Sojourner Truth Radio

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16. Our guests are Arlene Inouye and Dr. Karen Umemoto.

For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Jennifer Wickham about the latest on First Nations people leading a struggle to defend their environment against the coastal gas link pipeline. Jen is a member of Cas Yikh (Grizzly Bear House) in the Gidimten (Bear/Wolf) Clan of the Wetsuweten people. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from the University of Victoria with a major in English and a minor in Indigenous Studies, as well as a Bachelor of Education from the University of Northern British Columbia, focusing on secondary years. She is currently working on a feature-length documentary film about Witsuwiten sovereignty as a creative producer. She has broad experience working as an educator, poet, writer, a mental health advocate, and as a community support worker. Jen is currently living in Gidimten yintah in what is now known as northern British Columbia. She loves to bead and spend time with family. She dreams of freedom for her people and bright shiny futures for all the young people.

Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16. Our guests are Arlene Inouye and Dr. Karen Umemoto.

For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Jennifer Wickham about the latest on First Nations people leading a struggle to defend their environment against the coastal gas link pipeline. Jen is a member of Cas Yikh (Grizzly Bear House) in the Gidimten (Bear/Wolf) Clan of the Wetsuweten people. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from the University of Victoria with a major in English and a minor in Indigenous Studies, as well as a Bachelor of Education from the University of Northern British Columbia, focusing on secondary years. She is currently working on a feature-length documentary film about Witsuwiten sovereignty as a creative producer. She has broad experience working as an educator, poet, writer, a mental health advocate, and as a community support worker. Jen is currently living in Gidimten yintah in what is now known as northern British Columbia. She loves to bead and spend time with family. She dreams of freedom for her people and bright shiny futures for all the young people.

Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16. Our guests are Arlene Inouye and Dr. Karen Umemoto.

For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Jennifer Wickham about the latest on First Nations people leading a struggle to defend their environment against the coastal gas link pipeline. Jen is a member of Cas Yikh (Grizzly Bear House) in the Gidimten (Bear/Wolf) Clan of the Wetsuweten people. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from the University of Victoria with a major in English and a minor in Indigenous Studies, as well as a Bachelor of Education from the University of Northern British Columbia, focusing on secondary years. She is currently working on a feature-length documentary film about Witsuwiten sovereignty as a creative producer. She has broad experience working as an educator, poet, writer, a mental health advocate, and as a community support worker. Jen is currently living in Gidimten yintah in what is now known as northern British Columbia. She loves to bead and spend time with family. She dreams of freedom for her people and bright shiny futures for all the young people.

Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16. Our guests are Arlene Inouye and Dr. Karen Umemoto.

For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Jennifer Wickham about the latest on First Nations people leading a struggle to defend their environment against the coastal gas link pipeline. Jen is a member of Cas Yikh (Grizzly Bear House) in the Gidimten (Bear/Wolf) Clan of the Wetsuweten people. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from the University of Victoria with a major in English and a minor in Indigenous Studies, as well as a Bachelor of Education from the University of Northern British Columbia, focusing on secondary years. She is currently working on a feature-length documentary film about Witsuwiten sovereignty as a creative producer. She has broad experience working as an educator, poet, writer, a mental health advocate, and as a community support worker. Jen is currently living in Gidimten yintah in what is now known as northern British Columbia. She loves to bead and spend time with family. She dreams of freedom for her people and bright shiny futures for all the young people.

Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16. Our guests are Arlene Inouye and Dr. Karen Umemoto.

For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Jennifer Wickham about the latest on First Nations people leading a struggle to defend their environment against the coastal gas link pipeline. Jen is a member of Cas Yikh (Grizzly Bear House) in the Gidimten (Bear/Wolf) Clan of the Wetsuweten people. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from the University of Victoria with a major in English and a minor in Indigenous Studies, as well as a Bachelor of Education from the University of Northern British Columbia, focusing on secondary years. She is currently working on a feature-length documentary film about Witsuwiten sovereignty as a creative producer. She has broad experience working as an educator, poet, writer, a mental health advocate, and as a community support worker. Jen is currently living in Gidimten yintah in what is now known as northern British Columbia. She loves to bead and spend time with family. She dreams of freedom for her people and bright shiny futures for all the young people.

Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16. Our guests are Arlene Inouye and Dr. Karen Umemoto.

