AIN'T THAT SWELL

Core Lords: Indo Warrior, Piter Panjaitan, On Surfers Buying Up Land and Stepping Up To Save Surf Spots From Neo-Colonial Exploitation by Non-Surfing Capitalist Kooks

AIN'T THAT SWELL

Show Notes

Brought to you by Up! The Bank That's Got Young Aussies' Backs...Piter Panjaitan is a Bataknese surfer and philanthropist from Sumatra. He runs an orphanage in Bali and has risen to prominence speaking truth to power and defending Indonesian people and the environment from exploitation. You can follow him here and his orphanage and philanthropic projects here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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