Latitude Adjustment

In the summer of 2021, after Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko enticed migrants and asylum seekers to come to Belarus and use it as a staging area for entering the European Union, the numbers of people trying to cross into the EU through the Baltic states and through Poland began to increase from the hundreds into the low thousands. And since that time draconian security measures, pushbacks, and the level of desperation of those caught between borders has increased along with the drop in temperature, leaving many freezing, starving, and stuck; pushed back and forth in a heavily forested "no man's land" on the borders of the EU.

We speak with Sonia Nandzik-Herman and Douglas Herman, co-founders of ReFocus Media Labs, a Polish NGO that has operated on the Greek island of Lesvos for years. But after spending many months in Poland they'll also be giving us an update on sitions there and and update on the current situation on Lesvos and on the Greek mainland, where many of the same policies are in place. We'll also be learning where and how policies and tactics differ. Support Latitutde Adjustment Podcast's 100% independent programming on Patreon

For our eighth episode of the Palestine Podcast academy, Ahlam Mashal, from Jerusalem, and Omar Salah, from Gaza, discuss the impacts that the coronavirus has had on the education system in different parts of Palestine, and as parents and students.

The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast. Be sure to check the post for this episode for action items, social media details, and for more information about the academy and our other episodes, at LatitudeAjustmentPod.com

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For the seventh episode of the Palestine Podcast Academy, Aseel Ghaben, from Al Bureij Refugee Camp in Gaza, Rand Tahboob, from Jerusalem, and Amany Abu Awad, from Bethlehem, discuss the seen and unseen impacts that the Israeli occupation has had on their professional lives.

The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast. Be sure to check the post for this episode for action items, social media details, and for more information about the academy and our other episodes, at LatitudeAjustmentPod.com

You can support Latitude Adjustment Podcast and our programming through our Patreon page.

In our sixth episode of the Palestine Podcast Academy, Carmel Sharif, from Jerusalem, Baraa'ah Qandeel, from Gaza, and Violette Rafidi, from Ramallah in the West Bank, discuss the various ways in which the Israeli occupation, and its restrictions on their freedom of movement, has impacted their lives, their work, and their communities.

The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast. Be sure to check the post for this episode for action items, social media details, and for more information about the academy, and our other episodes, at LatitudeAjustmentPod.com

You can support Latitude Adjustment Podcast and our programming through our Patreon page.

In our fifth episode of the Palestine Podcast Academy, Shahd Safi from Rafah in the Gaza Strip, Rana Qutteineh from Jerusalem, and Dalal Radwan from Qalqilia in the WB discuss the various ways in which unemployment, and limited employment options, have impacted their lives and the lives of people in their communities.

The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast. Be sure to check the post for this episode for action items, social media details, and for more information about the academy and our other episodes at LatitudeAjustmentPod.com

You can support Latitude Adjustment Podcast and our programming through our Patreon page.

In our fourth episode of the Palestine Podcast Academy, Muna Abu Diab from Silwan, Jerusalem, and Najah Musallam, from Ramallah, reflect on their experiences growing up under the Israeli occupation in different parts of Palestine, and on how these experiences shaped their views and their paths as adults.

The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast. Be sure to check the post for this episode for action items, social media detials, and for more information about the academy and our other episodes at LatitudeAjustmentPod.com

You can support Latitude Adjustment Podcast and our programming through our Patreon page.

In our third episode from the Palestine Podcast Academy, graduates Riwaa Abuquta, from Gaza, and Addei Hijazi, from Jerusalem, provide some rarely reported and very personal perspectives concerning the economic impacts of the Israeli occupation in both parts of Palestine.

The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast. Be sure to check the post for this episode for action items, social media detials, and for more information about the academy and our other episodes at LatitudeAjustmentPod.com

You can support Latitude Adjustment Podcast and our programming on our Patreon page.

In our second episode from the Palestine Podcast Academy, graduates Juwana Elias, from Ramallah, and Dalia Shurrab, from Gaza, talk about their family histories and about their personal journeys living in Palestine and abroad.

The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast. Be sure to check the post for this episode for action items, social media detials, and for more information about the academy and our other episodes at LatitudeAjustmentPod.com

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In our first episode for the Palestine Podcast Academy, Narmeen Hussein from Jerusalem, Amany Abu Awad from Bethlehem, and Haneen Abdalnabi from a Gaza offer their perspective on how their basic right to move freely in their own land has been impacted by the occupation. The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast. Be sure to check the post for this episode for action items, social media detials, and for more information about the academy and our other episodes at LatitudeAjustmentPod.com

You can support Latitude Adjustment Podcast and our programming on our Patreon page.

After six months of hard work, setbacks and leaps forward, and after all manner of logistical challenges, our very first Palestine Podcast Academy is done! In fact our first two Palestine Podcast Academies are done… and we're ready to share the results!

The Palestine Podcast Academy is an initiative of Latitude Adjustment Podcast, and our Amsterdam-based nonprofit, Open Roads Media. The academy connected Palestinians in Gaza, east Jerusalem, and across the West Bank, for an intensive multi-week course in podcast production, and over the course of the next few weeks we'll be publishing their collaborative team projects. But this is only the beginning. Support Latitude Adjustment Podcast, and all of our initiatives through our Patreon page.