Welcome back to Dismantling Injustice! In the first episode of 2024, Envision Freedom staff discuss what we're up against this year (spoiler alert: it's a lot) and how we're strategizing to tackle it head on. Julie Mente, Zoë Adel Perry and Rosa Santana discuss the current political landscape, crunching budget numbers, mental health and so much more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dismantlinginjustice/support ..read more

In this conversation, Julie Mente sits down with Darren Mack, Co-Director of Freedom Agenda, and Loray Hodge, a leader at Freedom Agenda and mother to a son currently incarcerated on Rikers, to discuss the fight to decarcerate New York City and end the inhumanity of Rikers Island. They discuss the harsh realities of life inside Rikers Island, including daily struggles, long-term effects, and the impact on families like Loray's. Learn about the toxicity beneath the surface at Rikers and how Darren and Loray work to both honor and transform the pain caused by Rikers into something new.  No ..read more

Julie Mente sat down with Samah Sisay, Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, to shine a light on the human rights violations occurring at Orange County Correctional Facility. Samah delves into the true reality of immigration detention in New York, sharing stories of inhumane conditions faced by people detained and how they have organized and advocated against these conditions. Finally, learn about the lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights, NYCLU and Bronx Defenders against Orange County, ICE, and officials and discover how you can support efforts to end immigr ..read more

¡Un episodio especial en español! ¿Es esta la primera vez que escucha de Envision Freedom Fund? ¿O es usted un antiguo simpatizante que quiere refrescar sus conocimientos sobre quiénes somos, qué hacemos y cómo hemos adaptado nuestras estrategias para mantenernos al día con el siempre cambiante panorama político? Tenemos el episodio perfecto para ti. En esta conversación especial, Rosa Santana y Anacristina Fonseca celebran el segundo aniversario de la organización como "Envision Freedom Fund" y hablan de por qué y cómo hacemos honor a este nombre. Además, compartirán interesantes noticia ..read more

Referrals for legal services is one of the most requested methods of support we hear from folks we have bonded out from immigration detention. That’s where experts like Rebecca Press come in. Co-founder of Co-Counsel NYC and Senior Counsel at Central American Legal Assistance, Rebecca joins the podcast to discuss the dire need for immigration legal services in New York City. The episode explores the challenges faced by legal service organizations, what’s at stake for migrants, and tangible steps you can take to help address this urgent issue. Notes: Check out these resources provided by Rebec ..read more

Council Member Shahana Hanif, NYC District 39, joins us on the podcast to discuss what it means to be a sanctuary city in name and in practice. Listen to learn why she gives NYC’s response to migrants a “C,” the danger of anti-immigrant rhetoric, and how our creative, talented and compassionate city can do more for arriving migrants.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dismantlinginjustice/support ..read more

Welcome back to a new season of the Dismantling Injustice Podcast! To kick things off, we are doing a deep dive into an issue that is making headlines everyday: the arrival of asylum seekers and other migrants to New York. First: shelter and housing. On this episode, Carl sat down with a reporter who has been on the front lines documenting this evolving situation for months — Daniel Parra, reporter and editor at City Limits. They discuss how New York City's approach to housing migrants has changed over time, what migrants are sharing about their experiences, the organizations overseeing these ..read more

Introducing the last episode in our summer “Staff Picks” series! Last fall, Carl sat down with Nicole Triplett, Envision Freedom's consultant on criminal legal strategy, to dive deep into the history and evolution of surveillance — from convict leasing and FBI watch lists to data scraping of our social media profiles today. The thread tying the past to the present? The desire to control certain bodies and separate them from their rights and liberties. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dismantlinginjustice/support ..read more

While Dismantling Injustice is taking a brief summer break, the Envision Freedom staff is curating a “Staff Picks” series, where we are sharing some of our favorite episodes from this past season. This week, our Communications Manager, Julie Mente, shares one of our most listened to episodes. Professor Henning, activist, youth defender and author of The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth, sat down with Carl for a conversation about the criminalization of Black youth. Professor Henning explains how and why America manufactured fear of Black children, how that fea ..read more

We interrupt our summer #StaffPick series for a special conversation with Jocelyn Simonson, professor of law, former public defender and author of the new book Radical Acts of Justice: How Ordinary People Are Dismantling Mass Incarceration. Carl and Jocelyn explore how ordinary individuals are sparking extraordinary change within the criminal legal system through bail funds, court watching, participatory defense and peoples’ budgets. Discover how these approaches challenge the system from within, redefine safety and reclaim the power of the people. Listen now and purchase Radical Acts of Justi ..read more