Voices From The Frontlines

Ron Kovic

Listen to a conversation with Ron Kovic discussing his new book, a dangerous country and American elegy with Eric Mann, two veterans of the anti-war movement discuss the big lie of the US war machine, the role of taking personal responsibility inside oppressive systems, personal forgiveness, and the will to move forward.

The Old Oak directed by Ken Loach

Eric will also be reviewing, the great Ken Loach’s new, and last film The Old Oak a beautiful film of how a Syrian refugee woman and a British working class man fight, anti-immigrant sentiment and March forward together. The Old Oak is put together by a fantastic trio: Directed by Ken Loach written by Paul Laverty, produced by Rebecca O’Brien

There will be a sneak preview of the The Old Oak at the Strategy And Soul Theater on Thursday, April 11 and a theatrical opening at the Laemmle Royal on Friday, April 12 join us that Thursday night and go to the Royal as well

This week on Voices from the Frontlines, we continue with Part 2 of Eric Mann and Channing Martinez in conversation with Marcy Winograd on her article: How Nations could and Israeli Genocide.

In the second segment we listen to Songs Around the World version of Stand By Me.

In the final segment of the show: We listen to excerpts from the panel at the Americonned film showing at Strategy and Soul. Akunna Uka speaks about her experience around organizing and reflections from the film. Chris Smalls speaks about his experience organizing amazon workers and power building.

Segment 1: Americonned

Eric Mann & Channing Martinez in conversation with Chris Smalls, President of the Amazon Labor Union and their long-distance struggle to bring unionism and self-respect to Amazon Workers.

Sean Claffey, film-maker, on his important film, Americonned, about the disintegration of U.S. capitalism, the brutal impoverishment of the people, and the hopes for a revitalized union movement

Featuring the work of Chris Smalls and the Amazon Labor Union

Sean tells terrifying stories about Amazon’s brutal speed up and police state, surveillance state against its employees

Segment 2: Marcy Winograd

Eric in Conversation with March Winograd of Code Pink Radio, on the terrifying military apparatus between the U.S., Canada, India, United Arab Emirates, and Israel to build structures of mass murder against the Palestinian people.

She elaborates on her great article: How Nations Could End Israeli Genocide: Stop the Weapons; Stop the Oil; Stop the Tech

This week on Voices Radio Channing and Eric speak about the status of the Black Student Achievement Program. Channing speaks about challenge to implement Community based safety initiative. Channing speaks about organizing at Hawkins High School.

For our music segment we listen to to Hector Lavoe's El Cantante

in our final segment, Eric unpacks the conception of genocide as Israel is carrying out genocide against Palestinians. Eric also speaks about the history of Black/Palestinian solidarity.

Eric reads through the key points in his article: The Palestinian Resistance is winning, published in counterpunch. Eric concludes:

The Israeli plan to annihilate the Palestinian people is as terrifying but it is strategic.

The term genocide is being used rhetorically, assuming it only means mass murder.

The plan for the mass murder of the Palestinian people is the latest and worst form of Israeli Genocide.

The Palestinian Resistance Winning

The history of Blacks and Jews in support of Palestine reached its peak at the height of the Civil Rights/Black Liberation/anti-Vietnam war movement.

This Week on Voices from the Frontlines, we're joined in conversation with Jeff Cohen, Co-founder of Roots Action and FAIR; Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. Jeff speaks about the creation of Fair and the impacts that media have on today's movement including the New York Times black ball of Palestine protests. Eric and Jeff speak about Presidential candidate Cornel West and the what the future holds for the 2024 presidential election.

This week on Voices from the Frontlines:

1) a recap of the KPFK fundraiser at the Culver Palms United Methodist Church, in which Eric Mann speaks about the fight for liberation from Palestine to South LA and the need for the peace movement to be in solidarity Black and Latinx led movements in South Central LA.

2) Eric Mann and Akunna Uka speak about the Strategy and Soul film Club screening of the Great Debaters followed by a live debate on the presidential election. Akunna speaks about how she came to join the Strategy Center and the work around the Black liberation Education project of the Strategy Center.

3) Enjoy a great son in two languages: I will Survive; Yo Vivire.

This week on Voices Radio we're joined by Pastor Kelvin Sauls from Clergy for Black Lives.

Together Eric and Kelvin speak about South Africa's case against Israeli Genocide against Palestine and Pastor Sauls' recent article in the LA Sentinel: Moral Might Over Military Might: Pathways to A Just-Peace in Palestine

2) The Voices Sing along is back with Eric singing along with Johnny Ace Pledging my Love

3) A film review of Brother by myself, Channing Martinez

4) An Announcement about two events: Saturday January 20th 2024 1-3pm come to the KPFK fundraiser at Culver-Palms United Methodist Church.

5) Strategy and Soul Film Club will host a film showing and live debate on February 1st at 6pm

6) And lastly, it’s the King Birthday week and so we’ll hear the introduction to Eric Revolutionary King Article: Dr. Martin Luther King is Marching with the People of Palestine

This week on Voices Radio Eric speaks about and reads from the 2024 introduction to Eric Mann's Article: Dr. Martin Luther King is Marching with the People of Palestine published in counterpunch magazine.

Eric and Channing read from South Africa's case to the International Court of Justice against Israel. South African charges Israel with violation of the 1948 United Nations Convention on the prevention of genocide.

We reflect on the significance of this case in the fight to liberate Palestine.

Lastly Eric and Channing speak about upcoming events with KPFK and the Strategy center including the Strategy and Soul outdoor bookstore at the Kingdom Day parade, the KPFK fundraiser hosted by Frank Dorrel on January 20th at 3:30pm at The Culver-Palms United Methodist Church, and the First Strategy & Soul revolutionary organizing Film and Book Club on February 1st at 6pm at Strategy and Soul Theater.

Listen carefully as Eric Mann eviscerates Benjamin Netanyahu’s “Final Solution to the Palestinian Problem” in his Wall Street Journal Opinion Piece Three Prerequisites for Peace “Destroy Hamas, Demilitarize Gaza and Deradicalize the whole of Palestinian society"

Eric Mann Proposes Support the Movement to Try Israel and Netanyahu for genocide against the Palestinian People

Demilitarize Israel End all U.S. aide to Israel. End Israel’s Occupation Of Gaza and Racist Settlements on the West Bank Reparations and Return of Territory to the Palestinian People.

Eric’s commentary is followed by responses by Akunna Uka and Channing Martinez of Voices from the Frontlines

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