Building Justice

Listen in as Sacramento State sociology major Tejhasvi Jaikumar interviews political science major Michael Lee-Chang, a student intern with Students for Quality Education (SQE) at Sac State. Michael discusses his experiences with campus organizing for affordable, accessible and quality education. 

Listen in as Sacramento State sociology student Moon Martinez talks with three guests about gender disparities in incarceration, rehabilitation and re-entry services in the California state prison system.

Listen as Amreet Sandhu, a librarian and candidate for Sacramento City Council who would be representing the Sac State Campus, talks with Sac State Professor Monicka Tutschka about human rights and her work to make Sacramento a more livable city through a focus on affordable housing, investments in social infrastructure, access to information and justice, and becoming a climate resilient community.

Find the transcript and more info about 'Building Justice' here: www.csus.edu/crisj/buildingjustice

Within the field of mathematics, there is a broad under-representation of many groups of people, especially LGBT+, people of color, undocumented people, people with disabilities, and other marginalized groups. Listen in as Sac State mathematics alumna Brianna Davis leads a group of math undergraduates through a discussion of how current students perceive this issue. The episode highlights some of the work already done at Sac State and what changes would make mathematics accessible and inclusive to all groups.

Find the transcript here: www.csus.edu/crisj/buildingjustice

Listen in as Sac State alumna and licensed psychologist Dr. Corrine McIntosh Sako talks with filmmaker Matthew Solomon about his documentary “Reimagining Safety.” The film features ten experts discussing how policing and incarceration create more harm than good, why the system persists, and what changes can be made to make everyone safe. A free community event on Friday, September 22 at 4pm at the Hinde Auditorium in Sac State’s Union will screen the film and be followed by a discussion panel with local community experts who are working to transform public safety.

Listen in as Sac State alumni Víctor R. Rodríguez Tafoya talks with Sac State Professor Heidy Sarabia about  gender roles, power dynamics, education, and the importance of building social and political participation  Spanish edition.

Listen in as epidemiologist, local community advocate, and mayoral candidate Dr. Flojaune Cofer (Dr. Flo) talks with Sac State Professor Monicka Tutschka about how progressive policies, when created by political elites and policy experts in collaboration with the public, are more likely to have lasting positive effects, as they work to preserve, protect, nourish and empower diverse communities across Sacramento. Dr. Flo also uplifts the value of various forms of political engagement.  T

Listen in as Monicka Tutschka, Building Justice Podcast Committee Chair and Professor of Political Science at Sacramento State, invites listeners and episode creators to complete a podcast feedback form. Find the form here: https://forms.office.com/r/Ta1H6wZjR6.    You are also invited to reach out to Monicka if you would like to create a podcast for Season 3 ([email protected]).  

Building Justice is taking a short break over the summer. Season 3 will launch in late August or early September.  We thank everyone who contributed to the production of episodes in Season 2 and thank you listeners!  

As incidents of violent police encounters in communities and on campuses have increased, so have demands for alternatives to campus policing. Reimagining campus safety is one step towards that change. Listen in as Alexa Sardina, a Sac State Professor in the Division of Criminal Justice and faculty rights co-chair of CFA’s Sacramento Chapter, speaks with Dr. Eddie Cole, a professor of Higher Education and History at UCLA, about the history of and alternatives to campus policing. Transcript S2e31

Listen in as Sacramento's Democratic Socialist of America co-chair and Sac State alumna Margot Rinaldo talks with community organizer Paul Andrews about the role of mutual aid in meeting community needs when systems of governance fail to effectively serve our most vulnerable neighbors. Transcript S2e30


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