Today on Sojourner Truth, an exclusive one-hour interview with Winnie Overbeek, a Brazilian environmentalist who has supported forest and land defenders around the world.
Overbeek is the International Coordinator of the World Rainforest Movement. He is based in the Brazilian town of Vitoria in the Espirito Santo state. He is also an active member of NGO Cepedes and the Brazilian Alert against the Green Desert Network providing support to communities affected by against large scale tree plantations and other large-scale (agro) industrial projects.
We spoke to Overbeek during the North American Forest & Climate Convergence at the Shawnee National Forest from Oct. 11-14, 2019.
