On the Ground w Esther Iverem

“On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital” covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues.

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, JAN. 7, 2016–WITNESS AGAINST TORTURE, THE BLACK RADICAL TRADITION CONFERENCE, ‘Y’ALL QAEDA’ IN OREGON AND MORE

Posted January 13, 2016

Activists gear up for President Obama's final State of the Union Address. Topics include Witness Against Torture, the Trans Pacific Partnership Treaty,...

‘CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP’ – WPFW’S YEAR-END LIVE SPECIAL ON SOCIAL JUSTICE FROM THE NATION’S CAPITAL, DECEMBER 2015

Posted January 12, 2016

‘Can’t Stop, Wont Stop’—WPFW Pacifica’s year-end live special on social activism in the nation’s capital, reviewing 2015 and looking forward...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, DEC. 24, 2015–VOICES FROM THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE POETRY SERIES, SPLIT THIS ROCK, POEMS OF PROVOCATION AND WITNESS

Posted December 24, 2015

Voices from the 10th Anniversary of the Sunday Kind of Love poetry series held December 20, 2015 at Busboys and Poets in DC. Like WPFW’s Sunday Kind...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, DEC. 17, 2015–MEDEA BENJAMIN TALKS ABOUT TRUMP, CORPORATE, MILITARY AND SAUDI POWER ON ‘THE F-WORD’

Posted December 22, 2015

On our final segment of The F-Word this year, Esther Iverem looks back at 2015 and look forward to 2016 with activist Medea Benjamin. And why is the...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, DEC. 3, 2015–FATHER OF SLAIN TEENAGER JORDAN DAVIS TALKS ABOUT AWARD NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY “3 1/2 MINUTES, 10 BULLETS” AND ABOUT THE ECONOMIC BOYCOTT FOR BLACK LIVES

Posted December 8, 2015

Ron Davis, whose son Jordan Davis was shot to death by Michael Dunn after a dispute over loud rap music at a Florida gas station, talks about the award-nominated...