YASUNI, ECUADOR – Was happy to work on this podcast about the Yasuni referendum in Ecuador, where the country voted to stop oil drilling in one area of the national park. I traveled to the Amazon, where locals actually voted to continue oil drilling here to find what was up with that. The situation isContinueContinue reading “Crude Awakening: Why Ecuador voted to stop drilling in the Amazon (Climate One, podcast)”
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Chaos in Ecuador as Gunmen storm live TV (CBC The Current, radio)
QUITO, ECUADOR I helped CBC out with this episode of The Current, collecting testimonies from people on the streets of Quito and their reaction to the violence in the country. In short: people are worried.Jordan, 23, from Esmeraldas said several of his childhood friends were killed last year. Others have stopped going out alone or goingContinueContinue reading “Chaos in Ecuador as Gunmen storm live TV (CBC The Current, radio)”
In Carmen’s Hands (World Affairs, Podcast)
QUITO, ECUADOR – A few months ago, the California based World Affairs podcast contacted me to talk about a previous article I had written about Carmen Carcelen, an Ecuadorian woman who lives in the small town of Juncal, near the border with Colombia, and turned her home into a shelter for Venezuelans migrating through. ByContinueContinue reading “In Carmen’s Hands (World Affairs, Podcast)”
Escaping coronavirus in Ecuador’s Amazon (Al Jazeera’s The Take, Podcast)
QUITO, ECUADOR – In May, Al Jazeera interviewed me for their podcast The Take about how indigenous communities in Ecuador’s Amazon were forced to deal with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, lock down, environmental disasters, and oil spills in their communities all at once. This is the podcast that resulted from that talk. (Photo Credit: JeronimoContinueContinue reading “Escaping coronavirus in Ecuador’s Amazon (Al Jazeera’s The Take, Podcast)”
Live News Spot. Protests in Ecuador over hike in fuel prices (TRT World)
This was a live TV spot. I spoke with Turkish television station TRT World about the national strike and protests that began October 3. Thousands of people across the country partook in these protests, angry over a series of labor and tax reforms, and the cutting of gas and diesel subsidies that saw the priceContinueContinue reading “Live News Spot. Protests in Ecuador over hike in fuel prices (TRT World)”
Live News Spot. Ecuador’s new policy for Venezuelans crossing the border (TRT World)
My first live TV news spot. I spoke with TRT World about Ecuador enforcing their new policy for Venezuelans trying to cross the border, now requiring their passports. This was put into effect Saturday, Aug 18 and is going to make things a whole lot worse for a lot of people before it makes thingsContinueContinue reading “Live News Spot. Ecuador’s new policy for Venezuelans crossing the border (TRT World)”
Bamboo Houses: Rebuilding a Sustainable Community (Zoomin TV)
RAMBUCHE, ECUADOR – A new step in sustainable architecture – After the major earthquake hit Ecuador in 2016, many people on the coast are still living in tents or makeshift homes out of scraps of wood and metal sheets. But some organizations are helping rebuild homes out of bamboo – a flexible material that´s resistant toContinueContinue reading “Bamboo Houses: Rebuilding a Sustainable Community (Zoomin TV)”
Democracy at your doorstep: The disabled’s big win (Zoomin TV)
QUITO, ECUADOR – Ecuador’s 2017 Elections have elected their first President in a wheelchair. And it seems fitting in a country that has some progressive voting rights laws for the disabled.
Ecuadorians say Lenin Moreno’s Victory is a Win for Poor and Working People (The Real News)
QUITO, ECUADOR – Ecuadorians elected a new President Sunday, voting to keep the current left-wing party of President Rafael Correa in power. Correa’s former Vice-President Lenin Moreno won the election with 51% of the vote over his opponent, Guillermo Lasso of the right-wing CREO Party, who finished with 49%. Hundreds of supporters gathered at theContinueContinue reading “Ecuadorians say Lenin Moreno’s Victory is a Win for Poor and Working People (The Real News)”
Los últimos días de las FARC: dentro del campamento (Zoomin TV)
EL DIAMANTE, COLOMBIA – En la víspera de la firma de los acuerdos de paz, las FARC abrieron su campamento de El Diamante, Caquetá. Charlamos con los guerrilleros para conocer sus sueños y sensaciones ahora que se acerca la paz. (Translation: On the eve of the signing of the peace accords, the FARC opened theirContinueContinue reading “Los últimos días de las FARC: dentro del campamento (Zoomin TV)”
Kimberley Michelle Brown 