About this episode

Theo interviews Meg Stone about the misconceptions surrounding self-defense for marginalized communities and discusses findings from a report on the unhoused community's experiences with the LA fires.

Theo interviews Meg Stone, author of Don't Fight Back: And 10 Other Myths About Crime, Personal Safety, and Gender-Based Violence about how the unhoused and other marginalized people are encouraged not to defend themselves, and are frequently presented as aggressors themselves. In the field, Theo shares the findings of Los Angeles's Mutual Aid Research Collective in their new report on the unhoused community's experiences with the LA fires. Follow the Mutual Aid Research Collective's Work here:  https://www.instagram.com/maresearchco/ Get a copy of Don't Fight Back  here:  https://www.beacon.org/Dont-Fight-Back-P2456.aspx See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Theo

Guest: Meg Stone

Topics covered

• unhoused
• marginalized communities
• self-defense
• crime myths
• personal safety
• gender-based violence
• community research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mutual Aid Research Collective, iHeartPodcasts

Books & works: Don't Fight Back

Places: Los Angeles

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