The Michael Slate Show

Carl Dix, representative of the Revolutionary Communist Party, co-founder of the Stop Mass Incarceration Network, on Rise Up October, three days of action to stop police terror ” what happened, what was accomplished, and what’s next.
Martin Garbus, trial attorney & international defender of free speech, and David Zeiger, filmmaker, talk about the police attacks on Quentin Tarantino for taking part in the demonstrations against police terror and murder. Garbus and Zeiger talk about the importance of artists speaking out, and people coming to their defense when they are attacked. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino courageously spoke out against police murder during Rise Up October. Since then, he’s come under attack by police organizations including in New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Trisha and Rob tell the story of how their son was arrested for reckless endangerment ” a traffic violation ” and has spent 3 hellish years in Rikers Island- also known as Guantanamo on the Hudson ” meanwhile his parents have lost everything trying to fight for his freedom.

Carl Dix (Revolutionary Communist Party/ Stop Mass Incarceration Network); Martin Garbus (Attorney); David Zeiger (Director/Filmmaker); Rob & Trisha (Parents of Son on Rikers Island)

Michael Slate – Host and Producer
Henry Carson – Assistant Producer
Jeff Pryor – Production Assistant
Teddy Robinson – Engineer


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