{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/666701510e8c9a0012817a27/69aae0317036d73902fda596?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#28 - Sadie Mees - Captured by the IDF","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/666701510e8c9a0012817a27/1772806145947-d549f769-b76f-419b-bcd1-fedbc52770de.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this week's episode, John Harris interviews Sadie Mees about her experience on the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza. </p><p><br></p><p>In October, Mees and two other Newfoundlanders left to join a humanitarian mission, onboarding&nbsp;a boat with doctors, supplies, and journalists, in the hope of breaking Israel's&nbsp;siege and helping the&nbsp;people of Palestine. The three of them were captured by the Israeli Defence Force and imprisoned; they faced assault, trauma, and witnessed first-hand the atrocity of genocide, until their eventual release and deportation.</p><p><br></p><p>Sadie Mees is a master's student at Memorial University and an organizer with Palestine Action YYT and MUN Students for Palestine.</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Kaelem Tingate</p><p><br></p><p>This program aired on CHMR-FM MUN Radio</p>","author_name":"The Muse"}