Tina Gerhardt On Surfside Condo Collapse

Today on Sojourner Truth:

The latest challenge to search teams at the collapsed condo in Surfside, Florida, is Tropical Storm Elsa. Following the June 24th 12-story collapse, thus far 28 people have reportedly died as we go on air. Eleven are injured and 117 people remain unaccounted for. Are environmental factors that possibly were connected to the collapse being investigated? The condo was on a barrier island. What are barrier islands and what environmental role do they play? What is the danger of rapid development on barrier islands? Our guest is environmental journalist Tina Gerhardt.

The first hurricane to hit the island of Barbados since 1955, Hurricane Elsa, hit the nation just a few days ago. The island is outside the chain of islands that are most under threat of hurricanes, but on Friday July 2nd, Barbados was hit. In Barbados, over 1,100 people reported damaged houses, including 62 homes that completely collapsed. Our guest is David Comissiong, Barbados's Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

There is a prisoner hunger strike going on in Pennsylvania. What's going on? What are the demands? Our guest is Fariha Huriya, an organizer with the DC Mutual Aid Network, a collection of community organizations and individuals who pool their resources together to support each other.