NOTE: We had some connectivity issues while recording this podcast, so you may hear some choppy audio at some points. Apologies! For this installment of Crash #COP27, Edgar tells Jill about his first day in COP27's Blue Zone, including meeting Dr. Robert Bullard (the "Father of Environmental Justice") and participating in an action honoring and drawing attention to those incarcerated for defending the environment and other prisoners of conscience.  This episode also touches on the connection ...

Crash #COP27: Black and Indigenous Leaders Speak Out

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.