https://simplecast.com Face of the Earth Human interest and current affairs interviews with leaders from around the world. 2020 Noah Koubenec en Sat, 19 Dec 2020 18:34:01 +0000 Sat, 19 Dec 2020 18:34:11 +0000 https://face-of-the-earth.simplecast.com Face of the Earth https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/68d8d10c-0f7c-409d-9dfd-a697948b5281/32c02a50-1cd3-46b8-898c-8ed63d229b9e/3000x3000/foe-logo-1-01.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://face-of-the-earth.simplecast.com episodic Human interest and current affairs interviews with leaders from around the world. Noah Koubenec no https://feeds.simplecast.com/yfOllIwb culture, current affairs, diplomacy, geopolitics, international affairs, international exchange Noah Koubenec koubenec@cciv.us 2f62d613-dd4f-444e-8d04-d73ec54797f0 Thiago Amparo: Reckoning with Brazil's Racial Democracy Myth In this interview, human rights attorney, author, and activist Dr. Thiago Amparo explains recent examples of violence against Black Brazilians and places those events in the context of Brazil's history and modern social and political reality. Dr. Amparo's most recent English-language writing may be found in Critical Essays on Human Rights Criticism, edited by Andras Sajo and Renata Uitz, and in various newspapers including Americas Quarterly.

]]> Sat, 19 Dec 2020 18:34:01 +0000 koubenec@cciv.us (Thiago Amparo) https://face-of-the-earth.simplecast.com/episodes/thiago-amparo-reckoning-with-brazils-racial-democracy-myth-wUMLWPCU In this interview, human rights attorney, author, and activist Dr. Thiago Amparo explains recent examples of violence against Black Brazilians and places those events in the context of Brazil's history and modern social and political reality. Dr. Amparo's most recent English-language writing may be found in Critical Essays on Human Rights Criticism, edited by Andras Sajo and Renata Uitz, and in various newspapers including Americas Quarterly.

]]> Thiago Amparo: Reckoning with Brazil's Racial Democracy Myth Thiago Amparo 00:40:03 An interview with Dr. Thiago Amparo, a human rights attorney, author, and activist in Brazil. We discuss the recent murder of João Alberto (a Black Brazilian man) by security guards on the eve of the country's Black Consciousness Day, the protests that followed, and how the popular notion of racial democracy continues to clash with Brazilians' efforts to grapple with a racist reality. An interview with Dr. Thiago Amparo, a human rights attorney, author, and activist in Brazil. We discuss the recent murder of João Alberto (a Black Brazilian man) by security guards on the eve of the country's Black Consciousness Day, the protests that followed, and how the popular notion of racial democracy continues to clash with Brazilians' efforts to grapple with a racist reality. brazil, racism, citizen diplomacy no full 3 f0f4daee-5467-4e6a-9c14-4d7e96d45790 Iftekhar Ahsan: Preserving History while Welcoming the Future in Kolkata In this interview, Iftekhar Ahsan, sustainable tourism entrepreneur and founder of Calcutta Walks and Calcutta Bungalow, discusses Kolkata's economic hardship and how it is positioned to establish itself as an authentic representation of India to the world.

 

]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:56:43 +0000 koubenec@cciv.us (Iftekhar Ahsan) https://face-of-the-earth.simplecast.com/episodes/iftekhar-ahsan-preserving-history-while-welcoming-the-future-in-kolkata-CIFgeAqm In this interview, Iftekhar Ahsan, sustainable tourism entrepreneur and founder of Calcutta Walks and Calcutta Bungalow, discusses Kolkata's economic hardship and how it is positioned to establish itself as an authentic representation of India to the world.

 

]]> Iftekhar Ahsan: Preserving History while Welcoming the Future in Kolkata Iftekhar Ahsan 01:04:15 An interview with Iftekhar Ahsan, a sustainable tourism entrepreneur based in Kolkata. We discuss the city's history, ongoing challenges to development, and potential path to success as a bastion of creativity and culture in India. An interview with Iftekhar Ahsan, a sustainable tourism entrepreneur based in Kolkata. We discuss the city's history, ongoing challenges to development, and potential path to success as a bastion of creativity and culture in India. preservation, restoration, india, calcutta, travel, tourism, historic preservation, bengal, kolkata no full 2 6d289cb0-07f8-4382-b75c-5c53787f41c7 Felix Morka: #ENDSARS and the Boiling Point in Nigeria In this interview, Felix Morka, founder of the Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) in Lagos, discusses #ENDSARS and the continuing crisis of public confidence in Nigeria's institutions.

The discussion includes the background of SARS, recent developments in the #ENDSARS protests, and likely future developments and persisting challenges.

 

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2020 05:48:45 +0000 koubenec@cciv.us (Felix Morka) https://face-of-the-earth.simplecast.com/episodes/felix-morka-endsars-and-the-boiling-point-in-nigeria-NKW22qos In this interview, Felix Morka, founder of the Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) in Lagos, discusses #ENDSARS and the continuing crisis of public confidence in Nigeria's institutions.

The discussion includes the background of SARS, recent developments in the #ENDSARS protests, and likely future developments and persisting challenges.

 

]]> Felix Morka: #ENDSARS and the Boiling Point in Nigeria Felix Morka 00:54:26 An interview with Felix Morka, founder of the Social and Economic Rights Action Center in Lagos, to discuss the #ENDSARS protests, political corruption, and economic inequality in Nigeria. An interview with Felix Morka, founder of the Social and Economic Rights Action Center in Lagos, to discuss the #ENDSARS protests, political corruption, and economic inequality in Nigeria. nigeria, police brutality, lagos, #endsars no full 1