Colombia – Green and Red Podcast

Mass Uprisings in Colombia w/ Angela Castillo and Lorena Rodriguez of Colombia Conexion-SF Bay

May 19, 2021Uncategorized

In this episode, we talk with Angela Castillo and Lorena Rodriquez with Colombia Conexion- SF Bay (@colconxnsf) about the mass uprisings happening in cities across Colombia.

Listen in here: https://bit.ly/colombiaGandR

The U.S.-backed right-wing government of Ivan Duque Marquez has pushed a neo-liberal tax reform bill that has sparked mass protest across the country. The Duque government has responded with horrific police brutality resulting in at least 42 deaths as well as many more injured and disappeared by state forces. We dive deep into the history and politics of Colombia, its government’s and U.S. backed death squads war on left social movements and current crises around COVID-19 and austerity. We also discuss the city of Cali and its role as one of the epicenters of street resistance.

Human Rights in Colombia and Rochester, NY with Pendle Marshall-Hallmark

September 9, 2020Uncategorized

We talked with Pendle Marshall-Hallmark (@PendletheWitch) more about her human rights accompaniment work in Colombia.

And then some about the racial and social dynamics in her hometown of Rochester, NY in light of the recent police killing of Daniel Prude by Rochester PD.

VIDEO: The Amazon is Burning with Pendle Marshall-Hallmark

September 8, 2020Uncategorized

In this episode, we talk with climate and finance campaigner Pendle Marshall-Hallmark (@PendleTheWitch) of Amazon Watch (@amazonwatch) about the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.

Last year saw some of the worst fires in record for the region and this year’s fire season looks to be no better. The problem is made much worse by the Bolsanaro government’s deregulation of Brazilian environmental protections. increased industry efforts at deforestation and the financing of it all by U.S. asset managers and banks like Blackrock and JPMorgan Chase. We also share few words and thoughts remembering scholar, author and anarchist David Graeber who passed away suddenly on September 3rd.