Demanding Justice in New Jersey Podcast Episodes
Local histories of community organizers fighting for social justice are all around us. Demanding Justice in New Jersey is a podcast that begins to gather local stories of people who have organized to restructure our society in a way that prioritizes the needs and well-being of people and our planet. It serves as a tool for teachers, students, and aspiring organizers in New Jersey by sharing stories on topics ranging from police brutality to gentrification and the ongoing climate crisis.
Season 1 focuses on the stories of community organizers based in Jersey City and Newark.
Educators can find accompanying lesson plans and resources here: http://www.npl.org/main/collections-services/njhric/demanding-justice-in-new-jersey-podcasts/djinj-lesson-plans/.
Podcast Episodes
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S1 E1: Migration Stories: Tracing the Journey from Puerto Rico to Jersey City Migration Stories is the first episode of Demanding Justice in New Jersey, a podcast about local histories of community organizing in the state. This episode draws from the New Jersey Hispanic Research Information Center (HRIC) archive. It explores Jersey City’s downtown area in the 1940s and 50s through the eyes of […] |
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S1 E2: Resisting Police Violence Through Rebellion, 1964 Following the police killing of George Floyd in June 2020, residents in cities across the country took to the streets to protest police brutality. This episode examines policies passed in the 1960s, another period of rebellion against police violence to explore how this state violence has lasted so long […] |
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S1 E3: Continued Resistance in 1970 Building on episode two, this episode explores how policies related to the issue of policing looked on the ground in New Jersey and beyond 1964. It also examines how local community organizers in Jersey City challenged these policies and ongoing police brutality through rebellion […] |
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S1 E4: Challenging Gentrification in Jersey City This episode is an interview about gentrification and its effect on housing and education in Jersey City with Danielle Walker and Dana Patton, both members of the Jersey City Together organization. Danielle and Dana share advice for aspiring community organizers as well […] |
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S1 E5: Fighting Incinerators and More in 1980s Newark This episode is a conversation about the history of environmental justice struggles in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, with longtime community organizer Nancy Zak. Nancy discusses strategies for aspiring community organizers as well […] |
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S1 E6: What does environmental justice look like today? This final episode of the season is a conversation about current environmental justice efforts in the Ironbound with María López-Nuñez, the Deputy Director of Advocacy and Organizing for the Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC). […] |