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    <description>The official podcast of the Ella Baker Center, a nonprofit based in Oakland where everyday people organize every day to win change and build opportunities to make our communities safe, healthy and strong.</description>
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    <itunes:summary>The official podcast of the Ella Baker Center, a nonprofit based in Oakland where everyday people organize every day to win change and build opportunities to make our communities safe, healthy and strong.</itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>For more information:</p><p><a href="ellabakercenter.org">Ella Baker Center</a></p><p><a href="https://ellabakercenter.org/stamps/">Stamps Campaign</a></p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Jun 2022 21:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For more information:</p><p><a href="ellabakercenter.org">Ella Baker Center</a></p><p><a href="https://ellabakercenter.org/stamps/">Stamps Campaign</a></p>
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      <itunes:title>The Organizing Power of a Stamp</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>The Ella Baker Center believes in organizing at every level of our team, and fundraising is no different. The Stamps Campaign is an exciting project started by the Ella Baker Center that unites folks inside and outside prisons to support our communities through a single stamp. In this episode, two Ella Baker Center members, outside resource organizer Arnie Fischman and inside resource organizer Glen Johnson share how they got involved in the campaign and what it has meant for them. Finally, Glen&apos;s son shares the impact of seeing his father organizing while incarcerated.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Ella Baker Center believes in organizing at every level of our team, and fundraising is no different. The Stamps Campaign is an exciting project started by the Ella Baker Center that unites folks inside and outside prisons to support our communities through a single stamp. In this episode, two Ella Baker Center members, outside resource organizer Arnie Fischman and inside resource organizer Glen Johnson share how they got involved in the campaign and what it has meant for them. Finally, Glen&apos;s son shares the impact of seeing his father organizing while incarcerated.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>If you’re interested in holding a Night Out for Safety and Liberation event in your neighborhood next August, and for more information, go to <a href="www.NOSL.us" target="_blank">www.NOSL.us</a>.</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>evpodcast@ellabakercenter.org (The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you’re interested in holding a Night Out for Safety and Liberation event in your neighborhood next August, and for more information, go to <a href="www.NOSL.us" target="_blank">www.NOSL.us</a>.</p>
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      <itunes:title>Safety Beyond Police, Prisons and Punishment</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>Night Out for Safety and Liberation was created by the Ella Baker Center as an alternative to the police-centric National Night Out. Each year since 2013, more communities are coming together to reimagine what safety means beyond prisons, police and punishment.

Ella Baker Center Deputy Director Marlene Sanchez and Freedom To Thrive Co-Director Melonie Griffiths host a discussion with organizers from across the country who held NOSL events this year:

Denise Ruben, Lead Community Organizer, Women on the Rise (Atlanta)
Diana Williams, Houston Organizing Manager, Texas Advocates for Justice (Houston)
Nicole LaPorte, Equity and Transformation (Chicago)
Yvonne Yen Liu, Research Director, Solidarity Research Center (Los Angeles)
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      <itunes:subtitle>Night Out for Safety and Liberation was created by the Ella Baker Center as an alternative to the police-centric National Night Out. Each year since 2013, more communities are coming together to reimagine what safety means beyond prisons, police and punishment.

Ella Baker Center Deputy Director Marlene Sanchez and Freedom To Thrive Co-Director Melonie Griffiths host a discussion with organizers from across the country who held NOSL events this year:

Denise Ruben, Lead Community Organizer, Women on the Rise (Atlanta)
Diana Williams, Houston Organizing Manager, Texas Advocates for Justice (Houston)
Nicole LaPorte, Equity and Transformation (Chicago)
Yvonne Yen Liu, Research Director, Solidarity Research Center (Los Angeles)
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      <title>Mutual Aid in Oakland</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>For more information:</p><p><a href="https://ellabakercenter.org/" target="_blank">Ella Baker Center</a></p><p><a href="http://restoreoakland.org/" target="_blank">Restore Oakland</a></p><p><a href="https://cjjc.org/" target="_blank">Causa Justa/Just Cause</a></p><p> </p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For more information:</p><p><a href="https://ellabakercenter.org/" target="_blank">Ella Baker Center</a></p><p><a href="http://restoreoakland.org/" target="_blank">Restore Oakland</a></p><p><a href="https://cjjc.org/" target="_blank">Causa Justa/Just Cause</a></p><p> </p>
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      <itunes:summary>Oaklanders continue to struggle with food, housing and supplies as the pandemic continues, but Mayor Libby Schaaf is pushing for much-needed federal funding to go to police. To bring real safety and resources to the community, the Ella Baker Center, Restore Oakland and Causa Justa/Just Cause are holding mutual aid events in the parking lot of our headquarters in Oakland&apos;s Fruitvale District.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Oaklanders continue to struggle with food, housing and supplies as the pandemic continues, but Mayor Libby Schaaf is pushing for much-needed federal funding to go to police. To bring real safety and resources to the community, the Ella Baker Center, Restore Oakland and Causa Justa/Just Cause are holding mutual aid events in the parking lot of our headquarters in Oakland&apos;s Fruitvale District.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>To buy Defund Fear and support your local bookstore, order a copy on <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780807003022" target="_blank">IndieBound.org</a>.</p><p>To follow our guests:</p><p>Rinku Sen from the <a href="https://narrativeinitiative.org/" target="_blank">Narrative Initiative</a></p><p>Devone Boggan from <a href="https://www.advancepeace.org/" target="_blank">Advance Peace</a></p><p>Jeannette Bocanegra from <a href="https://www.justice4families.org/" target="_blank">Justice For Families</a></p><p>Danielle Sered from <a href="https://www.commonjustice.org/" target="_blank">Common Justice</a></p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Apr 2021 20:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>evpodcast@ellabakercenter.org (The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights)</author>
      <link>https://ellas-voice.simplecast.com/episodes/defund-fear-e1n0c3u3</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To buy Defund Fear and support your local bookstore, order a copy on <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780807003022" target="_blank">IndieBound.org</a>.</p><p>To follow our guests:</p><p>Rinku Sen from the <a href="https://narrativeinitiative.org/" target="_blank">Narrative Initiative</a></p><p>Devone Boggan from <a href="https://www.advancepeace.org/" target="_blank">Advance Peace</a></p><p>Jeannette Bocanegra from <a href="https://www.justice4families.org/" target="_blank">Justice For Families</a></p><p>Danielle Sered from <a href="https://www.commonjustice.org/" target="_blank">Common Justice</a></p>
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      <itunes:title>Defund Fear</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>The paperback edition of EBC Executive Director Zach Norris&apos; book DEFUND FEAR dropped earlier this year. This episode features a panel discussion with Zach, Rinku Sen from the Narrative Initiative, Devone Boggan from Advance Peace, and Jeannette Bocanegra from Justice For Families. Then Zach talks with Danielle Sered, restorative justice leader and author of Until We Reckon.
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      <itunes:subtitle>The paperback edition of EBC Executive Director Zach Norris&apos; book DEFUND FEAR dropped earlier this year. This episode features a panel discussion with Zach, Rinku Sen from the Narrative Initiative, Devone Boggan from Advance Peace, and Jeannette Bocanegra from Justice For Families. Then Zach talks with Danielle Sered, restorative justice leader and author of Until We Reckon.
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      <title>Who Was Ella Baker? pt. 1</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Follow Dr. Barbara Ransby on <a href="https://twitter.com/BarbaraRansby" target="_blank">twitter</a>.</p><p><a target="_blank">Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: a Radical Democratic Vision</a> is published by the University of North Carolina Pres.</p><p>Phil Hutchings page on <a href="https://snccdigital.org/people/phil-hutchings/" target="_blank">SNCC Digital Gateway</a>.</p><p>Alfredo Lopez' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Lopez " target="_blank">wikipedia page</a> and his current project, <a href="https://mayfirst.coop/en/" target="_blank">May First Movement Tecnology.</a></p><p>Visit our website at <a href="www.EllaBakerCenter.org" target="_blank">www.EllaBakerCenter.org</a>.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2020 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>evpodcast@ellabakercenter.org (The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Follow Dr. Barbara Ransby on <a href="https://twitter.com/BarbaraRansby" target="_blank">twitter</a>.</p><p><a target="_blank">Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: a Radical Democratic Vision</a> is published by the University of North Carolina Pres.</p><p>Phil Hutchings page on <a href="https://snccdigital.org/people/phil-hutchings/" target="_blank">SNCC Digital Gateway</a>.</p><p>Alfredo Lopez' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Lopez " target="_blank">wikipedia page</a> and his current project, <a href="https://mayfirst.coop/en/" target="_blank">May First Movement Tecnology.</a></p><p>Visit our website at <a href="www.EllaBakerCenter.org" target="_blank">www.EllaBakerCenter.org</a>.</p>
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      <itunes:title>Who Was Ella Baker? pt. 1</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>00:57:34</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>Ella Baker Center Organizer and Advocate Monifa Akosua hosts this special episode on Ella Josephine Baker&apos;s birthday (December 13) as we look at the life and legacy of the activist, mentor and revolutionary the Ella Baker Center is named for. 

EBC Executive Director Zach Norris talks to Dr. Barabara Ransby, author of &quot;Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement&quot; about Ella Baker&apos;s history and vision. 

Also, legendary activists who organized with Miss Baker share their stories:

- Phoenix Mangrum, former Field Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
- Phil Hutchings, former Chairman of SNCC
- Alredo Lopez, one of the leaders of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party and current Co-Director of May First Movement Technology. </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Ella Baker Center Organizer and Advocate Monifa Akosua hosts this special episode on Ella Josephine Baker&apos;s birthday (December 13) as we look at the life and legacy of the activist, mentor and revolutionary the Ella Baker Center is named for. 

EBC Executive Director Zach Norris talks to Dr. Barabara Ransby, author of &quot;Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement&quot; about Ella Baker&apos;s history and vision. 

Also, legendary activists who organized with Miss Baker share their stories:

- Phoenix Mangrum, former Field Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
- Phil Hutchings, former Chairman of SNCC
- Alredo Lopez, one of the leaders of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party and current Co-Director of May First Movement Technology. </itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Read the Ella Baker Center 2020 <a href="https://ellabakercenter.org/voterguide/" target="_blank"><strong>voter guide</strong></a>.</p><p><strong>VOTE November 3rd!</strong></p><p><strong>Count Every Vote: Defend Democracy</strong> rally in Oakland is on November 4th. More info on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2669159580005606/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.</p><p>Visit our website at <a href="www.EllaBakerCenter.org" target="_blank">www.EllaBakerCenter.org</a>.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 15:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>evpodcast@ellabakercenter.org (The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights)</author>
      <link>https://ellas-voice.simplecast.com/episodes/voting-for-justice-yJxSQB5L</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Read the Ella Baker Center 2020 <a href="https://ellabakercenter.org/voterguide/" target="_blank"><strong>voter guide</strong></a>.</p><p><strong>VOTE November 3rd!</strong></p><p><strong>Count Every Vote: Defend Democracy</strong> rally in Oakland is on November 4th. More info on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2669159580005606/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.</p><p>Visit our website at <a href="www.EllaBakerCenter.org" target="_blank">www.EllaBakerCenter.org</a>.</p>
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      <itunes:summary>*2020 ELECTION EPISODE* Monifa Akosua (EBC Organizer and Advocate) hosts a discussion on the California ballot measures that seek to impact racial and economic justice. Jose Bernal (EBC Organizing Manager), Emily Harris (EBC Policy Director), Rahsaan Thomas (Ear Hustle/Initiate Justice), John Windham (Initiate Justice), Zakiya Prince (Initiate Justice) and Elliot Hosman (EBC Advocate) break down the props we are saying yeah or nay to. Plus, EBC Executive Director Zachary Norris on how we can prepare for a coup.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>*2020 ELECTION EPISODE* Monifa Akosua (EBC Organizer and Advocate) hosts a discussion on the California ballot measures that seek to impact racial and economic justice. Jose Bernal (EBC Organizing Manager), Emily Harris (EBC Policy Director), Rahsaan Thomas (Ear Hustle/Initiate Justice), John Windham (Initiate Justice), Zakiya Prince (Initiate Justice) and Elliot Hosman (EBC Advocate) break down the props we are saying yeah or nay to. Plus, EBC Executive Director Zachary Norris on how we can prepare for a coup.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:keywords>#yesonprop15, #noonprop20, california election</itunes:keywords>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>For more information and to get involved, go to <a href="http://www.decarceratealameda.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Decarcerate Alameda County</strong></a> and <a href="bit.ly/StopSQOutbreakDemands" target="_blank">#StopSQOutbreakDemands</a> or <a href="bit.ly/StopSQOutbreakEmails" target="_blank"><strong>#StopSQOutbreakEmails</strong></a>.</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 06:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For more information and to get involved, go to <a href="http://www.decarceratealameda.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Decarcerate Alameda County</strong></a> and <a href="bit.ly/StopSQOutbreakDemands" target="_blank">#StopSQOutbreakDemands</a> or <a href="bit.ly/StopSQOutbreakEmails" target="_blank"><strong>#StopSQOutbreakEmails</strong></a>.</p>
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      <itunes:summary>Emily Harris (EBC Policy Director), Jose Bernal (EBC Organizing Manager) and James King (EBC State Campaigner) are joined by Fanon Figgers (Choose One), John Yayha Johnson (Coalition to Repeal CA 3-Strikes Law), Isa Borgeson (Stop San Quentin Outbreak Coalition) to break down the impact that COVID-19 is having on the people inside Santa Rita Jail and San Quentin Prison. Shawanda Scott (Mama Bear), whose son is inside San Quentin and Steven Wolverton, who was recently released from Santa Rita call in to share their experiences. </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Emily Harris (EBC Policy Director), Jose Bernal (EBC Organizing Manager) and James King (EBC State Campaigner) are joined by Fanon Figgers (Choose One), John Yayha Johnson (Coalition to Repeal CA 3-Strikes Law), Isa Borgeson (Stop San Quentin Outbreak Coalition) to break down the impact that COVID-19 is having on the people inside Santa Rita Jail and San Quentin Prison. Shawanda Scott (Mama Bear), whose son is inside San Quentin and Steven Wolverton, who was recently released from Santa Rita call in to share their experiences. </itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Learn more about the Ella Baker Center's work to <a href="https://ellabakercenter.org/Heal-Not-Harm-Oak" target="_blank">decriminalize Oakland's unsheltered residents</a>. </p><p>Visit <a href="https://thevillageinoakland.org/" target="_blank">the Village in Oakland</a>  and support <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/hotels-not-graves" target="_blank">#NoVacanacyCa</a>, the effort to create immediate shelter for unhoused seniors, families with children, and unsheltered with serious pre-existing medical conditions in hotels. </p><p>Watch <a href="https://www.facebook.com/candice.elder/videos/vb.1207523/10110673070323323/?type=2&video_source=user_video_tab " target="_blank">the video</a> of OPD's attack on The Village in Oakland outreach workers.  </p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 19:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>evpodcast@ellabakercenter.org (The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Learn more about the Ella Baker Center's work to <a href="https://ellabakercenter.org/Heal-Not-Harm-Oak" target="_blank">decriminalize Oakland's unsheltered residents</a>. </p><p>Visit <a href="https://thevillageinoakland.org/" target="_blank">the Village in Oakland</a>  and support <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/hotels-not-graves" target="_blank">#NoVacanacyCa</a>, the effort to create immediate shelter for unhoused seniors, families with children, and unsheltered with serious pre-existing medical conditions in hotels. </p><p>Watch <a href="https://www.facebook.com/candice.elder/videos/vb.1207523/10110673070323323/?type=2&video_source=user_video_tab " target="_blank">the video</a> of OPD's attack on The Village in Oakland outreach workers.  </p>
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      <itunes:summary>Note: this episode contains strong language. Housing segregation, displacement and the criminalization of the homeless was already a crisis in Oakland before the COVID-19 pandemic. Angelo Sandoval (Ella Baker Center Sr. Organizer and Advocate) and Anita De Asis Miralle aka Needa Bee (co-founder of Feed The People &amp; The Village, owner of Oakland’s Original Lumia Lady &amp; The Lumpia Shack) break down the challenges faced by Oakland&apos;s unsheltered residents, and the recent violent attack on The Village in Oakland outreach workers by Oakland Police Department officers.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2020 00:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>evpodcast@ellabakercenter.org (The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Watch Zach's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=EscP8FUHLRU&feature=emb_logo" target="_blank">KRON interview</a>.</p><p>Watch Ella Baker's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d_RulHh6_g" target="_blank">full speech</a> "The Voice that Says Life is More Sacred Than Property Must Be Heard!" </p><p>For information on upcoming protests in Oakland and the Bay Area, make sure to check the Ella Baker Center <a href="https://twitter.com/ellabakercenter" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ellabakercenter/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> pages.</p><p>And if you are participating in actions, we encourage you to take all safety precautions recommended by public health officials.</p>
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      <itunes:summary>Note: this episode contains strong language. Protests across the country and in the Bay Area continue to grow after the racist murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. In Alameda County, Sheriff Greg Ahern tried to crack down on huge Bay Area protests by issuing a county-wide curfew, but Oakland community members turned out in force to rally and say &quot;F*** Your Curfew.&quot;

