CODEPINK Radio

Struggle and Resilience Across the World: In this episode, Indigenous voices across the world are sharing their stories of struggle and resilience in the face of militarism and war economy. We are hearing from Julian Aguon of Chamorro about the militarization of Guam, Matias Benno Rempel from the Conselho Indigenista Missionario about Brazil's presidential election, and Tara Houska of Couchiching about the process of grief and resilience.

In this episode, Medea Benjamin and Hadiya Afzal of Unfreeze Afghanistan explain the Biden administration’s recent move to create a $3.5 billion fund "Afghan Fund" through a Swiss bank, and what it means for Afghanistan's economy and resources. We are also joined by Marcy Winograd, who updates us on the state of the war in Ukraine and how the peace movement is responding.

In this episode we hear from Lisa Ling and William Neuheisel to discuss drone warfare, Daniel Hale, and the espionage act.

Marcy Winograd, host of CODEPINK Congress, role-plays with co-host Hanieh Jodat how to talk about achieving a diplomatic peace in Ukraine. On the second half of our show, she shares a webinar featuring anit-war feminist voices in Ukraine and Georgia who challenge neo-liberal privatization schemes and envision a worker-center society in their post Soviet states. The webinar was sponsored by the international committee of Democratic Socialists of America and co-sponsored by CODEPINK and World Beyond War.

In this episode, we hear from Shehrbano Jamali, a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum working on flood relief efforts on the ground in Pakistan after unprecedented flooding has left a third of the country underwater. We are also joined by CODEPINK's own Nancy Mancias to discuss her work with the End Cross Border Bombing Campaign and its recent report on civilian impacts of Turkish airstrikes in Iraq.

In this episode, we are joined by Carlos Ron to discuss the illegal seizing of a Venezuelan plane, which by U.S. orders has been grounded in Argentina since June. We then talk to Rev. Chris Ferguson about the absurdity and inhumanity of U.S. policy towards Cuba, specially when it comes to its designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Cuba is currently hosting peace talks between the ELN guerrilla group and the Colombian government and its designation has made this process more challenging. We will also hear excerpts from WTF is going on in Latin America: Argentina's Vice President Faces a "Media-Judicial Firing Squad"

On this episode, Marcy Winograd Interviews Bert Knorr of the International Committee of Democratic Socialists of America about the Peace In Ukraine Coalition, which also includes CODEPINK and Veterans for Peace. Learn about the coalition's call for a ceasefire in Ukraine and their Week of Action September 12-15. Their mantra? Billions for climate, health care and housing--not more weapons to escalate a US proxy war! Next, Marcy takes us to a press conference where lawyers for imprisoned whistleblower Julian Assange demand the US government drop extradition orders in light of the CIA's illegal spying at the Ecuadorian embassy. From spying to war games to anti-war protests, CODEPINK Radio zeroes in on the Center for a New American Security gaming for a war with China and the push-back from war resisters protesting House speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan.

CODEPINK marks 4 years since Saudi Arabia dropped a bomb on a school bus in Dahyan, Yemen killing 40 children on their way to a field trip. We are joined by Dr. Shireen Al-Adeimi, Dr. Aisha Jumaan, Dr. Alberto Minujin, and Yemeni organizer Aseel Fara.

What does war have to do with climate change? On this episode of CODEPINK radio, War Is Not Green campaign intern Sophie shares excerpts from an event CODEPINK hosted on Saturday titled "How Militarism Fuels the Climate Crisis and What You Can Do About It."

What does it mean to work on divesting from war in 2022? In this episode of CODEPINK radio, Divest from the War Machine organizer Shea talks with members of the Divest Chicago from War coalition on their local organizing work, the role of economic activism in our movements today, and what the Chicago coalition is doing right now.