How is the International Order Being Affected. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor of Pacific Forum, helps us understand the larger implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, not only in terms of its own citizens, but the disruptive affects it is having on other […]
Where Does Ukraine Stand in History (History Lens)
Its Background and Historical Implications. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jon Davidann. History professor Jon Davidann of Hawaii Pacific University helps us understand the background and historical implications of the invasion of Ukraine, and where the Russian threats and invasion stand in the history of the region, Europe and […]
Hawaiʻi Joins Global Education ʻOhana (Cooper UNion)
Education for Sustainable Development Now. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guests are Brittany Foutz and Brian Polkinghorn. United Nations University – Regional Centers of Expertise Hawaiʻi is the newest member of the global movement of education for sustainable development. The Ubuntu Committee in Tokyo designated Hawaiʻi on International Human Rights Day […]
Indigenous Rights and Resistance in Myanmar (Cooper UNion)
A Year of Peoples Movement Against Military. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guest is Simon Billenness. February 1 marks the one year commemoration of the military junta overthrow of Myanmar democratically elected government. Indigenous peoples and Burmese stand together in solidarity against the repressive regime as it continues to violate human […]
Crowdsourcing Accountability (Transitional Justice)
Multilateralism’s Role in TJ Processes. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Moisés Montiel Mogollón. The United Nations Universal Periodic Review and other multilateral human rights mechanisms provide a valuable tool to document and keep track of massive and systematic human rights violations typically associated with transitional justice processes. This episode […]
Nuclear Weapons Free World for all (Cooper UNion)
Global Abolition Movement for Peace. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guests are Jackie Cabasso and Alyn Ware. The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty came into effect in 1970 with the promise of creating a nuclear weapons free world. Beginning January 4, diplomats will converge on the U.N. with the ostensible goal of holding […]
Water is Life: Sacred Drops for our Future (Cooper UNion)
Water is a Human Right in Hawai’i. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guest is Marti Townsend. Water is Life covers the important global movement to secure water rights for everyone on earth with a specific focus on long time concern of actions in Hawai’i and the most recent situation around Red […]
Water is Life: Sacred Drops for our Future (Cooper UNion)
Water is a Human Right in Hawai’i. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guest is Marti Townsend. Water is Life covers the important global movement to secure water rights for everyone on earth with a specific focus on long time concern of actions in Hawai’i and the most recent situation around Red […]
Is the United Nations Still up to its Job (History is Here to Help)
Can we Rely on it to Meet Global Challenges. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. Our panel discusses what we have learned about global organizations for world governance from our experience with the League of Nations after World War I and the United Nations after World War II; what led […]
UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (Cooper UNion)
Protect, Respect and Remedy for all. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guest is Surya Deva. The United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights is an annual gathering bringing together civil society and corporations to discuss the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The UN Guiding […]