Podcasts about Cat Brooks

Dr. Melina Abdullah in conversation with Cat Brooks about the ongoing resistance in Los Angeles to the Trump Administration's ICE raid's this week. Dr. Abdullah is a professor and the chair of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, as well as the co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Grassroots. Check out the BLM Grassroots website at https://blmgrassroots.org/ __ Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post LA Anti-ICE Uprising w/ Dr. Melina Abdullah appeared first on KPFA.

Our return guest Ana Piquer, Americas Director at Amnesty International talks about the Venezuelan migrants who are being detained by U.S. immigration enforcement and trafficked to Cecot Prison in El Salvador via Honduras. Yesterday was the 5 year anniversary of the police killing of Steven Taylor. Cat Brooks chronicles that history on the State Terror Round Up. We also discuss the upcoming Walk to End All Hostilities on March 29 with organizers Minister King X Pyeface, Director of California Prison Focus, Richard Johnson, founder of Formerly incarcerated Giving Back; and the hip-hop artivist/rapper Ras Kass.   — 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 Venezuelan Migrants Trafficked from U.S. to El Salvador Prison; Plus 5 Years Since Police Killed Steven Taylor appeared first on KPFA.

When Freedom is the Question… was published on September 10, and we had a book launch that night at our home-away-from-home, Pilsen Community Books, in conversation with Eve Ewing. We traveled to Women and Children First, Seminary Coop, The Wooden Shoe in Philadelphia, Book and Puppet in Easton, PA, Riff Raff in Providence, Firestorm in Asheville, NC, Red Emma's in Baltimore, Busboys and Poets in DC, the PIT (Property is Theft!!) in Brooklyn, and more. I read at public libraries, coffee shops, and Movement venues like Haymarket House, Hasta Muerte, and The James Connelly Social Club. A couple of the events were taped, one at the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY where I was in conversation with the legendary thinker and activist Barbara Smith, co-author of the Combahee River Collective statement, and one at La Pena in Oakland where I was in conversation with Cat Brooks, organizer, activist, and KPFA radio host---Under the Tree will drop those spicy conversations in the future. I was honored and often awed to be in conversation with several other powerful comrades and dazzling friends: Lisa Lee, Danaka Katovich, Alice Kim, Damon Williams, Jacqui Lyden, Daniel Kisslinger, Martha Biondi, Adam Bush, James Michael MacDonald, Jeff Jones, Martha Swan, and more.

Acknowledgement of Country// Hamid Khan and Matyos Kidane - Stop LAPD Spying CoalitionPriya caught up with Stop LAPD Spying Coalition's Hamid Khan and Matyos Kidane in July 2024 to talk about organising with unhoused community in downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row and beyond against militarised policing and surveillance by the Los Angeles Police Department. In this wide-ranging conversation about the group's work, broadcast in three parts across August 2024, Hamid and Matyos also discuss Stop LAPD Spying Coalition's abolitionist ethos, the importance of a structural analysis of police violence, and emphasise why it is crucial to resist liberal reformism and academic and non-profit complicity in state violence.// Tamar Hopkins and Ilo Diaz - Centre Against Racial ProfilingWe replay a conversation from October 2024 with Tamar Hopkins and Ilo Diaz of the Centre Against Racial Profiling, who joined us to speak about the launch of the Racial Profiling Data Monitoring Project. The project's website, racialprofilingresearch.org, hosts important data showing the extent of racial profiling in Victoria Police during street searches obtained via Freedom of Information requests covering four years worth of police search records. Tamar has been working in the area of police accountability and racism since 2005. She was the founding lawyer of the Police Accountability Project at Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre in Melbourne Australia in 2009. She has a PhD from UNSW on racial profiling, and has appeared as an expert witness at inquests and commissions investigating police accountability and racial profiling. Ilo has worked directly with communities experiencing human rights abuses in Melbourne, South America and Palestine. His background is in Human Rights observing in areas of conflict. Ilo also volunteers with Melbourne Activist Legal Support, providing his expertise to Legal Observer teams that observe police actions in protests.// Justice for Sonya Massey Oakland RallyThe Anti Police Terror Project joined organisations around the United States to coordinate a rally calling for Justice for Sonya Massey on the 29th of July 2024 in Oakland, California. Sonya Massey was a 36-year-old Black mother who was shot and killed by Deputy Sean Grayson of the Illinois Police Department on 6 July, 2024, after she called the police with concerns about an intruder entering her home. The rally was MC'd by APTP's Cat Brooks, and the recording we played in today's show (originally broadcast in August 2024) features poetry by Oakland's first Poet Laureate Dr Ayodele 'WordSlanger' Nzinga, as well as reflections from Uncle Bobby and Big Oscar, the uncle and father of Oscar Grant, who was killed on New Year's Day 2009 by Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland.//

Donald Trump becomes the first convicted felon elected president of the United States, also the oldest person, the wealthiest person, and apparently the first Republican in 20 years to win the popular vote. Republicans have also won the Senate, and remains to be seen if they also win the House. To discuss what happened, we're joined by John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 0:20 -What happens to the criminal and civil cases against Trump now? Jeremy Stahl is Jurisprudence editor at Slate.  0:33 – Latinos, immigration and the election Oscar A. Chacón is Senior Strategy Advisor for Alianza Americas.  0:45 – The impact on the war on Palestine and US solidarity movements Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration. 1:10 – San Francisco sees a swing to the right Tim Redmond is the founder of 48hills, and has covered San Francisco for more than 30 years.  1:25 – Oakland votes to recall both mayor and district attorney Pecolia Manigo is the political director of Oakland Rising, which mobilizes and educates voters in the flatlands – East and West Oakland – around issues of social justice. 1:35 – What happened in Los Angeles: District Attorney's race Melina Abdullah is a Vice Presidential candidate who ran this election as an Independent with Dr Cornel West. She's a professor 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. 1:45 – California ballot propositions Keyan Bliss is a community organizer with the Anti Police Terror Project in Sacramento, where he also serves as a commissioner on the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission.  Co-hosted by Cat Brooks and Brian Edwards-Tiekert.  The post Post-Election Day 2024 Special appeared first on KPFA.

Cat Brooks of Law & Disorder and Brian Edwards-Tiekert of UpFront, co-host a special two hours of Election Day coverage, with guests and analysis on national, swing states, local races, and what to watch. 0:10 – National races to watch with John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 0:33 – Abortion on the ballot with Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of Rewire News Group. She also co-hosts the podcast Boom! Lawyered. 0:47 – Races to watch related to the criminal legal system with Piper French, a staff writer with Bolts Mag, which covers the “nuts and bolts of power and political change, from the local up.” She covers local politics, state violence and the criminal legal system.  1:08 – Races to watch: Pennsylvania with Sam Levine, a reporter for the Guardian, currently in Scranton, Pennsylvania. 1:15 – Oakland elections and the money behind them, with Ali Winston, an independent reporter covering criminal justice, privacy, and surveillance.  1:30 – San Francisco elections with Tim Redmond, founder of 48hills.org 1:45 – Berkeley races to watch with Pamela Turtine is editor-in-chief at Berkeleyside.      The post Election Day 2024 Special appeared first on KPFA.

Today's episode of Bay Native Circle is preempted by a 2024 election special hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert and Cat Brooks.   The post 2024 Election Special Programming appeared first on KPFA.

 Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// We played a recording of two speakers at the small but powerful Kanaky Libre Solidarity Rally, which was held on Parliament steps on the night of Friday 26th July, discussing the history of Kanaky (so-called 'New Caledonia'). This excerpt also includes a discussion about boycotting the Olympic games in Paris, as the opening ceremony was held on the same day.// We listened back to an excerpt from Brisbane Free University and Radio Reversal's 'Challenging Colonial Copaganda' webinar, which brought together Professor Chelsea Watego, Dr Amy McQuire, Ronnie Gorrie and Associate Professor Amanda Porter to speak about the laundering and normalisation of policing in so-called Australia. In this segment, we hear Chelsea and Amanda critically discussing the normalisation of police presence at First Nations community events, and the machinations of police image-management through ties with other institutions.// Last week, Priya caught up with Stop LAPD Spying Coalition's Hamid Khan and Matyos Kidane to talk about organising with unhoused community in downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row and beyond against militarised policing and surveillance by the Los Angeles Police Department. We played part one of this interview today.// The Anti Police Terror Project joined organisations around the United States to coordinate a rally calling for Justice for Sonya Massey on the 29th of July in Oakland, California. Sonya Massey was a 36-year-old Black mother who was shot and killed by Deputy Sean Grayson of the Illinois Police Department on 6 July, 2024, after she called the police with concerns about an intruder entering her home. The rally was MC'd by APTP's Cat Brooks, and the recording we played in today's show features poetry by Oakland's first Poet Laureate Dr Ayodele 'WordSlanger' Nzinga, as well as reflections from Uncle Bobby and Big Oscar, the uncle and father of Oscar Grant, who was killed on New Year's Day 2009 by Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland.//

The Playwrights Foundation 46th Playwrights Festival is beginning at the Magic Theater at the Fort Mason in San Francisco, from April 12th to April 21st. The centerpiece of the festival are readings from four resident playwrights with the Playwrights Foundation along with workshops, parties and a meet and greet as well as a bit of reading with the new Playwrights Foundation Resident Playwright Cohort – which includes our host Cat Brooks. Joining us to discuss are Jason Tseng, a queer, non-binary Chinese-American playwright with roots in New York City and Washington D.C. Their play with the Playwrights Festival is called Fear & Wonder, a play in which two boys of color navigate a Christian summer camp together in the early 2000s. Also joining us is Aidaa Peerzada, a writer and performer whose background as the descendant of two artists from different cultural traditions – an African American and First Generation American Pakistani – is at the heart of her artistic practice. Her play with the Playwrights Festival is called Children of the Wise, in which the main character visits her familial homeland, now Pakistan, and confronts the legacy of her grandfather's anti-colonial activism during the British-ruled subcontinent a century earlier. Check out the Playwrights Foundation's website: http://playwrights.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 Playwrights Festival Begins in SF w/ Aidaa Peerzada and Jason Tseng appeared first on KPFA.

