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As a leading policy think tank, the Oakland Institute is bringing fresh ideas and bold action to the most pressing social, economic, and environmental issues of our time. In partnership with impacted communities, we research and document threats to land rights, livelihoods, and natural resources, and develop communications and advocacy campaigns to support and elevate these struggles in the international arena.
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Jan 19, 2021
Jan 19, 2021
38 min
Kathryn Manga of KMP (Peasants Movement of the Philippines) joins to discuss how farmers faced with land grabs and violent repression continue to struggle for genuine agrarian reform and a better future in the Philippines.
For the latest news on KMP:
https://www.facebook.com/kilusangmagbubukid/
Music: Mike Mell
Dec 9, 2020
Dec 9, 2020
28 min
Today's episode features Angely Rodriguez and Maria Ceja - two McDonald’s workers who went on a historic strike in response to the company’s failure to provide the bare minimum to protect its workers as COVID-19 ran rampant through their Telegraph Ave location in North Oakland.
To learn more and get involved visit: www.fastfoodjusticeahora.com.
Hosted by Andy Currier
Music: Michael & Randy Mell
Oct 13, 2020
Oct 13, 2020
27 min
The Oakland Institute Policy Director Frederic Mousseau joins to discuss how despite an abundance of natural resource wealth, Papua New Guinea’s reliance on large scale extraction projects has failed to provide development for its people. Instead of allowing foreign corporations to evade taxes and bank profits offshore, PNG must change course to provide people centered development.
https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/extraction-inclusion