SNV Special Interview: The Flamingo Revolution

Special Interview Recorded (8/31/2026) and Uploaded Here (9/3/2026)(NOTE - You can watch a video of this interview from URBAN CABIN STUDIOS YouTube here: https://youtu.be/dJhd21Bg1MI?si=u1n-U9gnNrKxg4n- )In this special we speak with Xhiorxhina Roci, Armela Mamani and Jurgen from The Flamingo Revolution in Albania (https://theflamingorevolution.com/). You can read the Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo_Revolution) for a brief background overview of this movement. But there is much misinformation out there so even more importantly please listen to the interview to learn about the current situation in Albania and The Flamingo Revolution that has developed there. Xhiorxhina Roci talks about books at jovetem.libra on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jovetem.libra/You can find Jurgen at thatsjurgen on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thatsjurgen/?hl=en Armela's Journal is at muza.jehone on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/muza.jehone/Musine Kokalari published "under the moniker Muza (the Muse)" according to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musine_KokalariArmela Mamani speaks of Kokalari briefly in this interview. Armela Mamani also has a Substack: https://armelamamani.substack.com/Jurgen was wearing an Avni Rustemi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avni_Rustemi) shirt during this discussion.Here are additional articles covering some topics discussed in the interview: In Trump's footsteps: Kushner's controversial Balkans deals (4/02/2024): https://www.dw.com/en/in-trumps-footsteps-kushners-controversial-balkans-deals/a-68689404 Why is Trump’s son-in-law allowed to build in Europe’s first wild river national park delta? (5/18/2024): https://www.euronews.com/2024/05/18/why-is-trumps-son-in-law-allowed-to-build-in-europes-first-wild-river-national-park-deltaAlbania is destroying a protected wild coast for President Trump’s son-in-law – and lying to parliament about it (6/2/2026): https://www.birdlife.org/news/2026/06/02/albania-is-destroying-a-protected-wild-coast-for-president-trumps-son-in-law-and-lying-to-parliament-about-it/ The Flamingo Revolution — How Albania’s Civic Protest Exposes Lack of Transparency and Media Capture (6/05/2026): https://www.biepag.eu/op-ed/the-flamingo-revolution-how-albanias-civic-protest-exposes-lack-of-transparency-and-media-captureThe One-Page Law That Legalized the Sale of Albania’s Coast (6/8/2026): https://albaniavoice.com/ligji-21-2024-albania-protected-areas/Critics Slam Albania’s Emergency Bailout of Kanye West Concert as a $5 Million Smoke Screen (7/11/2026): https://www.occrp.org/en/news/critics-slam-albanias-emergency-bailout-of-kanye-west-concert-as-a-5-million-smoke-screen YOU CAN ALSO READ SOME BLOG POSTS FROM MINNESOTAN ANNE WINKLER-MOREY'S (annewinklermorey.com) TIME IN ALBANIA IN 2024 BELOW:Berat, Albania, Opens Windows to the Sky and Doors to the Stranger: https://annewinklermorey.com/berat-albania-city-that-opens-windows-to-the-sky-and-doors-to-the-stranger/ Five Questions about the Economy and Politics of Tirana, Albania: https://annewinklermorey.com/five-questions-about-the-economy-and-politics-of-tirana-albania/