Zoe Chien is our next guest on The Yay. I had the pleasure of working with Zoe, working on Cat Brooks' Tasha, the one woman show about the tragic death of Natasha McKenna – it played at Z Below in 2023. Zoe is the Associate Director of 3 Girls Theatre, a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and is a Playground Producing Fellow. Today, we talk about Zoe's upbringing, her delving into both acting and the managerial side of theatre and what her plans are for the future. Zoe is on Instagram at @thezoechien and you can learn more about Zoe on her website: www.zoechien.com We also want to thank Charles Blades Barbershop for sponsoring The Yay! Charles Blades Barbershop is located at 180 Second Street in downtown Oakland. It's a very cool, relaxing place where you can get your cuts and they'll even serve you a complimentary drink. Charles is also selling men's hair products on his website https://cbbgroominingproducts.myshopify.com Hair Gels, Pomades, Shampoos and Conditioners. Hop online, give the products a try and support minority businesses like my man Charles Blades. Book an appointment online here: https://www.cbb.hair Plethos Productions (run by Karin & Jon Richey – Episode 185) has a fundraiser going on to create a new theatre space in downtown Hayward! As part of the fundraising campaign, Plethos is hosting a retreat at Camp Monologa on the weekend of July 26-28. Along with a host of teaching classes by some of the best bay area theatre artists, The Yay will be hosting a live episode taping, plus gourmet kid-camp inspired food by Mad Creationz served at the Mess Hall, a swimming hole, wine and paint night, plus and so much more! You can find more about the fundraiser and give a donation here: https://givebutter.com/letsplethos SHOWS: Pipeline (African American Shakespeare Company) March 16 – 31 Gary Moore (Episode 278) is in the show https://www.african-americanshakes.org Aren't You.. (The Marsh) Extended to March 9 Fred Pitts (Episode 256) wrote and is acting in his popular one man show https://themarsh.org/shows_and_events/marshstream/fred-pitts-arent-you/ Legally Blonde (Foothill Musical Theatre) March 1 – 17 Melissa Momboisse (Episode 140) is in the show https://foothill.edu/theatre/productions/legally_blonde.html Boss McGreedy (Central Works) March 2 – 31 Gary Graves (Episodes 24 & 277) has written and directed the show https://centralworks.org/boss-mcgreedy/ The Divine Sarah (Ross Valley Players) March 15 – April 7 Anna Joham (Episode 87) is in the show http://www.rossvalleyplayers.com/the-divine-sarah/ Manhatta (Aurora Theatre) Feb 9 – March 10 Linda Amayo-Hassan (Episode 83) is in the show https://www.auroratheatre.org/index.php/shows-events/20232024-season/Manahatta Big Data (ACT) Feb 15 – March 10 Norman Gee is an understudy in the show https://sfsketchfest.com/2024-lineup/ Measure for Measure (ACT – The Strand) Mar 15 – 17, March 19-30 (School & Community Tour) Evan Held (Episode 226) is in the show https://www.act-sf.org/community/for-students/a-c-t-out-tour/measure-for-measure/ Staged Reading of There's Something Wrong In There (3 Girls Theatre) April 21st Andrea Gordon (Episode 255) is directing the staged reading https://www.3girlstheatre.org Staged Reading of The Marriage Bind (Berkeley City Club) March 4 Jamie Greenblatt (Episode 173) wrote the piece https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/9700976913 Staged Reading of Kudzu 2012: A Gentrification Tale (The BAM House) March 1-3 Cat Brooks (Episode 283) wrote the piece https://www.aeofberkeley.org Unpacking in P'Town (New Conservatory Theatre Center) March 1 – 31 Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 155 and 251) is directing the show https://nctcsf.org As You Like It (SF Shakes) Feb – May in various areas Jen Coogan (Episode 239) is part of the musical creative team for this show https://sfshakes.org/tour/ Reg Clay (@Reg_Clay) Norman Gee (@WhosYrHoosier)

Playwright, actress, politician, activist – Cat Brooks has made a huge impact in the Oakland community and we're pleased to have her as our next guest. I had the pleasure of stage managing her one woman show Tasha that played last year at Z Below, and now Bottled Spirits, a film written by her, directed by Elizabeth Carter and starring Margo Hall, will be showing at the New Parkway Theatre (474 24th Street in Oakland) on February 18th. We talk with Cat about Activist Theatre, her upbring and what new plans she has in the future. You can purchase tickets for Bottled Spirits here: https://www.stellartickets.com/o/black-lives-black-words-international-project/events/films-for-the-people-bottled-spirits/occurrences/0975d3e1-5829-4ef9-b652-2ae5cfebbe34 Cat has her own Wikipedia page – you can view it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Brooks You can learn more about Cat from her personal website: https://www.catbrooks.org We also want to thank Charles Blades Barbershop for sponsoring The Yay! Charles Blades Barbershop is located at 180 Second Street in downtown Oakland. It's a very cool, relaxing place where you can get your cuts and they'll even serve you a complimentary drink. Charles is also selling men's hair products on his website https://cbbgroominingproducts.myshopify.com Hair Gels, Pomades, Shampoos and Conditioners. Hop online, give the products a try and support minority businesses like my man Charles Blades. Book an appointment online here: https://www.cbb.hair Plethos Productions (run by Karin & Jon Richey – Episode 185) has a fundraiser going on to create a new theatre space in downtown Hayward! As part of the fundraising campaign, Plethos is hosting a retreat at Camp Monologa on the weekend of July 26-28. Along with a host of teaching classes by some of the best bay area theatre artists, The Yay will be hosting a live episode taping, plus gourmet kid-camp inspired food by Mad Creationz served at the Mess Hall, a swimming hole, wine and paint night, plus and so much more! You can find more about the fundraiser and give a donation here: https://givebutter.com/letsplethos SHOWS: People Where They Are (San Jose Stage) Jan 31 – Feb 25 Terrance Smith (Episode 102) is in the show https://www.thestage.org/people-where-they-are Aren't You.. (The Marsh) Feb 10 – March 2 Fred Pitts (Episode 256) wrote and is acting in his popular one man show https://themarsh.org/shows_and_events/marshstream/fred-pitts-arent-you/ A Little Night Music (South Bay Musical Theatre) Jan 27 – Feb 17 Nick Mandracchia (Episode 43) is in the show https://southbaymt.com/shows/ticket-sales/a-little-night-music/ Legally Blonde (Foothill Musical Theatre) March 1 – 17 Melissa Momboisse (Episode 140) is in the show https://foothill.edu/theatre/productions/legally_blonde.html Not Therapy (Cutting Ball) Feb 16-18 Radhika Rao is doing the one woman show https://cuttingball.com Boss McGreedy (Central Works) March 2 – 31 Gary Graves (Episodes 24 & 277) has written and directed the show https://centralworks.org/boss-mcgreedy/ Manhatta (Aurora Theatre) Feb 9 – March 10 Linda Amayo-Hassan (Episode 83) is in the show https://www.auroratheatre.org/index.php/shows-events/20232024-season/Manahatta Big Data (ACT) Feb 15 – March 10 Norman Gee is an understudy in the show https://sfsketchfest.com/2024-lineup/ Unpacking in P'Town (New Conservatory Theatre Center) March 1 – 31 Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 155 and 251) is directing the show https://nctcsf.org As You Like It (SF Shakes) Feb – May in various areas Jen Coogan (Episode 239) is part of the musical creative team for this show https://sfshakes.org/tour/ Reg Clay (@Reg_Clay) Norman Gee (@WhosYrHoosier)

From Queer & Well's Earth Day event: A panel with Christina Chase of National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) & Cat Brooks of Anti Police Terror Project (APTP), moderated by Layel CamargoWhen we think about communal care it is vital that we talk about the ways in which we take care of each other as queer and trans Black and brown folks. How do we show up for one another in a time when we are fighting to keep ourselves alive against capitalism & white supremacy? Join us for a panel discussion on what it looks like to build community infrastructures & relationships that will help sustain us and keep us moving forward.Christina Chase (she/her) is a superfat black and disabled creative problem solver who is passionate about equity, inclusion, and intersectional fat liberation. Christina is the Governance Chair of NAAFA (The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance) and brings a delightful enthusiasm to fat activist work. She holds a Master of Arts in Education, and is highly skilled in organizational learning, community building, and professional development training. In her free time Christina loves reading science fiction, playing board games, and slaying at karaoke.Cat Brooks (she/her) is host of Law & Disorder on KPFA and a long-time performer, organizer, and activist. She played a central role in the struggle for justice for Oscar Grant, and spent the last decade working with impacted communities and families to rapidly respond to police violence and radically transform the ways our communities are policed and incarcerated. She is the co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) and the Executive Director of The Justice Teams Network. Cat was also the runner-up in Oakland's 2018 mayoral election, facing incumbent Libby Schaaf.LINKSEpisode TranscriptRadicallyFitOakland.comGemini Moon BotanicalsAudio recording support from Popperz!

