Abolition EXPLAINED with Professor Alisa Bierria

As police violence continues to surge and mass incarceration plagues our communities, people call for the abolition of police and prisons. Tatiana sits down with Professor Alisa Bierria, a professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California Riverside, to discuss the abolitionist movement.  Thank you to Professor Bierria for their time and for providing us with several resources to advance our abolitionist mission!  Blake celebrates a newlywed Ariana Grande; Tatiana puts you on to all the new music out this week; Daniel reminds us of PRIDE month's importance and UFOs??? If you're interested in learning more about abolition, check out these works!  Are Prisons Obsolete by Angela Davis  Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea Ritchie  The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale  If you are in California and would like to schedule a vaccination appointment, please click the following link: My.Turn.CA.Gov The biggest thank you to every listener who is supporting us through Anchor's 'Listener Support!' If you haven't lent yourself to listener support and are interested, the link can be found below. Sponsorship begins at just 99 cents! MENTIONED ON THE POD The Audre Lorde Project | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color community organizing center, focusing on the New York City area Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective | Building Transformative Justice Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Creative Interventions | Resources for Everyday People to End Violence INCITE! | INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence  May 17 | The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia The New York Times | Yes, We Literally Mean Abolish the Police  Survived and Punished | Survived and Punished: End the Criminalization of Survival  Transform Harm | A Resource Hub About Ending Violence MUSIC ON THE POD  Slate of Affairs Introduction | A Boquet of Roses by DJ Quad Category Is | Circuit (Feat. Pryces) by Jeff Kaale Slate of Affairs Outro | Baguette by Dyalla Departing Message | Bon Bon by Dyalla FOLLOW THE POD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slateofaffairspod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aslateofaffairs Website: https://www.slateofaffairs.com