Building Justice

Listen in as Eric Guerra talks with Sac State Political Science Professors Monicka Tutschka and Kristina Flores Victor about economic development and displacement, the root causes of Sacramento's housing problems, how we can secure dignity for our unhoused neighbors, and the need to provide housing for every income bracket.  
For a full transcript and more info about the podcast or CRISJ, go to www.csus.edu/crisj/buildingjustice

Listen in as Vice Mayor and City Councilmember (D6) Eric Guerra talks with Sac State Political Science Professors Kristina Flores Victor and Monicka Tutschka about how he made the most of his college experience, and what we can do to improve conditions for working class and first generation students on campus.

Listen in as Sacramento State Political Science Professor Sahar Razavi talks with University of Colorado-Boulder Professor A. Marie Ranjbar about the challenges Iranian women face as they engage in local and global activism around issues of gender equity. The conversation also touches on the ways that even supporters of feminist causes sometimes reinforce the obstacles Iranians face in their struggles for justice. 

Listen in as United Latinos Community Organizer Richard Falcōn talks with Janaki Anagha from the Community Water Center about the way rural farmworker communities are disproportionately impacted by polluted water, and their efforts to change water laws to provide clean water accessibility.

Listen in as Sac State Ethnic Studies Professor Maria Vargas and Criminal Justice Professor Danielle Slakoff interview Sacramento City Councilmember Katie Valenzuela. This conversation serves as a follow-up to the March 2022 on-campus event focused on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls across the Americas, in which Katie served as the keynote. She will discuss how and why she became an advocate on this issue, and her path to city council. For more information and the full transcript, go to www.csus.edu/crisj/buildingjustice

Listen in as Sac State Political Science-Journalism major Mackenzie Norton interviews CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California Jodi Hicks and Sac State Pride Center Program Coordinator Trahn Pham about the fight for women's and LGBTQ+'s rights to abortion and reproductive healthcare.
For a full transcript and more about upcoming episodes: www.csus.edu/crisj/buildingjustice

Listen in as Margot Rinaldo, co-chair of Sacramento's DSA and a Sac State alumna talks with Political Science Professor Monicka Tutschka about the importance of organizing and the challenges progressive political organizations like the DSA face in the city of Sacramento.

Listen in as Professors Mark Brown and Ted Lascher discuss the ballot initiative process in the USA, focusing on the impact on minority rights and other social justice topics.

For a full transcript and more information about 'Building Justice' go to www.csus.edu/crisj/buildingjustice

Listen in as California Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D6) speaks with Professors Chris Towler and Kristina Flores Victor about education policy, police and criminal justice reform, environmental protection, and how students can begin a career of public service.

Find the full transcript and more information about CRISJ here: www.csus.edu/crisj/buildingjustice

Listen in as Dr. M.L. Mallare interviews Sac State Sociology student,  Moon Martinez on his more than year journey within the CA prison system. Other guests: Dr. Emma Hughes, Ph.D CSU Fresno, Criminology; Dr. Patricia Morris, Ph.D., Project Rebound.