Host Caris Fox and guest Jim Freeman introduce the role of systemic and strategic racism in the conversation about policing, mass incarceration, anti-immigrant policies, and the mass criminalization of Black, Indigenous, and Communities of Color (BIPOC). This episode highlights the importance of and offers resources to support grassroots movements with interdisciplinary assistance to end gun violence and advocate for police abolition. Lastly, Freeman introduces a summary of his book, Rich Thanks to Racism, and how the ultra-wealthy profit from the imprisonment of BIPOC bodies.

 

Links: 

Jim Freeman's Website: https://www.jimofreeman.com/

Rich Thanks to Racism: https://www.jimofreeman.com/book

Social Movement Support Lab: https://operations.du.edu/irise/content/content/project-social-movement-support-lab