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EcoJustice Radio
EcoJustice Radio presents environmental and climate stories from a social justice frame, featuring voices not necessarily heard on mainstream media. Our purpose is to amplify community voices, broaden the reach of grassroots-based movements, and inspire action. We investigate solutions for social, environmental, and climate issues with an eye to advance human health, steward wild landscapes, and solve the climate crisis across the USA and the world. Featured weekly on KPFK Los Angeles and KPFT…
Episodes
EcoJustice RadioAmazon Defenders Part One: Protecting Biodiversity from Big Oil - Ep. 82
EcoJustice Radio celebrates the land and water protectors of the Amazon Rainforest in a Four-Part series called Amazon Defenders. We begin Part One in the…
EcoJustice RadioThe Fight for Self Determination between Armenia and Azerbaijan - Ep. 81
Today we seek to gain a broader understanding of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Though a Russia- and Turkey-backed ceasefire agreement was…
EcoJustice RadioBroken Trust: LA Public Utility Methane Leak Poisons Sun Valley Community - Ep. 80
Recently, the City of Los Angeles public utility admitted that its Valley Generating Station had been leaking methane gas into the community for three years…
EcoJustice RadioRadical Mycology: The Future is Fungi with Peter McCoy - Ep. 79
This week we speak with Peter McCoy, Founder of Mycologos [https://mycologos.world/pages/founder], the world's first mycology school, and Founder and Creative…
EcoJustice RadioAfter the Burn: The Benefits of Bioremediation with Taylor Bright - Ep. 78
Listen to applied mycologist, educator, and ecosystem restoration practitioner Taylor Bright [https://www.instagram.com/symbiiotica/], speak in detail about…
EcoJustice RadioPermaculture Lessons From Fire: Restoring Paradise with Matthew Trumm - Ep. 77
Hear Permaculture Designer/Educator & consultant Matthew Trumm of Treetop Permaculture [http://www.facebook.com/ttpermaculture] discuss lessons learned during…
EcoJustice RadioCandidate Forum for Environmental Justice in South LA with Fatima Iqbal-Zubair - Ep. 76
The events of 2020, from the pandemic to the uprising, have made the upcoming election a pivotal moment in time. In particular, the Black and Brown communities…
EcoJustice RadioFlood Control to Free Rivers: The Tale of Water on Tongvalands - Ep 75
Our guests discuss the history of water upon Tongvalands aka Los Angeles: from free-flowing rivers to concrete-engineered flood control and back again. Hear…
EcoJustice RadioOcean Desalination vs Conservation and Human Rights - Ep 74
TUNE IN! Guests Andrea Leon-Grossmann from AZUL [http://azul.org/en/] and Conner Everts from Southern California Watershed Alliance discuss the proposal by…
EcoJustice RadioMissions of Culture: Reclaiming Indigenous Wisdom with Caroline Ward Holland - Ep. 73
Tune in as we welcome Caroline Ward Holland, a Tribal citizen of the Fernandeño Band of Mission Indians or Tataviam Nation, as she speaks on the ongoing…
EcoJustice RadioBuilding Unity for Social Change with Kwazi Nkrumah - Ep 72
Guest Kwazi Nkrumah from the MLK Coalition for Greater Los Angeles [http://mlkcoalitionforjobsjusticeandpeace.org/] discusses with host Jessica Aldridge how…
EcoJustice RadioNo Drilling Where We're Living with Martha Arguello - Ep. 71
Martha Arguello of Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles [https://www.psr-la.org/] discusses with host Jessica Aldridge neighborhood oil drilling…
EcoJustice RadioKia'i Up: The Rise of Empowered Youth with Mikilani Young - Ep. 70
Hear Kumu Mikilani Young from United Pillars of Aloha [http://www.unitedpoa.com/] & her student, Kayla Session, discuss the momentum and ultimate purpose…
EcoJustice RadioGrowing Coral to Restore the World’s Reefs with Sam Teicher - Ep 69
