G&R Episode 38: The Amazon is Burning w/ campaigner Pendle Marshall-Hallmark

In this episode, we talk with climate and finance campaigner Pendle  Marshall-Hallmark (@PendleTheWitch) of Amazon Watch (@amazonwatch) about  the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.   Last year saw some of the worst fires in record for the region and this  year's fire season looks to be no better. The problem is made much worse  by the Bolsanaro government's deregulation of Brazilian environmental  protections. increased industry efforts at deforestation and the financing of it all by U.S. asset managers and banks like Blackrock and  JPMorgan Chase.   Pendle also talked with us about her experience doing human rights accompaniment in Colombia. And social and racial tensions in her hometown of Rochester NY.

We also share few words and thoughts remembering scholar, author and  anarchist David Graeber who passed away suddenly on September 3rd.   CORRECTION: Scott incorrectly said  that Blackrock was privately held,  not publicly traded. It is in fact publicly traded.    

Bio: Pendle Marshall-Hallmark is a Climate & Finance Campaigner at Amazon  Watch, an Oakland-based human rights and environmental advocacy  organization focused on protecting the Amazon rainforest and the rights  of Indigenous peoples. Prior to joining Amazon Watch Pendle lived in  Colombia for two years, where she accompanied Indigenous and campesino  activists resisting corporate, paramilitary and state-led invasions of  their lands. She has completed a Fulbright scholarship in Mexico City  exploring US-Latin American business relations, and previously worked as  a community organizer in Philadelphia around issues of immigration,  healthcare access and labor rights. She studied Sociology at Swarthmore  College and has completed Master's level coursework in Business  Administration at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.  

Read More: 

• More than 260 major, mostly illegal Amazon fires detected since late  May: https://bit.ly/3bv2sJg 
• BlackRock Faces Criticism for Role in Climate Crisis, Amazon  Deforestation: https://bit.ly/3jLoVVl **Brazil Fires Burns World's Largest Tripical Wetlands at Unprecedented  Scale: https://nyti.ms/358LaAu 
• Amazonwatch page on Blackrock:  https://amazonwatch.org/news/2020/0904-climate-activists-ramp-up-pressure-on-blackrock-during-fires-week-of-action 
• David Graeber, anthropologist and author of Bullshit Jobs, dies aged  59: https://bit.ly/2F2SnY5   

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This is a Green and Red Podcast production. Produced by Scott  (@sparki1969) and Bob  (@bobbuzzanco). "Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac.