<p>On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg and Joshua Frank talk to Presleigh Hayashida and Sophie Shepherd about efforts to evict genocide profiteers out of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Gen Z organizing, and much more.</p> <p>Presleigh Hayashida is a Brooklyn-based community organizer working on general anti-fascist organizing and the movement for a Free Palestine. In her spare time, she works as a civil engineer, spends time with her two cats, and stares at trees. Sophie Shepherd is a Brooklyn-based community organizer and writer.  She graduated summa cum laude from Scripps College in 2024, earning a B.A. in Environmental Analysis and a minor in Writing &amp; Rhetoric.</p> <p>Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/demilitarizebklynnavyyard/?hl=en">Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard</a> on Instagram.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/21/genocide-profiteers-out-of-brooklyn-navy-yard-w-presleigh-hayashida-and-sophie-shepherd/">Genocide Profiteers Out of Brooklyn Navy Yard + Gen Z Organizing w/ Presleigh Hayashida and Sophie Shepherd</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.counterpunch.org">CounterPunch.org</a>.</p>