The Alternative Zero Project

The Alternative Zero Project

By Sophia PerezSociety & CultureNewsGovernment
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The Alternative Zero Project episodes

  • 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)

    23 min
  • 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.
    34 min
  • 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.
    29 min
  • 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.
    28 min
  • 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

    50 min

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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…