On this episode, we speak with Brian Meeks about the life & legacy of former Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley and how the struggle for social justice in the 60’s & 70′ still affect Jamaica today. Brian Meeks is the chair of Africana studies @ Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
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April 21st 2017: Canadian Imperialism in Latin America
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/
April 7th 2017: El Salvador Mining Ban
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/
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