Ep 22: “Ceasefire Now” With Kaia Jackson and Lemy Coffin

On Feb. 15, community members effectively occupied the Northampton City Council chambers, ultimately shutting the meeting down as they called on councilors to pass a ceasefire resolution amid Israel’s continued invasion and bombing campaign in Gaza. Jewish Voice for Peace activist Kaia Jackson and radical social worker Lemy Coffin join hosts Shelby Lee and Dusty Christensen to talk about local governments in western Massachusetts debating ceasefire resolutions and what it’s like to be an activist calling for action in front of those politicians.

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