The LMC goes north of the border to speak with Todd Gordon, the author of “Imperialist Canada” and “Blood of Extraction: Canadian Imperialism in Latin America.” Todd Gordon is an assistant professor of social justice & community engagement at Wilfred Laurier University in Brantford, Ontario Canada. His latest article is www.jacobinmag.com/author/todd-gor…ffery-r-webber/
As April marks the 35th anniversary of the Falkland Islands war between Argentina and the UK, we speak with James J.A. Blair about the complexities and the legacy of this war. James J.A. Blair is a visiting assistant professor in Anthropology at Brooklyn College, City University of New York (CUNY).
Laura Embree-Lowry, the program director for CISPES, joins us to discuss the historic mining ban in El Salvador. She’ll explain how El Salvador became the first country in the world to ban all metallic mining nationwide and about the activists whom risked their lives to fight for social and environmental justice. Learn more at cispes.org/
The Latino Media Collective is a grassroots Latino public-affairs program that airs on Pacifica station WPFW 89.3fm on Fridays @ 1pm EST in Washington DC.