MASALA JUSTICE: A radio show examining the growing attacks on immigrants in the DMV and how people are mobilizing in response to defend their communities, including perspectives from directly affected families, Undocublack, National Immigrant Justice Center, and Sanctuary DMV. 

Originally aired on the Shay wa Nana show on WPFW 89.3 FM on June 6, 2018

Protecting the Fabric of Our Communities

DC RISING: Following recently conducted ICE raids in Washington, DC that resulted in the detention of numerous city residents, we discuss responses to these raids, what it means to be a sanctuary city, and the growing momentum behind calls to #AbolishICE with DC Attorney General Karl Racine, AFSC and 
Sanctuary DMV's Kathryn Johnson, and DC Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau.

Originally aired on the Shay wa Nana show on WPFW 89.3 FM on July 25, 2018

DC Rising

HOME (IS WHERE THE HATRED IS): We explore the stories and struggles of immigrant communities in the DMV and discuss the President’s decision to declare a national emergency over migration at the US-Mexico border.

We hear the incredible story of Northern Virginia resident and Vietnamese refugee Nam Nguyen, learn about the unprecedented crackdown on Southeast Asian immigrant communities with Quyen Dinh from Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), and examine President Trump’s national emergency declaration with Mary Small from Detention Watch Network.

Artwork by Natalie Bui (www.nataliebui.com)

Originally aired on the Shay wa Nana show on WPFW 89.3 FM on February 20, 2019

Home

MASTERS OF WAR: On the 16th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, Zein El-Amine and I discuss the legacies of the war and occupation, resistance in the DMV, the whitewashing of George Bush, rise in Islamophobia, and the dangers of unchecked nationalism.

Artwork by Eric Drooker (www.drooker.com)

Originally aired on the Shay wa Nana show on WPFW 89.3 FM on March 20, 2019

Masters of War

FAITHFUL RESISTANCE: Another dispatch from the struggle for dignity in the DMV.

In this episode, we will hear the story of Rosa Gutierrez Lopez – the only person in the DC area who is currently in sanctuary –  defying ICE's attempts to deport her. We will speak with Reverend Abhi Janamanchi from Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church about the role of community support and resistance in standing in solidarity with Rosa. And we will discuss the history of the sanctuary movement in Washington DC and its connections with US foreign policy in Central America with Dr. Fred Mills, professor of philosophy at Bowie State University. 

Artwork by Micah Bazant (www.micahbazant.com)

Originally aired on the Shay wa Nana show on WPFW 89.3 FM on April 24, 2019

Faithful Resistance

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY: As the Amazon burns at the hands of Brazil's Bolsonaro regime, we discuss the various dimensions of the climate crisis, including the racial and economic implications of climate change, the potential of policies like the Green New Deal, the shortcomings of market-based strategies, the role of a just transition in shifting to a sustainable economy, and the link between militarism and environmental destruction.

Guests include Michelle Chan from Friends of the Earth U.S., Georgetown University Professor Olufemi Taiwo, and Phyllis Bennis from the Institute for Policy Studies

Artwork by Noe Gaillardou

Originally aired on the Shay wa Nana show on WPFW 89.3 FM on August 28, 2019

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