You probably know that climate change is displacing communities, but did you expect that a climate conference would uproot people too?  In our second episode of Crash #COP27, Jill checks in with Edgar to chat after he arrives in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, a couple of evenings before COP27 begins. They discuss how folks were moved out of Sharm El Sheikh to make room for the COP27 proceedings and touch on the large scale alterations made to the landscape of Sharm El Sheikh just for this one conv...

Crash #COP27: Say No to False Solutions!

On the Frontlines is a weekly community program features stories of social justice, climate justice, and economic justice. On the Frontlines is hosted by Jill Mangaliman and Edgar Franks and supported by Front and Centered.Jill Mangaliman is a community organizer and writer born and raised in Seattle. They are&nbsp;also a founding board member of Front and Centered and Bush Garden karaoke host.Edgar Franks is the Policy Director of Familias Unidas por la Justicia, an independent farmworker union with over 500 members across Washington State. The son of farmworkers, Edgar grew up in the fields of Mount Vernon and spends most of his time in Skagit Valley, organizing and reading comic books.Front and Centered is a statewide coalition of over seventy community organizations that represent and are staffed by frontline communities in Washington State. Front and Centered resists climate justice with a grassroots approach and under the framework of a Just Transition.