Indigo Radio

Old yet new: an early Indigo Radio show from October 2016. Chris and Lauren discuss the solidarity between Black Lives Matter, Palestine, and Standing Rock. Chris and Lauren reflect on the stories and histories that were not taught or told to them. They speak with Professor Yakov Rabkin of the University of Montreal who they met at the World Social Forum.

Palestine and Hiroshima are more connected that we might think! Listen to Brattleboro Solidarity's Palestine and Hiroshima event, commemorating the 76th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb by US forces. Professor Reiko Kato, Reverend Michael Yoshii, and Executive Director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center Lara Kiswani join us to describe the importance of international solidari...

Hosts Mikaela and Anna talk with Silas Brubaker & Amar Vargas -- two VT teens of the cast of Listen Up! -- a musical amplifying VT teen voices. Join us for the hour to hear from Silas and Amar. The show is playing in Putney August 10th and 11th. Find out more https://www.listenupvt.org/about

Indigo Radio interviewed Mohammed Moussa of Gaza Poets Society and Gaza Guy podcast to share with us his poetry and what inspires him as an artist. Nina Kunimoto, the host, shares other poetry that inspires resistance and change.

Yoav Elinevsky is an Israeli-American activist and abolitionist. In this interview, he discusses his time in the Israeli military, how Israel fits in a global imperialist system, and resistance.

We spent the hour in conversation with 4 middle schoolers in Springfield Vermont about life during the pandemic, lessons learned and hopes for the future. They are part of Youth in Action, a group committed to learning about ourselves and our world. Projects include MLK SpeakOut, Community Gardens, and creating videos to teach their peers about racism. We will continue to meet throughout the summe...

Indigo host Anna Mullany is joined in the studio with Lu ~ an artist, healer and educator from Argentina, member of the international net of Theatre of the Oppressed called “Magdalenas”. Lu has also been working with Theatre of the Oppressed and social clowning for 8 years in Central and South America. We discuss theater as a catalyst for change and the struggle against global femicide. **Photo fr...

In this show, we discussed Jewish solidarity with Palestine. Mel Motel, Jewish Brattleboro community member, educator and activist, as well as Joe Levine, UMASS professor of Philosophy and organizer with Western Mass Jewish Voice for Peace. Listen as they share experiences growing up Jewish and how thoughts and actions have been shaped by new experiences. They now stand in solidarity with Palestin...

On the anniversary week of the brutal murder of George Floyd, we re-air our Voices from the Streets from the rally against police brutality and for Black lives - organized by Bratttleboro Solidarity and the Tenants Union of Brattleboro last May. **Artwork by Palestinian artist Walid Ayyoub who painted a mural of George Floyd on Israel’s annexation wall in the West Bank.

We rebroadcast an interview from Pacifica Radio in San Fransisco to Gaza. In the midst of the onslaught of bombing during Israel's last assault on Gaza, we hear from Neveen, a 33 year old woman and mother of 3 children living in Gaza city.

Indigo host Anna in conversation with 5 of her UMASS Amherst Public Health undergraduates) ~ talk about their learnings this semester around the nuances of intimate partner violence, ethnographic research, the toll abuse and social stigmatization have on women's overall wellbeing, and thoughts on how we must do better. Big thanks to our 5 college students guests: Aimee Styklunas, Siobhan O'Reilly,...

Indigo hosts Kelly and Olivia discuss the proposed legislation across several states that bans discussion of racism, sexism, and other “divisive” topics in schools. We talk with a veteran New Hampshire social studies teacher as well as two high school students doing work around consent education. We also discuss related legislation that criminalizes protest and that aims to reverse gains made by s...

Hosts Lauren and Anna air the voices of Western Mass workers involved in different labor struggles. The Labor Center at UMass Amherst back in 2019 held a conference: "Visions of Labor: Film and Worker Stories," a multi-faceted project that employs the power of worker stories, told through film and video, to inspire reflection and creative action. #internationalwomensday2021 #WorkersOfTheWorldUnite

In this show, we discuss how young people are targeted by the military and the amazing work that is being done to counter that recruitment. We will hear from Amanda Jordan-Starks about the work of Project YANO based in San Diego and Joanne Sheehan from the War Resisters League. By 2012, 45% of all military members sent to Afghanistan and Iraq had returned with physical and mental disabilities. How...

Listen to an interview with co host Nina Kunimoto and Liam Noble, former Navy enlistee who shares his experiences as a soldier and how he became politically engaged in the struggle against war. Next weeks show will be about counter recruitment and what young people should know before joining the military and some practical steps to resist recruitment in schools.

Award winning poets Martin Espada and Lauren Marie Schmidt in the studio! Espada, is the 2018 Ruth Lilly Award winner - one of the most prestigious awards given to an American poet, Espada is the first Latino poet to win the award. Espada and Schmidt talk about their work, teaching, and how to use poetry to critically examine and talk about the world.

Jonathan Elwell from the VT Debt Collective joins hosts Nik and Anna to discuss the collective's national efforts, what's happening in VT, and the impacts of privatization on our lives. Find out more: https://debtcollective.org/

We spend the hour with Victoria Law and Maya Schenwar to talk about their book Prison By Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms. Vikki Law is a freelance journalist who focuses on the intersections of incarceration, gender and resistance and Maya Schenwar is editor-in-chief of Truthout and a writer focused on prison-related topics.

Today we replay a show where we discussed gender. As human beings, we are assigned a gender, most of the time before we are even born. The gender that we are assigned at birth has real social implications as we grow up with increasing pressure to fit into the boxes created for both men and women, girls and boys, and for what? What is the purpose of the construction of gender, how is gender enforce...

We are joined by psychiatric survivor and abolitionist Malaika Puffer for the hour. Hosts Anna & Josh talk with Malaika about "carceral psychiatry"; the proposed 16 bed "residential facility" for Vermont; and community care and humane alternatives.

Anti-war, Yemeni and humanitarian activists from all over the world are coming together for an international day of action on January 25th 2021. Vermonters are proud of Sen. Bernie Sanders' leadership to stop US participation in the illegal war in Yemen, and under a Biden Administration we can finally stop backing this devastating war. But we need to show Bernie that this is something Vermonters c...

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How do we analyze and evaluate the media? What is the state of the media in our country currently? What would we like the media to be? Listen to a conversation with media educator Tim Sutton where we discuss these topics and more.

Indigo host Anna Mullany spends the hour with Ashley Messier from the Women's Justice and Freedom Initiative and Karen Tronsgard-Scott of the VT Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. Ashley and Karen talk about the conditions and abuses at Chittenden correctional facility - the only women's facility in the state; abolition vs reform; intimate partner violence; restorative justice; and how...