for and won by a statewide coalition that included BLM Grassroots, the Anti-Police Terror Project, Alliance for Boys and Men of Color and others including the ACLU of Northern California. Joining us to discuss is Marshal Arnwine, an advocate for the Criminal Justice Program at the ACLU of

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15:54

State Terror Round Up for the week of December 18th,...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2023/12/21

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 wrongfully incarcerating our people. If we don’t know its happening – then we can’t fight back. We cant adequately organize a response. So, every week on Law & Disorder we

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37:45

Phone Security: Making $ Keeping Your Phone...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2023/12/20

Most of us have a constant relationship to technology – tools that are constantly being developed and improved from an innovation standpoint, without a consistent understanding of how those tools function. How can the technology that we rely on the most be used to track us and share our personal information? Whether you are an activist, a reporter or the target of a stalker, there can be myriad reasons to better understand how our devices work and how to keep ourselves safe. Today we speak with two

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74:08

Haiti’s Unnatural Disasters w/ Myriam Chancy

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2023/12/19

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010 was a debilitating event that followed decades of political, social, and financial issues. Leaving over 250,000 people dead, 300,000 injured, and 1.5 million people homeless, the earthquake has had lasting repercussions on a struggling nation. We’re in conversation with Myriam Chancy about her book Harvesting Haiti: Reflections on Unnatural Disasters, encouraging us to examine the historical and present structures that have resulted in

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50:40

Palestine Post: Latest on Palestine w/ Khury...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2023/12/18

It has been almost ten weeks since Israel launched its massive attacks on Palestine. Over the weekend, the Ministry of Health announced that the death toll has amassed to at least 19,088, with over 54,450 individuals wounded. We continue our ongoing coverage in conversation with Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches US empire, borders, and migration. We are also joined by Zahra Billoo, Executive Director of the Bay Area

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Resistance in Residence Artist: Debby Kajiyama

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2023/12/17

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’s Resistance in Residence Artist is multi-disciplinary artist, choreographer, dancer and co-founder of Naka Dance Theater

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20:11

Developments in Cop City RICO Case w/ Aja Arnold

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2023/11/30

Continuing our coverage of the protest against Atlanta’s Cop City project, we get updates on the RICO case and new information about the states tactics to prosecute activists while smearing the name of a person they killed. We are joined by Aja Arnold, an Atlanta-based journalist and founding editor of local outlet Mainline. Her reporting on Atlanta’s Cop City project has been featured in The Intercept, Vice, and The Appeal. Her latest is titled, Prosecutors Smearing Dead ‘Cop City’ Activist by

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18:57

Border Patrol Keeps Detainees in Freezing CA Camps w/...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2023/11/30

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 migrants by US border patrol near San Diego at the US-Mexico border. The piece is called, Migrants struggle against the elements in San Diego’s open-air desert

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