Welcome to Episode Nine of Forward Together: A Podcast from the Arkansas Poor People’s Campaign where we shine a light on the people and ideas that drive the movement to end the evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism, ecological devastation, and false moral narratives of religious nationalism.

As Director of DecARcerate Arkansas, Zachary Crow is a familiar name in Arkansas’ activist circles. DecARcerate is a young organization, founded in late 2015,  and in today’s podcast, Zachary shares challenges and successes that DecARcerate Arkansas faces while appealing to a conservative Arkansas legislature for policy change.

In July 2020, Nate sat down with the Vilionia, Arkansas native to probe his ideas on abolition and incarceration, his route to Director, and the difficulty that many White Americans have acknowledging that systemic racism and inequality actually exist--- despite real evidence, like Covid-19’s impact on lives of incarcerated people here in Arkansas.

To learn more about DecARcerate, go to https://www.decarceratear.org/

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