Hello! Who is a criminal? Is utopia possible? What do postmodernism and intersectionality have in common?  We interview sociology professor Dr. Desmond Goss to discuss these questions and more. Let's further unpack, aloud, what a post-police society would look like and discover why abolishing the police is simply one link in the chain. Much love and thanks to all our friends and listeners! 

Dr. Goss's Recommendations for Further Learning

13TH : A beautiful documentary. Be aware that it does contain triggering footage.

https://youtu.be/krfcq5pF8u8

Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow.

https://newjimcrow.com

Angela Davis's Are Prisons Obsolete?  

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/angela-y-davis-are-prisons-obsolete.pdf

Alex Vitale’s The End of Policing

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/06/03/457251670/how-much-do-we-need-the-police

Dr. Goss further recommends community activism and organizations, particularly for Southerners. 

Ignite Kindred (Southern)

https://www.instagram.com/ignitekindred/

SNAP, Solutions Not Punishment (ATL based)

https://www.snap4freedom.org/about

SFQP (ATL based)

http://www.southernfriedqueerpride.com

Queer Appalachia (Appalachian/Southern)

https://www.queerappalachia.com

Transqueer Pueblo (based in Arizona)

https://www.tqpueblo.org