This week’s Resistance in Residence feature is Oakland-based singer/songwriter Cadence Myles.  Check out Cadence’s stuff here https://www.instagram.com/cadencemylesmusic/?hl=en.

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The Alameda county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved new rules Tuesday banning immigration agents from using county-owned property, including parking lots, garages, and nonpublic building areas, for operations, detainee processing, or surveillance. County officials said the policy will be enforced through civil measures such as cease-and-desist orders. we go to Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas on the plan to establish ICE-free zones in the county.

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On this episode, we explore the controversies at the Oakland Police Commission. Commissioner Omar Farmer’s time on the Oakland Police Commission ended because the Oakland City Council rejected his reappointment along with fellow commissioner Ricardo Garcia-Acosta, voting against confirming their positions on the civilian police oversight board after their terms expired. We speak with Omar along with Millie Cleveland who is on the steering committee for the Coalition of Police Accountability. 

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On this episode, we take a deep dive into The Congo.  The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is driven by decades of political instability, competition over valuable mineral resources, and the legacy of regional wars that drew in neighboring countries and armed groups. Ongoing violence has been fueled by militias, and foreign interference, causing mass displacement and one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. We speak with Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of the Friends of the Congo. Learn more about The Congo and their work here https://friendsofthecongo.org/

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This week’s Resistance in Residence artist is dancer, choreographer, and storyteller Krissy Keefer. Keefer is the Artistic Director of Dance Brigade and Executive Director of Dance Mission Theater, where she creates and champions socially engaged dance addressing inequality, justice, and community empowerment.

Check out Dance Brigade’s premiere of MATCH GIRL, a fractured fairy tale about class struggle set against San Francisco’s homelessness, addiction, and housing crisis.

The show runs from January 17 to February 1, 2026. 

Jan 2026: MATCH GIRL PREMIERE

Learn more about Dance Brigade here: https://dancemissiontheater.org/dance-brigade/

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On today’s episode, The Nation’s John Nichols joins us to discuss the national implications of the MAGA assault on Minnesota.

TONIGHT! Get ICE the F out of Minnesota– January 27 6-8 PM, Huichin Park 4311 Hubbard St. Emeryville, CA.

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On today’s episode, we speak with George Galvis the Co-founder and Executive Director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ) on the upcoming National Day of Solidarity with Minnesota. 

TONIGHT! Get ICE the F out of Minnesota — January 27 6-8 PM, Huichin Park 4311 Hubbard St. Emeryville, CA.

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On this episode of Palestine Post, we speak with Aseel Abdurass, the Managing Director of the Occupied Palestinian Territory Department at Physicians for Human Rights Israel, where she leads legal and humanitarian interventions, documents violations, and advocates for systemic change and accountability. PHRI recently released a new report highlighting harms on Palestinian pregnant and post-partum women.

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On this episode of Palestine Post, we speak with Sarah Leah Whitson, the Executive Director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), an organization promoting human rights and democracy in the Middle East and North Africa. She previously led Human Rights Watch’s MENA division and is a prominent advocate, writer, and commentator on regional justice and accountability.

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On this episode,  speak with Jessica Bella Eiko Hollie, a longtime Oakland organizer and political writer, formerly of Occupy Oakland, and the founder of Op Mobile Cafe, a grassroots mutual aid project providing weekly hot meals across East and West Oakland. You can learn more and get involved at https://www.opmobilecafeoakland.com/

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