This January, the Anti Police-Terror Project opened its new building, the People's House---a community center for abolitionist organizing. For this episode, we spoke to two key APTP organizers-- Cat Brooks, the group's co-founder, and Guadalupe Chavez, its healing programs coordinator. From them, you'll hear about Mental Health First, the APTP's non-carceral crisis response team, and about healing justice and its relationship to abolition. 

0:08 — Rishi Iyengar, reporter at Foreign Policy, covering the intersection of geopolitics and technology. 0:33 — Darwin BondGraham, reporter and News Editor at The Oaklandside. 0:45 — John Burris, Oakland civil rights attorney specializing in police misconduct. He is one of two attorneys who filed the “Riders” lawsuit against the police department that's had it operating under a federal judge's oversight for the past 20 years. 0:50 — Cat Brooks, host of Law and Disorder, co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP).   The post BBC office raided in backlash against “India: The Modi Question” documentary; Plus, LeRonne Armstrong fired from Oakland police chief position appeared first on KPFA.

This is the State Terror Round Up for the week of February 13th, 2023. A different take this week, with our host Cat Brooks giving her own commentary on the firing of Oakland Police Chief Leronne Armstrong by Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. —- This episode featured music by Kofy Brown. Check out her website: https://www.kofybrown.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 State Terror Round Up for the week of February 13th, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Cat and Mike Brooks join Delight Podcast to dig deep on a word we use so frequently in our Christian lives. But what does true worship look like? Hosts Adam Curtis and Leah Sax ask the big questions that so effect our daily lives. You can read our blog on worship by guest blogger Cat Brooks here, and you can find a transcript of today's episode here. We'd love to hear from you - you can find us on instagram @delightpodcast and at delightpodcast.com. If you fancy twitter and facebook just search Delight Podcast. If you think what you've heard today might be of interest to others please do like, share and subscribe. Content & Research : Adam Curtis Music, Editing & Production: Leah Sax

At a vigil in Oakland following the white supremacist killing of 10 Black people at a grocery store in Buffalo, people grappled with how to move forward amid a resurgence of hate. They felt anger and fear and fatigue, while expressing resolve and "Black joy." Chronicle columnist Justin Phillips and Oakland community leader Cat Brooks — who organized the vigil — discuss the "replacement" conspiracy theory cited by the shooter and tell host Demian Bulwa that confronting such racism requires standing up to injustice across society. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our last episode of 2021, hosts Cecilia Lei and Demian Bulwa ask Chronicle journalists and other notable Bay Area figures to answer the question: "What issue or story are you most curious about or interested in following in 2022?" Listen to answers from KQED's Alexis Madrigal, activist Cat Brooks, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff and others. Ending soon! Unlimited Chronicle access for 26 weeks for 99 cents: sfchronicle.com/pod Fifth & Mission will return with new daily episodes on Jan. 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack… Boston from California asks about belief compared to faith. — Back to Boston… Victoria from Phoenix, AZ was dealing COVID. Stewart from Rhode Island asks why men get on one knee for women when proposing. Christmas crime…; Cat Brooks…;

We spoke with Oakland based activist, playwright, poet, radio host, and former mayoral candidate, Cat Brooks. Brooks talked about her work with the Anti-Police Terror Project — a coalition dedicated to the eradication of police terror in communities of color — the trauma that police terror and unjust systems inflict on people and communities, and why she believes so-called radical policies like defunding the police are in reality rational.Music by Commodore1983: https://soundcloud.com/commodore1983 c

On this episode, Ra, Lee, and Cat Brooks delve into the topic of mental health inside prisons, mental health stigma, how supporting each other is part of daily abolition work, and more. To access the transcript for this episode, visit our website: www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support

July 18, 2021 - Episode 3 ​We Keep Us Safe: A Discussion of Police Violence with the SF Mime Troupe A year after the murder of George Floyd, national sentiments around reforming and defunding the police are swinging back to their levels before BlackLivesMatter protests swept the nation in summer 2020. The majority of Americans still oppose diverting funding from police departments. Where do we go next? We'll hear from guests who have worked successfully to reallocate budgets toward community-based interventions in health and wellbeing. How do racial justice and economic transformation go hand-in-hand? Discussion hosted by Kari Barclay. Audio engineering by Will McCandless. With special guests: Danielle Purifoy from Durham Beyond Policing, find out more about Danielle Purifoy and Durham Beyond Policing at; https://www.daniellepurifoy.com/ - https://twitter.com/daniellepurifoy - https://durhambeyondpolicing.org/ Cat Brooks from Anti Police Terror Project, find out more about Cat Brooks and APTP at; https://www.catbrooks.org/ - https://twitter.com/catscommentary - https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/ and Michael Gene Sullivan from the SF Mime Troupe, find out more about Michael Gene Sullivan at; https://www.michaelgenesullivan.com/ Tales of the Resistance Vol. 2: Persistence is a radio serial by the San Francisco Mime Troupe. You can find more information at https://www.sfmt.org

We're back...with some updates and some new voices. Professor Sandra Susan Smith interviews Cat Brooks, founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project, about policing and reimagining community safety.

In the last years of his life, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. rejected duopoly politics and challenged the roots of the crises we face, what he called the triple evils of racism, capitalism and militarism. As many people active in the Civil Rights Movement moved into the Democratic Party, Dr. King taught that the movement must be independent of political parties and be "the conscience" of them. For this, Dr. King was shunned and hated. In this interview from MLK Day in 2015, Kevin Zeese and I spoke with Kymone Freeman, co-founder of We Act Radio in Washington,DC, JasiriX, an activist and artist out of Pittsburgh, PA, and Cat Brooks, an activist in Oakland, CA about the revival of the radical Dr. King and how they are continuing his work in their communities. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

Every year, organizers with the Anti Police Terror Project mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day with public actions meant to reclaim King’s radical legacy. This year they have adapted those actions to the pandemic and are working in the context of the recent riot at the US capitol. On the morning of Friday, January 15th, activists announced their plans and cited some of King’s stances and ideas that have been erased from common narratives about his work.

Hari and Kamau can't help noticing that Blue Lives Matter, except when they try to defend the Capitol. Cat Brooks of the Anti Police-Terror Project and Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff of the Center for Policing Equity unpack what it means to "defund the police" — and why it's so damn hard. Plus, the ACLU's Kate Ruane is concerned about Twitter's Trump ban, even though she thinks he deserves much worse. Find our guests: Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff (@DrPhilGoff)https://www.policingequity.org Cat Brooks (@catscommentary) https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org Kate Ruane https://www.aclu.org Find us: Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) http://www.harikondabolu.com/ W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) http://www.wkamaubell.com/ Find the show: Twitter (@PoliticReActive) Facebook (@politicallyreactive) Instagram (@politicallyreactive) Produced by Topic Studios. Part of the WarnerMedia Podcast Network. Full credits.www.PoliticallyReActive.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It takes a lot of work to undo white supremacy. For many who have been committed to this work, it’s a lifetime of protests, campaigning, donating, and showing up. And sometimes, it can feel like an impossible task. Following the attack by the pro-Trump extremists at the U.S. Capitol last week, we invited longtime Bay Area activist Cat Brooks to talk with us about how she’s been processing everything, and how to make your activism sustainable. Guest: Cat Brooks, executive director of the Justice Teams Network and co-founder of the Anti Police Terror Project Read the transcript here.  Find all of our By The People episodes here. Subscribe to our newsletter here

Walter Cruz-Zavala has been in the ICE detention center in Bakersfield, CA for 3 years now, even though he's won his immigration case twice. Why won't ICE release him? KPFA's Cat Brooks interviews Cruz-Zavala himself, then speaks to his immigration criminal defense lawyer, Raha Jorjani, to learn more about what's happened.

In January of this year, Cat Brooks and the Anti Police-Terror Project launched a service where trained professionals respond to mental health crises; it's an alternative to people calling the police to handle the situation. The service, Mental Health First, or M.H. First, initially launched in Sacramento, and began serving Oakland this summer. Brooks says that M.H. First's work is just one part of the effort to refund the community and divest from overspending on police. This week on Rightnowish, Brooks discusses M.H. First, the racism she encountered as a young person and she traces her origins in organizing back to the killing of Oscar Grant-- a case which was recently been reopened.

On this show: 0:08 – On “Mondays with Mitch,” host Brian Edwards-Tiekert talks with Letters and Politics host Mitch Jeserich about Trump saying on tape that he wanted to minimize awareness of the Covid-19 emergency and “play it down.” 0:34 – John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. He takes your Covid questions. 1:08 – In a less-discussed revelations from Bob Woodward's released tapes and books, Donald Trump bragged to the journalist that the U.S. has a “secret” new weapon in its nuclear arsenal. We talk about this with Conn Hallinan, columnist for Foreign Policy In Focus. 1:34 – A court has unlocked $492 million in funding collected for housing the homeless under San Francisco's Proposition C, a measure that London Breed opposed, but which San Francisco must now put to use. We talk about the long campaign and legal battle for Prop C with Jennifer Friedenbach, executive director of the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness. 1:41 – As part of our series America Unmasked, Cat Brooks interviews Rabbi Birdie Becker of Temple Emanuel in Colorado, where an extremist planned a bomb attack against parishioners that was thwarted. The post Talking with a rabbi whose congregation was targeted by an extremist — plus, San Francisco can now access $492 million in funding for homeless appeared first on KPFA.

Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses the Democratic National Convention Monday night. On this show: 0:08 – How did the first day of the online Democratic National Convention go? We talk about the keynote speech by Bernie Sanders went with two guests: Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy), former press secretary for Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign; now a contributing editor to Current Affairs magazine, and John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation. 0:34 – The unusual thunderstorm making its way through Northern California ignited at least a dozen fires. We talk with Captain Robert Foxworthy, northern region public information officer with CalFire. 0:40 – To talk more about this strange, hot and humid California weather, we discuss climate change with Eugene Cordero, professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University and founder of Green Ninja, an education provider that uses climate and environmental topics to teach middle school science. 0:50 – Why is PG&E texting, calling and emailing Californians warning of rolling blackouts? Who will they effect, and what's causing the shutoffs? Mark Toney, executive director of TURN, The Utility Reform Network, says an investigation is needed into possible causes — including Wall Street traders, individual consumers' use of generators, and more. 1:08 – A group of Black physicians and midwives, through strikes, protests and petitions, are leading a campaign to remove San Francisco Sheriff's Deputies from SF General Hospital. We speak with Dr. Erinma Ukoha, a resident physician in Obstetrics & Gynecology at UCSF, and Dr. Adeola Oni-Orisan, a medical anthropologist and resident physician in Family and Community Medicine at UCSF. Both work at San Francisco General Hospital. More information on the “DPH Must Divest” campaign is available here. They are planning an action for Friday outside SFGH. 1:20 – SFPD is asking for a raise — and it could be a fight. Tim Redmond joins us to discuss; he's a veteran San Francisco political reporter, also the founder and editor of 48hills.org. 1:34 – At the U.S.-Mexico border, the Border Patrol runs a training program for children called the Border Patrol Explorers. In her series “Unmasking America,” Cat Brooks sat down with Morley Musick, who spent time on the border reporting on this group. Read Morley's reporting in The Nation here. The post Briahna Joy Gray and John Nichols respond to first day of virtual DNC; plus — Black medical professionals say SF Sheriff's Deputies should be removed from SF General Hospital appeared first on KPFA.

Guests: Rosa Clemente is a grassroots organizer, lecturer, independent journalist, and scholar, and a former vice presidential candidate with the Green Party. Cat Brooks is an activist, playwright, poet, theater artist and journalist. She co-founded the Anti Police-Terror Project. And is the co-host of the weekday morning show UpFront on KPFA. Aaron Glantz is a senior reporter at Reveal and the author of Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks, and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes and Demolished the American Dream.   Photo: Wikimedia.org The post Continuing Coverage on the Democratic Ticket Biden-Harris appeared first on KPFA.

Crowds gather to watch a nuclear test in 1962 at a Nevada test site. Four decades of nuclear testing have caused long-term damage to American communities. Photo from the National Nuclear Security Administration.  On this show: 0:08 – For Mondays with Mitch, Cat Brooks and Jeannine Etter chat with Mitch Jeserich, host of Letters & Politics weekdays at 10, about President Trump's latest round of executive orders and backlash against Joe Biden's remarks on diversity in Black communities. 0:34 – John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. He joins us for COVID-19 updates. 1:08 – Last week, President Trump signed executive orders banning Chinese-owned mobile apps TikTok and WeChat from operating in the United States in 45 days unless they are sold to an American company. He claims the apps pose a national security risk. To break down the implications of and rationale behind these orders, we speak with Yaqiu Wang (@Yaqiu), a China researcher at Human Rights Watch, and Will Oremus (@WillOremus), a senior writer for One Zero covering technology, privacy and online speech. 1:34 – A coalition of anti-nuclear activists are demanding an end to the manufacture of and investment in nuclear weapons. KPFA's Kate Iida (@kiida26) reports. 1:38 – It's been 75 years since the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But even within the US, atomic radiation has cause long-term health consequences and trauma. We take a look at the impacts of four decades of nuclear testing on US communities. Mary Dickson is a downwinder, a thyroid cancer survivor, and writer in Salt Lake City who has advocated throughout her lifetime for downwinders. “The staggering human cost of testing is something that most people don't know,” she says. The post 75 years after bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Utah downwinder Mary Dickson describes the ‘staggering human cost' of nuclear testing appeared first on KPFA.

On this show: 0:08 – We talk about the economy, the unemployment crisis and the lack of economic stimulus for workers with two guests: Dean Baker is senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and Joelle Gamble is a principal at the Reimagining Capitalism initiative at Omidyar Network and on the Board of Directors of the Roosevelt Institute. 0:34 – New reporting from Joe Eskenazi, managing editor and columnist at Mission Local, based in San Francisco, exposed major problems with the state electronic disease reporting system, called CalREDIE, that have caused mass underreporting of Covid cases in counties across California. 0:44 – Our reporter Lucy Kang (@ThisIsLucyKang) spoke with the family of Jessica Williams, shot and killed by a San Francisco PD officer in the Bayview. They remember Jessica's life. 1:08 – Brendon Woods, public defender for Alameda County, joins us to talk about legislation from lawmaker Shirley Weber to prohibit racism in jury selections. 1:35 – We air selections from Cat Brooks' conversation with Patrisse Cullors, author of “When They Call You A Terrorist.” The post Remembering Jessica Williams; reforming the jury selection process to root out racism; and Joelle Gamble on the economic stimulus workers need now appeared first on KPFA.

A Vallejo police sergeant's badge is bent to indicate fatal shootings of civilians, a new investigation by Open Vallejo says. Photo by Geoff King for Open Vallejo. On this show: 0:08 – For Mondays with Mitch, Cat Brooks and Brian Edwards-Tiekert chat with Mitch Jeserich, host of Letters & Politics weekdays at 10. 0:34 – John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. 1:08 – Congress just let the $600-per-week additional unemployment insurance relief lapse, as Covid-19 continues to rage in the U.S. An analysis by the California Budget and Policy Center says Black and brown Californians are most affected by this. We talk with Chris Hoene (@ChrisWHoene), executive director of the California Budget and Policy Center. Read their latest article: “Congress' Failure to Extend UI is an Economic Attack on Workers & Families, Particularly Black & Brown Californians… Here's How We Know.” 1:17 – Even if Congress decided to reinstate the $600-per-week additional unemployment benefit, it could take four weeks to take effect, because of the staffing and technology limitations of state unemployment processing. Delays have already affected millions of claims. We talk with Michele Evermore (@EvermoreMichele), senior policy analyst at the National Employment Law Project in Washington, D.C. 1:39 – A stunning nine-month investigation from a new nonprofit newsroom Open Vallejo has revealed details about a secretive Vallejo police clique that celebrated fatal shootings of civilians by officers. Geoffrey King is an attorney and journalist, and founder of Open Vallejo. Read the investigation here. The post Secretive Vallejo police clique celebrated fatal shootings by officers; Plus, Congress lets additional unemployment benefits lapse, as workers face claims delays appeared first on KPFA.

Alameda Health System workers and AHS-SEIU 1021 members stage a walk-out for Black health and vitality, on the day of a nationwide #StrikeForBlackLives. Photo: Chris Lee On this show: 0:08 – Mitch Jeserich joins us for “Mondays with Mitch.” He is the host of Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10. 0:34 – We take your Covid-19 calls with John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. 1:20 – Workers are carrying out a Strike for Black Health and Vitality today at Alameda Health Systems locations, including Highland Hospital. For more we talk with Sheleka Carter, a community health outreach worker/advocate at Highland Hospital's Sexual Assault Response and Recovery Team, and Chapter Secretary of Alameda Health System SEIU 1021. 1:34 – We talk about crime rates in Oakland with Darwin BondGraham (@DarwinBondGraha), news editor at Oaklandside. 1:48 – Susan Manheimer, interim chief of the Oakland Police Department, talks with Cat Brooks about crime and policing. The post Workers walk out for Black health at Highland Hospital; Millions face “income cliff” with pandemic benefits set to disappear; Cat Brooks interviews Oakland's police chief appeared first on KPFA.

Photo taken outside San Quentin State Prison by Zack Haber on Twitter On this show: 0:08 – Mitch Jeserich is the host of Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM. He joins hosts Brian Edwards-Tiekert and Cat Brooks to talk about the passing of lifelong activist and independent media stalwart Margy Wilkinson, and the House passing a bill to advance statehood for Washington, D.C. 0:34 – As Covid-19 cases surge again across the United States, we take listener questions with John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. Dr. Swartzberg says public health officials warned that a loosening of shelter in place restrictions would lead to a spike in cases. The lack of masks and social distancing created more spread, Swartzberg says — and he emphasizes it's important to understand asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread are possible, and discusses the early failures by the CDC and FDA that have contributed to making this crisis worse. Swartzberg also warns against obtaining expensive, fast-tracked antibody tests from unreliable private companies that don't use reputable laboratories. 1:08 – San Quentin's Covid-19 outbreak is now more than 1,000 cases, after California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation transferred incarcerated men between facilities without testing them for the virus first. San Quentin houses many medically vulnerable prisoners. Family members cannot reach loved ones inside, and they're deeply concerned. Ann Jackson is the mother whose son in San Quentin.  The last time she spoke to him, he had a temperature of 106 degrees. Megan Cassidy (@meganrcassidy) is a crime reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, who's been covering the Covid-19 outbreak at San Quentin. You can read her reporting here.  1:34 – The Supreme Court just ruled 5-4 in June Medical Services v. Russo to strike down a Louisiana law that forced abortion clinics to obtain “admitting privileges” to local hospitals. Marjorie Cohn joins us to quickly respond to the decision — she is professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and former president of the National Lawyers Guild. You can read her many articles at marjoriecohn.com and follow her on Twitter: @marjoriecohn   The post San Quentin Covid-19 outbreak explodes to over 1,000 cases; Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana anti-abortion law appeared first on KPFA.

Some countries are using smartphones and facial recognition to track COVID-19 outbreaks, but here, in the US, we’re starting with simple phone calls. On this week’s episode, we take a closer look at contact tracing in California and what it might look like into the future. We also hear from San Francisco Bay Area activists about the risks of protesting during a pandemic and how to protect yourself and others. Dr. George Rutherford, Director of Prevention & Public Health at University of California at San Francisco Melissa Millsaps, Investigator at San Francisco City Attorney's Office Jon Jocobo, Latino Task Force for COVID-19 Cat Brooks,  Justice Teams Network and co-founder of the Anti-Police Terror Project If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.

LA Mostly Peaceful Protests Move Into San Fernando Valley Last night, there were more protests against racial injustice and police abuse across the state. Many cities and counties imposed curfews on residents. The footprint of the protests also continued to expand. For the first time since the demonstrations began, large protests were held in LA’s San Fernando Valley, home to roughly 2 million people. Reporter: Ben Gottlieb, KCRW Organizers Worried About Risk of Catching Coronavirus While Protesting Health professionals who are worried about the hazards of demonstrating during a pandemic. Organizers, like Cat Brooks with Oakland's Anti-Police Terror Project, are taking precautions. Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, KQED Progressive Prosecutors Want to Limit Political Donations from Police Unions In the wake of George Floyd’s killing, a coalition of California prosecutors is pushing for a new ethics rule to limit law enforcement’s political influence. Reporter: Holly J. McDede, KQED San Diego Bans Controversial Choke-Hold In San Diego, the death of George Floyd has led to an immediate ban on a controversial chokehold called a carotid restraint, and it involves an officer applying pressure to a person’s neck until the suspect temporarily loses consciousness. Reporter: Raquel Maria Dillon, The California Report South LA Stays Calm, Welcomes Peaceful Protests In this week’s protests, South LA has been quiet. Community leaders in Watts say they welcome any peaceful protests that might come to their area but they won’t tolerate violence or vandalism. Reporter: Robert Garrova, KPCC

0:08 – The U.S. is erupting in protests against the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Steven Taylor and many more. Thousands of people joined marches, uprisings and a car caravan on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Oakland. Police departments across the country have responded with brutal and excessive force against demonstrators, and onlookers have recorded several instances of vehicles driven into crowds of protesters. Cat Brooks debriefs the protests with Patrisse Cullors, political strategist, co-founder of Black Lives Matter & founder of Reform LA Jails, and Andrea Ritchie (@dreanyc123), a New York-based police misconduct attorney and organizer. Ritchie is the author of Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color. 0:34 – We take calls about what people witnessed in protests across the Bay Area. 1:08 – Alicia Garza is an activist, writer and co-founder of Black Lives Matter, currently organizing with Black Futures Lab and the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She discusses the protests for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, as well as the calls for Joe Biden to select a Black woman as his vice president pick. She cowrote the Washington Post op ed, “Biden still needs black women. Here are 3 things he needs to do.” 1:34 – As protests began to erupt, President Trump issued an executive order as a rebuke to Twitter's attempt to curb Trump's violent tweeting. The executive order pertains to Section 230, part of U.S. law that shields tech and social media websites from liability for content posted on the platforms. We host a discussion with Electronic Frontier Foundation legal director Corynne McSherry (@cmcsherr) and attorney Carrie Goldberg (@cagoldberglaw). The post Protests against racist police violence explode across U.S. demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Steven Taylor & Tony McDade — a debrief with Patrisse Cullors, Andrea Ritchie and Alicia Garza appeared first on KPFA.

For this edition of PSYCHOTIC BUMP SCHOOL, DJ ROME welcomes Chicago bassist/composer AYANNA WOODS for a lively discussion about musical discovery and unapologetic expression. Plus, a political panel discusses the state of COVID-19 with frequent contributors JEFFREY KELLER, LORI PEACOCK, ERIN WILEY SANDS, and CAT BROOKS. Absolute joy here, so press PLAY and ENJOY! https://www.instagram.com/yaddawould/ https://ess.org/the-quarantine-concerts

0:08 – Texas began a new phase of reopening during Covid-19 on Monday, May 18, despite logging its single largest increase in cases just two days prior. We speak with R.G. Ratcliffe (@rgratcliffe), writer at large for Texas Monthly magazine. 0:19 – A new investigation by journalist Aura Bogado (@aurabogado) of Reveal says the Office of Refugee Resettlement is refusing to release jailed migrant children to their willing sponsors. She follows the story of a boy and the family ready to receive him. 0:34 – A year ago, the East Oakland DREAMers had a budget of a little over $1,000. Now, they have given out over $85,000 in grants to undocumented Bay Area youth and mixed status families who are in need during the Covid-19 lockdown. Kateri Dodds Simpson, program director for East Oakland DREAMers, joins us to talk about their work. 1:08 – The Oakland City Council today will consider the demands of the Black New Deal, a list of demands drafted by over 50 Black Oakland leaders and signed by over 20 allies that address the structural racism and disparities that have lead to more infections and deaths among Black people from Covid-19. Oakland councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas (@nikki4oakland) and Cat Brooks of the Anti-Police Terror Project and Justice Teams Network discuss the city council resolution. Interested members of the public can participate in the city council meeting by viewing the agenda here. 1:34 – SF Mayor London Breed has rolled out a program of sanctioned, fenced-off outdoor encampments called “safe sleeping sites” rather than comply with a unanimous Board of Supervisors vote to procure thousands of hotel rooms to shelter unhoused people during the coronavirus pandemic. We hear reaction from District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney (@MattHaneySF), who says Breed's administration has offered an array of excuses to avoid proactively placing unsheltered people in hotels. Photo: Anti-Police Terror Project The post New investigation shows Trump administration refuses to release migrant children to willing sponsors; also, Oakland's City Council will vote on demands of Black New Deal appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 – Mondays with Mitch — Mitch Jeserich of Letters and Politics joins Cat Brooks and Brian Edwards-Tiekert to talk abut the Senate's reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act, known now as the USA Freedom Act, to expand the widespread surveillance across the U.S. and allow the FBI to access browsing history without first obtaining a warrant. We also talk about the House passage of the HEROES Act, another congressional stimulus during Covid-19 that contains money for states, and its uncertain future in the U.S. Senate. 0:34 Suzan Bateson, executive director of the Alameda County Community Food Bank, discusses food insecurity in the East Bay. Food banks have seen a surge in need during the coronavirus crisis — and the Alameda County Community Food Bank has increased its food purchases by almost three times the amount they spent last year. We're spotlighting the food bank during our spring fund drive — listeners can give a portion of their donation to KPFA to the food bank by donating here. 1:08 – CA Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his May budget revision, with deep cuts to most areas of state spending, making up for an anticipated $54 billion shortfall as a result of Covid-19. The cuts are set to take place if the federal government does not provide funding to California. Political reporter Laurel Rosenhall (@lrosenhall) of CalMatters joins us. Her latest piece is “Newsom moves to slash school, health spending — but asks feds for a rescue.” 1:20 – Michael Herald of the Western Center for Law and Poverty explains the effect of Newsom's proposed budget cuts — many which go deeper than the cuts after the 2008 recession — on poor people. Programs implemented in the last two years and designed to keep poor people out of debt are on the chopping block. 1:34 – Amber-Rose Howard of CURB, Californians United for a Responsible Budget, calls for eliminating California's “three strikes” policy and explains what Newsom's budget means for prison spending and incarcerated people. Prisoners are dying of Covid-19 behind bars in California. Newsom is now proposing closing two state prisons — but Howard says Newsom has fallen short of Jerry Brown's record on commutations and that more action is needed from the governor. “Prison is no place for a pandemic” illustration by Micah Bazant. The post Newsom's deep-cutting budget axes programs for poor people amid $54 billion shortfall; Plus, a spotlight on Alameda County Community Food Bank appeared first on KPFA.

Live Broadcast of the U.S. Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing: “Protecting Scientific Integrity in the COVID-19 Response (Panel I). Witnesses Richard A. Bright, Ph.D. Senior Advisor National Institutes of Health –Testimony Hosts: Mitch Jeserich, Cat Brooks, and Brian Edwards-Tiekert.  Guests: Zain Rizvi, Law and Policy Researcher with Public Citizen.  He is an expert on drug pricing, access to medicines and global health. Tom Devine is the Legal Director of the Government Accountability Project. Katherine Eban, is an investigative journalist and author. She is a Vanity Fair contributor. Her latest book is Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom       The post Special Broadcast – U.S. House Hearing on Protecting Scientific Integrity in the COVID-19 Response appeared first on KPFA.

KPFA brings you a broadcast of the testimony of Dr. Richard Bright to the U.S. House Health Subcommittee of the Energy & Commerce Committee. Bright testified that the Trump administration slowed acquisition of samples of the virus and hampered scientific study, and that he was removed from his position leading the development of a coronavirus vaccine because of his insistence that the government was investing time into technologies that lacked scientific merit. Coverage hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Mitch Jeserich and Cat Brooks. The post Federal Biomedical Whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Health appeared first on KPFA.

