KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks

Host Cat Brooks talks to interfaith minister, educator, and activist Dr. Liza Rankow about integrative paths toward healing and social transformation, rooted in our kinship with one another, the Earth, and all of life. Dr Liza J. Rankow is the founder and former executive director of OneLife Institute, which for almost 20 years supported the well-being of frontline changemakers. She has been a spiritual counselor and teacher for more than three decades, and is co-editor of The Living Wisdom of Howard Thurman audio collection. She is the author of Soul Medicine for a Fractured World: Healing, Justice, and the Path of Wholeness.   — 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 Integrative Paths Toward Healing and Social Transformation w/Dr Liza J. Rankow appeared first on KPFA.

Guests: Camille Kalama is the Executive Director of Koʻihonua and a longtime advocate for Native Hawaiian rights and self-determination in Hawaiʻi. Kyle Kajihiro is Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  His research focuses on U.S. imperial formations, Militarization, and Indigenous and decolonial social movements in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region. — 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 Hawaii: A US History of Occupation appeared first on KPFA.

Anthony Jimenez is a Bay Area–based muralist, educator, and self-described “artivist” whose work centers community, identity, and social justice. Born in Morgan Hill and raised in California's South Bay, Jimenez draws deeply from his Mexican and Chicano roots, using art to explore cultural belonging and the lived experiences of working-class families. His practice is rooted in mentorship and public engagement, often collaborating with youth and community members to create murals that reflect collective histories and struggles. Known for his striking portraiture, Jimenez intentionally uplifts those often overlooked — friends, family, and neighbors — rendering them as powerful, large-scale subjects worthy of visibility and honor. His work frequently highlights matriarchs, everyday people, and victims of state violence, transforming public spaces into sites of remembrance and resistance. Influenced by his role as a father, his recent work embraces intimate, unfiltered depictions of family life. Through art, Jimenez aims to build connection, preserve culture, and inspire collective empowerment.  Connect with Anthony via his Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/anthonyisjim?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: threads.com@lawanddis ; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Resistance in Residence: Anthony Jimenez, Muralist and Educator appeared first on KPFA.

 Iran: Trump threatening ‘a whole civilization” and a last minute ceasefire. Cat Brooks talks to Phyllis Bennis about Trump threatening ‘a whole civilization” and a last minute ceasefire with Iran. Guest: Phyllis Bennis is a Middle East analyst and directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. She is the author of several books including her latest, Understanding Palestine & Israel.   Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump's Violent Immigration Crackdowns Guest: Ali Winston is an independent reporter covering criminal justice, privacy, and extremism. He is co-author of the book The Riders Come Out at Night: Corruption, Brutality and Cover-up in Oakland.  He recently wrote an article for Wired about DHS agents using extreme force against civilians in the largest known deployment of its kind in US history “Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump's Violent Immigration Crackdown”   —- 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 US-Israel War on Iran w/ Phyllis Bennis. Then, Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump's Violent Immigration Crackdowns w/ Ali Winston appeared first on KPFA.

Cat Brooks talks to Nana Gyamfi about Birthright Citizenship, the 14th Amendment and the implications of the Trump administration trying to reverse these rights. Nana Gyamfi is the Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration or BAJI. Anniversary of Murder of Bobby Hutton with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. is a Chicago-based community organizer, activist.  He is the president and chairman of the Prisoners of Conscience Committee and Black Panther Cubs.  He is the son of the Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton.   Dream Beyond Bars Film Festival (CURYJ) w/ George Galvis is the Co-founder and executive director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice.   Screenshot Event: Dream Beyond Bars Film Festival (CURYJ) Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 05:00 – 9:00 PM at The New Parkway Theater• 474 24th St, Oakland 94612    — 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 Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment. Remembering the Murder of Bobby Hutton. And, DBB Film Fest appeared first on KPFA.

Cat Brooks talks to Samer Araabi about the continuing siege on Gaza and the state of the war in Iran and the Middle East. Guest: Samer Araabi  is the Associate Director of Political Education and Research at the Center for Constitutional Rights.  He is also a member of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) and co-founder of AROC Action.   Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is writer, educator, and performer Okpara Danjuma.   Photo image: Wikimedia — 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 Araabi: The Siege on Gaza Continues while the US Threatens to Attack Iran's Energy Infrastructure appeared first on KPFA.

