Interview with Jorge Antonio Renaud

Interview with Jorge Antonio Renaud

Jorge Antonio Renaud is a writer, poet, and activist. In this interview, he discusses the intersections of abolition, incarceral justice activism, COVID-19, police brutality, and immigration policies. Through this discussion, it is clear that all of these things impact one another and were built to boost white supremacy. Jorge speaks about how activism has changed since he began after his release from incarceration decades ago and how language around incarceration has also progressed. Specifically, he discusses how incarceration breeds violence and cycles of harm and injustice, and how the idea of "innocence" harms people currently incarcerated. Jorge muses on what the abolition movement and justice movement will look like in the future and hopes that people will continue to physically do the work that needs to be done. This interview was conducted via Zoom on November 6, 2020 with interviewer Gabriel Solis and narrator Jorge Antonio Renaud.

Jorge Antonio Renaud

Texas After Violence Project

November 6, 2020

Gabriel Solis, Emily Henry

public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Interview

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Gabriel Solis

Jorge Antonio Renaud

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