Under the Arch S4 Ep. 7: Fighting for Trans Right and Dignity
Our hosts speak with Shira Berkowitz, PROMO’s Senior Director of Public Policy and Advocacy. Shira leads statewide strategy for LGBTQ+ public policy, organizing, and advocacy, and is a founder...
read moreUnder the Arch S4 Ep. 6: Negotiating Conflict
Our hosts speak with Conflict Workers and Harvard Educators Whitney Benns and Sam Straus, who bring their expertise to shed light on fugitive negotiation and generative conflict, and the...
read moreUnder the Arch S4 Ep. 5: Failing on Jail Oversight
Our hosts speak with Janis Mensah, Chair of the DFOB, about the experiences that led them to the work, the challenges the board faces, and what the DFOB can...
read moreUnder the Arch S4 Ep. 4: Let’s Talk Reparations
In this episode, Dr. William Ross joins our co-hosts in a timely conversation about reparations in St. Louis. In March 2023, the City of St. Louis announced the formation...
read moreUnder the Arch S4 Ep. 3: Defending Direct Democracy
In this episode, our hosts speak with Political Director of Missouri Jobs with Justice, Richard von Glahn, and Deputy Director Ashli Bolden. We talk about the initiative petition process,...
read moreUnder the Arch S4 Ep. 2: Unpacking Local Control
In this episode, our hosts speak with professor and attorney at Saint Louis University School of Law, Brendan Roediger, about state takeover of SLMPD. We break down the debate...
read moreUnder the Arch S4 Ep. 1: Resetting the Board
In this episode, our hosts speak with the President of the St. Louis Board of Alderman, Megan Green about what her position is responsible for, how she became interested...
read moreLexii Alexander: A Trans Women’s Reflections on Social Death in Prison
Lexii’s story is part of “Bound by Blood,” an exhibition featuring stories of loved ones who were killed by police or died in custody, and an incarcerated Black transgender...
read moreWanda Parker: “Losing a child… it’s like a part of me has left.”
Wanda’s story is part of “Bound by Blood,” an exhibition featuring stories of loved ones who were killed by police or died in custody, and an incarcerated Black transgender...
read moreUnder The Arch S3 Ep. 10: St. Louis is Resistance
A special live recording from the 2022 national conference "Lawyering for Liberation: Defending Black Lives, Building Black Power", featuring distinguished guests Michael Jones, Jamala Rodgers, and Tef Poe.
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