Cat Brooks
@realcatbrooks.bsky.social
Executive Director, Justice Teams Network and @aptpaction.bsky.social | Host, Law & Disorder on KPFA Radio | Organizer, Strategist, Columnist, Artivist, and Playwright, Director and Actress | catbrooks.org
Today on @lawanddis at 8 am PST on @kpfa and @kpfk - a look at #sudan where the RSF claims to have captured El Fasher. We will speak to @rachelsavage of @guardian and poet and human rights activist @emibattuta #exposeagitatebuild
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Today on @lawanddis at 8 am PST on @kpfa and @kpfk - a look at #sudan where the RSF claims to have captured El Fasher. We will speak to @rachelsavage of @guardian and poet and human rights activist @emibattuta #exposeagitatebuild
Today on @lawanddis - #hurricanemelissa and its impact on #jamaica and #haiti - our guests are Jamaican recording artist @tufflikeiron and @pierrelabossiere of the @haitiaction … 8am on @kpfa and @kpfk #exposeagitatebuild
October 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today on @lawanddis - #hurricanemelissa and its impact on #jamaica and #haiti - our guests are Jamaican recording artist @tufflikeiron and @pierrelabossiere of the @haitiaction … 8am on @kpfa and @kpfk #exposeagitatebuild
Steven Taylor was murdered by a San Leandro cop in 2020. Then DA was forced to charge but new DA is wants to drop we speak to Stevens grandmother & CCR suing Trump admin around global health foundation @helenprejean discusses efforts to end CA death row. Today! 8am PST @kpfa and @kpfk www.kpfa.org
September 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Steven Taylor was murdered by a San Leandro cop in 2020. Then DA was forced to charge but new DA is wants to drop we speak to Stevens grandmother & CCR suing Trump admin around global health foundation @helenprejean discusses efforts to end CA death row. Today! 8am PST @kpfa and @kpfk www.kpfa.org
On today’s law & disorder, we spend the hour on Chicago as Trump’s Midway Blitz is underway. We will speak with Aislinn Pulley - co-executive director of the Chicago Torture Justice Center and Kevin Fee, legal director of the ACLU of Chicago - and Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. stream @ www.kpfa.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
On today’s law & disorder, we spend the hour on Chicago as Trump’s Midway Blitz is underway. We will speak with Aislinn Pulley - co-executive director of the Chicago Torture Justice Center and Kevin Fee, legal director of the ACLU of Chicago - and Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. stream @ www.kpfa.org
Law & Disorder on @kpfa & @kpfk: Palestine Post, where we spend the entire hour on Israels genocidal assault. We start our hour with Tariq Habash co-founder of A New Policy. Then we will be joined Lulu Hammad is a Palestinian American lawyer, human rights activist, and community organizer.
September 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Law & Disorder on @kpfa & @kpfk: Palestine Post, where we spend the entire hour on Israels genocidal assault. We start our hour with Tariq Habash co-founder of A New Policy. Then we will be joined Lulu Hammad is a Palestinian American lawyer, human rights activist, and community organizer.
Tomorrow in Oakland! #solitaryconfinementistorture #endsolitaryconfinement
September 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tomorrow in Oakland! #solitaryconfinementistorture #endsolitaryconfinement
Law&Disorder starting NOW! we look into the redistricting war between CA and TX with @gustavo_arellano of the LA Times and then @george_galvis to discuss community readiness and response to a federal invasion. Starting now on @kpfaradio and @kpfk and streaming at www.kpfa.org #exposeagitatebuild
August 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Law&Disorder starting NOW! we look into the redistricting war between CA and TX with @gustavo_arellano of the LA Times and then @george_galvis to discuss community readiness and response to a federal invasion. Starting now on @kpfaradio and @kpfk and streaming at www.kpfa.org #exposeagitatebuild
Today on Law & Disorder Palestine Post a full hour covering the genocide. Were joined by Khury Peterson-Smith and Zahra Billoo for headlines analysis then joined by parents beginning a solidarity fast for Gaza of which I am taking part. 8 am PST on @kpfaradio and @kpfk and streaming at Kpfa.org
August 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Today on Law & Disorder Palestine Post a full hour covering the genocide. Were joined by Khury Peterson-Smith and Zahra Billoo for headlines analysis then joined by parents beginning a solidarity fast for Gaza of which I am taking part. 8 am PST on @kpfaradio and @kpfk and streaming at Kpfa.org
Today on @lawanddis - Palestine Post, where we spend the entire hour bringing you news coverage and analysis on Israels genocidal assault on the Palestinian people, the peoples resistance to it and the impact on the region and the rest of the world.
