The Legacy of Berta Cáceres
In The Thick
Futuro Media
4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2020
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Maria and Julio are joined by Nina Lakhani, an environmental justice reporter for The Guardian US and author of the new book Who Killed Berta Cáceres? They talk about the life and legacy of Berta Cáceres, an indigenous, Honduran, human rights defender and environmental activist. And, they dive into the systems of oppression — racism, misogyny, capitalism — that played a role in her murder. ITT Staff Picks: - Maria Ines Taracena writes, "Lakhani, a veteran environmental justice reporter, persuasively lays out Honduras’ longtime status as an epicenter for U.S. intervention, militarization and imperialism," in this review for Ms. Magazine. - The Afro-Indigenous Garífuna community in Honduras continues to demand the safe return of five kidnapped land defenders. More in this segment from Democracy Now. - Latin America is deemed the most dangerous region for environmental activists via Latin America News Dispatch on Latino USA. Photo Credit: Daniel Cima/CIDH/Flickr
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| 0:26.0 | And I remember, you know, waking up to the news for my editor at the Guardian |
| 0:30.0 | that she'd been killed and saying to my friends. |
| 0:33.0 | If they can kill by the Casares, they can kill anybody. |
| 0:37.0 | Hey, what's up? |
| 0:40.0 | Welcome to In The Thick. |
| 0:41.0 | This is a podcast about politics, race and culture from a POC perspective. |
| 0:45.2 | I'm Maria Inoposa. |
| 0:46.9 | And I'm Juhlovaela. |
| 0:48.6 | Joining us from Harlem, New York City is Nina Lekani. |
| 0:51.4 | She is an environmental justice reporter, how are you. |
| 0:55.0 | Hey Nina, hey neighbor! |
| 0:57.0 | How are you? |
| 0:58.0 | From one Harlamite to another. |
| 1:00.0 | Listen, Nina, thank you for joining us on this show. |
| 1:03.3 | Julio and I are really honored to be able to spend this show talking about somebody who is extraordinary. |
| 1:09.5 | And you have spent a good part of your career right now reporting about Berta Casares. |
| 1:16.1 | So she was an indigenous environmental activist from Honduras who had been fighting for her people, |
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