Today on Sojourner Truth:
We mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. When and how did Earth Day get started? What was its impact? What does the movement look like today? What is the impact of environmental devastation on frontline communities? How is the Trump administration using the pandemic to reward corporate predators and polluters? What's happening around the world on this Earth Day? Our guests are Tyson Slocum, Cherri Foytlin and Bill Gallegos.
Tyson Slocum is director of Public Citizens Energy Program, covering the regulation of petroleum, natural gas and power markets. Tyson promotes an equitable energy transition that provides distributed renewable energy generation and sustainable transportation solutions for working families.
Cherri Foytlin is an Afro-Indigenous (Dine) organizer, writer, speaker, and mother of six who lives in southwest Louisiana. She is the author of Spill It! The Truth About the Deep Water Horizon Oil Rig Explosion, and regularly contributes to BridgetheGulfProject.org, and other written platforms.
Bill Gallegos is a longtime Chicano Liberation and Environmental Justice activist. He is the author of "The Sunbelt Strategy and Chicano Liberation, and Reflections on The Green Economy." He is also the former executive director of Communities for a Better Environment, one of the leading environmental justice organizations in the U.S.
