The persistence of police violence in this country necessitates the need for abolition and the fight for real community safety. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a report written by Andrea Ritchie for Interrupting Criminalization called “The Struggle Continues”, which analyzes the state of the organizing work of the #DefundPolice[…]
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The Violence of Homeless Sweeps
The homeless sweeps that are happening around the country are incredibly violent and traumatizing for unhoused people. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss two pieces, including “Homeless ‘Sweeps’ Increase Mortality Rates of Unhoused People, Research Finds” by Zane McNeill in Truthout and a report called “Homelessness and Racial Disparities” by[…]
Episode 106 Media
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Dr. King’s Radical Legacy
The FBI and U.S. government labeled Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as “the most dangerous man in America”. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book The Radical King by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., which is a collection of essays and speeches by Dr. King that showcase his revolutionary[…]
What does “Patriotic Education” even mean?
The rise is fascism in the United States will only enable and perpetuate white supremacy and nationalism. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a piece in Truthout called “US Fascism Is Spreading Under the Guise of ‘Patriotic Education’” by Henry A. Giroux, which examines and analyzes the history and connections[…]
Imagining New Worlds With Little Ones
It is vitally important that we have conversations with children and young people to help them learn and unlearn the conditioning of policing and carceral punishment in our society. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the In Our Own Hands toolkit, which is a resource designed by Rania El Mugammar[…]
Anti-Trans Legislation is Violence
Across the country, 44 states have proposed over 380 anti-trans bills so far in 2023. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss two articles, including “Florida GOP’s New Anti-Trans Bill Is So Extreme It Could Ban Treatment for Breast Cancer” by Tori Otten in The New Republic and “The anti-drag bills[…]
Episode 102 Media
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#StopCopCity
The Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta is important and necessary social justice work. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss two articles, including “The fight to Stop Cop City has decades-old roots” by Micah Herskind in Prism and “The Forest for the Trees” by David Peisner in The Bitter Southerner,[…]
Episode 101 Media
Want to join the conversation in our next episode? Check out the articles we discuss in this week’s episode below. The fight to Stop Cop City has decades-old roots The Forest for the Trees