Abolition is for Everybody
Abolition Is For Everybody is a podcast that tackles the sometimes-difficult conversations around prison abolition. Through friendly chats, and conversations with experts, our system-impacted co-hosts explore the history, futures, obstacles, and joys of abolition. Now in Season 2.
Season 2
In this season of Abolition is for Everybody, co-hosts, Ra, Crystal, and Adam talk about about harm— what creates it, what recycles it, and how we can find our way to meaningful means of repair.
A FEW WORDS FROM OUR LISTENERS
Season 1
In this season of Abolition is for Everybody, co-hosts, Ra, Taina, and Lee talk about existing foundations of abolition and how they began. We meet a few abolitionists who speak honestly about their current dreams and struggles.
Minisode One: The one where we talk about vaccines.
On this Minisode: The one where we talk about vaccines, Ra is joined by Initiate Justice’s executive director and season 1 co-host, Taina, and Communications Coordinator, Michelle. They discuss how we make abolitionist choices in real life situations, what vaccines have to do with abolition, and how we live our values while doing the work.
To access the transcript for this episode visit, www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast
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On this Minisode: The one where we talk about vaccines, Ra is joined by Initiate Justice’s executive director and season 1 co-host, Taina, and Communications Coordinator, Michelle. They discuss how we make abolitionist choices in real life situations, what vaccines have to do with abolition, and how we live our values while doing the work. To access the […]
February 24, 2022
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On this episode, Lee and Ra are joined by Brian Kaneda from Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) to discuss the need to reduce prison and police budgets, the three prison closures that have been announced in California, and more issues related to moving funds from the prison and police system into community resources. To access the […]
October 8, 2021
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On this episode, Ra, Lee, and Taina discuss into the importance in addressing disability justice towards our goal of abolition. To access the transcript for this episode visit, www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]
September 24, 2021
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On this episode, Taina and Lee discuss with Professor Oscar F. Soto what the school to prison pipeline is, how it contributes to the carceral system, and ways we can address it as we move towards our goal of prison abolition. To access the transcript for this episode visit, www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]
September 3, 2021
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On this episode, Ra and Taina are joined by author Charlene Carruthers to discuss feminism, patriarchy, and the different ways that gender impacts the abolitionist movement and incarceration. To access the transcript for this episode visit, www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]
August 20, 2021
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On this episode, Ra, Lee, and Taina delve into how the carceral system hinders connections between incarcerated individuals, their families, and community even after they have returned home. To access the transcript for this episode, visit our website: www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]
August 6, 2021
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On this episode, Ra, Lee, and Cat Brooks delve into the topic of mental health inside prisons, mental health stigma, how supporting each other is part of daily abolition work, and more. To access the transcript for this episode, visit our website: www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]
July 23, 2021
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On this episode, Ra, Lee, and Eunisses delve into the topic of drugs, how our current system treats drug use and users of drugs, and what abolition and community care around drugs looks like. To access the transcript for this episode, visit our website: www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]
July 9, 2021
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On this episode, Ra, Lee, and Patrisse delve into what abolition is, how their abolitionists journeys began, and struggles they’ve encountered along the way! To access the transcript for this episode, click here, or visit our website www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]
June 25, 2021
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Welcome to season 1 of Abolition is for Everybody! On this episode, Ra, Lee, and Taina share how their abolitionist journeys began. Stay tuned for more episodes as we will be launching biweekly! To access the transcript for this episode, click here, or visit our website www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]
June 19, 2021
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