Third Rail

Today we talk with Fedilla Kassa, who gave us an in depth look at the conflict in Tigray, of which many Americans are unaware. Unfortunately we got cut short, but a riveting conversation nonetheless. 

Ways to help:

https://omnatigray.org/

https://help.rescue.org/donate/ethiopia?ms=gs_ppc_fy22_ethiopia_dmusa_mar&initialms=gs_ppc_fy22_ethiopia_dmusa_mar&gclid=CjwKCAjw3K2XBhAzEiwAmmgrAiKDugCL2z5-EcvSOLECK_VLkNcKAYtzzVEbuPenuLhbU2tbbjlBWxoC9VkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://give.unrefugees.org/201120emer_etpmain_p_3000/?SF_onetime=7011K0000022TiqQAE&SF_monthly=7011K0000022TilQAE&gclid=CjwKCAjw3K2XBhAzEiwAmmgrAr-YoNgF4hK67t6D35gh4ezsQBiMcsmjzoPH1kv_E4WYGPxT-CKr9BoCK-kQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/story/responding-emergency-tigray-ethiopia?gclid=CjwKCAjw3K2XBhAzEiwAmmgrAlESNmpjFs4X-cznpNRNttTsf8m8_CcmDliZDE3fce5C7Fy_-24vTRoChvEQAvD_BwE

Pivoting from usual content, today we got 8 year NBA vet Ronnie Brewer. We talk about his come up, his NBA experience coming from Arkansas to the bright lights of the league, and even what it was like guarding prime Kobe. 

Starting off 2022 right as today I sit down with Iranian Azeri activist Saleh Kamrani, head of the Azerbaijan Central Party. 

Today I catch up w U.S. (shadow) Senator Michael D. Brown where we chop it up about the need/push for Washington D.C. statehood.

Today, I sit down with Program and Advocacy Manager for the World Uyghur Congress, Zumretay Arkin to learn more and get the word about arguably the most pressing humanitarian crisis of our time. 

Ways to help:

https://www.saveuighur.org/donate/

https://uhrp.org/donate/

https://campaignforuyghurs.org/donation/

Today we sit down with Mr. Nasser Boladai, General Secretary of the Balochistan Peoples Party as well as the President of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (sort of like the UN for peoples without a state).

The ASMLA is an organization that is devoted to the self determination of the Ahwazi people, Arabs who have lived in what is now Khuzestan province in far western Iran for thousands of years. Today, we sit down with Mr. Saeid Hamidan, the exiled president of ASMLA, and Dr. Khalaf al-Kaabi, the exiled Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of ASMLA and learn about their peoples struggle under the Iranian regime.