NOTE: We had some connectivity issues while recording speakers at COP27 for this podcast, so you may hear some low-quality audio at some points. Apologies! In this special bonus episode of Crash #COP27, we present audio from different Black and Indigenous environmental justice leaders at COP27's Blue Zone. Listen directly to their stories and hear the sounds of the COP and Sharm El Sheikh, captured on the ground by Edgar.  Recorded on November 11 and 12, 2022. Crash #COP27 is a special season...

Crash #COP27: What's the Price of a Whale?

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.