August 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Today on @lawanddis - Palestine Post, where we spend the entire hour bringing you news coverage and analysis on Israels genocidal assault on the Palestinian people, the peoples resistance to it and the impact on the region and the rest of the world.
You ever wondered what pure evil looks like? Welp, here ya go. #lauraloomeristrash
August 18, 2025 at 5:27 AM
You ever wondered what pure evil looks like? Welp, here ya go. #lauraloomeristrash
🎙️ Fighting Back (Even if You’re Not Ready!)
Featuring comic and commentator @wkamaubell.bsky.social
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Featuring comic and commentator @wkamaubell.bsky.social
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July 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🎙️ Fighting Back (Even if You’re Not Ready!)
Featuring comic and commentator @wkamaubell.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0ElU...
Featuring comic and commentator @wkamaubell.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0ElU...
“Canvas neighbors and local businesses. If you can get there before the cops do, you just might retrieve what the police are trying to hide.”
*The State Terror Roundup*
Full video: www.instagram.com/reel/DLpnwGE...
*The State Terror Roundup*
Full video: www.instagram.com/reel/DLpnwGE...
July 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“Canvas neighbors and local businesses. If you can get there before the cops do, you just might retrieve what the police are trying to hide.”
*The State Terror Roundup*
Full video: www.instagram.com/reel/DLpnwGE...
*The State Terror Roundup*
Full video: www.instagram.com/reel/DLpnwGE...
🎙️ Zohran Mamdani Proves That Power Belongs to the People
Featuring @nicholsuprising.bsky.social, national affairs correspondent for @thenation.com
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✍️ www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Featuring @nicholsuprising.bsky.social, national affairs correspondent for @thenation.com
open.spotify.com/episode/7aWm...
✍️ www.thenation.com/article/poli...
June 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🎙️ Zohran Mamdani Proves That Power Belongs to the People
Featuring @nicholsuprising.bsky.social, national affairs correspondent for @thenation.com
open.spotify.com/episode/7aWm...
✍️ www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Featuring @nicholsuprising.bsky.social, national affairs correspondent for @thenation.com
open.spotify.com/episode/7aWm...
✍️ www.thenation.com/article/poli...
“All of the bullshit and the lies that are being told — who else is going to tell the truth, besides the artists!?”
Full 🎥 www.instagram.com/reel/DLBzoYq...
Full 🎥 www.instagram.com/reel/DLBzoYq...
June 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“All of the bullshit and the lies that are being told — who else is going to tell the truth, besides the artists!?”
Full 🎥 www.instagram.com/reel/DLBzoYq...
Full 🎥 www.instagram.com/reel/DLBzoYq...
The ICE Protests
LA’s anti-ICE uprising, with Dr. Melina Abdullah, co-founder, BLM-LA and @blmgrassroots.bsky.social
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🎨 @krime.bsky.social
LA’s anti-ICE uprising, with Dr. Melina Abdullah, co-founder, BLM-LA and @blmgrassroots.bsky.social
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🎨 @krime.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The ICE Protests
LA’s anti-ICE uprising, with Dr. Melina Abdullah, co-founder, BLM-LA and @blmgrassroots.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/01xN...
🎨 @krime.bsky.social
LA’s anti-ICE uprising, with Dr. Melina Abdullah, co-founder, BLM-LA and @blmgrassroots.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/01xN...
🎨 @krime.bsky.social
“Every time we’ve demanded transformation — from Reconstruction to the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter — the system has retaliated…
“Donald Trump’s threats should terrify us. But more than that, they should galvanize us.”
New from me: oaklandvoices.us/2025/06/05/o...
“Donald Trump’s threats should terrify us. But more than that, they should galvanize us.”
New from me: oaklandvoices.us/2025/06/05/o...
