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Climate Humans lifts the lid on the reality of climate mobilization. Candid chats with the next generation of climate leaders on the actions they’re taking to drive change, and the personal impact this has on them. Join HERO’s Mauricio Porras to debunk why climate mobilizers are more than heroes; they're humans, just like you and me.
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“Now is the time to really double down on tackling equity and justice as part of climate work, rather than shying away,” says the CEO of Impatience Earth, Yasmin Ahammad, on the Climate Humans podcast. In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Yasmin shares a 101 explainer on climate philanthropy and its role in climate action, explores the challenges of climate funding today and routes forward, and why the biggest risk is doing nothing. Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO, the first platform where you can directly fund people-powered climate solutions.Produced by Studio Goldstar and Josie Colter.Edited by Ben Beheshty.Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
“If there’s no shared understanding of what is true, we’re going to have a hard time organizing for real change,” says Germany’s Fridays for Future leader, Luisa Neubauer, on the Climate Humans podcast. In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Luisa warns how far-right movements are derailing democracy and climate action, why courage and discomfort go hand in hand as an activist, and insights on best-in-class group organizing. Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO, the first platform where you can directly fund people-powered climate solutions.Produced by Josie Colter.Edited by Ben Beheshty.Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
“If somebody's really empowered, it's from within.” Former Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado joins the Climate Humans podcast to share why true climate leadership isn’t about authority—it’s about building movements. In this conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Carlos explores the risks great leaders must take, the power of coalition building and allyship, and why real change comes from both the top and the bottom.Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO, the first platform where you can directly fund people-powered climate solutions.Produced by Josie Colter.Edited by Ben Beheshty.Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
“I think many parents are everyday heroes,” says Our Kids’ Climate co-director and Mothers Rise Up co-founder, Maya Mailer, on the Climate Humans podcast. In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Maya shares how parent-led campaigning style is rooted in intergenerational love, duty, and care, how it is expanding around the world, and memorable moments demonstrating with her daughter.
Further resources
Open Letter to World Leaders - ourkidsclimate.org
Our Other Mother - ourkidsclimate.org
Mothers from around the world demand action on fossil fuels, The Guardian
India’s Warrior Moms demand right to clean air at Cop27, The Guardian
Our Kids’ Climate
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Mothers Rise Up
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Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO, the first platform where you can directly fund people-powered climate solutions.
Produced by Josie Colter.
Edited by Ben Beheshty.
Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
“If this work isn't valued now, what hope do we have as a humanity?” asks Lucy von Sturmer, the founder and director of Creatives for Climate, on the Climate Humans podcast. In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Lucy shares how she’s mobilizing and upskilling the creative industry to drive solutions and not pollution, what it means to be an activist communicator, and why being a hero is all about “lifting while leading”.
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00:27 Meet Lucy von Sturmer, the founder and director of Creatives for Climate
02:21 Quick fire questions
05:01 Lucy's climate success stories
08:36 Lucy's journey into climate advocacy
21:30 Building Creatives for Climate
25:40 Funding and philanthropy in climate
26:23 The importance of stories and strategic narratives
27:32 Lessons learned becoming a non profit
30:02 Balancing idealism with practicality
33:28 The importance of funding and support
41:47 Supporting creative activism and creating "pockets of possibility"
43:56 Final thoughts
Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO, the first platform where you can directly fund people-powered climate solutions.
Produced and edited by Ben Beheshty.
Executive produced by Josie Colter.
Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
“I had that rebellious understanding that nobody was going to come and solve this for us,” shares Lauren MacDonald, on the Climate Humans podcast. In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Lauren shares their experiences as part of the #StopRosebank and #StopCambo campaigns to stop new oil projects in the UK, why it’s important for activists to take rest, and processing the reality of growing up as a young climate activist in the media.
