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 FOR MAY 31, 2024: Mustafa Barghouti, the Palestinian Youth Movement, and More from the People’s Conference for Palestine in Detroit. Part One

Posted May 31, 2024

On this show, we spend the hour hearing from Palestinian physician and political leader Mustafa Barghouti, members of the Palestinian Youth Movement,...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 24, 2024: The Battle Between Censorship and Truth… The New McCarthyism… DC High School Activists Sue to Speak on Palestine… Plus Headlines  

Posted May 25, 202400:54:45

Today’s information war in the United States is a battle between censorship and the right to tell the truth, particularly about Palestine and Apartheid...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 17, 2024 – The F-Word: Fascism and Settler Colonialism in Israel… Federal Workers Rally for Ceasefire… Plus Headlines, including on the ICJ  

Posted May 18, 202400:55:31

In this month’s segment of the F-word on fascism, the genocidal attack on Gaza by Israel – and the worldwide opposition to it – is educating a...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 10, 2024: GWU Students Speak Out After Arrests, Police Brutality, and Destruction of Their Encampment… BDS Gets Big Boost… Plus Headlines

Posted May 10, 202401:00:49

Students and community members arrested and attacked by DC police at George Washington University speak out at a press conference on Capitol Hill about...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 3, 2024: GWU Students Mark Week One of Gaza Solidarity Encampment…May Day Combines Labor and Palestine Issues… Plus Headlines 

Posted May 4, 202400:58:52

As many Gaza Solidarity Encampments are destroyed on college campuses with hundreds of arrests, students at George Washington University mark one week...