Julie and Jeremy of the Asheville Community Bail Fund talk about the US system of pre-trial incarceration aka bail and bond, the work of the bail fund locally, the overcrowding of the Buncombe County Jail here in Asheville, the ICE holds happening in the local jail, and how local policy choices regarding criminalization are being compounded by recent and new North Carolina legislation.
An interview with Juan and Fatima about immigration solidarity in El Paso and Minneapolis, a boom in immigration detention, low intensity warfare from the state and social resistance from below
This week, Cooper Quintin of the EFF talks about cellular site simulators and counter-surveillance. Also, Radio Ausbruch presents info on the deBanking in Germany at US behest disrupting the work of Rote Hilfe, Dresden ABC and others
Aryanum of Anarchism Perspective talks about the recent uprisings and repression in Iran, the contribution of the last 9 years of protest, monarchist attempts to seize the momentum and the role of religion in the power of the regime
Two interviews (one with a member of Tekosina Anarsist, one with an internationalist involved in movement work) concerning recent conflicts between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian transitional government as well as the Turkish-backed “Syrian National Army” militia, the threat of a return of ISIS activity, where the US is putting support and the on-the-ground impacts for women, religious and ethnic minorities.
An interview with Donna Mae, a longtime resident of Minneapolis and registered nurse speaking about the community resistance to ICE / CBP in their city, the legacy of the George Floyd Uprising and mutual aid