CODEPINK Radio

This week, we talk with Christian organizers about Christianity in Palestine and how people are taking action in solidarity with Palestine this Christmas season. We hear from Amal, a Palestinian organizer in Chicago, and Dr. Eli McCarthy, and organizer and professor of peace and justice studies and ethics in Washington, D.C. Check out our PALESTINE CONVERSATION GUIDE

On this segment, we hear from Randa of Palestinian Christians for Justice on the Palestinian Christian perspective on Netflix's erasure of Palestinian stories. We also hear from Tahia Islam of Artists Against Apartheid who shares the importance of cultural arts in the movement for Palestinian liberation.

This week, we explore the synergy between the Transition Town Movement and the Local Peace Economy. Hear how communities are building resilience by reducing dependence on fossil fuels through local food production, renewable energy, waste reduction, and fostering meaningful connections. Sari Steuber and Julie Smith with Transition Town Greater Media shares with Marie Goodwin, CODEPINK's Local Peac...

In this episode, CODEPINK’s Digital Content Producer, Nuvpreet Kalra, speaks with American journalist Jeremy Loffredo who was recently imprisoned by Israel. In their discussion, Jeremy recounts the events leading to his detention, his experience in solitary confinement, and the astonishing court process that has left him still under investigation in Israel. Nuvpreet and Jeremy also cover the broad...

In this episode, CODEPINK's Media Relations Manager Melissa Garriga talks about the complicity of the mainstream media in the ongoing Genocide in Gaza and the criminalization of independent journalism in Britain. We hear from journalists and activists Abby Martin, Asa Winstanley, Richard Medhurst and Sarah Wilkinson.

In this episode of CODEPINK Radio, host Marcy Winograd updates us on CODEPINK's latest campaigns against Trader Joe's and Netflix, then shares Bernie's arms embargo speech and a Useful Idiots podcastanalyzing the Presidential election. The second half of the program features Medea Benjamin, co-founder ofCODEPINK, and David Swanson, executive director of World Beyond War, the co-authors of NATO: Wh...

Join CODEPINK's Digital Engagement Manger, Grace Siegelman, as we first hear segments from TikTok: Social Media Hit or Chinese Threat? Webinar. Then we are joined by CODEPINK Co-founder Medea to discuss the horrors on Capitol Hill! The most terrifying monsters are the elected officials who take money for war and genocide!

In this episode we feature two segments from recent CODEPINK webinars about putting our values into practice as anti-imperialist feminists. First, Danaka, Grace, and Jasmine of CODEPINK staff highlight the relational values we must embody as we build the world we want to see that leaves no one behind. Then, hear Nadine Naber, Hadiya Afzal, and Noor in conversation about co-optation of feminist mes...

In this episode, Tim talks with CODEPINK co-founders and organizers across the country about the past year of organizing since October 7th and how they took action this past week.

On this episode, political analyst K.J. Noh and Notdutdol's Sheen Kim discuss US operational control of South Korea's military and the threat this poses to the possibility of a future war with China.

On this episode, we delve into the use of terrorism laws being used to silence journalists and anti-genocide activists in the US and Britain. With a focus on the British context, CODEPINK's Nuvpreet speaks with Richard Medhurst, a journalist arrested under the Terrorism Act in Britain. In the second half of the episode, member of CODEPINK's British chapter, Suzie, speaks with lawyer Daniel...

On this episode we dive deep into the truths of global politics and power structures. From the complicity of the U.S. in the genocide of Palestinians to the deep-rooted connections between white supremacy and art, this episode is a powerful reflection on history and current events. Join Sergei and our guest, art historian Katherine Ruckle, as we explore how centuries of colonialism, racism, and wa...

In the first half of this episode, Marcy Winograd shares a CODEPINK Congress program featuring John Kiriakou, former CIA torture whistleblower, and Zahra Billoo, executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations-San Francisco/Bay Area Chapter. During the second half of the program, Marcy speaks with Norman Solomon, author of War Made Invisible; How America Hides the Human Toll of Its...

