The Indypendent News Hour On WBAI - 99.5 FM 27 June '23

28/06/2023 56 min
The Indypendent News Hour On WBAI - 99.5 FM 27 June '23

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Episode Synopsis

In the first part of the show, we hear the voices of Harlem voters as well as those of participants in Sunday’s Queer Liberation March.

Then we speak with Maria Flores of Starbucks Workers United. Flores is a Starbucks barista whose union is challenging their company over its support for Pride, which workers say is hypocritical.

And we speak with Talia Jane, an independent journalist who has been closely following the rise in far-right movement that are targeting the LGBTQ+ community.

In the final part of the show, we have some exciting updates on the struggle to stop Cop City from Dr. Jacquelyn Echols, a grassroots enviro-community leader in Atlanta.