Reporter Nico Lang has been a recurring guest on this show as we continue to cover the dizzying and dangerous demagoguery and anti-trans legislation against trans youth. They join us today to share about some of the people they met in small town America, trans kids and their families directly impacted by the anti-trans policies enjoined by conservatives in power. Lang spent two years traveling around the US to write their book, American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era. —- Subscribe to our 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 How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate in a Turbulent Era w/ Nico Lang appeared first on KPFA.

Guest host Dr. Melina Abdullah speaks with Dr. Tabatha Jones Jolivet and Dr. David Turner.   Dr. Jones Jolivet is an educator, minister, organizer, and interdisciplinary scholar. She organizes with Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, Clergy 4 Black Lives, and the People's Budget Los Angeles Coalition Dr. David Turner is an Assistant Professor of Black Life and Racial Justice in the Department of Social Welfare at the Luskin School. —- 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 People's Budget w/ Dr. Melina Abdullah appeared first on KPFA.

Guest host Dr. Melina Abdullah speaks with Lavish Mack. Mack is a community organizer and advocate known for their work addressing police accountability and supporting families impacted by state violence. Lavish recently returned from an aid flotilla to Cuba.  Check out Dr. Melina Abdullah's socials @docmellymel & Lavish Mack's @lavishmack —- Subscribe to our 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 in Conversation with Lavish Mack appeared first on KPFA.

I. An Urgent Call to Release Elders from California's Women's Prisons In the first segment, Guest Host Thandisizwe Chimurenga speaks with members of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) and the Policy Advocacy Clinic (PAC) about No Time to Wait: A Case for Releasing Elders from California's Women's Prisons a New Report that Verifies the Urgent Need to Release Elders from California Women's Prisons. Guests:  Jane Dorotik is an organizer with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.  And, Maiya Zwerling is faculty member at the Policy Advocacy Clinic at UC Berkeley School of Law. Find the full report of “No Time to Wait” here.   II. Promoting anti-racism & social justice throughout the CSU system and the CFA.  In the second segment Host Thandisizwe Chimurenga talks with Audrena Redmond is Director for Anti-Racism & Social Justice at the California Faculty Association about the work the The Council for Racial & Social Justice does to promote anti-racism & social justice throughout the California State University (CSU) system and California Faculty Association (CFA).   —- 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 An Urgent Call to Release Elders from California's Women's Prisons appeared first on KPFA.

The Resistance in Residence Artist this week is actress, educator and “story midwife” Joyful Raven. Joyful is the author of two solo-shows, Tales of a Sexual Tomboy and Breed or Bust.  Joyful helps people tell their own stories through her story workshops.  Most recently, she has been working with the Formerly Incarcerated People's Performance Project, helping formerly incarcerated people tell their own stories.  Learn more at joyful-raven.com —- Subscribe to our 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 Joyful Raven appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, guest host Dr. Melina Abudullah speaks with Dr. Butch Ware. Dr. Ware is an associate professor of history of West Africa and Islam at the University of California, Santa Barbara.  He is a public intellectual, activist, artist, and organizer, and supports communities across the country and around the world to challenge imperialism, ethnic cleansing, and war. Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is director, teacher and solo-performer Kenny Yun. —- Subscribe to our 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 in Conversation with Dr. Butch Ware appeared first on KPFA.