Introduction and welcome (1m)
Quickfire questions (2m)
Lauren's personal journey into climate activism (5m)
Early lessons and burnout (2m)
Daily routines and avoiding burnout (2m)
Professional achievements and campaigns (1m)
The Stop Rosebank campaign (14m)
Behind the scenes of activism (10m)
The importance of funding climate activism (8m)
Final thoughts (5m)
Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO, the first platform where you can directly fund people-powered climate solutions.
Produced and edited by Ben Beheshty.
Executive produced by Josie Colter.
Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
“No one is going to hold your hand through the process. So you need to figure out things for yourself,” shares Juanita Silva Mir, a Chilean sociologist and climate storyteller, on the Climate Humans podcast. In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Juanita shares how she was thrown into the deep end of climate action at COP25 and the career insights she learnt along the way, why we must expand our understanding of climate activists as value creators, and how to reduce the divides in the climate movement.
Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO, the first platform where you can directly fund people-powered climate solutions.
Edited, mixed and mastered by Ben Beheshty.
Produced by Josie Colter.
Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
“Activism quite literally changed my life,” says Futerra chief solutionist and co-founder Solitaire Townsend, on the Climate Humans podcast. In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Solitaire shares her story of climate mobilization, from getting started protesting nuclear waste being dumped in her neighborhood, to transitioning her climate activism skills from the frontlines to the boardroom of global businesses, and why accessibility is key to improving the success of the movement.
Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO, the first platform where you can directly fund people-powered climate solutions.
Edited, mixed and mastered by Ben Beheshty.
Produced by Josie Colter.
Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
“It's really a process of continuing to believe that what we are doing is actually bringing about change. Sometimes it may be slow, but it eventually comes,” says climate activist Vanessa Nakate, on the Climate Humans podcast. In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Vanessa shares personal stories from her early activism days, the importance of sustaining activists within the movement, and why we must redefine what it means to be a hero today.
00:23 Quickfire questions
03:21 Vanessa's journey into early activism
07:27 Overcoming fear and finding purpose
15:33 Challenges and realities of climate activism
19:36 The need for sustainable support for activists
23:38 Final thoughts
Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO, the first platform where you can directly fund people-powered climate solutions.
Edited, mixed and mastered by Ben Beheshty.
Produced by Josie Colter.
Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
“We need new ways of storytelling,” says founder and CEO of Kibbo Kift Agency, Sam Narr, on the Climate Humans podcast. In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Sam shares why growing up in a single parent household on a council estate got him into climate, why standing out and daring to be different is central to his creative approach, and the Tuvalu digital nation campaign that captured his imagination.
Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO, the first platform where you can directly fund people-powered climate solutions.
Edited, mixed and mastered by Ben Beheshty.
Produced by Josie Colter.Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
“No one can accomplish anything on their own in this movement,” says co-founder and editor-in-chief of Atmos, Willow Defebaugh, on the Climate Humans podcast. In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Willow shares how she’s bringing a fresh approach to climate storytelling and media, why passion alone is not a sustainable energy source for those working in climate, and why Fridays for Future is her favourite climate success story.
Show notes:
01:15 Meet Willow: A climate storyteller
01:27 Quickfire questions
02:38 Willow's early inspirations
05:00 Early career as an NYC fashion journalist
07:31 The vision for Atmos: science and spirituality
13:51 The power of nature in storytelling and healing
21:02 Symbiosis in climate action and the importance of paying people
24:49 Defining heroism
26:24 Thank you
Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO, the first platform where you can directly fund people-powered climate solutions.
Edited, mixed and mastered by Ben Beheshty.
Produced by Josie Colter.
Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
Intergenerational activism can drive change from inside the world’s biggest companies, says Force of Nature’s Kat Hamilton, on the Climate Humans podcast. In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Kat shares why being a hero is about acting from a place of love, why the not-for-profit business model doesn’t work in a capitalist world, and what it’s really like working for your high school friend.
Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO, the first platform where you can directly fund people-powered climate solutions.
