Ep 3: Rojava Struggle and International solidarity

02/02/22 • 97 min

Capitalism Nature Socialism Journal Podcast

In this episode of the Capitalism Nature Socialism podcast, join members of the Emergency Committee for Rojava (ECR), Anya, and Alptekin in a conversation about the history and geography of Rojava's struggle, the need for international leftist solidarity, and what we can learn from Rojava.

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Ep 2: “The River Told Me”: Rethinking Intersectionality from the Incommensurable World of Berta Cáceres

Join geographers María José Méndez and Wesley Carrasco in a conversation about the politics of intersectionality and what the river teaches about life and struggle.

Hosted by Leigh Brownhill and produced by Maritza Geronimo.

This episode is a conversation stemming from Méndez’s article in Capitalism Nature Socialism entitled “’The River Told Me’”: Rethinking Intersectionality from the Incommensurable World of Berta Cáceres,” (2013) in the special issue Power, Peace and Protest: Ecofeminist Vision, Action, and Alternatives

Shownotes found: http://www.cnsjournal.org/ep-002-the-river-told-me-rethinking-intersectionality-from-the-incommensurable-world-of-berta-caceres/

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In this episode of Capitalism Nature Socialism Journal Podcast, we are joined by Dr. Kelly Kay, Assistant Professor in Geography at UCLA, to discuss her collaborative project with graduate student Andrea Furnaro that examines the Los Angeles Green New Deal and how it is being contested. We discuss the importance of considering scale as we move to carbon-free energy, just transitions, and the complex overlooked realities of union labor.