On Today's show guest host Thandisizwe Chimerenga talks to Kali Akuno about the US wars in Iran and in Cuba and what we can do about it.   Kali Akuno is an organizer, educator, and writer at the forefront of movements for Black self-determination, economic democracy, and ecological justice. He is co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson, a visionary solidarity economy project anchored in Jackson, Mississippi, that builds networks of worker cooperatives, community land trusts, and democratic institutions.   Photo credit: Havana, Cuba by JF Martin on Unsplash —- Subscribe to our 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 Kali Akuno on the Current US War in Iran. Is Cuba Next? appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, guest host Kalonji Jama Changa is in conversation with Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African People's Socialist Party. He has organized for the liberation of African people worldwide since the 1960s and today leads the Uhuru Movement with active branches and black community economic development institutions throughout the U.S., in Africa and in Europe. —- Subscribe to our 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 Chairman Omali Yeshitela on the Anti-Colonial Revolutionary Movement appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, guest host Kalonji Jama Changa is in conversation with W. Paul Coates, a former Black Panther Party leader in Baltimore. He established the George Jackson Prison Movement to bring Afrocentric literature to inmates. He is the founder of Black Classic Press, and an advocate for, and practitioner of, solidarity as a form of resistance to systemic oppression.  In addition, Paul Coates has organized Black Publishers and Writers Delegations to Havana Cuba for cultural exchange. 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.” —- Subscribe to our 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 Paul Coates on Solidarity as a Form of Resistance to Systemic Oppression w Guest Host Kalonji Changa. appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Gerald Horne is the Moores Professor of History & African American Studies at the University of Houston.  He is the author of many books, including “Revolting Capital: Racism and Radicalism in Washington D.C., 1900-2000” and “The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery & Jim Crow and the Roots of U.S. Facism.”     —- Subscribe to our 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 Gerald Horne on a A Black Perspective on the US-Israel's War on Iran appeared first on KPFA.

Guests: Linda Sarsour is a Palestinian Muslim American author, award-winning racial justice and civil rights activist.  She has been at the forefront of major civil rights campaigns including calling for an end to unwarranted surveillance of New York's Muslim communities. She was the National Co-Chair of the 2017 Women's March on Washington, dubbed the largest single day protest in US history.   Samer Araabi is a member of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) and co-hosts the weekly Palestine Solidarity Announcements every Friday at noon.   —– 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/   Thank You For Supporting KPFA!!!  The post Special Coverage on the US-Israel War on Iran – Winter Fund Drive appeared first on KPFA.

Guests: Phyllis Bennis is a Middle East analyst and directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. She is the author of a brand new book, Understanding Palestine & Israel.   Zahra Billoo is the Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area (CAIR-SFBA)   —– 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 Special Coverage of the US-Israel War on Iran – Winter Fund Drive appeared first on KPFA.

Guests: Khury Petersen-Smith is Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. Samer Araabi is a member of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) and co-hosts the weekly Palestine Solidarity Announcements every Friday at noon. ___ 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 Fund Drive Special: The U.S./Israel War on Iran appeared first on KPFA.

Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another color- blue. In daily life, it is evoked in countless ways. Blue skies and blue water offer hope for a life beyond the current conditions. But blue is also the color of deep melancholy and heartache, echoing Louis Armstrong's question, ”What did I do to be so Black and blue?” In Black in Blues, celebrated author Imani Perry uses the world's favorite color as a springboard for a riveting emotional, cultural, and spiritual journey-an examination of race and Blackness that transcends politics or ideology. Fund Drive Special — For a donation of $110, support KPFA and get a copy of the book.  Make a donation at kpfa.org/support   ___ 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 Black in Blues w/ Imani Perry — Winter Fund Drive appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Dr. Rebecca Hall is a scholar, activist, and author of the acclaimed graphic novel, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts. Part graphic novel, part memoir, Wake is an imaginative tour de force that tells the powerful story of women-led slave revolts and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall's efforts to uncover the truth about these women warriors who, until now, have been left out of the historical record.   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 Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts w/ Dr. Rebecca Hall appeared first on KPFA.

On today's episode, we explore George McCalman's book The Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen. McCalman is an artist and creative director based in San Francisco. Our conversation revolves around the process he went through to narrow his list of historical figures from 500 to 145, his artistic process, and what it meant for him to orient himself around Black history in the US as a young Grenadian immigrant. Among the figures featured in the book are James Baldwin, Madeline Anderson, Colin Kaepernick, and the first Black person to travel into space, Guion S. Bluford. Follow George McCalman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mccalmanco — 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 Illustrating Black History with George McCalman appeared first on KPFA.

