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Ep 2: How Can Cooperative Economics Help Us Build Collective Power?

In the third installment of Freedom Dreams, we interact with existing cooperative economics models and discuss the real potential for more anti-capitalist economics in our communities. Jerry Hebron of Oakland Ave Farms tells us about the history of cooperative economics in Detroit and its relationship to real estate development while Whitely Granberry talks economic equity...
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Ep 1: How can you shut down your city jail?

In this episode, we discuss the history of the Atlanta City Jail, broken taillight policing, and the power of community organizing to build new futures without jails. We interview Marilyn Winn, who organizes Women on the Rise, and Xochitl Bervera, director of the Racial Justice Action Center. These two activists and community organizers from Atlanta...
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Trailer: Why Freedom Dreams?

In this inaugural episode, Freedom Dreams introduced you to the team behind the podcast. Meet the Freedom Dreams team! Amanda Alexander (co-host and producer) is a lawyer, writer, historian and Founding Executive Director of the Detroit Justice Center. She and her team work alongside community-based movements to end incarceration and build thriving and inclusive cities....
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