Move It Forward
We are the Amistad Law Project, a small grassroots public interest law center and organizing project in the city of Philadelphia. We advocate for the human rights of people adversely impacted by the system, including people behind prison walls. Welcome to our monthly podcast where we’ll be lifting up the voices of our community members in the struggle for healthier and safer communities. By sharing perspectives you won’t normally hear on mainstream media platforms, we’re building our own platforms, raising our own voices, and telling our own stories, the way they need to be told. The plot thickens constantly in our struggle, and we have to push through the thickness, to move the plot forward towards change. We hope you’ll join us in moving it forward.
Podcasting since 2020 • 17 episodes
Move It Forward
Latest Episodes
Alternatives Pt 2: Getting to the Roots of Violence
In this final episode of Move It Forward, we’ll conclude our conversation on community violence prevention, exploring alternatives to policing and prosecution that are focused on addressing the systemic factors which give rise to violence. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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Alternatives Part 1: Mediation and Mentorship
Throughout this season, we have shared a quite a bit of political history and a number of personal stories that have illustrated the failures of policing and incarceration. Today we’re kicking off a two part conversation on the alternativ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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47:47
The Limits of American Criminal Justice Part 2: Prisons and Prosecution
We’re back again with more exploration of our criminal justice system. In the first part of this conversation, we looked at policing. In this episode, we’re focusing on prisons and prosecution. There has been a lot of attention given in the pas...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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41:10
The Limits of American Criminal Justice Part 1: Police
The recent resurgence of gun violence and homicide shows the deep failures in our approach to criminal justice. But instead of investing in new strategies, politicians are pushing us to respond with the same methods of policing and incarc...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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45:32
Drugs and Guns: How Violence Intersects with the Drug Economy
US media and policymakers have long focused on the connection between violence and the drug economy. Since the 70s, the War On Drugs has shaped our approach to these overlapping crises, putting millions of people behind bars and tripling...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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53:21