This episode also features an interview with Ella Baker Center Executive Director Zach Norris and a speech by the one and only Ms. Baker.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Note: this episode contains strong language. Protests across the country and in the Bay Area continue to grow after the racist murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. In Alameda County, Sheriff Greg Ahern tried to crack down on huge Bay Area protests by issuing a county-wide curfew, but Oakland community members turned out in force to rally and say &quot;F*** Your Curfew.&quot;

This episode also features an interview with Ella Baker Center Executive Director Zach Norris and a speech by the one and only Ms. Baker.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>For information about community efforts to decarcerate Santa Rita Jail, go to: <a href="https://t.co/pVhoRtlJhw?amp=1" target="_blank">https://ellabakercenter.org/SRJwatch</a></p><p>Learn more about Human Impact Partners' <a href="https://humanimpact.org/about-us/key-initiatives/health-instead-of-punishment/" target="_blank">Health Instead of Punishment Project</a>. </p><p>Lukas Guilket made a documentary about Barabara Doss' fight to learn what happened to her son inside Santa RIta Jail, go to <a href="https://whathappenedfilm.com/" target="_blank">What Happened to Dujuan Armstrong?</a> to watch the trailer.</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>evpodcast@ellabakercenter.org (The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For information about community efforts to decarcerate Santa Rita Jail, go to: <a href="https://t.co/pVhoRtlJhw?amp=1" target="_blank">https://ellabakercenter.org/SRJwatch</a></p><p>Learn more about Human Impact Partners' <a href="https://humanimpact.org/about-us/key-initiatives/health-instead-of-punishment/" target="_blank">Health Instead of Punishment Project</a>. </p><p>Lukas Guilket made a documentary about Barabara Doss' fight to learn what happened to her son inside Santa RIta Jail, go to <a href="https://whathappenedfilm.com/" target="_blank">What Happened to Dujuan Armstrong?</a> to watch the trailer.</p>
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      <itunes:title>The Looming Crisis Inside Santa Rita Jail</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>Note: this episode contains strong language. As a growing number of staff and incarcerated people have tested positive for COVID-19 inside Santa RIta Jail in Alameda County, Jose Bernal (Ella Baker Center Organizing Manager) and Amber Akemi Piatt (Health Instead of Punishment Program Director, Human Impact Partners) discuss decarceration, abolition, public health during COVID-19, and the need to hold Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern - the Bay Area version of the infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio - accountable.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Note: this episode contains strong language. As a growing number of staff and incarcerated people have tested positive for COVID-19 inside Santa RIta Jail in Alameda County, Jose Bernal (Ella Baker Center Organizing Manager) and Amber Akemi Piatt (Health Instead of Punishment Program Director, Human Impact Partners) discuss decarceration, abolition, public health during COVID-19, and the need to hold Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern - the Bay Area version of the infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio - accountable.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<ul><li>Read James' piece "A Plea to Governor Newsom" at <a href="https://theappeal.org/gavin-newsom-california-prisons-coronavirus-covid-19/" target="_blank">The Appeal </a></li><li>Reduce CA's prison population #LetThemGo: tweet @GavinNewsom @CAgovernor, call (916) 445-2841, email: <a href="https://j.mp/letthemgogov2" target="_blank">https://j.mp/letthemgogov2</a></li><li>Send letters, drawings and words of encouragement to folks inside: <a href="https://j.mp/ebcprisonmail" target="_blank">https://j.mp/ebcprisonmail</a></li><li>Send money to help incarcerated folks purchase extra food and hygiene items: <a href="https://j.mp/givecanteensupport" target="_blank">https://j.mp/givecanteensupport</a></li><li>Visit the Ella Baker Center website at <a href="www.EllaBakerCenter.org" target="_blank">www.EllaBakerCenter.org</a></li></ul>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>evpodcast@ellabakercenter.org (The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li>Read James' piece "A Plea to Governor Newsom" at <a href="https://theappeal.org/gavin-newsom-california-prisons-coronavirus-covid-19/" target="_blank">The Appeal </a></li><li>Reduce CA's prison population #LetThemGo: tweet @GavinNewsom @CAgovernor, call (916) 445-2841, email: <a href="https://j.mp/letthemgogov2" target="_blank">https://j.mp/letthemgogov2</a></li><li>Send letters, drawings and words of encouragement to folks inside: <a href="https://j.mp/ebcprisonmail" target="_blank">https://j.mp/ebcprisonmail</a></li><li>Send money to help incarcerated folks purchase extra food and hygiene items: <a href="https://j.mp/givecanteensupport" target="_blank">https://j.mp/givecanteensupport</a></li><li>Visit the Ella Baker Center website at <a href="www.EllaBakerCenter.org" target="_blank">www.EllaBakerCenter.org</a></li></ul>
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      <itunes:summary>As families and advocates across the country sound the alarm about the impending COVID-19 crisis inside prisons, California Governor Gavin Newsom has drawn a line on &quot;releasing violent criminals from our system.&quot;

