Plot Synopsis

RESIST is a 12-episode short-form docuseries that follows the grassroots work of the local coalition Justice-LA, which is a coalition of organizations fighting the Los Angeles county's $3.5 billion jail expansion plan in 2018. The series examines the issues of cash bail, unlawful arrest, over-policing of Black and brown neighborhoods, and mass incarceration, featuring stories from Patrisse Cullors, co-founder & Executive Director of Black Lives Matter; members of JusticeLA including Jayda Rasberry of Dignity and Power Now; Helen Jones of Dignity and Power Now and Black Lives Matter Los Angeles; Bamby Salcedo of TransLatina Coalition; and Johnathan Perez of Immigrant Youth Coalition. All 12 episodes of RESIST debuted on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 on Patrisse Cullors' YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/patrissemarie