We firmly believe that reform is not enough—abolition is the only way that we will finally have safety and liberation for all of us. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss an opinion piece by The Washington Post’s editorial board called “Reimagine Safety” and an article on the People’s World website[…]
March2021
Episode 13 Media
Want to join us in our conversation about reimagining public safety and abolition? Check out the two articles we discuss in episode 13 below. Reimagine Safety Prison and police abolition: Re-imagining public safety and liberation
Episode 12: Masculinity & Love & Feminism
We need to embrace a culture of healing to help address the crisis of masculinity in our society. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks and their own lived experiences to both address the ways that patriarchal culture harms all[…]
Episode 11: Parallels Between History and Today
There are many parallels between this country’s history and the work for social justice and collective liberation today. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the HBO documentary “The Soul of America”. Based on Jon Meacham’s 2018 bestseller of the same name, the documentary examines America’s current political and social circumstances[…]
Episode 10: Canceling Punishment
Let’s talk about cancel culture. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss adrienne maree brown’s book We Will Not Cancel Us, which examines what cancel culture means and how it does and does not align with transformative justice, as well as provides a shared vision for a future beyond our current[…]
Episode 9: Is Redemption Possible?
Is redemption possible for this country? Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the HBO special “Seeing America”, which features a conversation between Megan Rapinoe, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Hasan Minhaj about the challenges we face as a nation, the Black Lives Matter movement, the pandemic, the 2020 election and[…]