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Nana Gyamfi is the Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration or BAJI. Get involved https://baji.org/ — 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 Justice for Black immigrants with Nana Gyamfi appeared first on KPFA.

It's the 12th Annual Reclaim MLK's Radical Legacy March & Week of Action on January 19th. On today's show, we speak with Kalonji Jama Changa an organizer, founder of the FTP Movement, and the co-chair of the Urban Survival and Preparedness Institute and is co-founder of Black Power Media. He is also author of the bestselling book, “How to Build a People's Army” and co-producer of the documentary “Organizing is the New Cool.”   Sign up for Kalonji's Stay Ready Series at Wednesday, January 14 at 6 pm. BAM House, 1520 Broadway, Oakland. https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/stay-ready-training-series-kalonji-jama-changa?source=direct_link& Get involved with Kalonji's work here https://www.thepeoplesarmy.org/ftp-movement Learn more about APTP's Reclaiming MLK events here https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/reclaim-mlk-2025 — 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 Reclaiming MLK with Kalonji Changa appeared first on KPFA.

This week's Resistance in Residence is storyteller,and Moth Story Hour winner Tony Cyprien.  Tony Cyprien was born and raised in Watts, California. He moved to Berkeley in 2011 where he lives with his wife and where he discovered improv, which changed his life. He's performing with the Formerly Incarcerated People's Performance Project Festival and the Berkeley Rep Theater January 15 – January 18. https://fippp.org/ Listen to Tony's stories here https://themoth.org/storytellers/tony-cyprien — 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 Resistance in Residence — Storyteller Tony Cyprien appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we speak with Walda Katz Fishman, longtime peace activist and writer whose work centers on anti-war organizing, Palestinian solidarity, and movements for global justice, and Jerome Scott, veteran Black liberation organizer and writer, and a founding member of the Black Power movement organization the League of Revolutionary Black Workers — about their upcoming event promoting their book Motown and the Making of Modern Revolutionaries.  They will be hosting events promoting the book on January 19th at 5 pm — Oakstop, 1721 Broadway, Oakland and on January 21st, 7 pm at Medicine for Nightmares — 3036 24th St. San Francisco — 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 Motown and the Making of Modern Revolutionaries w/ Walda Katz Fishman and Jerome Scott appeared first on KPFA.

It's been one year since Los Angeles County experienced the devastating Palisades and Eaton Fires.  On this episode, we speak with Nic Arnzen, an Altadena-based community organizer, town council member and writer focused on local accountability, public safety, and grassroots responses to state violence. — 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 One Year Since the LA Fires w/ Nic Arnzen appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we speak with Dr. Arif Gamal about news from the devastating civil war in Sudan. Dr. Gamal was born and raised in Khartoum, Sudan.  Dr. Arif is a Nubian poet, environmental scholar, and author of Morning in Serra Mattu: A Nubian Ode. After earning a doctorate in environmental science in France, he moved to the U.S. as a Senior Fulbright Scholar at UC Berkeley. Gamal's work blends storytelling with reflections on history, identity, and the environment. He now lives in Northern California. — 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 News from Sudan w/ Dr. Arif Gamal appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we speak with Samer from Arab Resource Organizing Council (AROC) on news and headlines from Palestine.   — 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/ Samer from AROC appeared first on KPFA.

Some civic watchdogs are saying the Oakland City Council is deserves criticism on issues from governance to homeless abatement policies. On this episode, we speak with Brian Hofer, the Executive Director of Secure Justice, a non-profit that advocates against state abuse of power and Chaney Turner, the Integrated Voter Engagement Director with Oakland Rising Action  and an elected member of the Alameda county Democratic Central Committee for District 18.  They break down what's happening now in Oakland city politics. — 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 Oakland City Council Shenanigans w/ Chaney Turner and Brian Hofer appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, George Galvis, co-founder and executive director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ) joins us to react to the shocking video showing the close-range shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer. — 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 Reflecting on Renee Nicole Good's Murder w/ George Galvis from CURYJ appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we speak with Dr. Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Grassroots about the murder of Keith Porter Jr., a 43-year-old father and community activist who was shot and killed on New Year's Eve by an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Porter, who lived in Compton, was a member of Black Lives Matter–Los Angeles. In a statement, the organization said a vigil was organized not only to memorialize his life, but also to demand an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his killing. Advocates raised concerns about accountability when law enforcement officers — including federal agents — use deadly force while off duty. — 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 Dr. Melina Abdullah on Deadly Off-Duty ICE Killing in Los Angeles appeared first on KPFA.

