KPFA - A Rude Awakening

On today’s show, I’ll spend the hour speaking to Stacy Malkan co-founder and managing editor of U.S. Right to Know – the nonprofit public health research group, recapping 2023 and giving us a preview of what’s in store for 2024.

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On today’s show, I’ll speak to author David Sedlak on his latest book Water for All:  Global Solutions for a Changing Climate.  We’ll switch gears and hear an excerpt from a webinar put on by A Growing Culture featuring renowned seedologist and scientist Debal Deb.

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On today’s show, a recap of the Conference of Parties 28 with The Climate Center’s COO Barry Vesser.  We’ll switch gears and hear some good news from New Voices are Rising Program Director Mykela Patton on their recent grant receipt from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA)

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An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs. Listen to A Rude Awakening anytime via our community-powered KPFA Archive

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An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs. Listen to A Rude Awakening anytime via our community-powered KPFA Archive

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On today’s show, I’ll speak to Simon de Bonviller on the new climate home buying website Augurisk.com. We’ll switch gears and speak to Anne Peterman, executive director for Global Justice Ecology Project on the latest findings with the American chestnut tree.

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On today’s show, I’ll have a discussion with Dr. Hossein Ayazi Senior Analyst for the Global Justice Program at the Othering and Belonging Institute of UC Berkeley about their latest report and database on forced climate displacement.

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On today’s show, Earthjustice is waging a battle royale against the Port of Oakland’s expansion plans. I’ll speak to Earthjustice attorney Katrina Tomas on what is being done to stop the expansion and neurologist Dr. Bret Andrews on the health implications of the already existent pollution in the area.

https://earthjustice.org/article/how-a-bay-area-community-is-fighting-port-pollution

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On today’s show, I’ll speak to Nik Evasco, lead organizer for No to APEC on the upcoming protests against the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit happening in San Francisco.  We’ll switch gears and get an update on the CA utility tax from the executive director of Solar Rights Alliance, Dave Rosenfeld.

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On today’s show, big rally tomorrow in Novato to stop the Costco Mega Gas-station  from being built, I’ll speak to organizers Silke Valentine of 350Marin  + Zoe Jonick of 350BayArea to get details 

Plus an excerpt from an interview I did with author and climate change communicator, Kylie Flanagan  on her latest publication on climate resilience 

CLIMATE RESILIENCE

An intersectional primer for saving the planet: place-based perspectives and community-led tools for fighting climate change—for readers of The Intersectional Environmentalist and All We Can Save

“An essential, inspired chorus of voices echoing the urgency of action in the fight against climate change.” —Kirkus Reviews

In Climate Resilience, climate justice and resilience strategist Kylie Flanagan invites us to see and act beyond status-quo solutions, Big Tech promises…and everything we’re usually told about how to save the planet.

Centering the voices of Native Rights activists, queer liberation ecologists, youth climate-justice organizers, Latinx wilderness activists, and others on the front lines, Climate Resilience urges us toward a vision of climate care that invests in place-based, community-led projects focused on:

Each section offers practical blueprints for engaging with different aspects of climate-change action through mutual aid, seed-saving, community-owned energy, community safety plans, and more, and includes a range of ideas for readers to apply these strategies in their own communities.

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