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In this episode, we engage in a discussion with Grahame Russell, co-founder and director of Rights Action, as we delve into the complexities of human rights and environmental struggles in Central America, particularly in Honduras. Grahame shares insights on U.S. military influence, the implications of political corruption, and the impact of tourism on Indigenous communities like the Garifuna. Join us as we explore the intricate web of power dynamics, resource exploitation, and the fight for justice in the region.
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Resources/Articles:
Grahame co-authored and co-edited TESTIMONIO–Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala [https://www.testimoniothebook.org/].
Rights Action recently published Grahame’s report 13 BRAVE GIANTS-How We Won the Landmark Hudbay Minerals Lawsuits in Canada and the Mynor Padilla Criminal Trial in Guatemala, and at What Cost [https://rightsaction.org/articles-reports/13-brave-giants-report]
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Grahame Russell is a Canadian and U.S. citizen. He has worked on human rights and justice, humanitarian relief, land defense and environmental issues in Central America since 1985. Since 1995, he is director of Rights Action [http://www.rightsaction.org/], focusing particularly on Guatemala and Honduras. He is also a non-practicing lawyer and part-time professor at the University of Northern British Columbia.
Rights Action [http://www.rightsaction.org/] works (mainly) in Honduras and Guatemala in support of land, environment and human rights defense struggles resisting harms caused by sectors of the unjust global economy: mining and hydro-electric dams; for-export production of African palm, sugarcane and bananas; tourism and ‘sweatshop’ factories; and in denouncing political and military interventions, and economic warfare (“sanctions”) of the U.S., Canada and other ‘global north’ countries and actors.
Jack Eidt is an urban planner, environmental journalist, and climate organizer, as well as award-winning fiction writer. He is Co-Founder of SoCal 350 Climate Action and Executive Producer of EcoJustice Radio. He writes for a PBS SoCal Artbound project called High & Dry [https://www.pbssocal.org/people/high-dry]. He is also Founder and Publisher of WilderUtopia [https://wilderutopia.com], a website dedicated to the question of Earth sustainability, finding society-level solutions to environmental, community, economic, transportation and energy needs. He also publishes articles and podcasts on Substack [https://jackeidt.substack.com/].
Podcast Website: http://ecojusticeradio.org/
Podcast Blog: https://www.wilderutopia.com/category/ecojustice-radio/
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Executive Producer and Host: Jack Eidt
Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats
Episode 283
Support the Podcast via PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LBGXTRM292TFC&source=url
For an extended interview and other benefits, become an EcoJustice Radio patron at https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio
Resources/Articles:
Grahame co-authored and co-edited TESTIMONIO–Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala [https://www.testimoniothebook.org/].
Rights Action recently published Grahame’s report 13 BRAVE GIANTS-How We Won the Landmark Hudbay Minerals Lawsuits in Canada and the Mynor Padilla Criminal Trial in Guatemala, and at What Cost [https://rightsaction.org/articles-reports/13-brave-giants-report]
Play Jankunu, Play Documentary https://youtu.be/_JsmPbrZBjk?si=Iu-jovmXG74Azp25
Grahame Russell is a Canadian and U.S. citizen. He has worked on human rights and justice, humanitarian relief, land defense and environmental issues in Central America since 1985. Since 1995, he is director of Rights Action [http://www.rightsaction.org/], focusing particularly on Guatemala and Honduras. He is also a non-practicing lawyer and part-time professor at the University of Northern British Columbia.
Rights Action [http://www.rightsaction.org/] works (mainly) in Honduras and Guatemala in support of land, environment and human rights defense struggles resisting harms caused by sectors of the unjust global economy: mining and hydro-electric dams; for-export production of African palm, sugarcane and bananas; tourism and ‘sweatshop’ factories; and in denouncing political and military interventions, and economic warfare (“sanctions”) of the U.S., Canada and other ‘global north’ countries and actors.
Jack Eidt is an urban planner, environmental journalist, and climate organizer, as well as award-winning fiction writer. He is Co-Founder of SoCal 350 Climate Action and Executive Producer of EcoJustice Radio. He writes for a PBS SoCal Artbound project called High & Dry [https://www.pbssocal.org/people/high-dry]. He is also Founder and Publisher of WilderUtopia [https://wilderutopia.com], a website dedicated to the question of Earth sustainability, finding society-level solutions to environmental, community, economic, transportation and energy needs. He also publishes articles and podcasts on Substack [https://jackeidt.substack.com/].
Podcast Website: http://ecojusticeradio.org/
Podcast Blog: https://www.wilderutopia.com/category/ecojustice-radio/
Support the Podcast: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio
PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LBGXTRM292TFC&source=url
Executive Producer and Host: Jack Eidt
Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats
Episode 283