256 - Elijah McClain

On episode TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX of The Purrrcast, Sara and Steven discuss the story of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who would volunteer his free time playing violin for local shelter cats before being killed in 2019 during an encounter with police. We go into the case and how you can help fight for justice. Donate to the family's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/elijah-mcclain Sign the Petition: https://www.change.org/p/adams-county-district-attorney-justice-for-elijah-mcclain-88600e12-fb72-41e4-9137-030a1dcaf695 Call city and state officials to demand justice: https://justiceforelijahmcclain.yolasite.com/ Follow Justice For Elijah McClain for updates: https://www.instagram.com/justiceforelijahmcclain/ Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elijah_McClain - https://www.thecut.com/2020/06/the-killing-of-elijah-mcclain-everything-we-know.html - https://twitter.com/itsSupercar/status/1277392528803631104?s=20 - https://www.instagram.com/p/CBOCI68hJbJ/ - https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/30/us/elijah-mcclain-profile/index.html - https://twitter.com/GovofCO/status/1276251394412961792?s=20 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JqvdhYf9g9Zi_I8-8Nlpjjp7ThQhO5t1/view - https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/metro/unlikely-suspect-those-who-knew-elijah-balk-at-aurora-police-account-of-his-death/ - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aurora-police-officers-fired-photo-incident-reenacting-chokehold-elijah-mcclain_n_5eff8de3c5b6ca97091e5351 The Purrrcast is the cat podcast for you and your feline friends. Based in Los Angeles, hosts Sara Iyer and Steven Ray Morris chat with fellow cat enthusiasts about the furry little creatures they love. Not sure how the cats feel about it though. New episodes every Wednesday! Please rate and subscribe in iTunes: www.exactlyrightmedia.com/the-purrrcast Email us! [email protected] Consider donating to Black Lives Matter: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 - COVID-19 FAQs - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/faq.html Follow The Purrrcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePurrrcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thepurrrcast/ Please like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePurrrcast Follow Sara Iyer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/saraanjuliiyer Follow Sara Iyer on Instagram: https://instagram.com/saraiyer/ Check out Sara Iyer on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/saraiyer Listen to Sara's Weezer podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weezer-has-turned-and-left-us-here Listen to Sara's Don Bluth podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-bluth-the-whole-bluth-and-nothing-but-the-bluth Follow Steven Ray Morris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenRayMorris Check out Steven's new podcast, See Jurassic Right: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/see-jurassic-right/id1239538917?mt=2 Theme song by Anabot (Analise Nelson) and Dax Schaffer: https://thesaxelnaiad.bandcamp.com/ Artwork by Jillian Yoffe: flatratstudio.com Part of the Exactly Right podcast network