#23 A Skater's Intro to Abolition w/ Alan Eladio Gómez

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What's up skater's? We'll make this quick. The Southwest dudes (Ted S [the person who writes these notes] and Ryan)sat down with ASU professor and abolitionist Alan Gomez to discuss police and prison abolition strategies and the enduring carceral society we live in. This is a broad talk with a lot of branches so make sure you're ready for a ride. Tommy Guerrero was kind enough to join us on a call to discuss the story beyond his now-iconic "End Racism" board from the '80s. (37:35) Thank you to everyone for listening. We hope this helps. Intro jam by Michael Kryger (@blogafonte) Outro by Sean Bonnette of AJJ. Search any music platform or YouTube for AJJ. I suggest starting with "No More Tears," or "People II: The Reckoning" Logo and Graphic Design by Michael Worful (@worful) Here's a list of books and retailers to start or continue your interest in abolition: https://www.akpress.org/ https://www.versobooks.com/ Ruth WIlson Gilmore's Golden Gulag: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520242012/golden-gulag Adrienne Maree Brown's Emergent Strategy: https://www.akpress.org/emergentstrategy.html Angela Davis's Are Prisons Obsolete: https://www.feministes-radicales.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Angela-Davis-Are_Prisons_Obsolete.pdf https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/angela-y-davis-are-prisons-obsolete Ear Hustle Podcast: https://www.earhustlesq.com/