Civil rights leader and political candidate Reverend Jesse Jackson died this week at the age of 84.  We speak with Walter Riley, a civil rights lawyer and an activist who has spent decades in Oakland defending protesters and challenging police misconduct. His political organizing work dates back to the civil rights movement in the Jim Crow south. — 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 the Legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson w/ Walter Riley appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, we discuss the SAVE America Act, which was recently passed by a narrow vote in the House of Representatives. We speak to Portia Allen-Kyle, a civil rights attorney, public policy expert, and racial justice advocate, with experience in voting rights, civic participation, and equity-focused policy work. Next, we go to Los Angeles, where LA city council member Nithya Raman has announced her mayoral candidacy against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. We speak to Jill Cowan, LA-based reporter for The New York Times and writer of the publication's “California Today” newsletter. Finally, we turn our attention back home in the Bay Area. We'll speak with Jennifer Friedenbach, a housing and homelessness advocate and the Executive Director of the Coalition on Homelessness in San Francisco, to discuss the Bay Area homeless sweeps in preparation for the 2026 Super Bowl. — 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 Voting Rights, LA's Mayoral Shake-Up, and Bay Area Super Bowl Sweeps appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, we discuss the We Can't Wait campaign for educators.  We speak with Kampala Taiz-Rancifer, an Oakland educator, racial justice advocate, and President of the Oakland Education Association (OEA). She teaches at Oakland Unified School District and is a leading voice for educational equity, including helping advance Oakland's Reparations for Black Students policy. Learn more about the campaign https://wecantwait.info/ Next, we go to San Francisco, where teachers are striking for improved working conditions. We speak with Ryan Alias, a San Francisco public school English teacher at Balboa High School and a member of the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) bargaining committee, where he has been an active voice in the union's 2026 contract negotiations and strike actions for fair contracts and better conditions for both educators and students. Finally, we turn our attention to the Kaiser Nurses' strike.  We'll speak with Iris Henderson, a Registered Nurse and lactation specialist at the Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center. She is a member of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP). She has been on the front lines of recent strike actions, advocating for safer staffing and stronger protections for patients and healthcare workers. — 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 Strike Update! SFUSD Teachers and Kaiser Nurses Make Demands appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we speak with Phyllis Bennis, co-director the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), her work focuses on the Middle East, U.S. militarism, and the US-United Nations relations.  She is the author of several books including her latest, 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.

On this show, we speak with Capital B reporter Adam Mahoney on this year's winter storms in the Southeast and their impacts on vulnerable communities. — 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 Capital B's Adam Mahoney on Winter Storm Impacts on Vulnerable Communities appeared first on KPFA.

On this show, we speak with LA Times columnist Gustavo Arellano on Los Angeles' fight back against ICE. — 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-OUT in LA w/ Gustavo Arellano appeared first on KPFA.

This week's Resistance in Residence feature is Oakland-based singer/songwriter Cadence Myles.  Check out Cadence's stuff here https://www.instagram.com/cadencemylesmusic/?hl=en. — 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/ Oakland-based Singer/Songwriter Cadence Myles appeared first on KPFA.

The Alameda county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved new rules Tuesday banning immigration agents from using county-owned property, including parking lots, garages, and nonpublic building areas, for operations, detainee processing, or surveillance. County officials said the policy will be enforced through civil measures such as cease-and-desist orders. we go to Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas on the plan to establish ICE-free zones in the county. — 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-Free Zones for Alameda County w/ Supervisor Nikki Fortunato-Bas appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we explore the controversies at the Oakland Police Commission. Commissioner Omar Farmer's time on the Oakland Police Commission ended because the Oakland City Council rejected his reappointment along with fellow commissioner Ricardo Garcia-Acosta, voting against confirming their positions on the civilian police oversight board after their terms expired. We speak with Omar along with Millie Cleveland who is on the steering committee for the Coalition of Police Accountability.  — 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 City of Oakland Moves to Remove Omar Farmer and Ricardo Garcia Acosta from Police Commission w/ Omar Farmer and Millie Cleveland appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we take a deep dive into The Congo.  The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is driven by decades of political instability, competition over valuable mineral resources, and the legacy of regional wars that drew in neighboring countries and armed groups. Ongoing violence has been fueled by militias, and foreign interference, causing mass displacement and one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. We speak with Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of the Friends of the Congo. Learn more about The Congo and their work here https://friendsofthecongo.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 Free the Congo with Maurice Carney from Friends of the Congo. appeared first on KPFA.

