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Solidarity Radio
by Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective
The Solidarity Radio podcast brings you a unique perspective of peoples’ movements in the U.S. and Latin America, both past & present. Hear from local organizers & activists to learn about the practical methods for building working class transnational solidarity from those on the ground
Episodes
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Honduras Now Podcast: U.S. Congress Reps & Activists Unearth the Real Root Causes of Migration
Just as US President Biden and VP Harris are launching yet another plan to address migration from Central America, U.S. Congress representatives traveled to the region to hear from those most affected by U.S. policy in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. The delegation, “Unearthing the Real Root...
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Colombia's First Round Presidential Elections - Not Enough for Change
In this episode we discuss the recent elections in Colombia, where the leftist coalition called the Pacto Historico received over 40% of the vote, the most in the country’s history. Colombia has historically been a bastion of ultra-conservatism and remains a staunch ally of the United States -...
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Pambana Bassett & Justin Jimenez - COVID-19 and The New War on Cuba
This episode, featuring two members of our Cuba team, was recorded on the ground in the wake of protests on July 11th and 12th across the island. There is a context- specifically of US interventionism- that the grassroots of the US, listeners, need to know about and denounce. The Blockade whose...
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Paige Kümm - Right to the City and the Fight Against Global Capitalism
In this week’s episode we sat down with Paige Kumm. Paige is a queer black feminist activist and current senior organizer for membership development at Right to the City Alliance. We spoke about the ways in which global capitalism is shaping our cities? What are the intersection between Empire…
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Todd Miller - Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the U.S. Border Across the World
In this Conversation, we spoke with Todd Miller, author of Empire of Borders: the expansion of the US border around the world. Miller has authored four books: Build Bridges, Not Walls: A Journey to a World Without Borders (City Lights, 2021) Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the U.S. Border...
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Avi Chomsky - Central America's Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence and the Roots of Migration
In this episode, Honduras Program Co-Director, Allison Lira talks to historian and activist Aviva Chomsky about the settler-colonial legacy that shapes the U.S. migration debate and her new book Central America’s Forgotten History: Revolutions, Violence, and the Roots of Migration. Aviva is a...
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"America is Back": Biden's Plan for Latin America
In this week's episode, Honduras Program Co-Director, Allison Lira, interviews members of the Solidarity Collective about what the Biden Administration might mean for countries like Colombia, Cuba and Honduras. We discuss the long history of intervention in Central America and the notorious "Plan...
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John Lindsay-Poland - The Hidden Pandemic: How U.S. Arms Sales Have Fueled Decades of Violence in Latin America
In this episode of Solidarity Radio we are joined by Honduras Program Co-Director, Allison Lira, and researcher, author and activist, John Lindsay-Poland, to explore the nature of U.S. arms sales in Latin America and how U.S. weapons manufacturers continue to profit by fueling the flames of...
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We Keep Us Safe: Alternatives to Policing and the U.S. Dirty War in Colombia
In this episode of Solidarity Radio we explore the history of U.S. intervention in Colombia and the efforts by Afro-Descendant, Indigenous and Campesino communities to protect themselves from political violence. Our international team accompanied the Refuge for Life, Peace and Dignified housing…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Solidarity Radio podcast brings you a unique perspective of peoples’ movements in the U.S. and Latin America, both past & present. Hear from local organizers & activists to learn about the practical methods for building working class transnational solidarity from those on the ground
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Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective
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