Cops don’t keep us safe, community keeps us safe. Cops take billions of our dollars every year. What do we actually get for it? Families affected by police violence want answers.We talk to Albert Corado, whose sister Mely was killed by the LAPD, then Cerise Castle unpacks her blockbuster report exposing LASD’s deputy gangs, and Dr. Melina Abdullah shares her experience being SWATed by the LAPD.

Cops don’t keep us safe, community keeps us safe. Cops take billions of our dollars every year. What do we actually get for it? Families affected by police violence want answers. We talk to Albert Corado, whose sister Mely was killed by the LAPD, then Cerise Castle unpacks her blockbuster report exposing LASD’s deputy gangs, and Dr. Melina Abdullah shares her experience being SWATed by the LAPD.

Abolish Police Part 1: Cops Don’t Keep Us Safe

Host, activist and former Echo Park Neighborhood Council member, Jeremy Bowditch, invites the listener to imagine a new Los Angeles - and challenge the way we think about what is possible for ALL people living in Los Angeles.At Everyone Eats, we believe a person’s right to their basic needs is greater than anyone's right to make a profit. Free healthcare, Free education, Public housing, Fair wages. A world without police or prisons. It’s all possible, if we fight for it, together.Each episode we open a bottle of wine and take a look at a basic need for all Angelenos. Who has it, who goes without, why, and what can we do about it? Jeremy talks to activists, educators, advocates and people just trying to make ends meet, and together, we imagine a Los Angeles where Everyone Eats.

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Host, activist and former Echo Park Neighborhood Council member, Jeremy Bowditch, invites the listener to imagine a new Los Angeles - and challenge the way we think about what is possible for ALL people living in Los Angeles. At Everyone Eats, we believe a person’s right to their basic needs is greater than anyone's right to make a profit. Free healthcare, Free education, Public housing, Fair wages. A world without police or prisons. It’s all possible, if we fight for it, together. Each episode we open a bottle of wine and take a look at a basic need for all Angelenos. Who has it, who goes without, why, and what can we do about it? Jeremy talks to activists, educators, advocates and people just trying to make ends meet, and together, we imagine a Los Angeles where Everyone Eats.

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