May 7, 2024
Freelance Solidarity Prorject »Christy joins a panel discussion conversation with Christopher Blackwell and Juan Moreno Haines, as well as Empowerment Avenue Executive Director Rahsaan Thomas, moderated by FSP-NWU member-organizer Khawla Nakua. They discuss reporting on everything from solitary confinement, to hunger strikes, to trans rights inside prisons.
April 13, 2024
Emory University »Clips from a talk Christy gave at Emory University with Dr. Mark Spencer about the intersection of healthcare, incarceration, and minorities.
March 19, 2024
Amplified Voices »Why Do We Treat Sex Crimes Differently Than Other Crimes? Sex exceptionalism is the idea that sexual behavior is seen as fundamentally different from other human behavior and deserves special treatment. This has deep implications in the ongoing struggle to end cycles of sexual violence.
C. Dreams joins a panel moderated by Melinda Bronson, RAA Education Team Lead featuring Aya Gruber, law professor and author of The Feminist War on Crime; Abasi Amin, activist and founder of ASR Advocates; and Emily Horowitz, professor, sociologist, and author of From Rage to Reason in conversation about this important issue.
July 13, 2023
Amplified Voices »On this episode of Amplified Voices, Amber and Jason speak with C, a woman who has lived through the unimaginable – losing her mother at a young age, getting thrust into the foster system, and grappling with overdiagnosis and overmedication, displacement, and disconnection. We learn about her journey, from her challenging upbringing to her involvement in the sex trade and her initial encounters with the criminal legal system as a young, transgender woman.
C talks about the labels society imposes, and the struggles of being over-stigmatized within an oppressive system. We listen to C’s experiences in a men’s prison facility, the threats she faced, as well as her fight for proper healthcare. Strikingly, C shares about obtaining academic success amidst this turbulence- reminding us of the strength of the human spirit, and the power of belief and investment.
January 22, 2023
Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction Podcast »C. Dreams joins the Hard Knox Talks podcast for a conversation about her experiences.
From the show notes: “C has seen darkness but, from that darkness, came purpose. ‘I was left inspired by my conversation with C and I think you will be too so open your mind and have a listen to this audio only episode with the freedom fighter known as C. Dreams”
January 21, 2023
The Dr. Junkie Show »This episode features part 2 of a conversation with activist, author, and academic, C. Dreams. It digs into some of the basic pathways to learning about God, finding spirituality, navigating holy books, avoiding self-deception, and avoiding our tendency as humans to avoid critical analysis of our valued beliefs or morals.
January 16, 2023
The Dr. Junkie Show »C. Dreams is back, talking about all sorts of topics we missed the first time around. This episode is part 1 of 2. C. Dreams and Dr. Junkie talk about prison abolition, prison education, trans rights in prison, stigma, imposter syndrome, “I ain’t shit” syndrome, patriarchy, Christianity, Faith, redemption, sex offender registries, identity, and lots more.
November 1, 2022
The Wall: Behind and Beyond »Incarcerated host Phillip A Jones speaks with Journalist and Advocate C Dreams.
C. Dreams, Dr. Christina Perez’s, moniker while incarcerated, joins Dr. Junkie to talk about addiction, recovery, reentry, education, stigma, social movement, reappropriation, colorism. Plus, she shares her story of doing interviews—including for this show—on a contraband cell phone smuggled into her prison cell.