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
Crash #COP27: We're Heading to Sharm El Sheikh!
Season 2 of On the Frontlines kicks off with Edgar heading to Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt to Crash the COP! For Crash #COP27, Jill and Edgar will be taking us into COP27 with stories from the grassroots, connecting Washington State to Sharm El Sheikh at the ground level.
In this episode, Edgar phones in from Istanbul during a layover on his way to Egypt. You'll hear about why Edgar's going to COP27, who's going with him, and the meaning behind the concept of a Just Transition. Also, did Edgar meet John Kerry once!?
Recorded on November 4, 2022. Crash #COP27 is a special season of On the Frontlines.
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