Live broadcast of the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions hearing on COVID-19: Safely Getting Back to Work and Back to School. Witnesses: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health; Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ADM Brett Giroir MD, Assistant Secretary For Health US Department of Health and Human Services;  Dr. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner Of Food And Drugs US FDA. Hosts: Mitch Jeserich, Cat Brooks, and Brian Edwards-Tiekert.   Guest: John Nichols is the Washington Correspondent for The Nation. His newest book is The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party. Representative Barbara Lee, from California's 13th congressional district, centered in Oakland, California. Maureen Ferran is Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Viral Researcher at Rochester Institute of Technology. New York State. Her latest article Coronavirus tests are pretty accurate, but far from perfect can be found in the theconversation.com/       The post Special Broadcast – US Senate Hearing COVID-19: Safely Getting Back to Work and Back to School appeared first on KPFA.

Mitch Jeserich, Brian Edwards-Tiekert and Cat Brooks host live coverage from the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions May 12 hearing: “COVID-19: Safely Getting Back to Work and Back to School.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, as well as Admiral Brett Giroir of the Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Robert Redfield of the CDC and Stephen Hahn of the Food and Drug Administration answered senators' questions about the risks of transmission from children, the likelihood of a “second wave” of a virus in the fall of 2020, the cost of a future vaccine, and more. The post Special broadcast: Senators question Dr. Anthony Fauci, Adm. Brett Giroir, experts on risks of reopening during Covid-19 appeared first on KPFA.

We host a series of debates on local measures that will be on the primary ballot on March 3, 2020 and on the November 2020 ballot, and of a broader interest. Hosted by Cat Brooks and Brian Edwards-Tiekert. San Francisco's Proposition E We kick off our series with a debate on San Francisco's Proposition E, a proposal to cap office development in proportion to the amount of affordable housing the city builds. The ballot question reads: “Shall the City amend the Planning Code to allow 100% Affordable Housing Projects and Educator Housing Projects in public zoning districts and to expedite     approval of these projects?” For: Jon Jacobo, director of engagement and public policy at TODCO, the Tenants and Owners Development Corporation, which is sponsoring Proposition E. Against: Corey Smith, deputy director of the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition, which is opposing the measure. Debate: San Francisco's Prop E San Francisco's Proposition D February 4, 2020 San Francisco Proposition D is a proposed tax on vacant storefronts, which San Francisco voters will decide on the March 3rd ballot. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the SF Chronicle editorial board have endorsed the measure. The ballot question reads: “Shall the City impose a 1.5% business tax on shared rides and a 3.25% business tax on private rides for fares charged by commercial ride-share and driverless-vehicle companies until November 5, 2045, raising an estimated $30-35 million annually, to fund improvements in Muni service and bicycle and pedestrian safety?” We host a debate, moderated by For: Aaron Peskin, San Francisco Supervisor for District 3 Against: Clint Griess, executive director of the San Francisco Republican Party, which is opposing Proposition D. Debate: San Francisco's Prop D California's Proposition 13 (new) February 6, 2020 California will soon vote on Proposition 13, the School and College Facilities Bond, would authorize $15 billion in general obligation bonds for school and college facilities, including $9 billion for preschool and K-12 schools, $4 billion for universities, and $2 billion for community colleges. For: Tony Thurmond, CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction Against: Brian Jones, Republican State Senator for the 38th District Debate: CA Prop 13 (school bond) San Jose's Measure E February 10, 2020 San Jose's Measure E is a real property transfer tax on properties worth $2 million or more to fund affordable housing. For: Michael Lane, Deputy Director of Silicon Valley at Home Against: Pierluigi Oliverio, Board Member of Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association Debate: San Jose's Measure E The post What's on your ballot for the California Primary on March 3: school bonds, vacancy tax and more appeared first on KPFA.

https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ian-haney-lopez-full.mp3 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { var media = $('#audio-328571-109'); media.on('canplay', function (ev) { this.currentTime = 0; }); });   Brian Edwards-Tiekert and Cat Brooks of UpFront interview Ian Haney Lopez (@IanHaneyLopez), who teaches in the areas of race and constitutional law. He holds an endowed chair as the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Public Law at the University of California, Berkeley. His latest book is Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America. Ian Haney Lopez will be speaking live with Saru Jayaraman at Kehilla Synagogue in a benefit for KPFA on Wednesday, January 22 at 7:30 p.m. Click here for details. The post Author and scholar Ian Haney Lopez talks race and class in new book “Merge Left” appeared first on KPFA.

0:08 – On December 7, 1964, days before he received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, King gave a major address in London on segregation, the fight for civil rights and his support for Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. 0:34 – We hear excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr's famous speech against the Vietnam War, known as Beyond Vietnam, delivered April 4, 1967 at New York City's Riverside Church. 1:08 – Cat Brooks interviews Walter Earl Fluker (@WalterEarFluker), professor at the Boston University School of Theology and author of the book The Ground Has Shifted: The Future of the Black Church in Post-Racial America. 1:34 – We air a piece by journalist Colin Edwards about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final visit to northern California on January 14, 1968, from the Pacifica Archive. The post MLK Day Special: King in London, excerpts from “Beyond Vietnam,” and Walter Earl Fluker on the future of the Black Church appeared first on KPFA.

We take a look back at 2019, a contentious and challenging year, where we brought a mix of local, national and international news plus discussions from the thinkers and leaders at the frontlines of social movements. From climate change, to impeachment, to white nationalist violence, we took risks with big, ambitious broadcasts and reporting projects with the goal to inform our listeners, ignite deeper discussions, and elevate those most impacted. This is a list compiled from the most shared on social media, emails to us, and favorite amongst our team. Let us know what your favorite segments or shows have been in 2019, leave a comment or email upfront@kpfa.org. Over 300 inmates protesting conditions at Alameda County's Santa Rita Jail end hunger strike due to health concerns November 4, 2019 Santa Rita Jail strike update: An estimated 300 inmates protesting inhumane treatment have ended the strike on Friday due to health concerns. We speak with Sergeant Ray Kelly is a spokesman with the Alameda County Sheriff's Department. Yolanda Huang is a long time civil rights attorney and has represented many clients in fighting for justice for abuses committed by the Alameda County Sheriff's Department, and joins us with an update. This coverage was part of special coverage of the jail, Santa Rita Stories, hosted by Cat Brooks. Listen here. Billie Winner, Mother: Whistleblower Reality Winner is still jailed, while Mueller report verifies Russians hacked the election April 24, 2019 Billie Winner Davis (@bjwinnerdavis) is the mother of Reality Winner, a 28 year old former intelligence specialist who was charged and convicted for leaking intelligence reports showing Russian interference in the 2016 elections. She's currently serving 5 years and 3 months in Lincoln County Jail in Lincolnton, Georgia. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Listen here. Live from the Climate Strike and UN General Assembly with Brian Edwards-Tiekert September 23, 2019 Our host, Brian Edwards-Tiekert spent a week this summer in New York City reporting on the UN Climate Action Summit and climate action events, in what many saw as a sea change for climate action in 2019. Here Brian gives a live update from the United Nations in NY, where the UN Climate Summit is set to begin, starting with climate leader Greta Thunberg. He also covered Global Climate Strike, Friday Sep 20 and we hear voices from around the world at the strike in NYC.   Celebrating the life and legacy of Toni Morrison August 7, 2019 On August 6, 2019 we lost an international treasure, Tony Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature and author of more than eleven books. We host a roundtable to discuss her life and legacy, featuring Nikki Giovanni one of America's foremost poets, Ayodele Nzinga (@wordslanger) a playwright, poet, and founding director of Lower Bottom Playaz in Oakland, Tyson Amir (@tysonamir) educator and author of Black Boy Poems, and the Black Boy Poems Curriculum, and Tongo Eisen-Martin (@tongoblackfire) a movement worker, educator and poet. His latest book is Heaven Is All Goodbyes. The Community of Grace: Day to day life in a curbside community in Oakland May 3, 2019 Homelessness is rising dramatically in the Bay Area, but usually communities are covered by the news only when there's a crisis – only when there's a fire, or an eviction – some kind of crisis that throws the people who live there into conflict with city officials. But there are a lot of people living their day to day lives in those tents and RVs. There are a lot of people trying to figure out how to get their needs met, under very trying circumstances. Our long-form reporter, Lucy Kang, spent more than two months visiting, recording interviews, and learning the rhythms of daily life at one place called the Community of Grace: the rules they live by, how it enforces them, how people wound up there, and where they hope to get to in the future. In November 2019, Kang won 2019 Excellence in Journalism Award for Explanatory Journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists Northern CA Chapter. Listen or read her report here.  Labor Day Special: Updates from Oakland city workers, Kaiser healthcare workers, Kentucky coal miners and women on birth strike; plus Cesar Chavez from the Pacifica Radio Archives September 2, 2019 This Labor Day, we feature several ongoing labor struggles across the Bay Area and the United States, including Oakland City workers, Kaiser healthcare workers, Kentucky coal miners, birth strikers, speeches from Cesar Chavez from the Pacifica Radio Archives, plus music on labor struggles from throughout the decades. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Listen here.   Kincade Fire: Voices from CA's largest evacuation in history October 30, 2019 The Kincade Fire displaced roughly 200,000 people from across Sonoma County since evacuation orders began last Thursday. There are over a dozen shelter locations, serving a total of over 2,000 people, and more in cars and RVs in parking lots. KPFA producers Corinne Smith (@Cocoluces) and Ariel Boone (@arielboone) went to the shelter at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial to bring you their stories. These are some of their voices. Listen and read here.   Impeachment Watch: Mitch Jeserich reports live from Congress as Democrats launch historic impeachment of President Trump October 2019 Our own Mitch Jeserich, host of Letters & Politics and contributer to UpFront with Monday's with Mitch, traveled to Washington DC to report on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Listen here.   Special UpFront Series: Political Prisoners You Should Know August 2019 For the month of August we'll be highlighting specific political prisoners, featuring Leonard Peltier, one of the most infamous Native American civil rights leaders;  Dr. Mutulu Shakur, organizer, activist, acupuncturist and stepfather of the late HipHop icon Tupac Shakur; Imam Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, a worship leader, public speaker, activist and author; and a look at several women political prisoners from Rev. Joy Powell to honorable mention of freedom fighter Assata Shakur. We speak with Larry Hildes, Civil Rights Lawyer with the National Guild and Lead Counsel for Leonard Peltier. We speak with Watani Tyhemba, Criminal Investigator and member of Mutulu Shakur's Legal Team; Imam Jamil Al-Amin's attorney and son, Kairi Al-Amin; and Efyia Nwangaza (won Gaza), human rights and prisoners advocate, founder and director of the Malcolm X Center for self determination on women political prisoners. Hosted by Jeannine Etter.   Second jury rules against Monsanto, liable for Roundup causing cancer March 21, 2019 The second jury has come down in another landmark case against Monsanto, finding Roundup liable for a second man's cancer. Now, there are thousands of cases to follow. We speak with Carey Gillam (@careygillam), investigative journalist and research Director for the non-profit, US Right to Know. She's written extensively on chemical pollution, corruption, and Monsanto. Her latest book is Whitewash: The Story of Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science. Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert. Listen here. ‘We've Been Too Patient:' Empowering alternative mental health solutions and challenging the biomedical model September 3, 2019 Kelechi Ubozoh is a Nigerian-American writer and mental health advocate; and L.D. Green (@lizdemigreen) is an artivist: a genderqueer writer, performer, college educator, and mental health advocate. Together they are editors of a new book, We've Been Too Patient: Voices of Radical Mental Health – Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Listen here.    Our work is made possible by our listeners. 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0:08 – Fund Drive Special: Pleasure Activism adrienne maree brown is a social justice facilitator focused on black liberation, a doula/healer, and a pleasure activist. She's the author of the critically acclaimed Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds, co-editor of Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements, and her latest book is Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good. In conversation with Cat Brooks. Yours for a pledge of $100 to KPFA, or get both books, (Pleasure Activism and Emergent Strategy) for a pledge of $250. 1:08 – Fund Drive Special: Janis Joplin: Her Life and Music Holly George-Warren is a two-time Grammy nominee and the award-winning author of sixteen books and two biographies. Her new biography is Janis: Her Life and Music. Yours for a pledge of $150 to KPFA, or get the 5 CD Collection, Box of Pearls – The Janis Joplin Collection for a pledge of $350, or both for $450. The post The politics of healing, happiness and ‘pleasure activism' with adrienne maree brown; Plus: Janis Joplin, her life and music remembered appeared first on KPFA.

