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Cease Fire and the Apartheid Free Campaign with Ashley Smith and Wafic Faour Ashley and Wafic breakdown the recent cease fire agreement and what it means for local organizing. https://www.vermontcpl.org/ https://vtjp.org/ Recorded on January 17, 2025 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

Apartheid Free Campaign - After the Vote with Paul Fleckenstein, Wafic Faour, and Alyssa Breda Burlington City Council votes against the will of the people for the second time this year. https://www.vermontcpl.org/ https://www.rakevt.org/2024/12/18/update-burlington-city-council-remains-undemocratic-blocks-voter-initiated-israeli-apartheid-ballot-question-again/ Recorded on December 20, 2024 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

Voices for an Apartheid Free Burlington Compilation of various speakers at the December 16, 2024 Burlington city council meeting, where the council blocked a popularly backed petition from appearing on the March 2025 ballot. https://www.vermontcpl.org/ https://www.rakevt.org/2024/12/14/place-the-apartheid-free-pledge-on-town-meeting-ballot/ Recorded on December 16, 2024 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

Apartheid Free Burlington with Paul Fleckenstein, Wafic Faour, and Alyssa Breda Burlington City Council is once again faced with a crucial question: stand with democracy and freedom or ally itself with anti-democratic forces? https://www.vermontcpl.org/ https://www.rakevt.org/2024/12/14/place-the-apartheid-free-pledge-on-town-meeting-ballot/ Recorded on December 15, 2024 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

Ashley Smith and Wafic Faour on Burlington City Council's Anti-Democratic Vote https://vtdigger.org/2024/01/23/after-hours-of-testimony-burlington-council-scraps-ballot-measure-supporting-palestinians-opposing-israel/ https://www.apartheidfreeburlington.org/ https://www.rakevt.org/2024/01/23/in-rare-move-burlington-city-council-blocks-voter-initiated-israeli-apartheid-ballot-question/ Recorded on January 26, 2024 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

Ze’eva L. Chasan on the Jewish Action Press Statement https://antiquefaith.wordpress.com/2023/12/03/an-open-letter-to-burlington-vermonts-jewish-community/ https://www.apartheidfreeburlington.org/posts/local_politics_and_the_apartheid_free_campaign https://cufi.org/press-releases/cufi-reaches-10-million-members/ https://sites.google.com/view/israel-elephant-in-the-room/aug-23-elephant-in-the-room-petition Jewish Action press release Recorded on January 22, 2024 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

Joe Kane on Running for Burlington City Council Recorded on December 22, 2023 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

Debra Stoleroff on Palestine and Israel Email list for Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation Campaign for Apartheid Free Burlington Jewish Voice for Peace Vermont/New Hampshire Seven Days write-up on Burlington City Council meeting Recorded on December 22, 2023 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

Wafic Faour and Ashley Smith on Burlington's Ceasefire Resolution Email list for Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation Campaign for Apartheid Free Burlington Jewish Voice for Peace Vermont/New Hampshire Seven Days write-up on Burlington City Council meeting Recorded on December 15, 2023 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

Interview with Zoe Jannuzi from the American Friends Service Committee. We talk about their latest campaign asking Bernie to visit Palestine. Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series Be Bold Bernie Apartheid Free Burlington Recorded on October 3, 2023 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

Robert Nowak on Being Christian in Palestine. We talk about what he saw and heard on his recent trip to occupied Palestine. Vermonters for Justice in Palestine Amnesty International: Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinians B'Tselem: This is Apartheid Human Rights Watch: A Threshold Crossed Foreign Affairs: Israel's One-State Reality Recorded on April 6, 2023 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca

Paul Fleckenstein on climate change and local organizing. We talk about the current state of the climate movement and the importance of local organizing as a strategy to build a movement. We also talk about Burlington's push for airport expansion and how you can get involved to fight back. Petition to stop the airport expansion: https://tinyurl.com/2p8kdwaz Another silent spring: https://www.tempestmag.org/2022/03/another-silent-spring/ Recorded on March 26, 2021 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca

Ashley Smith on the Tempest Collective, Socialism, and Democracy. We talk about the politics of the Tempest Collective, the rot of state capitalism, working-class organizing, and building a new party to address our interrelated local and global crises. Recorded on February 3, 2021 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca

John Heermans on the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont's recent resolution "Recognition of Apartheid in Israel/Palestine". Discussed on the show: Apartheid in Israel/Palestine https://diovermont.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Recognition-of-Apartheid-in-IsraelPalestine.pdf Leahy Laws https://diovermont.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Application-of-the-Leahy-Laws-to-Israel.pdf Freedom of Speech https://diovermont.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Supporting-Freedom-of-Speech-and-the-Right-to-Boycott.pdf Recorded on December 23, 2021 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca

Liz Blum and Kathy Shapiro join us to discuss Palestine, Israel, and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS). We discuss how BDS is modeled on the fight against South African Apartheid, antisemitism, Jewish Voice for Peace, and why this issue should matter to all Vermonters. Links for further reading: Ten Myths about Israel The Politics of Defining Antisemitism Jewish Voice for Peace On Antisemitism A Land with a People A Northern Ireland Solution for Palestine? BDS Movement A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution Recorded on December 10, 2021 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

Rabbi Jan and Rabbi David join us to discuss Burlington's recent resolution "Calling for Justice and a Peaceful End to the Palestine and Israel Conflict." The resolution calls for the city to "express its solidarity with the Palestinian people" and endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS). Four rabbis: A joint letter to Burlington City Council about BDS vote Marc Estrin: The rabbis have it wrong about BDS movement BDS Movement A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution Recorded on October 7, 2021 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Sir Thomas Cornholder of the Massachusetts Cornholders

The People of Winooski share their pain and suffering under F-35 operations. In this episode, we cover the Winooski City Council meeting that took place on Sept 7, attended by the Vermont Air National Guard. Full meeting: https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/winooski-city-council-424 Recorded on September 7, 2021 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Dr. Divorce

Yasamin Gordon on Building Equity in the City of Winooski. We talk about her new role as Equity Director, engaging with and listening to members of the community, voting rights, the police, and much more. Recorded on August 20, 2021 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca Music by Zebulon 5

Jess Laporte on People for Police Accountability. We talk about the movement and struggle for police accountability in Burlington, the proposed charter change to help make that happen, and how you can get involved. Discussed on show: People for Police Accountability https://peopleforpoliceaccountability.com/ Women's Justice and Freedom Initiative https://www.wjfi.org/ The Battery Park Movement https://www.facebook.com/The-Battery-Park-Movement-101456988442763 Vermont ACLU https://www.acluvt.org/ Peace and Justice Center https://www.pjcvt.org/ Migrant Justice https://migrantjustice.net/ Vermont Racial Justice Alliance https://www.vtracialjusticealliance.org/ Recorded on July 23, 2021 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca and Daniel Trigg Music by David Ratsauce

The Guard Responds with Marguerite Adelman and James Marc Leas. In our second episode about the F-35 in Burlington, we talk about the Guard's response to the recent Winooski ballot measure, the lack of response from our elected officials, and whose door we need to bang on to get these damn planes out of our cities. https://jetlinefilm.com/ https://cancelf35.substack.com/ https://www.defendtheguard.us/ Submit your F-35 comment: https://tinyurl.com/4zjjn39x Results: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tmEqEFUYQv7mxR5PnSn49mARczYZfNLObabuY1cvp6A/viewanalytics Recorded on June 11, 2021 Hosted by Anthony Apodaca and Daniel Trigg