For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Jennifer Wickham about the latest on First Nations people leading a struggle to defend their environment against the coastal gas link pipeline. Jen is a member of Cas Yikh (Grizzly Bear House) in the Gidimten (Bear/Wolf) Clan of the Wetsuweten people. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from the University of Victoria with a major in English and a minor in Indigenous Studies, as well as a Bachelor of Education from the University of Northern British Columbia, focusing on secondary years. She is currently working on a feature-length documentary film about Witsuwiten sovereignty as a creative producer. She has broad experience working as an educator, poet, writer, a mental health advocate, and as a community support worker. Jen is currently living in Gidimten yintah in what is now known as northern British Columbia. She loves to bead and spend time with family. She dreams of freedom for her people and bright shiny futures for all the young people.

Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16. Our guests are Arlene Inouye and Dr. Karen Umemoto.

For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Jennifer Wickham about the latest on First Nations people leading a struggle to defend their environment against the coastal gas link pipeline. Jen is a member of Cas Yikh (Grizzly Bear House) in the Gidimten (Bear/Wolf) Clan of the Wetsuweten people. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from the University of Victoria with a major in English and a minor in Indigenous Studies, as well as a Bachelor of Education from the University of Northern British Columbia, focusing on secondary years. She is currently working on a feature-length documentary film about Witsuwiten sovereignty as a creative producer. She has broad experience working as an educator, poet, writer, a mental health advocate, and as a community support worker. Jen is currently living in Gidimten yintah in what is now known as northern British Columbia. She loves to bead and spend time with family. She dreams of freedom for her people and bright shiny futures for all the young people.

Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16. Our guests are Arlene Inouye and Dr. Karen Umemoto.

For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Jennifer Wickham about the latest on First Nations people leading a struggle to defend their environment against the coastal gas link pipeline. Jen is a member of Cas Yikh (Grizzly Bear House) in the Gidimten (Bear/Wolf) Clan of the Wetsuweten people. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from the University of Victoria with a major in English and a minor in Indigenous Studies, as well as a Bachelor of Education from the University of Northern British Columbia, focusing on secondary years. She is currently working on a feature-length documentary film about Witsuwiten sovereignty as a creative producer. She has broad experience working as an educator, poet, writer, a mental health advocate, and as a community support worker. Jen is currently living in Gidimten yintah in what is now known as northern British Columbia. She loves to bead and spend time with family. She dreams of freedom for her people and bright shiny futures for all the young people.

Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute presented by Theresa Church of the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth we conducted a roundtable discussion with several members of the sex working community and the recent mass killing which took place in the Atlanta area at massage parlors.

Our panelists included Tamika ([email protected]), a pioneering activist and advocate leading a movement working to provide present and future black and brown sex workers in Washington D.C. full freedom, belonging, personal and political autonomy and agency, while decriminalizing sex work, Kai Lin Zhang Executive Director of Asian Pacific American Task Force in the NY State Assembly and Co-founder of Red Canary Song the only grassroots Chinese massage parlor worker coalition in the U.S. with over 9000 workplaces across the country. We also spoke with Alex Makulit, a gender-fluid Filipina American, organizer with US Prostitution Collective in San Francisco.

We discuss the latest hate crimes against Asian American women and outline the ways in which our society provides a platform for this kind of hatred and hostility towards primarily women, racial minority communities, and sex workers.

We also honor the victims of the mass killing with a song from the sex worker coalition, Red Canary Song, as well as a call-out of the victims.

Today on Sojourner Truth we conducted a roundtable discussion with several members of the sex working community and the recent mass killing which took place in the Atlanta area at massage parlors.

Our panelists included Tamika ([email protected]), a pioneering activist and advocate leading a movement working to provide present and future black and brown sex workers in Washington D.C. full freedom, belonging, personal and political autonomy and agency, while decriminalizing sex work, Kai Lin Zhang Executive Director of Asian Pacific American Task Force in the NY State Assembly and Co-founder of Red Canary Song the only grassroots Chinese massage parlor worker coalition in the U.S. with over 9000 workplaces across the country. We also spoke with Alex Makulit, a gender-fluid Filipina American, organizer with US Prostitution Collective in San Francisco.

We discuss the latest hate crimes against Asian American women and outline the ways in which our society provides a platform for this kind of hatred and hostility towards primarily women, racial minority communities, and sex workers.

We also honor the victims of the mass killing with a song from the sex worker coalition, Red Canary Song, as well as a call-out of the victims.