"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.