ABC Café

Robert Nowak on Being Christian in Palestine. We talk about what he saw and heard on his recent trip to occupied Palestine.

Vermonters for Justice in Palestine
Amnesty International: Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinians
B'Tselem: This is Apartheid
Human Rights Watch: A Threshold Crossed
Foreign Affairs: Israel's One-State Reality

Recorded on April 6, 2023
Hosted by Anthony Apodaca

Paul Fleckenstein on climate change and local organizing. We talk about the current state of the climate movement and the importance of local organizing as a strategy to build a movement. We also talk about Burlington's push for airport expansion and how you can get involved to fight back.

Petition to stop the airport expansion: https://tinyurl.com/2p8kdwaz

Another silent spring: https://www.tempestmag.org/2022/03/another-silent-spring/

Recorded on March 26, 2021
Hosted by Anthony Apodaca

Ashley Smith on the Tempest Collective, Socialism, and Democracy. We talk about the politics of the Tempest Collective, the rot of state capitalism, working-class organizing, and building a new party to address our interrelated local and global crises.

Recorded on February 3, 2021
Hosted by Anthony Apodaca

John Heermans on the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont's recent resolution "Recognition of Apartheid in Israel/Palestine". Discussed on the show:

Apartheid in Israel/Palestine
https://diovermont.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Recognition-of-Apartheid-in-IsraelPalestine.pdf

Leahy Laws
https://diovermont.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Application-of-the-Leahy-Laws-to-Israel.pdf

Freedom of Speech
https://diovermont.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Supporting-Freedom-of-Speech-and-the-Right-to-Boycott.pdf

Recorded on December 23, 2021
Hosted by Anthony Apodaca

Liz Blum and Kathy Shapiro join us to discuss Palestine, Israel, and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS). We discuss how BDS is modeled on the fight against South African Apartheid, antisemitism, Jewish Voice for Peace, and why this issue should matter to all Vermonters. Links for further reading:

Ten Myths about Israel
The Politics of Defining Antisemitism
Jewish Voice for Peace
On Antisemitism

A Land with a People

A Northern Ireland Solution for Palestine?
BDS Movement
A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution

Recorded on December 10, 2021
Hosted by Anthony Apodaca
Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

Rabbi Jan and Rabbi David join us to discuss Burlington's recent resolution "Calling for Justice and a Peaceful End to the Palestine and Israel Conflict." The resolution calls for the city to "express its solidarity with the Palestinian people" and endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS).

Four rabbis: A joint letter to Burlington City Council about BDS vote
Marc Estrin: The rabbis have it wrong about BDS movement
BDS Movement
A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution

Recorded on October 7, 2021
Hosted by Anthony Apodaca
Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

The People of Winooski share their pain and suffering under F-35 operations. In this episode, we cover the Winooski City Council meeting that took place on Sept 7, attended by the Vermont Air National Guard.

Full meeting: https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/winooski-city-council-424

Recorded on September 7, 2021
Hosted by Anthony Apodaca
Music by Dr. Divorce

Yasamin Gordon on Building Equity in the City of Winooski. We talk about her new role as Equity Director, engaging with and listening to members of the community, voting rights, the police, and much more.

Recorded on August 20, 2021
Hosted by Anthony Apodaca
Music by Zebulon 5

Jess Laporte on People for Police Accountability. We talk about the movement and struggle for police accountability in Burlington, the proposed charter change to help make that happen, and how you can get involved.

Discussed on show:

People for Police Accountability
https://peopleforpoliceaccountability.com/

Women's Justice and Freedom Initiative
https://www.wjfi.org/

The Battery Park Movement
https://www.facebook.com/The-Battery-Park-Movement-101456988442763

Vermont ACLU
https://www.acluvt.org/

Peace and Justice Center
https://www.pjcvt.org/

Migrant Justice
https://migrantjustice.net/

Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
https://www.vtracialjusticealliance.org/

Recorded on July 23, 2021
Hosted by Anthony Apodaca and Daniel Trigg
Music by David Ratsauce 

The Guard Responds with Marguerite Adelman and James Marc Leas. In our second episode about the F-35 in Burlington, we talk about the Guard's response to the recent Winooski ballot measure, the lack of response from our elected officials, and whose door we need to bang on to get these damn planes out of our cities.

https://jetlinefilm.com/
https://cancelf35.substack.com/
https://www.defendtheguard.us/

Submit your F-35 comment: https://tinyurl.com/4zjjn39x

Results: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tmEqEFUYQv7mxR5PnSn49mARczYZfNLObabuY1cvp6A/viewanalytics

Recorded on June 11, 2021
Hosted by Anthony Apodaca and Daniel Trigg