abolition is for everybody

On this episode, Crystal and Graham are joined by Alec Karakatsanis. Together, they discuss the history of protests and how they're represented in the media. Alec is a civil rights lawyer and former public defender, and the founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps.

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Season 3 is about the media’s involvement in carceral or abolitionist thinking- how it uses narratives to impact, radicalize, and shift culture.

To access the episode transcript, visit InitiateJustice.org/Podcast

On this episode, Crystal and Graham are joined by Selena Miranda. Together, they discuss houselessness, drugs, and their conflation and portrayal in the media.

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Season 3 is about the media’s involvement in carceral or abolitionist thinking- how it uses narratives to impact, radicalize, and shift culture.

To access the episode transcript, visit InitiateJustice.org/Podcast

On this episode, Crystal and Graham are joined by Qasim Rashid. Together, they discuss mass shootings, how they're represented in the media, and how collectively, we can make a difference in our communities. Qasim Rashid is a lawyer, author, and host of The Qasim Rashid Show on Sirius XM Channel 126 on Sundays @ 10am EST.

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Season 3 is about the media’s involvement in carceral or abolitionist thinking- how it uses narratives to impact, radicalize, and shift culture.

To access the episode transcript, visit InitiateJustice.org/Podcast

On this episode, Crystal and Ra are joined by Lewis Wallace. Together, they discuss what copaganda is and how it is embedded in our daily lives. Lewis is a journalist, podcaster, and the abolition journalism fellow for Interrupting Criminalization, an organization co-founded by Mariame Kaba and Andrea J. Ritchie. 

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Season 3 is about the media’s involvement in carceral or abolitionist thinking- how it uses narratives to impact, radicalize, and shift culture.

To access the episode transcript, visit InitiateJustice.org/Podcast

On this episode, Crystal and Graham discuss media misdirection and how the stories we are hearing, celebrating, or being afraid of are not actually complete. 

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Season 3 is about the media’s involvement in carceral or abolitionist thinking- how it uses narratives to impact, radicalize, and shift culture.

To access the episode transcript, visit InitiateJustice.org/Podcast

Our co-hosts, Crystal and Graham, are joined by Ra Avis, our Season 2 co-host, to discuss what media literacy is and how they can apply learned skills in their day to day lives!

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Season 3 is about the media’s involvement in carceral or abolitionist thinking- how it uses narratives to impact, radicalize, and shift culture.

To access the episode transcript, visit InitiateJustice.org/Podcast

 Welcome to Season 3! This season is about the media’s involvement in carceral or abolitionist thinking- how it uses narratives to impact, radicalize, and shift culture. On this episode, learn about Crystal and our new host, Graham Finochio's, thoughts on sensationalized and criminal entertainment!.

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To access the episode transcript, visit InitiateJustice.org/Podcast

On Minisode Five: The one where we talk about incarceration and the holiday season, Crystal and Adam are joined by Danielle Macias from True Blue Stationary. Together they discuss the creative ways they stay connected to their incarcerated loved ones during the holiday season, and the barriers they face trying to do so.   

To access the episode transcript, visit InitiateJustice.org/Podcast

On Minisode Four: The one where we talk about universal voting rights, Graham is joined by Nicole Porter, the Senior Director of Advocacy from The Sentencing Project. Graham and Nicole discuss the movement working towards ending disenfranchised voting in the United States.

To access the episode transcript, visit InitiateJustice.org/Podcast

On this Minisode: The one where we talk about prison art, Ra and Crystal talk about art— how it is made inside prisons despite the barriers incarcerated folks face, and the ways people use art as activism. Crystal shares The ART Gallery, a special event hosted by Initiate Justice, made possible by the participation of incarcerated artists. To learn more, visit InitiateJustice.org/TheARTGallery

To access the transcript for this episode visit, www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast