Walasaha: A Podcast by Dominique Noralez

The COP is arguably the most important meeting of civil society, the private sector and governments around the issue of Climate Change that pierces through our lives from bus rides to plane rides, the market and the water in our pipes but what really happens at the COP? Sumeet Betancourt is a Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Officer with the Forestry Department in Belize currently on a young professionals fellowship with the UNFCCC Fellowship in Bonn, Germany. He has been to two UNFCCC COPs as a junior negotiator and while he considers himself a rookie until #3, he does a thorough job of helping us demystify this big meeting of minds that for us in the Caribbean is a ticking clock. Learn more about COP28 UAE here: https://www.cop28.com/en/\ Let's Connect: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze IG and Twitter: domorbze_x https://cyen.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

Escazu who? The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean is probably the most important Agreement to be signed in the regional space. We spoke to Senator Janelle Chanona, Vice President of OCEANA in Belize. She’s the representative for the Belize Network of NGOs comprised mostly of environmental organizations that were pivotal to Belize’s ratification of Escazu.   Read the Escazu Agreement here: https://www.cepal.org/en/escazuagreement Our colleagues at the Universal Rights Group wrote an amazing summary on the importance of the Agreement here: The Escazú Agreement: A landmark regional treaty for environmental defenders Let’s Connect: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze IG and Twitter: @domnorbze_x   https://cyen.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

In part two of our renewable energy special we speak to Kristin Marin, a renewable energy and climate finance specialist from Belize but now based in the United Kingdom. She told us the challenges we face are global but for the global south there’s always more work to be done. Read more on the Caribbean’s Path to Renewable Energy here: Sustainable Energy Paths for the Caribbean Let’s Connect: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze IG and Twitter: @domnorbze_x   https://cyen.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

In this episode, we speak about The Caribbean’s Green Energy Transition. Referencing research, we talk about data, the practicality and contradictions of the Green Energy Ambitions with a focus on Caribbean states. This series is being done in partnership with the Caribbean Youth Environment Network and made possible through the kind generosity of the Clara Lionel Foundation: https://claralionelfoundation.org/justice/ Read more on the Indigenous Women’s Solar Project in Belize here: https://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=57240 Read more on Barbados' potential grid instability due to renewable energy systems: https://barbadostoday.bb/2023/01/25/light-power-concerned-about-possible-grid-instability/ Background Music: The Caribbean Youth Environment Network Let’s Connect: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze IG and Twitter: @domnorbze_x --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Special Series- Inbetweenity: The Green Pod In this episode we speak to: Jevanic Henry is a climate change and development professional with experience leading and supporting the development of environmental projects at multi-levels. He previously served as Climate Change Special Envoy for the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN), Foreign Service Officer with the Government of Saint Lucia as well as serving on the National Climate Change Committee Naomi Cambridge is a student at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, pursuing a BSc. in International Relations with vested interest in climate diplomacy. She is Barbados Youth Climate Activist and an ambassador for the HEY Campaign which has been making continuous strides for the past 3 years in climate justice for our youth and SIDS globally. Connect with Naomi on Instagram: @naomiacambridge This series is being done in partnership with the Caribbean Youth Environment Network and made possible through the kind generosity of the Clara Lionel Foundation: https://claralionelfoundation.org/justice/ Background Music: Ganjaliese Let’s Connect: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze IG and Twitter: @domnorbze_x --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

The Caribbean Youth Environment Network and I link up for a special reflective episode on What Climate Justice means to young people across the region! This is a special episode done as an activity within CYEN's climate justice awareness week across the region. Tune in to hear what's happening in your country and of course to see how you can join in our call of #JusticeDelayedisJusticeDenied For more information go to the CYEN website: https://cyen.org/ 'CYEN's work on climate justice in the Caribbean is made possible through the generous support of the Clara Lionel Foundation.' Background Music: Ganjaliese Find me: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze IG and Twitter: @domnorbze_x --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

