4 episodes
Point: Defiance Podcast Editor
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- History
As his final CEP capstone project, Liam Collins explores the history of protest and civil unrest in Washington State. A mix of narrated and interview segments show our past and help us explain how it still shapes our present.
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Nisqually 1964, Seattle 1970
In his finale, Liam talks to William Sampson about the Nisqually Fish-ins and the Fort Lawton Takeover, and how the Native community in Washington has had to protest for their water, food, land, and community rights. https://www.twitter.com/lllaciminos/ http://tinyurl.com/carceral-university
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Everett 1916
The Everett Massacre is one of the bloodier events in Washington history, and it all stemmed from a local strike. Liam talks to Tom Lux, President of the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association about the greater legacy of this event and places it in a national context. https://www.twitter.com/lllaciminos/ https://pnlha.wordpress.com/
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Episode 2: Yakima 1927
The second wave of the KKK crested in the Yakima Valley, and the local Filipino farmworker population was squarely in the crosshairs- a local target caught in a national movement. What caused it, how did it play out, and what was the lasting legacy? Liam talks to Rick Baldoz about this period and its impact […]
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Bellingham, 1907
In 1907, the South Asian population of Bellingham came under the attack of a mob, and were driven far out of the city. What caused it, how did it play out, and what was the lasting legacy? Liam talks to Harjap Grewal about this event and its impact on today. https://www.twitter.com/lllaciminos/ https://www.twitter.com/harjap/ https://www.thewarmthcollection.org/