On this episode, CODEPINK’s West Coast Organizer Ryan Wentz discusses with Marcy Winograd the urgent efforts to stop the militarization of California’s Central Coast, highlighting its environmental and social impacts. In the second half, Ryan, Marcy, Nour, and Samantha explore “10 Language Do’s & Don’ts for De-Colonizers,” offering practical ways to shift conversations on Palestine, U.S. imper...

On today’s episode, CODEPINK Alexis takes us inside the Democratic National Convention protests in Chicago, where activists made their voices heard loud and clear. Tune in to hear first-hand experiences of the charged atmosphere, the overwhelming police presence, and the frustrating barriers that kept constituents from engaging with policymakers. Protesters united to send a powerful message: U.S....

CODEPINK staffer Jasmine chats with CODEPINK organizers about building solidarity across borders, resisting the elections spectacle, and the meaning of Black August. In the first half of our program CODEPINK's WING coordinator Krys Cerisier chats with us about imperialist intervention in Haiti and how important it is to commemorate Black August and political prisoners of today. In the second h...

CODEPINK's Megan Rusell exposes the doping myths following Chinese athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics. She is joined by The China Report's Amanda Yee and Lee Siu Hin of the China-US Solidarity Network. The recent Olympic games were marked by racism and discrimination against Chinese athletes, showcasing how the US war on China has led to increased global division.

CODEPINK’s Danaka Katovich and Medea Benjamin host a panel with guests reflecting on the power of protest at the DNC now and then, in 1968, when demonstrators demanded an end to the U.S. war on Vietnam. In the second half of our program CODEPINK organizer Marcy talks to activists challenging the militarization and privatization of space on California’s Central Coast.

In this episode, CODEPINK's Krys Cerisier reflects on current events in Latin America, including Peru, Venezuela, and Haiti. We are joined by Clau O'Brien Moscoso from the Black Alliance for Peace's Haiti Americas team and a writer for Black Agenda Report, who helps us explore and understand the recent coup attempts in Peru and Venezuela, and intervention in Haiti, as well as the role...

In this episode, CODEPINK's Nuvpreet reflects on the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where our Palestinian campaign organizer was falsely arrested because of a lie by Congressman. Then, we discuss the general election in the United Kingdom. Nuvpreet hears from our Palestine campaigner Nour on her unlawful arrest, and Kamel Hawwash, the former chair of Palestine Solidarity Campaign...

Sergei Kostin of CodePink launches a new broadcast segment, "Drivers Against Genocide." In this show, Sergei shares his soft approach to opening dialogue with riders through books, placards, "Make Out Not War" stickers, and bumper stickers, which has educated hundreds about Gaza and Palestine. Guests include Dr. Masood Raja, a former university professor and current podcaster,...

On this episode of CODEPINK Radio, CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans talks with two local peace economy organizers, Caroline Woolard and Severine von Tscharner Fleming, about what they've learned along the way as they've pivoted away from the war economy and cultivated local peace economies where they live. We're not going to end war until we end the war economy. What does it take to do...

On this episode of CODEPINK Radio, Co-Director Danaka Katovich interviews CODEPINK East Coast Organizer Krys Cerisier about the upcoming invasion of Haiti, the history of US intervention, and what to expect in the coming weeks. Then Danaka is joined by Ollie Vargas, a journalist with Red Media to talk about the recent coup attempt in Bolivia and the history of US backing of right-wing governments...

On this episode of CODEPINK Radio, organizer Marcy Winograd and CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin talk about the organization’s latest campaign —BoughtByZionism.org and the No to NATO, Yes to Peace movement. Then Marcy and Medea host Vijay Prashad, Director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research on shifting narratives that challenge the U.S. empire. 

On this episode of CODEPINK Radio, CODEPINK's West Coast Organizer Ryan Wentz is joined by Rami Kablawi, a Palestinian organizer and writer. Listen to the two discuss how Israel's PR campaigns target Westerners and how the campaigns create an idea of Israel that flies in the face of reality.