R.J. Lozada

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Recent Pieces from R.J. Lozada

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Specters of Attica: Reflections from Inside a Michigan Prison Strike (29:00)
From: Making Contact

On the 45th anniversary of the Attica prison uprising, hundreds imprisoned inside Michigan’s Kinross Correctional Facility refused to report to work or lock down in their ...
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Daze of Justice (29:00)
From: Making Contact

Daze of Justice is the story of trailblazing Cambodian-American women who break decades of silence, abandoning the security of their American homes on a journey back into ...
Caption: Colonialists, International Traitors, Think Carefully Before You Take Vietnam, Credit: To Lien (1978), Courtesy of Vietnam Victory Coalition

The Spirit of Viet Nam Is Stronger Than U.S. Bombs (29:00)
From: Making Contact

Fifty years ago, the Vietnamese Liberation Front inspired people of color around the world who were building movements for self-determination. Today, we hear from people who ...
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The End of Policing, Alex Vitale (29:00)
From: Making Contact

Alex Vitale’s The End of Policing is a critical examination on the history of the police, and the police’s evolution as a tool for social control that exacerbates race and ...
Caption: Chuck Collins, Credit: Author

Wealth Inequity and Universal Basic Income (29:00)
From: Making Contact

President Donald Trump’s tax plan may exacerbate wealth inequity in the US. Chuck Collins, Director of the Program on Inequality at the Institute for Policy Studies addresses ...
Caption: Constellations | Very Quiet, Credit: Flickr

We Got Next: Youth Poets Changing the World (29:00)
From: Making Contact

On this edition of Making Contact, we’ll explore how the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival has challenged mainstream culture and created spaces that ...
Caption: Marni and Jim Family, Credit:  Marni Corrigan

Parenting From Prison, Inside Out (29:00)
From: Making Contact

When one or both parents are incarcerated the family is also incarcerated and are adversely affected in profound ways that exacerbate existing structural inequalities and ...
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The Far Right and Antifa (29:00)
From: Making Contact

This episode explores the past and present of the far right and anti-fascism. We begin with the murder investigation of anti-fascist rapper, Pavlos Fyssas. In the second ...
Caption: Eric Arnold, Credit: Fantastic Negrito at the UC Theater in Berkeley, Ca

Fantastic Negrito and The Last Days of Oakland (29:00)
From: Making Contact

In the last three years, Fantastic Negrito, an Oakland-based black roots revivalist has gone from busking at bus stops to winning a Grammy and touring internationally. This ...
Caption: Dr. Willie Parker at church, from “Trapped,” a documentary about abortion clinics in the South., Credit: Credit: Trilogy Films via New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/meet-dr-willie-parker-a-southern-christian-abortion-provider.html

Intersections of Faith and Reproductive Justice (29:00)
From: Making Contact

What if faith could fuel a movement that supports women and families in having real choices over their lives and their bodies? On this week’s Making Contact, we head to the ...