Ella Baker Center State Campaigner James King breaks down how &quot;violent criminal&quot; rhetoric leaves some of the most vulnerable people at risk and harms the public health of our communities inside and outside prison walls.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>As families and advocates across the country sound the alarm about the impending COVID-19 crisis inside prisons, California Governor Gavin Newsom has drawn a line on &quot;releasing violent criminals from our system.&quot;

Ella Baker Center State Campaigner James King breaks down how &quot;violent criminal&quot; rhetoric leaves some of the most vulnerable people at risk and harms the public health of our communities inside and outside prison walls.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Links to the resources </p><ul><li>Reduce CA's prison population #LetThemGo: tweet @GavinNewsom @CAgovernor, call (916) 445-2841, email: <a href="https://j.mp/letthemgogov2" target="_blank">https://j.mp/letthemgogov2</a></li><li>Invest county funds in health, not jails: call Alameda County Board of Supervisors President Richard Valle, 510-272-6692. Release folks from Santa Rita jail: call District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, (510) 272-6222</li><li>Stop the sweeps, provide housing for all unsheltered Oaklanders: call your Oakland City Council member, <a href="https://bit.ly/HNHoakland " target="_blank">https://bit.ly/HNHoakland </a></li><li>Send letters, drawings and words of encouragement to folks inside: <a href="https://j.mp/ebcprisonmail " target="_blank">https://j.mp/ebcprisonmail </a></li><li>Donate to support EBC’s movement work: <a href="ellabakercenter.org/give " target="_blank">ellabakercenter.org/give </a></li><li>Send money to help incarcerated folks purchase extra food and hygiene items: <a href="https://j.mp/givecanteensupport" target="_blank">https://j.mp/givecanteensupport</a></li></ul>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>evpodcast@ellabakercenter.org (The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights)</author>
      <link>https://ellas-voice.simplecast.com/episodes/1-solution-salon-community-safety-HMUpRlnV</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Links to the resources </p><ul><li>Reduce CA's prison population #LetThemGo: tweet @GavinNewsom @CAgovernor, call (916) 445-2841, email: <a href="https://j.mp/letthemgogov2" target="_blank">https://j.mp/letthemgogov2</a></li><li>Invest county funds in health, not jails: call Alameda County Board of Supervisors President Richard Valle, 510-272-6692. Release folks from Santa Rita jail: call District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, (510) 272-6222</li><li>Stop the sweeps, provide housing for all unsheltered Oaklanders: call your Oakland City Council member, <a href="https://bit.ly/HNHoakland " target="_blank">https://bit.ly/HNHoakland </a></li><li>Send letters, drawings and words of encouragement to folks inside: <a href="https://j.mp/ebcprisonmail " target="_blank">https://j.mp/ebcprisonmail </a></li><li>Donate to support EBC’s movement work: <a href="ellabakercenter.org/give " target="_blank">ellabakercenter.org/give </a></li><li>Send money to help incarcerated folks purchase extra food and hygiene items: <a href="https://j.mp/givecanteensupport" target="_blank">https://j.mp/givecanteensupport</a></li></ul>
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      <itunes:title>Solution Salon: Community Safety and COVID-19</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:summary>As the Bay Area shelters in place in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Ella Baker Center holds a virtual town hall to share resources and information on how community members can organize for justice during the pandemic.

For more visit our website at www.EllaBakerCenter.org.</itunes:summary>
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