We begin the show with Larry Dupuis, legal director with the ACLU of Wisconsin, who recently filed a lawsuit challenging conditions at Wisconsin’s youth prison.
Next, Esty is joined by organizers and speakers of the No Child Behind Bars tour, Amanda Weatherspoon and Nadya Tannous, and local activist Brandi Grayson.
Amanda Weatherspoon is a Unitarian Universalist minister and Black liberation activist in the Bay Area. Her ministry is centered on collective liberation with an intersectional approach.
Nadya Tannous is a writer and organizer in the Bay Area. She has researched the detention of Palestinian minors since 2013.
Brandi Grayson is a Racial/Social Justice Consultant & Trainer. She has been named one of the top 28 influential African Americans in Wisconsin. She is the Founder of the Young Gifted and Black Coalition, whose mission is to bring the voices of the voiceless to the table to ensure that those who are most disenfranchised, marginalized and vulnerable are centered.