Rose discusses current topics including Hurricane Dorian, the Amazon rainforest crisis, deadliest attack on Yemen this year and No New Jails. We speak with Yifat Susskin about small scale solutions by taking local action and institutionalizing what does work on a larger scale. She shares the import work being done in the Middle East, which is led by grassroots, women led organizations. She recommends the first Indigenous American Poet Laurete’s new collection of poetry, An American Sunrise. Lastly, Yifat gives us an outlook on where international aids really go. Rose and Jodie explain the new CODEPINK MoMa and BlackRock campaign. Rose encourages NYC listeners to get involved with their city! Daniel Ellsberg discusses the importance of the new blockbuster about the female whistleblower Katharine Gun, Official Secrets, starring Kiera Knightly.
Guests:
Yifat Susskin, MADRE partners with women's human rights activists to create programs in their communities that meet urgent needs and create lasting change. -
Daniel Ellsberg, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers
Episode 6: International Peace Activism & Whistleblowers