Listen to Elana share about the recent surge in ongoing fireworks being set off all over major urban cities. What's the cost of such fireworks going off all night long? Who benefits from such noice and disturbance? How are firework disturbances connected to the direct action organizing to defund the police? We also talk about the role of popular culture during this time. Does it matter that the reality tv show Cops has been cancelled? Will such changes be enough?

Listen to LJ give a detailed report on some of the direct action organizing that has been happening over the last 6 weeks in NY City around defunding the police and in defense of all Black lives. What makes East Coast and West Coast organizing so different from one another? What cultural and policy wins has NY had during this time? Could the recent political uprisings have happened during any other time? What role does the Covid-19 pandemic have in the calls to defund police departments across the nation?

Listen to Dante share the challenges of being on sabbatical during both a global pandemic and a summer of social uprisings. What role does self care play in social justice work? What is burnout exactly? And how can we prevent burnout when there never seems to be a "right time" to step back from support work?

Listen to Olivia and Clark share the details of an incident whereby a stranger left a 7 page letter full of hateful comments (based on race, gender and sexual orientation) on their car in response to the messages that were scribed on their vehicle, from a car march in support of defunding the police. We get an update on how Girl Scout troops are adapting annual summer camps during this time. And we talk in depth about how parents and families influence our interests in either standing up against social injustices or being an accomplice to them.

Listen to Cris share his thoughts on all that has transpired over the last 6 weeks that has gotten us to this point on July 4, 20202. Coming to us from the center of the nation's history in Boston, MA Cris shares thoughts on what we can learn from this moment including what kind of self care is needed for this moment and the long haul of social justice organizing. Should you watch all the videos of violence as they come out? Is attending a march or rally the only way to support political change? And what is the importance of exercise?

Listen to Dr. Oda share thoughts on what it's like to remember that we are still in the middle of a global pandemic and be preparing for your child to physically return to school in the Fall. What will that look like? And hear Meredith speak to what she anticipates her own classroom teaching adaptions may be for when she returns to teaching at the local university in the Fall as well. How could increased funding for public school make things safer? What does funding have to do with this entire pandemic?

Listen to Kimi share about the political activism happening in Oakland, CA over the last few weeks that lead to significant and maybe even unimaginable police budget changes. We hear about just how organizers successfully removed funding for the Oakland School District Police Department and what is being done to pressure the city council do the same. Kimi shares what giving yourself a Covid19 test is like. And she details a recent visit to her parent's house after 4 months of no physical visits with them.

Listen to Harley share details about what it's like to attend a summer basketball camp during a global pandemic. How does one mask up and stay socially distant while on the court? We cover the complexities of have multi-racial family during this time of political action around race relations. And the challenges of being a light skinned person of color sitting with both privilege and prejudice all at once.

Listen to Rebecca share details of the fight to defund police budget in public schools. What is the history of policing in the US? What is the history of police on school campuses? What have previous police reform efforts accomplished? What does it mean to teach abolition (the history of oppression and joy)? And what does it mean to be an "accomplice to justice" at this moment?