We're back!CBMA's "Journey to Radiance" podcast series returns with a powerful episode highlighting National Healthy Lung month. In this new episode titled "Journey To Healthy Breathing", we speak with activist and artist Cat Brooks who shares her healing journey after going through surgery on her lungs; her career in politics (she previously ran for Mayor of Oakland, CA); and her passion for the performing arts.  Also in this episode we reference two key resources that you're encouraged to follow-up on and learn more about:Warrior Woman SongHealing Justice Toolkit

Historians frequently see the late 1900 and earliest century as a period of time that represents the fiercest battle between labor and capital. Today we examine this period to the times of Eugene V. Debs, the perennial socialist candidate who in 1920 ran for president while serving a ten-year jail term for speaking against America's role in World War I. He garnered six million votes in that election.  Debs case illuminates our own struggle to define the boundaries of permissible dissent as we continue to balance the right of free speech with the demands of national security. Guest: Ernest Freeberg is a Distinguished Professor of Humanities at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and author of the book Democracy's Prisoner: Eugene V. Debs, the Great War, and the Right to Dissent. Keep Us on the Air: Donate to KPFA today!! MP3 CD Letters and Politics History of Socialism Pack $120 Tickets Diner and KPFA Tour w/ Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Cat Brooks, and Mitch Jeserich $500 The post Fund Drive Special – Democracy's Prisoner: Eugene V. Debs, the Great War, and the Right to Dissent appeared first on KPFA.

We continue our series of conversations on the history of socialism, this time with Professor and author Gary Dorrien. In this episode, we discuss the American religious tradition of the social gospel and the black social gospel. These traditions would provide the intellectual underpinnings for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Guest: Gary Dorrien is Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Religion at Columbia University in New York City.  An Episcopal priest, he is the author of several books and over one hundred articles that range across the fields of theology, philosophy, social theory, politics, ethics, and history. Today's conversation is based on his book Breaking White Supremacy: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Social Gospel. Donate to KPFA today!! The Socialist Manifesto by Bhaskar Sunkara $150 MP3 CD Letters and Politics History of Socialism Pack $120 Combo: Book + MP3 CD $200 Tickets Diner and KPFA Tour w/ Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Cat Brooks, and Mitch Jeserich $500 The post Fund Drive Special – History of Socialism (Part 3/3) appeared first on KPFA.

Today we continue our series of conversations on the history of socialism. In this episode we talk about the raise of socialism and socialist politics, both in Europe and in the United States with Gary Dorrien. Guest: Gary Dorrien is the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and professor of religion at Columbia University. His latest book is Social Democracy in the Making: Political and Religious Roots of European Socialism. Keep KPFA on the Air, Go KPFA!! The Socialist Manifesto by Bhaskar Sunkara $150 MP3 CD Letters and Politics History of Socialism Pack $120 Combo: Book + MP3 CD $200 Tickets Diner and KPFA Tour w/ Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Cat Brooks, and Mitch Jeserich $500     The post Fund Drive Special – History of Socialism Series (Part 2 of 3) appeared first on KPFA.

Today we begin a series of conversations on socialism. We are join by Bhaskar Sunkara who discusses what exactly socialism is, why America needs socialism, and what would a socialist system in the U.S. look like. Guest: Bhaskar Sunkara, founder and editor of the Jacobin Magazine, the most successful American ideological magazine launched in the past decade. He launched the socialist quarterly in 2010 when he still was an undergraduate at George Washington University. His latest book is The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. Keep KPFA on the Air, Go KPFA!! The Socialist Manifesto by Bhaskar Sunkara $150 MP3 CD Letters and Politics History of Socialism Pack $120 Combo: Book + MP3 CD $200 Tickets Diner and KPFA Tour w/ Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Cat Brooks, and Mitch Jeserich $500   The post Fund Drive Special – History of Socialism Series (Part 1 of 3) appeared first on KPFA.

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This week is the five year anniversary of Black lives matter. We hear from Patrisse Khan-Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and the author of the new book, WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST: A Black Lives Matter Memoir, a meaningful, empowering account of strength and resilience. In this conversation, hosted by long-time organizer Cat Brooks, we hear Patrisse Cullors' insights on Black Liberation, Police Terrorism and the criminalization of Black activism in America. WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST takes an intimate look at Cullors' time growing up in Van Nuys, California, surrounded by a devoted family and supportive friends. She weaves her experiences into the larger picture of how predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods are under constant systemic attack. From an unrelenting and hostile police presence, to disproportionate punitive action, to lack of basic social and medical services, Cullors explains how lack of personal security and dignity makes daily life an act of survival. Featuring Patrisse Khan-Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and Cat Brooks, co-founder Anti Police -Terror Project Host: Anita Johnson Producers: Monica Lopez, Salima Hamirani, and Anita Johnson. Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor and Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker   Photo Credits Patrisse Cullors website. http://patrissecullors.com For More information:   Patrisse Khan- Cullors website http://patrissecullors.com An Interview with the Founders of Black Lives Matter   https://www.ted.com/talks/alicia_garza_patrisse_cullors_and_opal_tometi_an_interview_with_the_founders_of_black_lives_matter A founder of Black Lives Matter answers a question on many minds: Where did it go? http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-patrisse-cullors-black-lives-matter-2017-htmlstory.html The post Patrisse Khan-Cullors, “When They Call You A Terrorist” (Encore) appeared first on KPFA.

If you want to support the show and receive access to tons of bonus content, subscribe on our Patreon page for as little as $5 a month. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes. We can't do this show without your support!!!   On this episode, Kumars interviews Oakland mayoral candidate and longtime community organizer Cat Brooks, cofounder of the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) and executive director of the statewide Justice Teams Network. After years of prolific and effective work combating police violence in Oakland, Cat is challenging incumbent Mayor Libby Schaaf this fall. Cat discusses the work of APTP, which takes a proactive approach to addressing police killings and corruption by holding public officials accountable, providing political education to the community, and supporting the victims of police terror. We hear how the organization is broadening its scope to address a myriad of needs of marginalized Oakland residents. Cat also describes how their approach has expanded statewide through the Justice Teams Network and is inspiring groups across the country and beyond. We hear how Oakland Mayor Schaaf's prioritization of white gentrifiers over people of color, poor people, and houseless people has emboldened individuals like #bbqbecky, #joggerjoe, and #permitpatty, in the same way Trump has emboldened his followers in the national context. We also discuss behind-the-scenes collaboration of Oakland Police with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, even while Libby Schaaf publicly claims support for Sanctuary policies. Kumars asks Cat whether her campaign's policy proposals go far enough, and how she will respond when she's mayor and an energized APTP is protesting outside her door. Follow Cat on Twitter @CatsCommentary, and find out more about getting involved in the campaign here. A transcript for this episode will be provided upon request. Please send an email to deleteuracct @ gmail to get a copy sent to you when it is completed.

The Justice Teams Network is a new project aimed at challenging dominant narratives of police shootings and helping communities find healing. Building on models developed by the Anti Police Terror Project and Dignity and Power Now, the network brings together activists with training in investigation, community support, and communication to deal with the aftermath of police violence, and works on policy to prevent it. I spoke with Justice Teams Network director Cat Brooks, who has also just decided to run for Mayor of Oakland, California. When the cops kill somebody, the responding organization, whether it’s APTP, or somewhere else, our Facebook pages go off, our Twitter pages go off, our personal phones go off, We then send an email out to a list of about 500 people who are trained and are active in the database, who are trauma-informed investigators. That means they have been trained on how to engage communities and people that have dealt with various traumas. They go to the scene, they talk to community members. They look at the pictures. They scour the scene for any video footage that might be in existence of the incident. Sometimes the will pick up evidence that might be helpful that the cops leave behind. Then, hopefully, the find someone that is connected to the family at that scene. If they don’t, they come back to social media and they scour social media. Because, inevitably, in this day and age someone who was there has posted something to Twitter. Once we have connected with the family, we have got two primary agenda items. One is to, within 24 hours, either hold a vigil or support the community in holding their own. The second, of course, is to see what they need. Then, in talking to the family, it is about finding everything out about the person that was killed. So, the news by that time, of course, has come out and said, “Oh, the police shot a black man--black suspect is actually how they say it most of the time--He had a gun and he stole a lollipop and he stole a lollipop in 1922 from Samuel Adams.” as if whatever happened in 1922 has anything to do with why he’s dead now. We then come out with our narrative, the family’s narrative, “They liked the color blue, they went to church on Sundays. They were parents. They took care of their mother.” Just humanize them, because...when you talk about people, like dentists, students, mothers, lawyers, cashiers, whatever, we are having a different conversation. Then, from there, we connect them to our legal team, which is pro bono legal support, and then we support them with communications, legal, fundraising—they have to hold a funeral, often have to raise money for independent autopsies because often the one you get comes from law enforcement, they’re not going to challenge what law enforcement said happened. Then, we walk with them, and that is a long walk because while the story is in the media for a week, maybe two, for families, this is years and years and years, it never ends. The pain never ends. Interviews for Resistance is a syndicated series of interviews with organizers, agitators and troublemakers, available twice weekly as text and podcast. You can now subscribe on iTunes! Previous interviews here.

In California, police consistently shoot over 100 people every year. Last year in the United States, nearly 1,200 people were killed by police officers. These deaths destroy families and rip apart communities while law enforcement responsible for even the most egregious cases are rarely, if ever, held accountable. The Network is a statewide coalition of rapid response organizations across the state of California that will mobilize communities to respond radically to state violence. The Network will focus heavily on legislation as well as a public information campaign around the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights, the single largest obstacle to police accountability. Cat Brooks, Co-Founder of JTN, joined us on the Podcast to discuss the launch of this new initiative.

Cat Brooks with Black Lives Matter comments on the NFL protests, white america and police violence.

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Mallah Divine Mallah, Author, Youth Motivator, Social Justice Advocate, The Hidden Hand: the Duality of Self.  2. Geoffrey Grier, Executive Director of Recovery Theatre, joins us to talk about August Wilson's "Radio Golf," directed by Gloria Weinstock, Multi Ethnic, in Association with SF Recovery Theatre at Piano Fight, 144 Taylor Street, Wed.-Sat., Aug. 30-Sept. 9, 7 p.m. Geoffrey Grier, who plays Harmond Wilks, Real-estate developer, heads the San Francisco Recovery Theatre and hosts The Mr. Geoffrey Show, an on-line show that focuses on the issues, concerns, and events of the Tenderloin community.   3. Ayodele Nzinga, director, playwright with DeJon (Terminal Murderer) in Growing Home at the Flight Deck in Oakland. 4. Cat Brooks joins us to talk about Tasha at the Fringe Festival 9/9 at 5:30 p.m., 9/10 at 7 p.m., 9/12 and 9/13.   Music: Zion Trinity: "Opening Prayer for Elegba" and Climbing Poetry's "She Lives."      

Cat Brooks of San Francisco’s Anti Police-Terror Project is joined in conversation by journalist Manolia Charlotin of The Media Consortium to discuss race, police violence, and criminal justice reform. This event was made in collaboration with public radio program Making Contact.

In cities across the country, black women – many of whom have been on the front lines of the Movement for Black Lives – are lifting up the names of their sisters killed by police. This March, Manolia Charlotin, a multimedia journalist with the The Media Consortium, and Cat Brooks, artist and organizer with Oakland's Anti Police-Terror Project sat down at a community event in San Francisco to talk about Say Her Name and what it looks like to build a movement that centers black women. Jamison Robinson, Yuvette Henderson's brother, talks about the difference it makes when a community comes together to demand justice after the police kill someone. Featuring: Jamison Robinson, brother of Yuvette Henderson; Manolia Charlotin, journalist with The Media Consortium, Cat Brooks, artist and organizer with the Anti Police-Terror Project The post #SayHerName: Black Love in Action appeared first on KPFA.

In cities across the country, black women – many of whom have been on the front lines of the Movement for Black Lives – are lifting up the names of their sisters killed by police. This March, Manolia Charlotin, a multimedia journalist with the The Media Consortium, and Cat Brooks, artist and organizer with Oakland’s Anti Police-Terror Project sat down at a community event in San Francisco to talk about Say Her Name and what it looks like to build a movement that centers black women. Jamison Robinson, Yuvette Henderson’s brother, talks about the difference it makes when a community comes together to demand justice after the police kill someone.  Featuring: Jamison Robinson, brother of Yuvette Henderson Manolia Charlotin, journalist with The Media Consortium Cat Brooks, artist and organizer with the Anti Police-Terror Project

In cities across the country, black women – many of whom have been on the front lines of the Movement for Black Lives – are lifting up the names of their sisters killed by police. This March, Manolia Charlotin, a multimedia journalist with the The Media Consortium, and Cat Brooks, artist and organizer with Oakland’s Anti Police-Terror Project sat down at a community event in San Francisco to talk about Say Her Name and what it looks like to build a movement that centers black women. Jamison Robinson, Yuvette Henderson’s brother, talks about the difference it makes when a community comes together to demand justice after the police kill someone.  Featuring: Jamison Robinson, brother of Yuvette Henderson Manolia Charlotin, journalist with The Media Consortium Cat Brooks, artist and organizer with the Anti Police-Terror Project

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Cat Brooks, Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) speaks about the 96 hours of direct action across the Bay Area this weekend: https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/96hours and https://www.facebook.com/Anti-Police-Terror-Project-513658562107268/ 2. Canaan Kennedy (18), author, Struggles to Victory over Racism in America (2015).  3. Amikaeyla Gaston, director, Living Jazz Children's Project for "In the Name of Love, the 14th Annual Musical Tribute Honoring Dr. MLK, Jr.," Sun., Jan. 17, 7 p.m. Visit mlktribute.com or call (510) 858-5313. 4. Co-Artistic Director William Hodgson and actors Rolanda Dene & William Hartfield speak about Ubuntu Project's season opening work: Marcus Gardley's Gospel of Loving Kindness, Jan. 13-31 at Oakland City Church, 2735 MacAthur Blvd., Oakland, (510) 646-1126 & ubuntutheaterproject.com                                                          

Cat Brooks -- an activist who is Co-Founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project, and Co-Chair of the ONYX Organizing Committee-- on the "96 Hours of Direct Action" project that aims to address the ongoing, persistent, epidemic of police brutality and racism in America. For more info: http://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/call-to-action/

Alicia Garza, Black Lives Matter co-founder; Cat Brooks, Anti Police Terror Project; Antonia Juhasz, Investigative Journalist; Thomas DarDar, United Houma Nation Chief; Mark Miller, Southern Utah University History professor; Sylvia Rivera, Remembering Stonewall oral history project; Michael Schirker, Remembering Stonewall oral history project; Aesha Rasheed, Southerners on New Ground. Host: Jasmin Lopez Producers: Laura Flynn, Andrew Stelzer, and Jasmin Lopez Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth Music: Ketsa: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/ Ryan Little: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Little/ The post Looking Back, Moving Forward: 2015 Year in Review appeared first on KPFA.

On tonight's program you'll hear: an interview with Cat Brooks from the Anti-Police Terror Project, the LatinRebels give tips to avoid police harassment, a commentary on Jorge Dalton's recent visit to La Peña, hear poetry from Juan Felipe Herrera, the first Latino poet laureate of USA Argentine Tango Orchestra, Victoria, and a world premier of Rico Pabon's song, Father's Day.

Coast to coast communities are celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year by rejecting the watered-down version of Dr. King and lifting up the Dr. King who questioned capitalism, who saw the connections between racism, militarism and economic injustice and who promoted independent politics. We will speak about Dr. King’s politics and how they relate to the current economic and political environment. We will also talk about the current protests. Kymone Freeman who is co-founder of We Act Radio and also a leading organizer of DC Ferguson and other local groups demanding police reform will be our guest. He will also speak about his new play, “Whites Only.” We will also be joined by Jasiri X and Cat Brooks. For more information, visit www.ClearingtheFOGRadio.org.