This week's Resistance in Residence artist is dancer, choreographer, and storyteller Krissy Keefer. Keefer is the Artistic Director of Dance Brigade and Executive Director of Dance Mission Theater, where she creates and champions socially engaged dance addressing inequality, justice, and community empowerment. Check out Dance Brigade's premiere of MATCH GIRL, a fractured fairy tale about class struggle set against San Francisco's homelessness, addiction, and housing crisis. The show runs from January 17 to February 1, 2026.  Jan 2026: MATCH GIRL PREMIERE Learn more about Dance Brigade here: https://dancemissiontheater.org/dance-brigade/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://www.threads.com/@lawanddis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Resistance in Residence with Krissy Keefer appeared first on KPFA.

On today's episode, The Nation's John Nichols joins us to discuss the national implications of the MAGA assault on Minnesota. TONIGHT! Get ICE the F out of Minnesota– January 27 6-8 PM, Huichin Park 4311 Hubbard St. Emeryville, CA. — 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 Day of Action in Solidarity with Minnesota w/ John Nichols appeared first on KPFA.

On today's episode, we speak with George Galvis the Co-founder and Executive Director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ) on the upcoming National Day of Solidarity with Minnesota.  TONIGHT! Get ICE the F out of Minnesota — January 27 6-8 PM, Huichin Park 4311 Hubbard St. Emeryville, CA. — 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 Day of Action in Solidarity with Minnesota w/ George Galvis appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode of Palestine Post, we speak with Aseel Abdurass, the Managing Director of the Occupied Palestinian Territory Department at Physicians for Human Rights Israel, where she leads legal and humanitarian interventions, documents violations, and advocates for systemic change and accountability. PHRI recently released a new report highlighting harms on Palestinian pregnant and post-partum women. — 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/ Physicians for Human Rights Israel appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode of Palestine Post, we speak with Sarah Leah Whitson, the Executive Director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), an organization promoting human rights and democracy in the Middle East and North Africa. She previously led Human Rights Watch's MENA division and is a prominent advocate, writer, and commentator on regional justice and accountability. — 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/ Sarah Leah Whitson appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode,  speak with Jessica Bella Eiko Hollie, a longtime Oakland organizer and political writer, formerly of Occupy Oakland, and the founder of Op Mobile Cafe, a grassroots mutual aid project providing weekly hot meals across East and West Oakland. You can learn more and get involved at https://www.opmobilecafeoakland.com/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://www.threads.com/@lawanddis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Op Mobile Cafe with Bella Noir appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we speak with Dr. Melina Abdullah about her recent article for LA Progressive about Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' recent let-downs for the organizer community https://www.laprogressive.com/los-angeles-2/i-used-to-love-her Melina 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.   — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://www.threads.com/@lawanddis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post I Used to Love H.E.R. — Thoughs on Karen Bass w/ Dr Melina Abdullah appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode, we speak with Kali Akuno, organizer, educator, and writer at the forefront of movements for Black self-determination, economic democracy, and ecological justice. He is co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson, a visionary solidarity economy project anchored in Jackson, Mississippi, that builds networks of worker cooperatives, community land trusts, and democratic institutions. See Kali tonight at 6:30 pm — 1540 Broadway, Oakland, CA. as part of the anti-police terror project's 12th Annual week(s) of Action to Reclaim the Radical Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Join APTP in continuing to highlight how Black Power Trumps Fascism through our Stay Ready political education training series. We are joined for a series of movement strategist gatherings throughout the weeks of action at BAM House (1540 Broadway, Oakland). — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://www.threads.com/@lawanddis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Reclaiming MLK w/ Kali Akuno 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://www.threads.com/@lawanddis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Palestine Post w/ Samer from AROC appeared first on KPFA.

This week's Resistance in Residence artist is Palestinian-American multimedia artist, woodworker, musician, and MC Tarik “Excentrik” Kazaleh. Born in California and raised between working-class Detroit and the shifting political and cultural landscape of Oakland, Excentrik is known for his oud and percussion-driven sound, political commentary, and impassioned lyricism. Widely regarded as one of the originators of Arab hip hop, he is a founding member and producer of the seminal hip hop group Arab Summit. Alongside his wife, Tarik co-founded Prosthetics for Palestine to meet the urgent demand for prosthetic care in Gaza. For more information, check out their website: https://www.prostheticsforpalestine.org/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://www.threads.com/@lawanddis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Resistance in Residence with Tarik “Excentrik” Kazaleh appeared first on KPFA.

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.