On today's episode — New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ran on an ambitious progressive agenda, but dismantling the deeply entrenched and largely self-governing New York City Police Department may not be part of the plan. In a recent Wired investigation, journalist Ali Winston examines what Mamdani's early governing choices signal about the future of policing and surveillance in the city. Mamdani surprised supporters by asking current Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to remain after his inauguration. A technocrat and heir to a major real estate fortune, Tisch sharply disagrees with Mamdani on key issues, from bail reform and policing policy to geopolitical questions that routinely surface on New York City streets. While Mamdani is openly pro-Palestinian, Tisch's family are influential figures in the Israel lobby. One area where their paths may converge is the NYPD's vast surveillance infrastructure. Built up over decades and largely shielded from public oversight, the department's network of cameras, data systems, and intelligence-sharing tools has turned New York into one of the most heavily monitored cities in the country. Read Ali's full article on Wired here https://www.wired.com/story/welcome-to-mamdanis-surveillance-state/ — 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 Mamdani and the NYPD Surveillance System w/ Ali Winston appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode we speak with Mac Muir, author of Cop Cop: Breaking the Fixed System of American Policing, about the culture, incentives, and training that shape modern policing in the United States. Drawing on personal experience and extensive research, Muir examines how policing is structured to reward control and compliance over public safety, and why reform efforts so often fail. We discuss the myths that sustain police power, the limits of accountability within the current system, and what real change would require for communities most impacted by policing. — 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 Cop Cop: Breaking the Fixed System of American Policing w/ Mac Muir appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode of 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.

This week's Resistance in Residence artist is Jamaica-based reggae artist Tuff Like Iron. Tuff Like Iron is  known for militant roots rhythms and socially conscious lyrics that speak to resistance, resilience, and liberation.  You can check out her music and other projects here https://tufflikeiron.org/ — 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 Resistance in Residence with Tuff Like Iron appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, it's Palestine Post — where we spend the full hour covering Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people, the ongoing resistance to it, and the global implications for movements, workers, and international solidarity. Our guest today is Ron Gochez,  longtime community organizer and educator in Los Angeles and a leading member of Unión del Barrio, working at the intersection of labor, anti-imperialism, and grassroots resistance. — 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 Solidarity with Palestine and ICE Resistance w/ Ron Gochez from Union Del Barrio appeared first on KPFA.

