Corrina Gould, a leader of Ohlone people in the Bay Area, recently led the successful effort to have the City of Oakland return a piece of land to indigenous people.  She talks about her own education in Oakland, how she became active in social issues, and her approach to good education for indigenous youngsters.

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5 new educators from Berkeley, San Francisco, and Oakland explain why they are working hard to get into teaching while others are said to be fleeing the field.

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Oakland’s council member, Carroll Fife, has initiated some unusual legislation with great importance to local residents.  She discusses her work and its significance for young people.

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Dr. Pamela Luster, recent President of Mesa College in San Diego, and the co-creator of “Equity Avengers” talks with Kitty about giving substance to the idea of “bringing an equity lens” to every single decision in higher education.   Her examples are provocative; she and her colleagues have accomplished a lot and they persist.

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Discrimination against women takes many forms.  Harassment at school, at work, and by the government  confronts hundreds of thousands of women who “wear the veil” or the hijab. Hear four French Muslim women talk with Kitty about  their experiences, their actions, and the politics which surround the issue.

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Why and how do capitalists bring about gentrification and displacement in places like Oakland .  Christian Noakes and Taylor Wallace are educators and scholars who explore this on a deep economic and political level.    Then they give examples of the  harm this process brings to young people.

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Kitty talks about current issues confronting educators and families.

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We hear live from participants in a historic rally by a new coalition of Port workers and educators dedicated to stopping school closures and a billionaire developer’s effort to take over a portion of public land at the Port    Then we discuss a disturbing Stanford study that reveals the depths of anti-Black racism and its relationship to school closures and gentrification

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