Episodes
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Betty Reid Soskin speaking about "Sign My Name to Freedom"
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
On voter registration day Betty Reid Soskin turned 99 years old! Betty lives by the belief that there needs to be room for the existence and the acknowledgement of multiple truths. This is an archived interview that we played on KPFA in March 2018.
Monday Sep 21, 2020
RBG Rest in Power Vigil
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Better Ginsburg died on September 18th at the age of 87. People across the country are committed to carrying on her work, using their voices and continuing to advocate for change.
These are voices of some of the nearly 200 people who gathered in Walnut Creek on Sunday, September 20, 2020 for a RGB-Rest in Power vigil
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
September 19, 2020 news
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
The country mourns the loss of RBG.
Protesters in Kentucky continue to fight for the police to be held accountable in the death.
Pakistanis protest the top police official's blaming the victim statements in the aftermath of the gang rape of a women.
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
In the midst of a pandemic, with fires blazing across the state of California, causing mediocre air quality, hazy orange skies and even ash showers throughout the Bay Area, the interconnectedness of issues of mass incarceration, health care and climate change are undeniable. Nearly half of California's fire fighters are incarcerated people. But what happens when due to a Covid-19 outbreak in prisons, the available incarcerated fire fighters is insufficient? What happens to the formerly incarcerated firefighters who'd like to continue their trade when they are released from prison? What obstacles do they face and how is the entire state of California impacted?
This podcast gives the insight of an advocate and of a formerly incarcerated fire fighter, as they discuss what is at stake and what Assembly Bill 2147.
Saturday Sep 05, 2020