Our guests today are representatives from Labor for Palestine in Los Angeles, joining us to talk about organized labor's role in confronting genocide. Guest host Thandisizwe Chimurenga speaks with organizers from Labor For Palestine. José Francisco Negrete is a Los Angeles–based labor organizer with Labor for Palestine, organizing within unions to build worker-led solidarity against Israel's genocide and in support of Palestinian liberation.  Miriam Arghandiwal is a member of IAtSE 871 and an organizer with Labor For Palestine LA, OC, IE, the boycott Home Depot Coalition and entertainment labor for Palestine. — 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 Labor for Palestine w/ José Francisco Negrete and Miriam Arghandiwal appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we go straight to Gaza where we speak with Maram Humaid, an Al Jazeera journalist reporting on Palestine, with a focus on life in Gaza, human rights, and the impact of conflict on civilians. You can read her reporting here https://www.aljazeera.com/author/maram_humaid_180330170649742 — 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 Reporting from Gaza w/ Al Jazeera's Maram Humaid appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we speak with Shaina Low, a spokesperson for the Norwegian Refugee Council, focusing on humanitarian crises, civilian protection, and international humanitarian law.  As temperatures in Gaza drop, displaced people are more vulnerable than ever. — 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 Freezing Winter Conditions in Gaza w/ Shaina Low of the Norwegian Refugee Council appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we speak with Addie Kitchen, the grandmother of Steven Taylor, the man fatally shot by a now-retired San Leandro police officer in a Walmart in April 2020, and she has since emerged as a leading advocate seeking justice and accountability in his case.  We also speak with Adanté Pointer, an Oakland‑born civil‑rights attorney and founding partner of Pointer & Buelna, LLP, who has spent decades litigating police abuse and corporate misconduct while advocating for justice and equity for marginalized communities. Also Lee Merritt, Esquire, a nationally recognized American civil rights attorney, activist, and founding partner of the Merritt Law Firm who champions justice for victims of police brutality, hate crimes, and discrimination through high-profile litigation and advocacy across the United States. — 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 Injustice for Steven Taylor with Addie Kitchen, Adante Pointer and Lee Merritt Esq. appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode, we speak with author Niloufar Khonsari about their new book The Future Is Collective: Effective Workplace Strategies for Building a Culture of Care. Drawing on two decades of experience in community organizing and nonprofit leadership, Khonsari guides us in transforming our workplaces by decentralizing power; implementing collective governance structures; and centering principles of transparency, equity, and mutual care. Khonsari demystifies collective management for fellow activists, nonprofit workers, and community leaders. Fund Drive Special — this book could be yours for a donation to KPFA's Winter Fund Drive of $110.  Donate at support.kpfa.org.   — 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 The Future Is Collective: Effective Workplace Strategies for Building a Culture of Care w/ Niloufar Khonsari — Winter Fund Drive appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Palestine Post, we speak with Hatem Bazian, a Palestinian-American academic and activist. He is a teaching professor in the Departments of Near Eastern and Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies at the University of California,Berkeley and co-founder and Professor of Islamic Law and Theology at Zaytuna College, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the United States. — 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/ Hatem Bazian appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we speak with LeaJay Harper about the City of Oakland's encampment abatement proposal that threatens unhoused residents.  LeaJay is a resident of Wood Street for 10 years now living in a solution to homelessness called Homefullness using her voice to represent for her family still outside. — 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 Advocating for Oakland's Unhoused Residents w/ LeaJay Harper appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode, we speak with Richard Tan, criminal defense attorney in Oakland about a lawsuit that challenges the unlawful arrest of Minister King X, a community organizer with California Prison Focus and All of Us or None (AOUON). Though the charges were dropped without a hearing, the arrest report describes him and others as “Black Identity Extremists” and “Black Supremacist Extremists” for his participation in a protest weeks before. On December 4, 2025, civil rights leaders will host a press conference outside the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse in advance of a hearing in King v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for unconstitutional restrictions against freedom of speech and assembly that disproportionately impact Black and Brown people. The press conference will be livestreamed below: @LSPCMovement @official_MinisterKingXPyeface — 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 Lawsuit Seeks to Strike Down California Penal Code Used to Arrest Activist Minister King X w/ attorney Richard Tan appeared first on KPFA.

International Revolutionary Day, marked each year on December 4th, is a day of remembrance and reflection on the radical struggle for liberation embodied by Fred Hampton and the Black Panther Party. His vision of collective power, rooted in socialism and Black liberation, challenged state violence and poverty, making him a target of government surveillance and repression. On December 4, 1969, Hampton was assassinated in a police raid coordinated with the FBI, a killing that galvanized movements worldwide. International Revolutionary Day stands as a tribute to his legacy—a reminder of the cost of revolutionary change and the enduring call for justice, community power, and liberation for oppressed people everywhere. On today's show, we speak with Hampton's son, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. about his father's legacy. — 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 International Revolutionary Day with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. appeared first on KPFA.

Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is writer/actor Wayne Harris.  He is the creator of the solo show Drapetomania, reclaiming a 19th-century pseudoscientific term once used to pathologize enslaved people's desire for freedom. Wayne recently wrapped a run at The Marsh Theater https://themarsh.org/shows_and_events/wayne-harris-drapetomania/   — 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 Resistance in Residence w/ Wayne Harris appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode, we speak with Jesse Rabinowitz from the National Homelessness Law Center on the Trump Administration's alarming plan build a massive facility in Utah that critics warn will function as an “internment camp” where the unhoused will be subject to forced labor.  — 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 Homelessness Law Center on Utah Forced Labor Camp appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode, we speak with Jamal Abdi, the president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) on the Trump administration's plans to “rigorously reexamine” the status of every green card holder from nineteen nations, including Iran, and to allow for “negative, country-specific factors to be considered when vetting” nationals of those same nations applying for adjustment of immigration status. — 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 Reactions to DC's National Guard Shooting with Jamal Abdi from NIAC appeared first on KPFA.

