The Alternative Zero Project

By Sophia Perez

The US Navy intends to convert the islands of Tinian and Pagan (both within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) into live-fire training and bombing ranges. In response to this existentia... more

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The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.

The Alternative Zero Project episodes:

April 09, 2019 Robert Kajiwara
Episode Notes
Sophia talks with Rob Kajiwara about the militarization of Japanese Islands and the steps he's taken to fight against it. (Episode delayed due to funding. Update coming soon)
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23min
January 03, 2019 Hideki Yoshikawa on the US Military in Okinawa
Hideki Yoshikawa is a native Okinawan, the Director of the Environmental Justice Project, and the head of the Save the Dugong Foundation. In this episode, he shares his perspective on the failed relationship between US Marines and the native inhabitants of the Japanese island of Okinawa, which constitutes less than one percent of Japan's landmass, but hosts over 70% of the US military presence in Japan.
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34min
December 23, 2018 The RAND Report with Art de Oro
Veteran and activist Art de Oro offers his insights on a Congress-funded, nonpartisan RAND report that found the US military's activity in the Pacific to be costly and irrational.
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27min
December 06, 2018 The Numbers
How many acres of land does the US military already possess for training purposes? Exactly how many bombs does the Navy want to drop on Tinian and Pagan? On Vieques, an island that served as a training range for decades, what percentage of the local population suffers from arsenic poisoning? Pete Perez of PaganWatch offers these disturbing statistics, and more.
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29min
November 21, 2018 Yutu Stories: Amber Weston
Saipan resident Amber Weston's roof flew off during Super Typhoon Yutu. She shares her experience preparing for and surviving the storm, and her disappointment with the FEMA representative who was assigned to help her.
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28min
November 18, 2018 Yutu Stories: Glen Hunter and Leni Leon
Almost a month after Super Typhoon Yutu devestated Saipan and Tinian, CNMI residents Glen Hunter and Leni Leon tell stories of the storm, its aftermath, and the response they hope to see from the CNMI and US federal government.
Photo credit: Leni Leon (IG: @pacific_aesthetics)
Donate to Marianas Young Professionals (MYPros) Super Typhoon Yutu Relief Campaign here:
https://www.gofundme.com/super-typhoon-yutu-relief-campaign
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50min
November 15, 2018 David Henkin on Filing for an Appeal
Episode Notes
Notes go here
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10min
October 06, 2018 Cinta Kaipat
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44min
September 27, 2018 Pete Perez; Co-Founder of Pagan Watch Pt. 2
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38min
September 27, 2018 Pete Perez; Co-Founder of Pagan Watch Pt. 1
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43min

FAQs about The Alternative Zero Project:

How many episodes does The Alternative Zero Project have?

The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.