Tag Archives: NYC

Today’s episode highlights the campaign to close Rikers jail in New York and continues our conversation with Anne Gray Fischer about the intertwined stories of policing, the surveillance of women’s bodies, and the creation of the racialized American ghetto.  Both Sy, an organizer against Rikers, and Gray Fischer, extend the histories of control and racial domination back to the middle …

Catch up with LGBTQ+ news with your Bloomingout family! Judi, Emily and Ireland talk about their experiences at World Pride in New York City last week, which hosted a parade that lasted 12 hours. Music this week comes from Alaskaalaska’s debut album The Dots. Events: Open Mic at Blockhouse @ The Blockhouse, 205 South College Ave. (in the alley and …

This week is an interview with Samantha Johnson, from No New Jails in Brooklyn, New York. As we reported recently, the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn recently was the target of large scale demonstrations, after prisoners expressed to their loved ones on the outside that they were being denied basic human needs such as heat, fresh food, and running water. …