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News, Views and Interviews
Denise Morris Hosts this Episode of the Old Mole which includes
- Bill Resnick talks to Theressa Raiford, a leader of Don't Shoot Portland, about the growing impunity of police and racist vigilantes and the importance of street protest challenging this violence, and that business as usual by police and civilian racists will continue until it is forced to change.
- Desiree Hellegers interviews Dan Handelman of Portland Copwatch about the upcoming City Council vote on the draft Police Association contract, which was released by the Mayor’s office on Friday. The contract, which will not be up for renegotiation until 2020, will have important bearing on police accountability in Portland.
- Laurie Mercier talks with Michael Harriott. Harriott is a writer, podcaster, spoken-word poet, and editor-in-chief of NegusWhoRead. In 2013 he began hosting "The Black One" podcast and it has grown to become one of the most-listened to podcasts in Black America. http://www.michaelharriot.com/. They discuss Black Americans, gun control, and police violence. See his piece in Ebony http://www.ebony.com/news-views/gun-control-debate#axzz4Lltuj9Aj