June 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“Every time we’ve demanded transformation — from Reconstruction to the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter — the system has retaliated…
“Donald Trump’s threats should terrify us. But more than that, they should galvanize us.”
New from me: oaklandvoices.us/2025/06/05/o...
“Donald Trump’s threats should terrify us. But more than that, they should galvanize us.”
New from me: oaklandvoices.us/2025/06/05/o...
🎧 A Preview of a Conversation with Chris Lynn Hedges 👂
Stream on demand for “an intimate portrait of systemic oppression, occupation, and violence”
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Stream on demand for “an intimate portrait of systemic oppression, occupation, and violence”
open.spotify.com/episode/3w1B...
May 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🎧 A Preview of a Conversation with Chris Lynn Hedges 👂
Stream on demand for “an intimate portrait of systemic oppression, occupation, and violence”
open.spotify.com/episode/3w1B...
Stream on demand for “an intimate portrait of systemic oppression, occupation, and violence”
open.spotify.com/episode/3w1B...
اِسْتَنْفَرَ / Istanfara
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges joins live to discuss his latest, weaving personal stories and present and historical context to highlight Palestinians’ heroic efforts
📆 05/29/25
⏰ 7 PM
📍 First Congregational Church of Oakland
🎟️ bit.ly/chris-hedges-live
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges joins live to discuss his latest, weaving personal stories and present and historical context to highlight Palestinians’ heroic efforts
📆 05/29/25
⏰ 7 PM
📍 First Congregational Church of Oakland
🎟️ bit.ly/chris-hedges-live
May 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
اِسْتَنْفَرَ / Istanfara
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges joins live to discuss his latest, weaving personal stories and present and historical context to highlight Palestinians’ heroic efforts
📆 05/29/25
⏰ 7 PM
📍 First Congregational Church of Oakland
🎟️ bit.ly/chris-hedges-live
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges joins live to discuss his latest, weaving personal stories and present and historical context to highlight Palestinians’ heroic efforts
📆 05/29/25
⏰ 7 PM
📍 First Congregational Church of Oakland
🎟️ bit.ly/chris-hedges-live
Have you heard of the 1033 Program? Well, it’s only the beginning…
🎙️ How Local Police are Using Fabricated Panic to Purchase Military Weaponry 📢
The Law & Disorder show, with Joey Scott (@joeyneverjoe.bsky.social), who recently exposed the surge for @theappeal.org
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🎙️ How Local Police are Using Fabricated Panic to Purchase Military Weaponry 📢
The Law & Disorder show, with Joey Scott (@joeyneverjoe.bsky.social), who recently exposed the surge for @theappeal.org
open.spotify.com/episode/15Zi...
May 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Have you heard of the 1033 Program? Well, it’s only the beginning…
🎙️ How Local Police are Using Fabricated Panic to Purchase Military Weaponry 📢
The Law & Disorder show, with Joey Scott (@joeyneverjoe.bsky.social), who recently exposed the surge for @theappeal.org
open.spotify.com/episode/15Zi...
🎙️ How Local Police are Using Fabricated Panic to Purchase Military Weaponry 📢
The Law & Disorder show, with Joey Scott (@joeyneverjoe.bsky.social), who recently exposed the surge for @theappeal.org
open.spotify.com/episode/15Zi...
🕸️ Black Anti-Fascism Towards Collective Liberation 🏴
A *live* panel webinar Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 3 PM PST
Presented by @catalystproject.bsky.social
Featuring @ashdashlee.bsky.social, Kurt Petersen-Smith, and yours truly
🖱️ RSVP: bit.ly/ABPsecondpanel
A *live* panel webinar Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 3 PM PST
Presented by @catalystproject.bsky.social
Featuring @ashdashlee.bsky.social, Kurt Petersen-Smith, and yours truly
🖱️ RSVP: bit.ly/ABPsecondpanel
April 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🕸️ Black Anti-Fascism Towards Collective Liberation 🏴
A *live* panel webinar Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 3 PM PST
Presented by @catalystproject.bsky.social
Featuring @ashdashlee.bsky.social, Kurt Petersen-Smith, and yours truly
🖱️ RSVP: bit.ly/ABPsecondpanel
A *live* panel webinar Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 3 PM PST
Presented by @catalystproject.bsky.social
Featuring @ashdashlee.bsky.social, Kurt Petersen-Smith, and yours truly
🖱️ RSVP: bit.ly/ABPsecondpanel
“Every day, mass media manipulates our perception of what keeps us safe. The result is more and more authoritarian state repression… and huge profits for the massive public and private punishment bureaucracy.”
🎙️ Law & Disorder with @equalityalec.bsky.social 🎧
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🎙️ Law & Disorder with @equalityalec.bsky.social 🎧
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April 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“Every day, mass media manipulates our perception of what keeps us safe. The result is more and more authoritarian state repression… and huge profits for the massive public and private punishment bureaucracy.”
🎙️ Law & Disorder with @equalityalec.bsky.social 🎧
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🎙️ Law & Disorder with @equalityalec.bsky.social 🎧
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How do lies and white supremacists run our prisons?…
🎙️ Dissecting the Intersections of White Supremacy and Mass Incarceration
A can’t miss episode of Law & Disorder with Brittany Friedman (@curlyprofessor.bsky.social), author of ‘Carceral Apartheid’
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🎙️ Dissecting the Intersections of White Supremacy and Mass Incarceration
A can’t miss episode of Law & Disorder with Brittany Friedman (@curlyprofessor.bsky.social), author of ‘Carceral Apartheid’
open.spotify.com/episode/3Zd6...
April 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
How do lies and white supremacists run our prisons?…
🎙️ Dissecting the Intersections of White Supremacy and Mass Incarceration
A can’t miss episode of Law & Disorder with Brittany Friedman (@curlyprofessor.bsky.social), author of ‘Carceral Apartheid’
open.spotify.com/episode/3Zd6...
🎙️ Dissecting the Intersections of White Supremacy and Mass Incarceration
A can’t miss episode of Law & Disorder with Brittany Friedman (@curlyprofessor.bsky.social), author of ‘Carceral Apartheid’
open.spotify.com/episode/3Zd6...
🎙️ A Life Line for the Trans community!?
In conversation with kai alviar horton, Executive Director of Trans Lifeline
The first Transgender crisis hotline in the US or Canada and the only suicide hotline with 100% Trans operators, trained to assist *without* police
open.spotify.com/episode/5WV1...
In conversation with kai alviar horton, Executive Director of Trans Lifeline
The first Transgender crisis hotline in the US or Canada and the only suicide hotline with 100% Trans operators, trained to assist *without* police
open.spotify.com/episode/5WV1...
April 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🎙️ A Life Line for the Trans community!?
In conversation with kai alviar horton, Executive Director of Trans Lifeline
The first Transgender crisis hotline in the US or Canada and the only suicide hotline with 100% Trans operators, trained to assist *without* police
open.spotify.com/episode/5WV1...
In conversation with kai alviar horton, Executive Director of Trans Lifeline
The first Transgender crisis hotline in the US or Canada and the only suicide hotline with 100% Trans operators, trained to assist *without* police
open.spotify.com/episode/5WV1...
Arcadian Wellness is not “a run-of-the-mill health store”
🎙️ The intersection of Wellness and… White Supremacy???
Yup, ask Mark Hay — whose article, “Soap to supremacy”, appeared recently in @aljazeera.com
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3O7D...
🎙️ The intersection of Wellness and… White Supremacy???
Yup, ask Mark Hay — whose article, “Soap to supremacy”, appeared recently in @aljazeera.com
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3O7D...
April 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Arcadian Wellness is not “a run-of-the-mill health store”
🎙️ The intersection of Wellness and… White Supremacy???
Yup, ask Mark Hay — whose article, “Soap to supremacy”, appeared recently in @aljazeera.com
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3O7D...
🎙️ The intersection of Wellness and… White Supremacy???
Yup, ask Mark Hay — whose article, “Soap to supremacy”, appeared recently in @aljazeera.com
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3O7D...
STUDY: Pediatrician Perspectives on Incorporating Discussion of Police Encounters Into Anticipatory Guidance for Black Youth and Their Caregivers
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jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
March 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
STUDY: Pediatrician Perspectives on Incorporating Discussion of Police Encounters Into Anticipatory Guidance for Black Youth and Their Caregivers
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...