Ep. 168 - Defund PPB | Mac Smiff

On this episode I speak with one of Portland's mo…

An episode of the Sox and Sandals Podcast podcast, hosted by Emmanuel Williams, titled "Ep. 168 - Defund PPB | Mac Smiff" was published on May 17, 2021 and runs 96 minutes.

May 17, 2021 ·96m · Sox and Sandals Podcast

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On this episode I speak with one of Portland's most thorough activists, Mac Smiff. Mac has been fighting to defund the police years before it became a slogan. We discuss the current obstacles that Portland must overcome with a mayor and city council who can't seem to defund at the rate that Mac and many others would like to see. We discuss everything from freedom, to solidarity, to the US potentially being a 3rd world country, and much more... Be empowered, be inspired, be enlightened! Show notes: 7:50 - Foundations of Mac’s “defund the police” style of activism 9:50 - Ted Wheeler tings 17:50 - Mac’s plan to actualize the goal of defunding the police 25:20 - Freedom > Solidarity 30:40 - How do we produce justice and constructive change despite the mayor’s reluctance to defund PPB 37:54 - Black solidarity > allies 43:45 - capitol riot reaction 49:13 - Is Portland over 1:02:00 - Is the United States a 3rd world country? 1:12:43 - Unity does not require uniformity 1:24:28 - Fab 5 questions

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On this episode I speak with one of Portland's most thorough activists, Mac Smiff. Mac has been fighting to defund the police years before it became a slogan. We discuss the current obstacles that Portland must overcome with a mayor and city council who can't seem to defund at the rate that Mac and many others would like to see. We discuss everything from freedom, to solidarity, to the US potentially being a 3rd world country, and much more... Be empowered, be inspired, be enlightened! Show notes: 7:50 - Foundations of Mac’s “defund the police” style of activism 9:50 - Ted Wheeler tings 17:50 - Mac’s plan to actualize the goal of defunding the police 25:20 - Freedom > Solidarity 30:40 - How do we produce justice and constructive change despite the mayor’s reluctance to defund PPB 37:54 - Black solidarity > allies 43:45 - capitol riot reaction 49:13 - Is Portland over 1:02:00 - Is the United States a 3rd world country? 1:12:43 - Unity does not require uniformity 1:24:28 - Fab 5 questions

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