Welcome to episode 3, where I talk a bit about the amnesty program that the Government of Belize is going to launch in April 2022. It’s a pretty hot button  topic but it’s not new, in fact, it is Belize’s 3rd Amnesty Program granting permanent residency like in 1999 and/or citizenship like in 1984. I wanted to discuss the potential economic benefits since in this world development policy usually is guided by economic benefits. Let’s engage! Resources: Government of Belize Announcement of Amnesty 2022 UNFPA Belize Country Implementation Profile: Population Dynamics and Household Structure Population Policies In The Caribbean: Present Status And Emerging Issues by Michael Micklin The Economic Benefits from Immigration by George J. Borjas OECD Migration Policy Debates May 2014 The Economics of Immigration: Crash Course Econ #33 Kamala Harris to announce new private investments aimed at slowing Central American migration LA Times by Noah Bierman Credits: News Story Snippet: Immigration Ministry Breaks Down Amnesty 2022 by Duane Moody Channel 5 Belize News Background Music: Ganjaliese Find me: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze IG and Twitter: @domnorbze_x --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

Wah lee shula about friendships and how awkward I am with it. It's a learn and grow rambling! Credits: Background Music: Ganjaliese Find me: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze IG and Twitter: @domnorbze_x --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

What it do! It’s Season 2! Welcome to Season Two! Happy Independence Day to my sweet home Belize! In this inaugural episode, I chat a bit about leadership and put you on to some great spaces and a piece of poetry that speaks to the goodly and Godly duty of being Belizean. Thanks for lending an ear at the space for the good trouble makers! The National Perspective: https://curiousmusings.home.blog/2020/09/22/the-national-perspective/ Wanna be a part of the Bridging the Gap Conversation? Email Ana and Ari expressing interest @ bridgingthegapbelize@gmail.com Credits: Poem: The Child is a Builder by Nigel Encalada Background Music: Ganjaliese Find me: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze IG and Twitter: @domnorbze_x --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

This is the third episode of Tun Up Di Ting and I got to speak to Daryn Casanova straight outta Harlem Dangriga, Belize! The man is an absolute gem, a diamond if you will, who is not only a musician but a businessman building his empire under the brand of Rockstone! We focus on a lot of things during this chat [this da the only time unu could call me a groupie] but we definitely spent a lot of time on his artistry and exploring his newest track Heart Clean. You can find Daryn Casanova on Instagram @daryn_casanova! Listen to my curated Daryn Casanova playlist here: Daryn Casanova on YouTube Credits: Background Music by Ganjaliese listen to her here: https://soundcloud.com/analiese-young Insta: @ganjaliese_3.0 Find me: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze Instagram and Twitter: @domnorbze_x --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

This is Only Crickets for Our Boys. Read the story here:  http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=56897&frmsrch=1 Bounty Killer Clip from Episode 3 of Spice It Up| Beyond It All by Magnum Tonic Wine hosted by Spice. Listen to the full episode here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUOMzdgmHck --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

The Sun has set on Belize’s Election Cycle and the dawn of the People’s United Party persists as they manage the mandate Belizean people have given them at both the general and municipal elections. In Episode 7 I share with you some truncated thoughts on what all this means as we traverse the turbulent waters of economic seas. It’s kinda like the waves you see beyond the reef or in countries that don’t have a reef. Rough Waters that pet! Enjoy this short one before we get back on track! Background Music by Ganjaliese listen to her here: https://soundcloud.com/analiese-young Insta: @ganjaliese_3.0 Find me: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze Instagram and Twitter: @domnorbze_x References: Unusual economic times: The context of the Government of Belize’s pre-budget consultations, Dyon Elliot: https://www.tradescape360.com/post/unusual-economic-times-the-context-of-the-government-of-belize-s-pre-budget-consultations Elections BELIZE: the Naked Truth, Myrtle Palacio: https://www.belize-glessimaresearch.org/product/elections-belize-the-naked-truth/ Elections and Boundaries Statistics: https://elections.gov.bz/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

In the second episode of Tun Up the Ting, I talk to Nello Player who has been on the music scene professionally since 2002! He is definitely an all-time favourite and you'll get to hear how we met and well a bit more about the man behind the music. I close the podcast with some words from the one and only, Bob Marley! You can find him everywhere @nelloplayer! Listen to his latest Music Video on Chimney Record's Style A Style Riddim, Crystal Ball:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRnPpESJmgY Credits: Background Music by Ganjaliese listen to her here: https://soundcloud.com/analiese-young Insta: @ganjaliese_3.0 Find me: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze Instagram and Twitter: @domnorbze_x --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