On today's episode we speak with Oneg Ben-Dror, from Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) prisoners and detainees department. PHRI released a recent report that reveals over the past two years, up to August 2025, at least 94 Palestinians have died in Israeli detention facilities.  Read the report here https://www.phr.org.il/en/palestinian-deaths-behind-bars-eng/ —- 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 Death Sentence for Palestinians in Custody: Report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Palestine Post, we are joined by Samer Araabi from the Arab Resource Organizing Council to discuss latest headlines from the ongoing genocide in Palestine. —- 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/ AROC's Samer Araabi appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we turn to Sudan where violence is escalating as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have seized full control of Darfur, including el-Fasher, amid reports of mass killings, ethnically targeted atrocities, and a worsening humanitarian crisis.  We'll speak with Dr. Arif Gamal, born and raised in Khartoum, Sudan.  Dr. Arif is a Nubian poet, environmental scholar, and author of Morning in Serra Mattu: A Nubian Ode. After earning a doctorate in environmental science in France, he moved to the U.S. as a Senior Fulbright Scholar at UC Berkeley. Gamal's work blends storytelling with reflections on history, identity, and the environment. He now lives in Northern California. — 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 Talking about Sudan w/ Dr. Arif Gamal appeared first on KPFA.

Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as civil rights leader H. Rap Brown, is an American Muslim cleric and former Black Power activist whose life has spanned community organizing, political leadership, and later religious guidance. He died this week at the age of 82 in a correctional medical facility. We'll talk with Kalonji Changa and Dhoruba Bin Wahad about his legacy.  Kalonji Jama Changa is an organizer, founder of the FTP Movement, and the co-chair of the Urban Survival and Preparedness Institute and is co-founder of Black Power Media. He is also author of the bestselling book, “How to Build a People's Army” and co-producer of the documentary “Organizing is the New Cool.” Dhoruba bin Wahad is an American political activist and author, former leader of the New York Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army. He was one of the Panther 21 defendants charged in 1969 with conspiracy to attack New York City police stations. — 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 Remembering Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin w/ Dhoruba Bin Wahad and Kalonji Jama Changa appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode of 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 on the latest news headlines.   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.

On this week's Resistance in Residence, we speak with R. Okpara Danjuma, Ph. D., writer, educator and performer.  He recently performed his solo show Wounded Healer at Berkeley's Monkey House theater, a story that chronicles his self-destructive behavior that ultimately turns to enlightenment, triumph and gratitude. — 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 Resistance in Residence w/ Danjuma appeared first on KPFA.

The Trump administration is prominisng to strip funding from important permanent housing programs that will keep people off the street.  On this episode, we speak with Jesse Rabinowitz, the Campaign and Communications Director at the National Homelessness Law Center. He led the communications and power-building work on the historic Johnson vs. Grants Pass Supreme Court Case. Jesse directs the Housing, Not Handcuffs Campaign, a nationwide movement to protect the rights of people who live outside and secure housing for all. — 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 Cuts to Permanent Housing w/ Jesse Rabinowitz from the National Homeless Law Center appeared first on KPFA.

Disabillity rights advocate Alice Wong passed this month at the age of 51.  On this episode, we speak with Yomi S Young, writer, disability rights advocate, and former Executive Director of the Center for Independent Living, founded in Berkeley, CA on her legacy. Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is Ryan Nicole —a Grammy-nominated musician, educator, playwright, and community advocate—whose work seamlessly blends art and activism. — 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 Remembering Alice Wong w/ Yomi S. Young appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, we speak with a number of guests about the Oakland Public Safety Committee's rejection of FLOCK surveillance technologies that threaten the privacy and safety of residents. Sarah Hamid is Director of Strategic Programming at Electronic Frontier Foundation, Reem Suleiman is the senior campaign director at the anti-surveillance nonprofit Fight for the Future and a former privacy advocacy commissioner in Oakland, Rami Ibrahim is an organizer with Palestinian Youth Movement, Tanisha Cannon is the Managing Director for Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, Brian Hofer is a member of the Oakland Privacy Council Committee and the executive director of secure justice. They filed a lawsuit against the city of Oakland last night for allegedly sharing surveillance data with federal agencies and finally Rev. Jeremy J. McCants is a Faith Rooted Organizer for East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE), an organization committed to fighting for equitable and economic power in the Bay Area; as well as a minister at the historic Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland. — 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 Get the FLOCK Out! Oakland Rejects Surveillance Technologies appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we speak with Dina S., an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement on updates with the campaign to stop shipments of weapons to Israel from the Oakland International Airport.  Learn more about this campaign and armsembargonow.com  — 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/ Dina from Palestinian Youth Movement appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Palestine Post, we speak with Phyllis Bennis, a Middle East analyst and director the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. She is the author of the book, Understanding Palestine & Israel. — 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/ Phyllis Bennis appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode, guest host Thandisizwe Chimurenga chats with writer and journalist Gustavo Arellano. He is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and the former editor of Orange County's alternative weekly OC Weekly.  His most recent column for the LA Times is called “When immigration agents picked up a 15-year-old white teen.” — 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 LA Times' Gustavo Arellano on ICE in SoCal appeared first on KPFA.

Sudan's brutal two-year war has entered a new phase. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has seized control of the entire Darfur region, ousting the Sudanese army from its last stronghold. The conflict has killed over 40,000 people and displaced more than 14 million, creating a humanitarian crisis. The capture of el-Fasher, North Darfur's capital, raises fears of Sudan splitting again, nearly 15 years after South Sudan's independence. The RSF, led by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, has roots in the Darfur genocide and has been accused of atrocities. Dagalo's forces have expanded their power and influence, leading to a power struggle with Sudan's army chief that plunged Sudan into war. On today's show, guest host Thandisizwe Chimurenga talks with Alaa Suliman from the Sudanese Association of Northern California on the ongoing crisis in Sudan. — 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 Sudan News w/ Alaa Suliman from SANC appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, guest host Kalonji Changa speaks with Mawuli Davis, renowned civil rights attorney, human rights organizer and author with over 30 years of experience in the Movement for Black Liberation and Whitley Carpenter, Senior Criminal Justice Counsel and Policy Manager for Forward Justice. She focuses on researching, developing and advocating for effective policy changes related to reducing racial disparities in the criminal justice system. Later in the show, we'll chat with Dhoruba bin Wahad, an American political activist and author, former leader of the New York Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army. He was one of the Panther 21 defendants charged in 1969 with conspiracy to attack New York City police stations. And finally, we'll speak with Jian White, filmmaker, memory worker, writer & organizer with the Mobilization 4 Mumia and several other affinity groups around Philadelphia, PA. — 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 National Conference of Black Lawyers, Free Mumia and More w/ Guest Host Kalonji Changa appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Palestine Post, we hear from journalist Elizabeth Weill- Greenberg, on the story of a Palestinian-American child held as a hostage by Israeli forces. Mohammed Zaher Taysir Ibrahim, 15, has been held in an Israeli torture camp, barely fed and only allowed 40 minutes a day outside, according to Defense for Children International Palestine. Read Elizabeth's article here https://www.thecarceralreport.com/p/palestinian-american-child-hostage If you want to take action to help free Mohammed, see this website https://linktr.ee/freeMohammedIbrahim — 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 Palestinian-American Child Held Hostage by Israel w/ Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, we speak with Joshua Clark Davis, author of the book Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back– A bold retelling of the 1960s civil rights struggle through its work against police violence—and a prehistory of both the Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter movements that emerged half a century later. Learn more about the book here https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691238838/police-against-the-movement?srsltid=AfmBOorsXKYi8mO_dVaO3-lSBQald53zGjypj_gPicJiayPCEO5CxZw8 — 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 Police Against the Movement w/ Joshua Clark Davis appeared first on KPFA.

