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On the Frontlines
On the Frontlines is a weekly community program features stories of social justice, climate justice, and economic justice. On the Frontlines is hosted by Jill Mangaliman and Edgar Franks and supported by Front and Centered.
Jill Mangaliman is a community organizer and writer born and raised in Seattle. They serve on the national secretariat of BAYAN USA, an alliance of anti-imperialist Filipino grassroots organizations, and serve as chairperson of GABRIELA Seattle. Jill is also a founding board member of Front and Centered and Bush Garden karaoke host.
Edgar Franks is the Policy Director of Familias Unidas por la Justicia, an independent farmworker union with over 500 members across Washington State. The son of farmworkers, Edgar grew up in the fields of Mount Vernon and spends most of his time in Skagit Valley, organizing and reading comic books.
Front and Centered is a statewide coalition of over seventy community organizations that represent and are staffed by frontline communities in Washington State. Front and Centered resists climate justice with a grassroots approach and under the framework of a Just Transition.
On the Frontlines
Philippine Elections with Meesha of Malaya Movement
On the Frontlines goes international in its second episode! In the aftermath of the election of Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte as President and Vice President of the Philippines, Jill and Meesha of Malaya Movement call in from Seafood City in Tukwila to break down the results with Edgar. They discuss the state of politics in the Philippines, the concerns around election fraud, and the active role that the United States government, including Congressional representatives like Washington State's Adam Smith, plays in keeping dictators in power overseas.
Recorded on May 13, 2022.
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