Decolonizing Power

Decolonizing Power is filled with connections, truths, visions, actions, kinship, solidarity and so much more!  We are endlessly grateful to all of the outstanding humans who have been a part of the first three seasons of this work!  We're going to take some time to reflect on what is next for the podcast and would love to hear from you too! What would you like to hear next? Do you know any stories that you think should be featured on our podcast? Do you have a story to tell yourself?   For now, we'll leave you with a compilation of moments from three seasons of Decolonizing Power and say Kaawaapamatin miina (See you again)!  Connect with us on ⁠⁠https://icenet.work/⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/⁠⁠ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy. Links for this episode: AJ Esquega: @kingeshkwegaboh⁠⁠ Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (KZA): ⁠http://www.gullbayfirstnation.com⁠ The Knoydart Foundation: ⁠https://knoydart.org/⁠ Knoydart Renewables: ⁠https://knoydart.org/knoydart-renewables/⁠ Lucy Conway: ⁠@eiggbox Eigg Electric: ⁠http://isleofeigg.org/eigg-electric/⁠ Instituto Socioambiental: ⁠https://www.socioambiental.org/en⁠;⁠https://twitter.com/socioambiental⁠ New Energy Nexus: ⁠https://www.newenergynexus.com/uganda⁠ ENVenture: ⁠https://www.enventureenterprises.org/⁠ Rural Family Care: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/ruralfamilycare/ Danielle Kehler: @kehlervisions⁠  Jordyn Burnouf: @jordynburnouf Philline Donggay: ⁠@philline_marie⁠ Greenergy Solar: ⁠https://www.greenergysolar.ph/⁠ RECAPO: ⁠https://recaposolar.com/ Camco: ⁠https://www.camco.energy/ Puerto Rico Community Foundation (FCPR): https://www.fcpr.org/home/ Pirucho Coop: https://www.facebook.com/PiruchoCoop/ SENA: https://www.sena.edu.co/en-us/pages/default.aspx Repower Gaza: https://wearenotnumbers.org/help-young-palestinian-writers-repower-gaza/ We Are Not Numbers (WANN): https://wearenotnumbers.org/ Original Power: https://www.originalpower.org.au/ Our Islands Our Home campaign: https://ourislandsourhome.com.au/about-the-campaign/ Meet the Torres Strait 8: https://ourislandsourhome.com.au/homepage/#torresstrait8 First Nations Clean Energy Network: ⁠https://www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/

In this episode, the Global Hub team travels to Masig Island on Zenadh Kes, also known as Torres Strait, which lies between so-called Australia and the islands of Papua. Zenadh Kes is home to Indigenous Peoples who have lived with a deep connection to land and sea for thousands of years. The effects of climate change, including sea level rises, intense rainfall patterns, and ocean acidification, are severe on Zenadh Kes, threatening ancestral homelands and ways of life.  You’ll hear from two Indigenous Masig Islanders, Josiah Mosby and Yessie Mosby, who share stories about daily life on the island, their experiences with climate change, and their hopes for the future.   This is the first of our two-part journey to Oceania. In our next and final episode of this season, Daphne and Freddie recount their time in so-called Australia and meet with representatives of the First Nations Clean Energy Network.    Listen now and subscribe, so you never miss an episode!   Episode links: Our Islands Our Home campaign: https://ourislandsourhome.com.au/about-the-campaign/ Meet the Torres Strait 8: https://ourislandsourhome.com.au/homepage/#torresstrait8 First Nations Clean Energy Network: https://www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/  Find out more about the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Global Hub⁠⁠⁠⁠, the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Catalysts Program ⁠⁠⁠⁠, and our other programming at ⁠⁠⁠⁠indigenouscleanenergy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠! Global Hub: ⁠https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/our-programs/global-hub/⁠ 20/20 Catalysts Program: ⁠https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/our-programs/20-20-catalysts/⁠ ICE website: ⁠https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/⁠ ICE Network: ⁠https://www.icenet.work/home⁠ ICE social media Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/indigclnenergy/⁠ Facebook:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/IndigClnEnergy⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/indigclnenergy/⁠ Twitter/X: ⁠https://twitter.com/IndigClnEnergy ⁠

We're back! After taking time for rest and reflection, Freddie, Daphne and Mihskakwan return with the final episode of their four-part Colombia series, featuring SENA instructor and electrical engineer Jose Maria Cotes Mengual. At SENA, the Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, Jose trains his students in electricity fundamentals, residential electrical installations, and photovoltaic solar energy generation systems. In this episode, Freddie and Daphne take you on a trip to Jose’s matriarchal Rancheria in the La Guajira region. On their way back to Riohacha, they interview Jose about his experience teaching Wayuu students, his connection to his home Rancheria in La Guajira, and his hopes for the region's future. We'll be back soon with more episodes about our team's visit to so-called Australia and the South Pacific Islands. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode! Find out more about the ⁠⁠⁠Global Hub⁠⁠⁠, the ⁠⁠⁠Catalysts Program ⁠⁠⁠and our other programming at ⁠⁠⁠indigenouscleanenergy.com⁠⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠! -- SENA: https://www.sena.edu.co/en-us/pages/default.aspx Global Hub: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/our-programs/global-hub/ 20/20 Catalysts Program: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/our-programs/20-20-catalysts/ ICE website: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ ICE Network: https://www.icenet.work/home ICE social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indigclnenergy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndigClnEnergy Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indigclnenergy/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/IndigClnEnergy

On this episode, we are joined by Johanna Koolemans-Beynen, Senior Program manager at USEA, the United States Energy Association. Johanna is also a Senior Program Coordinator for the USAID-funded Energy Utility Partnership Program. Johanna joined us on our trip and facilitated the meaningful connections we created with our kin in Colombia. In a conversation with Mihskakwan, Freddie, and Daphne, Johanna shares her thoughts on sustainable development, the decolonial perspectives that have influenced her work, and the importance of peer-to-peer knowledge exchange. In the middle of this episode, we hear a short excerpt of a poem one of the multi-talented SENA students, Samuel Prieto, performed for us. Thanks Samuel! This is the third episode in our four-part Colombia series, which will be continued in January next year! We'll also have more stories coming up this spring from our travels to Oceania. So stay tuned and subscribe, so you never miss an episode! Find out more about the ⁠⁠Global Hub⁠⁠, the ⁠⁠Catalyst Program ⁠⁠and our other programming at ⁠⁠indigenouscleanenergy.com⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠!

This episode, we continue the Global Hub team’s journey in Colombia. Listeners will hear from two extraordinary Indigenous youths: Taylor Behn-Tsakoza, a Déne woman from Fort Nelson First Nation, and Vanessa Ramirez, a Wayùu woman from Colombia.  We are so grateful to Vanessa and Taylor, who have graciously shared their time, insights, experiences, and calls to action with us and our global energy community. Our Indigenous youth are leading meaningful climate action and demonstrating collaborative, innovative, and decolonial pathways that center community. Find out more about the ⁠Global Hub⁠, the ⁠Catalyst Program ⁠and our other programming at ⁠indigenouscleanenergy.com⁠, and follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Twitter/X⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠LinkedIn⁠!

Welcome back to season 3 of the Decolonizing Power Podcast. Freddie and Mihskakwan are joined by their new co-host, Daphne Kay!  This season, our stories revolve around the themes of kinship and solidarity. We are thrilled to share inspiring conversations and new adventures with you as we actualize our global programming in three regions in South America and Oceania.  Join us over the next 4 episodes covering our visit to Colombia, where we speak to clean energy leaders, meet with members of the Wayuú community, and visit a Rancheria in La Guajira.  Find out more about the Global Hub, the Catalyst Program and our other programming at indigenouscleanenergy.com, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, Facebook, and LinkedIn!

We’re back to wrap up season 2 of the Decolonizing Power Podcast! Thank you for joining us on a journey that took us around the globe, from what is known as Canada, to the Philippines, Malawi, the UK, and finally Egypt! Join Freddie, Mishkakwan James, and their guests as they reflect on their time at COP 27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties, held last November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Indigenous Clean Energy invited a delegation of young and inspiring Indigenous clean energy leaders to attend the conference and share their knowledge and experiences with friends and kin across the world. Listen now wherever you find your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on social media @IndigClnEnergy, & check out the ICE Network at icenet.work!

Tune into Part 2 of the Cooperative Clean Energy story. In this episode, we hear more from Nelson Colón, president and CEO of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation (FCPR), and Feliciano Rodriguez Domínguez, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Pirucho Coop in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Our guests continue to share their experiences with community-led renewable energy and the immense impacts being realized in Puerto Rico. Nelson and Feliciano also delve into their visions for secure, accessible, and affordable clean energy for all communities in their region.  You can find an English transcript as well as a Spanish translation of our episode here: https://tinyurl.com/S2E6-Decolonizing-Power -- Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/ Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode!

Please join us for the first part of our interview with Nelson Colón, president and CEO of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation (FCPR), and Feliciano Rodriguez Domínguez, a Catholic priest and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Pirucho Coop in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Pirucho Coop started out in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico’s energy system. With the help of FCPR, Pirucho Coop established the first solar energy community under a cooperative model on the island. Nelson and Feliciano share how they’ve overcome limited resources and structural challenges on their way to finding the right model for their community. The second part of this interview will be available on November 2nd. Please stay tuned! You can find an English transcript as well as a Spanish translation of our episode here: https://tinyurl.com/Decolonizing-Power-S2E5 -- Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/ Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode!

After a well-deserved summer break, Freddie and James return with a mid-season minisode. Reflecting on the notion of “a just transition”, our hosts discuss what meaningful community involvement and equity could look like in a clean energy future. Listen to our interviews with Philline Donggay (S2E2) and Marvin Tumusiime (S1E6), and stay tuned for our next full episode coming out in October! Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/ Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode!

This episode of Decolonizing Power takes an introspective look at climate financing. We will hear from a climate impact and fund managing group known as Camco Clean Energy. Our guests Ieva Indriunaite and Geoff Sinclair share adaptable financing models, provide examples of clean energy projects done in a good way, and share the community benefits of deconstructing sustainable development models. Find out more about Camco here: https://www.camco.energy/ Geoff talked about the Mwenga Project, which resulted in Tanzania’s first-ever wind farm. You can read more about it here: https://repp.energy/project/mwenga-onshore-wind-farm/ Ieva also mentioned the Energicity project in Sierra Leone and Mobile Power, a provider of sustainable mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa. You can find more information about both companies on the Energicity and Mobile Power websites. Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/ Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode!

Welcome to the third episode of Decolonizing Power season 2! "The  Energy to Transform Communities" tells the story of RECAPO, a company  that is creating clean and affordable clean energy solutions for rural communities in Malawi. We hear from Lawrence Matengula, founder of RECAPO, as he shares strategies and solutions for rural electrification that leave no one behind. Please join us for this inspiring episode filled with creative and community-first clean energy action. You can find out more about RECAPO on their website (https://recaposolar.com/) or Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/RECAPOMalawi). Lawrence also mentioned the African Mothers Health Initiative (find out more: https://www.africanmothers.org/). Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/  Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode!

Join us for the second episode of Decolonizing Power, Season 2! We’re in conversation with Philline Donggay (@philline_marie), co-founder of family-owned Greenergy Solar, the first commercial solar rooftop installer in the Philippines. Together, we talk about shifts and challenges in the Philippino clean energy sector, and Philline shares her dreams of distributed, decentralized, and democratized energy solutions for her home community in Mindanao and globally. Find our more about Greenergy Solar: On their website: https://www.greenergysolar.ph/ on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/greenergysolarph/ and on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/greenergysolarph/  Check out the documentary Philline mentions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1kleG6ZbSE  Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode!

Welcome back to Decolonizing Power! Join our hosts Freddie and Mihskakwan James as we kick off season 2 with two amazing guests: Danielle Kehler and Jordyn Burnouf. This episode is grounded in Mother Earth and all that she has to offer us as individuals and communities. You will hear journey’s from homelands to the Arctic and how Indigenous ways of knowing and being have been a part of every step. @kehlervisions and @jordynburnouf each wear many hats as they bring power, voice and perspective to the clean energy sector and everything else that they do. Tune in to hear how these incredible people root action in land, connection and community for the betterment of the whole. Find out more about the organizations mentioned in this episode: SevenGen: https://sevengenenergy.org/  2041 Foundation: https://2041foundation.org/ Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode! 

"Since October, Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Gaza has destroyed over 70% of all infrastructure, including rooftop solar and power stations. Fuel supplies have been cut and residents lack consistent access to food, water and electricity." (We Are Not Numbers)   This special episode of Decolonizing Power is dedicated to raising awareness for the Repower Gaza project. Daphne and Freddie speak to Walaa Sabah, project manager of We Are Not Numbers (WANN), a youth-led Palestinian nonprofit project in the Gaza Strip. We're also joined by Lauren Mellor, from Original Power in so-called Australia. Repower Gaza is a grassroots initiative led by young Palestinian writers from WANN. The project installs emergency solar kits to enable displaced WANN writers to continue documenting the realities of Gazans on the ground. Amidst the severe humanitarian and energy crisis in Gaza, these solar kits also enable life-saving medical interventions and allow Palestinians to reconnect with lost family members.   Learn more about the impact of the project and the situation on the ground by following We Are Not Numbers on social media. You can contribute to the project by donating here: https://secure.everyaction.com/nqnFvmWo40K_m3nSTlqCmg2?fbclid=IwAR1UJv3zjaFYJB919mVxDlfXwYvxA8NHSfepmqN4IeyL06pGvh1-TQ0p7oQ   ** CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of genocide, displacement, and death. If you need support, please consider reaching out to:  Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS), 1-866-925-4419 (Open 24 hours a day 7 days a week) Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate mental health counseling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. 1-855-242-3310, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or use the chat box on their website. Métis Crisis Line: Get the support you need 24/7. Call 1-833-Metis-BC (1-833-638-4722). Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre Suicide Crisis Helpline Canada: Text or call 988.   Links and resources for this episode: We Are Not Numbers website: https://wearenotnumbers.org/ Repower Gaza media release: https://wearenotnumbers.org/palestinian-writers-project-to-repower-gaza/ Donate here to the Repower Gaza project (Middle East Children's Alliance): ⁠https://secure.everyaction.com/nqnFvmWo40K_m3nSTlqCmg2?fbclid=IwAR1UJv3zjaFYJB919mVxDlfXwYvxA8NHSfepmqN4IeyL06pGvh1-TQ0p7oQ⁠ Help young Palestinian writers repower Gaza: https://wearenotnumbers.org/help-young-palestinian-writers-repower-gaza/ We Are Not Numbers (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAHrs75W_FW-Egj0Mr17AzQ/videos We Are Not Numbers (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/we_are_not_numbers/ We Are Not Numbers (Twitter/X): https://twitter.com/WeAreNotNumbers We Are Not Numbers (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/WeAreNotNumbers

Solstice Greetings dear listeners! We'll be taking some time off to rest and reflect over the Winter Solstice and we'll be back with more stories in the New Year! Thank you so much for listening! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Welcome back to season 2 of Decolonizing Power! Join your hosts Mihskakwan James Harper and Freddie Huppé Campbell as they look back at our first season and the incredible clean energy leaders we met along the way. Subscribe now and stay tuned for another season full of community clean energy stories from around the world! Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode! Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy.

This episode takes our listeners to Uganda, where we hear dynamic and effective solutions for access to clean technologies that leave no one behind. Marvin Tumusiime from the ENVenture program at New Energy Nexus and Masika Janet, a member of the community-based organization Rural Family Care, share some of their experiences and the incredible impacts of their work. Links and Resources for this episode: - New Energy Nexus: https://www.newenergynexus.com/uganda - ENVenture: https://www.enventureenterprises.org/ - Rural Family Care on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruralfamilycare/ This is the last episode of Decolonizing Power - for now! Thank you so much to our listeners who accompanied us on this amazing journey around the globe! We are excited to share more energy stories and connect with you at https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/. You can also follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy. If you missed any of the previous episodes of Decolonizing Power, you can find us on Google, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you, hiy hiy!

This special episode takes us to the Amazon Region of Brazil, specifically to the state of Mato Grosso and the Xingu People at the Parque Indígena do Xingu. Our colleague Layane, originally from Brazil herself, talks to Marcelo Martins at the Instituto Socioambiental in Brazil. Marcelo tells us about his experiences with renewable energy resources in the Amazon and about working alongside the Xingu People as part of the Programa Xingu. Links and resources for this episode: - Generation Power: https://www.generationpower.ca/; https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/generation-power/; - Layane Moura: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/layane-moura-ice-team-bio/; - Instituto Socioambiental: https://www.socioambiental.org/en;https://twitter.com/socioambiental; Programa Xingu: https://www.socioambiental.org/pt-br/o-isa/programas/xingu; Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: https://www.socioambiental.org/en/o-isa/programas/indigenous-peoples-in-brazil Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy! You can find Generation Power at genertationpower.ca, don’t forget to check it out! Our next episode takes us to Uganda! We'll talk with two representatives of community-based organizations involved in energy safety and security. You can listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts! We’re back in two weeks with episode 6.

Continuing our tour of Scotland, we find ourselves on the Isle of Eigg, a remote island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides! We speak with Lucy Conway, an Eigg resident and active member of the community, who has been involved in the island’s clean energy project. We invite you to hear Lucy's captivating, grounded, and enlightening words and stories. Links and resources for this episode: - The Isle of Eigg info: http://isleofeigg.org; https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserve/isle-of-eigg/; on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isleofeigg; - Eigg Electric: http://isleofeigg.org/eigg-electric/; - Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust: http://isleofeigg.org/ieht/; - Lucy Conway on Twitter: @eiggbox Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy! Subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. We’re back in 2 weeks on July 28 with another renewable energy story, this time from the heart of Brazil, where we visit a remote indigenous community - subscribe now, so you never miss an episode!