For this episode of Crash #COP27, Edgar reports back on what he's seen so far in the COP27 Green Zone. Notable is the dominating presence of organizations peddling false solutions, particularly nuclear power. Jill and Edgar discuss how Washington State, once a leader in the green movement, has now become an innovation hub for false solutions, including geoengineering technology as well as nuclear.  Our hosts also talk about the recent news that activists and movement leaders at COP27 are poss...

Crash #COP27: Biden's 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.