EPISODE · Jun 25, 2025 · 45 MIN
Listen. Learn. Act. Because documenting history matters — but what comes next matters more.
from Are You Ready For This? · host Angela Ferendo-Watts
A raw, personal conversation with Francis — an LA-based photographer and activist shot three times by LAPD while documenting an ICE protest. This candid interview offers a brutal, first-hand look at the violence aimed at storytellers risking everything to document this dark chapter in American history. Go behind the lens — and into the manufactured chaos.Plus: • Resources – Learn how you can stay involved beyond performative gestures. • Action Steps – How to support real policy change vs. virtue signaling. • Civic Tools – Connect directly with your representatives: • Find your U.S. House member: house.gov/find-your-representative • Lookup federal, state & local officials: usa.gov/elected-officials • Find California state reps: ca.gov/lookup-my-representatives • Support for the injured – If you or someone you know was attacked during a protest, check out the Police Brutality Center for support and legal guidance: policebrutalitycenter.org/resources
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A raw, personal conversation with Francis — an LA-based photographer and activist shot three times by LAPD while documenting an ICE protest. This candid interview offers a brutal, first-hand look at the violence aimed at storytellers risking everything to document this dark chapter in American history. Go behind the lens — and into the manufactured chaos.Plus: • Resources – Learn how you can stay involved beyond performative gestures. • Action Steps – How to support real policy change vs. virtue signaling. • Civic Tools – Connect directly with your representatives: • Find your U.S. House member: house.gov/find-your-representative • Lookup federal, state & local officials: usa.gov/elected-officials • Find California state reps: ca.gov/lookup-my-representatives • Support for the injured – If you or someone you know was attacked during a protest, check out the Police Brutality Center for support and legal guidance: policebrutalitycenter.org/resources
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Listen. Learn. Act. Because documenting history matters — but what comes next matters more.
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