Mutual Aid is essential now for addressing the Trump administration's cuts to SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.  On this episode, we speak with Michael Flood, CEO of the Los Angeles Food Bank.  We also speak with Oakland-based rapper and activist Ryan Nicole about her fundraiser happening this upcoming Tuesday, November 11.  Ryan is organizing Sisala, a good drive and benefit concert to support people experiencing disruption of their SNAP benefits. Learn more about how to get involved https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQnN0Y5Eoe-/ — 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 SNAP cuts hit California w/ LA Food Bank's Michael Flood and Oakland Artivist Ryan Nicole appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we speak with Ricardo Garcia Acosta  and Omar Farmer, the outgoing chair and alternate chairs of the Oakland Police Commission. The Oakland City Council rejected their reappointments to the Police Commission last month. — 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 What's Going On at the Oakland Police Commission w/ Ricardo Garcia Acosta and Omar Farmer appeared first on KPFA.

Flock Surveillance refers to the camera and data systems developed by Flock Safety, a private technology company that provides automated license plate recognition  and vehicle-tracking networks to police departments, homeowners' associations, and private businesses across the U.S. This system enables mass tracking of drivers and data sharing across police and private networks without sufficient oversight, raising serious concerns about privacy, civil liberties, and potential misuse. On this episode, we speak to Sarah Hamid, Director of Strategic Programming at Electronic Frontier Foundation. — 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 FLOCK Explained w/ Sarah Hamid from EFF appeared first on KPFA.

On today's Palestine post, we speak with Rami from the Palestinian Youth Organization. — 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 with the Palestinian Youth Organization appeared first on KPFA.

British Muslim journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi was detained at San Francisco International Airport last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. We speak with Zahra Billoo from the Council on Arab Islamic Relations (CAIR). — 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 ICE Detention of British Muslim Journalist w/ CAIR's Zahra Billoo appeared first on KPFA.

This week's Resistance in Residence Artist is Tiny aka “PovertySkola,” a formerly unhoused, incarcerated, revolutionary journalist, lecturer, poet, visionary, teacher and the co-founder of POOR Magazine/Prensa POBRE/PoorNewsNetwork. Tiny is releasing a new film that will debut this week.  Crushing Wheelchairs is a powerful new social justice film that follows a group of poor people living in a homeless community as they struggle to find hope amid gentrification, domestic violence and the growing brutality of the State. Starring the talents of POOR Magazine—the prominent California arts & activism collective—this revolutionary film features a cast and crew of currently and formerly unhoused residents of the San Francisco Bay Area who brought their real-life stories to the screen. The film will screen at the Roxie Theater is San Francsico Sunday November 9th https://roxie.com/film/crushing-wheelchairs/ — 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 Resistance in Residence w/ Tiny AKA Povertyskola appeared first on KPFA.

Sudan's brutal two-year war has entered a new phase. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has seized control of the entire Darfur region, ousting the Sudanese army from its last stronghold. The conflict has killed over 40,000 people and displaced more than 14 million, creating a humanitarian crisis. The capture of el-Fasher, North Darfur's capital, raises fears of Sudan splitting again, nearly 15 years after South Sudan's independence. The RSF, led by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, has roots in the Darfur genocide and has been accused of atrocities. Dagalo's forces have expanded their power and influence, leading to a power struggle with Sudan's army chief that plunged Sudan into war.   We'll dive deep into this story on today's episode with Rachel Savage, the Guardian's southern Africa correspondent based in Johannesburg. She recently published the article “Grave fears for civilians after Sudanese paramilitary claims capture of El Fasher” __ 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 Crisis in Sudan w/ Rachel Savage from the Guardian appeared first on KPFA.

Hurricane Melissa is set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash Jamaica since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. Forecasters said the storm is expected to make landfall early Tuesday and slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth parish in the south and exiting around St. Ann parish in the north. Hours before the storm, the government said it had done all it could to prepare as it warned of catastrophic damage. Prime Minister Andrew Holness said, “There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5. The question now is the speed of recovery. That's the challenge.” Hurricane Melissa is also impacting Haiti and surrounding island countries. We  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 @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Hurricane Melissa Impacts Haiti w/ Pierre Labossiere from Haiti Action appeared first on KPFA.