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Israeli mother and peace activist Leah sits down with Rosie to discuss protesting at the Gaza border, befriending Palestinians, and why she thinks Israelis aren’t the victims anymore.

Razan Ghazzawi (they/them) participated in the uprisings against former Syrian president Bashar Al Assad in 2012. The Assad regime has toppled, but they don't think the revolution has won.

Dr.Chairman Okoloise discusses what's behind the DRC-Rwanda Peace agreement. Then, former Syrian political prisoner discusses why Syria is normalizing relations with Israel amid violence.

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The People's Program is broadcast every Wednesday at 9am on KCSB FM in Santa Barbara. KCSB FM is the independent student and community radio station on the UC Santa Barbara campus. 

This week on The People's Program: an audio documentary about Serbia's mass student-led protests. Featuring five Serbians involved in the protests, we bring listeners a one-of-a-kind look into the Eastern European country's record breaking anti-corruption protests.

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The People's Program is broadcast every Wednesday at 9am on KCSB FM in Santa Barbara. KCSB FM is the independent student and community radio station on the UC Santa Barbara campus. 

Salvadoran journalist Ricardo Avelar returns to The People's Program to discuss the politically motivated arrest of Ruth Lopez, and how Trump is shaping authoritarianism in Latin America.

With ongoing fighting in the DRC, human rights violations that UN experts recently said could amount to war crimes, and access to minerals remaining a potential reason for Ugandan intervention in the country, we revisit this interview with Dr.Chairman Okoloise from January.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo filed a criminal lawsuit against Apple in December 2024 in France and Belgium, accusing it of buying minerals from armed rebel groups in the region. Belgium opened an investigation into apple shortly after, and France threw the lawsuit out in February.

The People's Program was joined by former Legal Expert at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Chariman Okoloise.

Originally aired 01/22/2025.

Hunger striking students at the University of Oregon talk with Rosie about their demands, what it feels like to hunger strike, and why we all must stand up for Gaza.

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Rosie Bultman speaks with Deputy Director of Public Citizen's Litigation Group, Karla Gilbride, on how courts are fighting back against authoritarianism.

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Rosie Bultman and Salvadoran Journalist Ricardo Avelar discuss the budding relationship between Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele, and why it is so dangerous.