Coral Vita’s Sam Teicher discusses the urgent status of the world's coral reefs and how we can restore them by rapidly and effectively growing climate-change…
EcoJustice RadioThe People’s Budget LA and Reimagining Public Safety with Rev. Eddie Anderson - Ep. 68
Reverend Eddie Anderson discusses the People’s Budget Los Angeles [https://peoplesbudgetla.com/] with our host Jessica Aldridge. He defines what it means to…
EcoJustice RadioKnow Justice, Know Peace: 21 Generations with Rene Mims and Jaijae Kabasa - Ep. 67
Listen to Rene Mims and Jaijae Kabasa, respected elders, community leaders and musicians coming to us from The World Stage [http://theworldstage.org/] in Los…
EcoJustice RadioTHE FUTURE: Solutions, Policy, & Resistance Around Plastic - Plastic Plague Pt 7 - Ep. 66
Plastic Plague Series: PART 7 (of 7) THE FUTURE: how Solutions, Policy, & Resistance around plastic can elevate, inspire, and drive change at a systems-level…
EcoJustice RadioEcosystem Restoration: A Collaborative, Global Approach with John D. Liu - Ep. 65
Ecosystem Restoration Camps, part of John D. Liu's "Great Work of Our Time," are a methodology to regenerate degraded lands on a planetary scale. Carry Kim…
EcoJustice RadioTHE PARADIGM SHIFT: Reduction, Recycling, & Technology - Plastic Plague Pt. 6 - Ep. 64
Plastic Plague Series: PART 6 (of 7) THE PARADIGM SHIFT - we explore how reduction, recycling, and technology can create a paradigm shift that is solution…
EcoJustice RadioGreen Banking: Toward A Regenerative Economy with Tom Duncan - Ep. 63
Now is the time to invest in a regenerative economy that supports climate finance at scale. Our banking and investment practices can proactively regenerate the…
EcoJustice RadioTHE BOTTLE SCAM: Land, Water, and Indigenous Rights - Plastic Plague Pt. 5 - Ep. 62
Plastic Plague Series: PART 5 (of 7) THE BOTTLE SCAM - we connect the dots between the Water Bottle Scam and the fight for Land, Water, and Indigenous Rights…
EcoJustice RadioTHROWAWAY SOCIETY: Economics & Inequity of (Plastic) Consumption - Plastic Plague Pt 4 - Ep. 61
This is PART FOUR of a special seven-part series, called, “The Plastic Plague: Connecting the Dots between Extraction, Inequity, and Pollution.” Plastic Plague…
EcoJustice RadioThe BirdHouse: Reconnecting People & Place through Arts & Ecology - Ep. 60
On this episode, we visit with the members of an inspiring community garden and culture-space called The BirdHouse, in Hollywood, CA. Creating the conditions…
EcoJustice RadioHUMAN HEALTH: The Threats of Plastic - Plastic Plague Pt 3 - Ep 59
This is PART THREE of a special seven-part series, called, “The Plastic Plague: Connecting the Dots between Extraction, Inequity, and Pollution.” HUMAN HEALTH…
EcoJustice RadioSocial Equity in a Zero Waste Baltimore - National Zero Waste Conference - Ep. 58
This is Installment Two of our National Zero Waste Conference series meant to elevate the voices featured during the two-day event in Berkeley, California…
EcoJustice RadioREFINEMENT: Cracking the Plastic Production Boom - Plastic Plague Pt 2 - Ep. 57
This is PART TWO of a special seven-part series, called, “The Plastic Plague: Connecting the Dots between Extraction, Inequity, and Pollution.” REFINEMENT -…
EcoJustice RadioTorgen Johnson: Is Nuclear Waste at San Onofre Safe? - Ep 56
Hear urban planner and anti-nuclear activist Torgen Johnson present information regarding the stranded nuclear waste situation at the San Onofre Nuclear…
EcoJustice RadioReducing Single-Use Culture Through Legislation - National Zero Waste Conference - Ep. 55
This is Installment Two of our National Zero Waste Conference series meant to elevate the voices featured during the two-day event in Berkeley, California…
EcoJustice RadioEXTRACTION: Fracking and Drilling for Plastic Dreams - Plastic Plague Pt 1 - Ep. 54
This is PART ONE of a special seven-part series, called, “The Plastic Plague: Connecting the Dots between Extraction, Inequity, and Pollution.” As most people…
