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The Cheers PodcastAuthor: Patrick Everitt
This podcast is a conversation with friends and guests about life in Somi Sek, specifically in the area known as the Rio Grande Valley, and topics that are important to us. We want to document and share the voices and stories of this border area with the world. The mainstream media outlets have their narrative of our area, while our guests and this podcast live another. We will expose you to people that live in this borderland and let them respond to national and international discussions. Without supporters, the creation and maintenance of this platform for political education would not be possible. Become a supporter today so we can collectively learn together to change the world! Language: en-us Genres: News, News Commentary Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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History of Environmental Resistance in the 'RGV'
Episode 2
Sunday, 5 March, 2023
This episode is about the history of the environmental resistance movement in the 'RGV' for the past ten years. To help me with this, I am joined by Bekah Hinojosa. A local environmental activist and organizer that has sacrificed so much in this resistance to protect our local ecology and return the land back into native hands.The first half starts with public comments submitted in front of the ‘Brownsville’ Commission Meeting on February 7, 2023, by Sandra Trevino, Nancy Guevarra, Jose Jimenez, Emma Guevarra, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Bekah Hinojosa, Juan Mancias, and Christopher Basaldu. All supported Bekah Hinojosa and demanded the charges against her to be dropped and for the former mayor Trey Mendez to be investigated for abuse of power. The charge of a Class B Misdemeanor for allegedly spray painting on an Elon Musk-funded mural with the tag “Gentrified, Stop SpaceX” is a clear threat to her but especially others resisting the continued colonization of this area.The second half is a discussion with Bekah Hinojosa about her experience in these environmental and indigenous struggles for justice and sovereignty. The goal is to stop the expansion of the fossil fuel industry. To a large extent, stop the industrialization of our coastline, that includes SpaceX. There are major achievements and current actions to stop LNG development.Defund Petition, Latest LNG Risk Report, and Anti-War MovementTell Global Financial Institutions Pull Your Support From LNG in Rio Grande ValleyRio Grande Valley: At Risk From Fracked-Gas Export Terminals | 2022 Update by Rainforest Action Network, Save RGV, Sierra Club, Les Amis de la Terre France, and Carrizo Comecudo Tribe of TexasThe March 18 National Anti-War ProtestStop the Continued Genocide with Indigenous Sovereignty To help reclaim native lands, contact the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas through Instagram or Facebook. Please donate to the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe!Website | Donate | GoFundMe | PayPal | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | LinkTree | HistoryMusic CreditsMother Earth Song - Carrizo Comecrudo Language (2013) by Juan ManciasBurn Your Village To The Ground (2015) by The Halluci Nation (Neon Nativez Remix)Quechua 101 Land Back Please (2021) by Bobby Sanchez:
