<p>In today's episode we speak with Jess Markt, who is a wheelchair basketball coach working with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as a Sport and Inclusion Advisor. Jess was injured following a spinal cord accident at age 19, and he joined the ICRC in 2011 to help bring the sport of basketball to wheelchair-bound men and women in countries around the world, including Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, and South Sudan.</p>

In today's episode we speak with Jess Markt, who is a wheelchair basketball coach working with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as a Sport and Inclusion Advisor. Jess was injured following a spinal cord accident at age 19, and he joined the ICRC in 2011 to help bring the sport of basketball to wheelchair-bound men and women in countries around the world, including Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, and South Sudan.

Interview With Jesse Markt

The Peace Parade is a podcast that introduces listeners to artists, photographers, philosophers, playwrights, and poets whose work is focused on issues connected to Peace Studies, including cultural memory, environmental conservation, gender equality, human rights, non-violence, and religious diversity. Join hosts Kareem Tayyar and Farzane Farazdaghi as they interview creatives from around the globe about the ways artistic expression can help both individuals and societies and achieve a more peaceful, just world.

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Interview With Jesse Markt

Interview With Jesse Markt