EcoJustice RadioConnecting Waste and Climate Change - National Zero Waste Conference - Ep. 53
This is Installment One of our National Zero Waste Conference series meant to elevate the voices featured during the two-day event in Berkeley, California…
EcoJustice RadioTribal Sovereignty and Self Determination with Manape LaMere and SunRose IronShell - Ep. 52
After generations of struggle, the imperative of Indigenous sovereignty over traditional lands and waters has crystallized as a growing movement in the…
EcoJustice RadioThe Winnemem Wintu: Bringing the Salmon Home with Chief Caleen Sisk - Ep. 51
We speak with Chief Caleen Sisk, the Spiritual Leader of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, whose ancestral territory includes what is now known as the McCloud River…
EcoJustice RadioPalm Oil and Orangutans - The Oily Truth & What We Can Do with Dr. Gary Shapiro - Ep. 50
Palm Oil is touted as a “miracle ingredient,” found in more than 50% of all packaged products consumed in the US. It renders makeup smooth, keeps ice cream…
EcoJustice RadioIndigenous Legacy: Intergenerational Wisdom for our Times with Tina and Jessa Calderon - Ep. 49
Hear Tina and Jessa Calderon, mother and daughter duo representing the Gabrielino Tongva and Ventureño Chumash Nations, share their personal experiences…
EcoJustice RadioPower of Youth-Led Activism: Inspiring Change and Building Community with Kevin Patel - Ep. 48
In recent years across the world, a groundswell of youth activism is growing, pressuring governments to stand up for social and environmental rights. It can be…
EcoJustice RadioWixárika/Huichol People: Protecting Sacred Lands of Mexico - Ep 47
In this episode, we discuss the struggle to protect the sacred lands and culture of the Wixárika people, also known popularly as the Huichol, an indigenous…
EcoJustice RadioJesse Marquez: Public Preparedness for Threats from Refineries, Ports, and Freeways - Ep. 46
The Los Angeles Harbor community is starving for oxygen. Environmental Justice Activist Jesse Marquez speaks with EcoJustice Radio about the dangers of living…
EcoJustice RadioThe Intersection Between Faith and Environmental Activism with Rev. Oliver Buie - Ep. 45
On Episode 45 of EcoJustice Radio our guest Reverend Oliver Buie, Minister of Community Engagement at the Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles…
EcoJustice RadioRegenerative Responses: Growing The Soil Carbon Sponge with Linda Gibbs - Ep. 44
Weather extremes, soil degradation, and climate disruption have turned our attention to the potential of soil, carbon, and water cycling as a formidable and…
EcoJustice RadioUrban Forestry's Connection to Climate Change and Social Equity with Mark Kenyon - Ep. 43
On today’s show we are discussing Urban Forestry’s Impacts On Climate Change and Social Equity. Jessica Aldridge speaks with Mark Kenyon, Executive Director of…
EcoJustice RadioYouth Climate Strike Takes Over Downtown Los Angeles - Ep. 42
The Global Climate Strikes that happened from 20-27 September 2019, inspired a record 7.6 million people to head into the streets and strike for climate…
EcoJustice RadioBottles And Cans Recycling: A Social Contract In Peril with Susan Collins - Ep. 41
Susan V. Collins, President of Container Recycling Institute, speaks with host Jessica Aldridge about how California underwent a recent wave of redemption…
EcoJustice RadioShaping our Water Future: Through Water Quality, Equity & Nature Based Solutions - Ep. 40
Water is life. Clean, safe, reliable, affordable, and the future security of water is nonnegotiable. Los Angeles, California currently imports a whopping 70%…
EcoJustice RadioSustaining the Legacy of the Tongva: Before and After "Los Angeles" with Gloria Arellanes - Ep. 39
Hear the wise words of Tongva Elder, Grandmother Gloria Arellanes, as she shares the heritage of the Tongva people, who inhabited and stewarded the area…