Edited, mixed and mastered by Ben Beheshty.
Produced by Josie Colter.
Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
Welcome to Climate Humans – a podcast by HERO. Stories about why climate mobilizers are more than heroes; they're humans, just like you and me. HERO's Mauricio Porras explains more.
“I think certain climate activists can be fantastic politicians,” says the co-founder and CEO of the Apolitical Foundation and ex-public servant, Lisa Witter, on the Climate Humans podcast. In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Lisa shares what Barack Obama, AOC and Arnold Schwarzenegger all have in common, why she’s passionate about helping climate mobilizers transition into politics to drive change from inside the system, and why she believes superheroes are just people who dare and dream to do extraordinary things.
Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO, the first platform where you can directly fund people-powered climate solutions.
Edited, mixed and mastered by Ben Beheshty.
Produced by Josie Colter.
Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
En este episodio, grabado en 2021, nuestra invitada es Catalina Santelices, activista ecofeminista chilena. Ella es parte de organizaciones como Fridays For Future Chile y Tremendas, además es co fundadora de la red internacional Latinas for Climate. Conversamos acerca de los principales retos que ha enfrentado para construir una plataforma regional de impacto, de la importancia de exigirle a los gobiernos acciones inmediatas que pongan en el centro a las poblaciones más vulnerables antes los efectos del cambio climático. También hablamos de la importancia de dirigir recursos económicos a los y las activistas en el mundo para que su trabajo sea sostenible en el tiempo y que así puedan incrementar el impacto de sus acciones. ¡Gracias por escuchar este episodio, esperamos que lo disfruten!
In this episode, recorded back in 2021, our guest is Dominique Palmer, a climate justice activist based in the UK. She is an organizer for Fridays For Future International and member of the Bad Activist Collective. We talked about some of her key learnings as an activist, about the Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill in the UK and the Withdraw the Cap campaign. About the importance of amplifying diverse voices in the climate movement. About how compensation can help activists around the world accelerate change and the ongoing challenge we have to reach more people outside the movements to join this fight. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy it! Join the HERO Community at heroactivism.com
In this episode, our guest is mental health advocate Olivia Miller from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. We talked about her personal journey, about how she started Bridges of Hope, a safe space to start conversations around the topic of mental health in different communities. She shared some advice on how to deal with the negative effects of social media. Also about the importance of finding time apart from activism to take care of our wellbeing and about many more projects she is leading to create safe spaces for people to connect around empathy. We hope you enjoy it! -Remember to subscribe to our podcast and invite fellow activists to join the waiting list at heroactivism.com to gain early access to our products and platforms - #ActionIsYourPower
In this episode our guest is climate activist and photojournalist Talia Woodin from the UK. We talked about the importance of building community and having a support system as an activist. About some of the biggest challenges she has faced while doing her work. We also talked about the power of photography in activism in the era of social media and the importance of compensation to make the work sustainable over time. - Remember to subscribe and to follow us on Instagram and Twitter as @heroactivism -
In this episode recorded back in March 2021, we had a conversation with Jessica Kleczka, a climate and social justice activist based in Whales in the UK. We talked about her first steps in activism, about the details of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in the UK, about how digital activism has helped to decentralize social movements and move more people towards action. Jessica also shared some key insights on how to accelerate social and environmental change and great advice on how to avoid burnout. - Remember to subscribe and to follow us on Instagram and Twitter as @heroactivism -
En este episodio tenemos como invitada a Daniela Balaguera, activista colombiana de la comunidad Arhuaca. Conversamos acerca de cómo inició su camino en el activismo, de la importancia de trabajar por la justicia climática desde una perspectiva interseccional, algunos de los principales retos del activismo latinoamericano, del poder de la colectividad para incrementar el alcance de las acciones y de cómo compensar económicamente a los activistas cambiaría la manera de tomar acción. ¡Esperamos que lo disfruten!
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