Prosperous 2020+1! In this episode, I wanted to do a review of 2020 but with the focus of organic people movements, protests! I explored the massive movements internationally and domestically explaining why advocacy and activism are important. Yes organizing and participating in them but more so making sure it's apart of our constructed and lived narrative of resistance. I spoke about what I believe was one of the most important showings of people power in Belize's modern history: The 2020 Protest of the Stevedores. Read more about it here: In Belize, A Win for Black Dockworkers by Alindy Marisol Amaya and Julia Thomas: https://nacla.org/news/2020/11/11/belize-win-black-dockworkers Day of Outrage by Dominique Noralez: https://amandala.com.bz/news/day-of-outrage/ Follow me: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze Instagram and Twitter: domnorbze_x --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

Quick Ep. Intentional Ep. Emotional Ep. We gotta do better mein.  Really and truly we just wah equal opportunity fu go da school, fu get the access to jobs we studied for and to give back to the land of our birth that more often than not celebrates a win it played little part in achieving. We all win...when we all get equal access to opportunities. See ya'll soon. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

We're launching a new series, one dedicated to one of my favourite collectives, our artists! It's called 'Tun Up Di Ting' and its where we get to find out a bit more about the people behind the written, audio and visual art we love so much! To open this series, I invited Constantine Enriquez from Hip Hop Bze to chat a bit about the Music Industry in Belize. Do we even have one? Where are we and what do we need to do to advance this sector of the creative industry? Waggy and I tackle it head-on and we're 100% sure that this won't be our final talk about the space. Find out what up and coming artist I am currently binging on!  I close the podcast with a snippet one of my favourite interviews by Chronixx. The interview was done by Colors alongside Maverick Sabre when they were releasing their collab on the song 'Her Grace.' Find that song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b-5N7B7qWI&feature=share Done in honour of Et Dan and Mr. Program. Fly High! Credits: Background Music by Ganjaliese listen to her here: https://soundcloud.com/analiese-young Insta: @ganjaliese_3.0 Find HipHopBze here: Insta: @hiphopbelize www.hiphopbelize.com Find me:  Facebook: @dnoralez.bze Instagram and Twitter: @domnorbze_x --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

Belize is touted as a tranquil nation but quite often raging under that flourishing shade is deep-seated racism, residual of colonialism. I wanted to talk about it just as a little introduction as this will be a recurring theme throughout the life of this podcast. I brought some friends along too! Rolando Caballero, an International Relations Student at University of the West Indies Mona; Musa Ash Abdul Shaeed, cultural activist and youth artist ambassador to CARIFESTA and Bryton Codd, athlete and co-founder of BK Sports; they all join on to share comments about their experience of living in a country that largely rejects its racist thread as a figment of the imagination and navigating a world a cross-road with imperialism. I also included a clip of a Belizean mind that is I think one of our treasures in the decolonization project. I listen to this clip quite often as a reminder of the bigger picture, a reinforcement of my 'why.' Make sure you listen to the end to be inspired and called to action! Referenced book is by Aondofe Iyo, Free Yuh Mind.  You can find it here: https://www.docdroid.net/Jgyvepn/free-yu-mind-pdf?fbclid=IwAR1RE1Uo0tfpHqKcE9TWSKXoJQ0Nh6FpIFZkIZiE3b2YiRXDoHwGmn7OTP8 Follow me: Facebook: @dnoralez.bze Instagram and Twitter: @domnorbze_x --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

Thanks for passing through mein!  Welcome to Walasaha- A Podcast dedicated to the good troublemakers, the world-changers, the dream chasers. A space for storytelling and listening to stories whether it be Anansi, Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or the stories we hear at the boledo shop about politics. It's also space for us to learn more about art, history and their vessels; conduits who have dedicated their lives to the GIANT task of preservation of "humaness."  So grateful to have this opportunity to share this space with you all so come,come- we have wah lot fu taak 'bout! Stay Curious. Find me on the interwebs: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dnoralez.bze Twitter and Instagram: @domnorbze_x --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message

Yow! the Podcast professionals tell me that it takes a couple of days for podcasts to organically get across platforms so subscribe follow and tune it for the official launch on December 31st 2020! Stay Curious. Twitter and Instagram: @domorbze_x Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dnoralez.bze  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walasahadomnorbze/message