EcoJustice RadioPreserving the Wild in the Anthropocene Era - Ep. 38
Hear from David Lamfrom, Director of California Desert and National Wildlife programs at the National Parks Conservation Association, who will discuss the…
EcoJustice RadioPakistan: Connecting Climate Change, Women Empowerment, and Art - Ep. 37
Jessica Aldridge speaks with Ayla Suhail, Climate Change and Livelihood Project Coordinator at PODA, Potohar Organisation of development and advocacy in…
EcoJustice RadioEarth-Honoring Traditions of the Acjachemen with Spiritual Leader Adelia Sandoval - Ep. 36
Carry Kim talks with Rev. Adelia Sandoval, the Spiritual Leader for the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians/Acjachemen Nation. The Acjachemen people are the…
EcoJustice RadioPasture Based Carbon Farming with SonRise Ranch - Ep. 35
Carry Kim speaks with Doug Lindamood, from SonRise Ranch in San Diego County, California. He and his family own and operate this pasture based livestock…
EcoJustice RadioGreen New Deal Tour Comes to Los Angeles - Ep. 34
In the spring of 2019, the Sunrise Movement, building an army of young people to make climate change an urgent priority across the US, put on the Road To A…
EcoJustice RadioPublic Banking and the Transition to a Sustainable Economy – Ep. 33
On this episode, Mark Morris speaks with Madeline Merritt, Core Organizer for Public Bank LA and Member of California Public Banking Alliance. She speaks about…
EcoJustice RadioWomen in Politics and the Environment with Aura Vasquez - Ep. 32
Over the past few years, there has been significant growth in US politics of women candidates (especially women of color) and for many this being their first…
EcoJustice RadioSweatshops: LA’s Dirty Secret & the Fight for Garment Workers with Mar Martinez - Ep. 31
Los Angeles is the nation’s garment production capital and the city’s second largest manufacturing sector, yet workers face injustice, usually associated with…
EcoJustice RadioThe Steep Environmental and Social Costs of the Fashion Industry - Ep. 30
When we get dressed in the morning, most of us don’t consider the environmental costs and human rights issues that may be attached to the clothing on our…
EcoJustice RadioMobilizing a Climate Revolution with Peter Kalmus - Ep. 29
From the Personal Carbon Footprint to a Green New Deal Massive climate disruption continues to strike all over the world, one disaster after another, droughts…
EcoJustice RadioApache Stronghold: The Spiritual Movement to Save Oak Flat - Ep. 28
Join Stephanie Mushrush and Carrie "Cc" Curley Strong as they share about the Apache Stronghold spiritual movement to Save Oak Flat (Chi'chil Bildagoteel)…
EcoJustice RadioCreating Resilient Ecosystems & Regenerating the Planet with Erik Ohlsen - Ep. 27
Erik Ohlsen is the director of the Permaculture Skills Center, a vocational training school that offers advanced education in ecological design, landscaping…
EcoJustice RadioWildfire and Nuclear Waste: The Los Angeles Meltdown & Cover-Up - Ep. 26
The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL or Rocketdyne), north of Los Angeles, burned in the November 2018 Woolsey Fire, threatening toxic exposures from…
EcoJustice RadioThe Mauna Kea Movement to Protect Sacred Sites - Ep. 25 Part II
Ku Kia'i Mauna: The Mauna Kea Movement to Protect Sacred Sites, Waters and Indigenous Legacies Worldwide Part 2 Kumu Mikilani provides an update on the status…
EcoJustice RadioThe Mauna Kea Movement to Protect Sacred Sites - Ep. 25 Part I
Part 1 of 2 Ku Kia'i Mauna: Kumu Mikilani Young discusses with Carry Kim from EcoJustice Radio about the proposed, highly controversial 30-meter TMT telescope…
EcoJustice RadioCentennial Project: Suburbs Sprawl, Health & Environment Suffers - Ep. 24
As part of the incessant need for what some people call “growth” we inevitably destroy resources, especially when that “growth” happens to be sprawling land…