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"The Laura Flanders Show" (80.5 minutes)

Three episodes of The Laura Flanders Show are presented:

    (1) "Trumpism, Warfare, and Fixing Fissures in the

Left."  Laura interviews organizers about going beyond Trumpism and

Trump, with Color of Change director, Rashad Robinson; immigrant rights

advocate Kica Thomas, and anti-war activist Medea Benjamin.

    (2) "Women's Solidarity Strikes Back."  When

feminism has come so far, how do modern day strikes, marches, and protest

reflect the evolving and complex aspects of the movement, as well as its

radical herstory?

    (3) "What Intersectionality Really Means for

Movements."  Laura interviews celebrated academic, organizer, and

advocate Professor Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, who is perhaps best known for

coining the term intersectionality.  In order to use this moment

effectively and strategically to change culture, according to Crenshaw, we have

to build movements that use genuine intersectional analysis to point out

differences and commonalities.

"OverCriminalized -- Alternatives to Incarceration" (22 minutes)

Homeless Hate Laws are spreading throughout the country. There are alternatives.

OverCriminalized focuses on the people who find themselves being trafficked

through this nation’s criminal justice system with little regard for their

humanity and zero prospects for actual justice. They are victims of

unwillingness to invest in solving major social problems, and the consequent

handling off of that responsibility to the police, the courts, and the prisons.

They are the mentally ill, the homeless, and the drug addicted. Sometimes they

are all three.

"How Racism Harms Pregnant Women -- and What Can Help" (12.5 minutes)

Racism is making people sick — especially black women and babies, says Miriam

Zoila Pérez. The doula turned journalist explores the relationship between

race, class and illness and tells us about a radically compassionate prenatal

care program that can buffer pregnant women from the stress that people of

color face every day.

Details
Episode Number: 
623
Duration: 
1 hour 58 min
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Category: 
DCTV - Sponsored Programs
Disposition: 
DCTV Digital Library
Format: 
MPEG2 - MP4