Ep. 4: Garifuna Lives Matter
07/24/20 • 28 min
On July 18, 2020, Afro-indigenous Garifuna land defenders were kidnapped from their homes and disappeared. This episode goes through the series of events since their disappearance.
For decades, the Garifuna people have been threatened by the global tourist industry and African palm companies that want to take their collectively-owned ancestral lands. The Garifuna have resisted and have faced repression as a result. This episode proposes actions to demand an investigation into the recent disappearances of the Garifuna land defenders.
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On July 18, 2020, Afro-indigenous Garifuna land defenders were kidnapped from their homes and disappeared. This episode goes through the series of events since their disappearance.
For decades, the Garifuna people have been threatened by the global tourist industry and African palm companies that want to take their collectively-owned ancestral lands. The Garifuna have resisted and have faced repression as a result. This episode proposes actions to demand an investigation into the recent disappearances of the Garifuna land defenders.
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/honduras-now-podcast/donations
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Ep. 5: "You took them alive, we want them back alive"
It’s been 21 days since five men - four Afro-indigenous Garifuna men and another man from Belize - were forcibly disappeared from the community of Triunfo de la Cruz.
The host Karen Spring interviews Cesar Benedict, a community leader in Triunfo de la Cruz and a member of the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH). Cesar provides information about the Honduran government's supposed investigation, the situation in the community, and the on-going demands of the Garifuna people about both their land rights and the forced disappearances of their leaders.
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