Bitter Lake Presents Soundwaves Ep 47: The Feminist and the Sex Offender w/ Erica R. Meiners

In this episode we were SO LUCK TO HAVE Erica R. Meiners, co-author of "The Feminist and the Sex Offender:  Confronting Sexual Harm, Ending State Violence".  Dealing with the unhoused population I deal with both ends of sexual harm, and domestic violence, and this book for me was a great looking into how we currently handle sexual violence with the carceral state, and what an abolitionist view might look like when it comes to sexual violence. From Verso Books: With analytical clarity and narrative force, The Feminist and the Sex Offender contends with two problems that are typically siloed in the era of #MeToo and mass incarceration: sexual and gender violence, on the one hand, and the state’s unjust, ineffective, and soul-destroying response to it on the other. Is it possible to confront the culture of abuse? Is it possible to hold harm-doers accountable without recourse to a criminal justice system that redoubles injuries, fails survivors, and retrenches the conditions that made such abuse possible? Drawing on interviews, extensive research, reportage, and history, The Feminist and the Sex Offender develops an intersectional feminist approach to ending sexual violence. It maps with considerable detail the unjust sex offender regime while highlighting the alternatives we urgently need.   Donate https://p-nap.org/    Buy the book https://www.versobooks.com/books/3176-the-feminist-and-the-sex-offender   Thank you so much for checking this out.  If you like shows like this that educate and spotlight issues that don't get the mainstream media attention they deserve, please support independent media like this! Become a patron.  You'll get special shows and bonus content, as well as band/show merch!   Become a Patron Now   Also, please like, follow, and subscribe on the following platforms:   YouTube   Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   Medium