DiscoverPeople vs Inequality Podcast
People vs Inequality Podcast
Claim Ownership

People vs Inequality Podcast

Author: PeoplevsInequality

Subscribed: 6Played: 150
Share

Description

In a time of crisis and fast change, this podcast is a space to reflect and learn with change-makers working to tackle inequalities and injustice. We hear about the choices they make, the approaches they take, the obstacles they face and their hopes and dreams in making real change happen. As massive inequalities are threatening our societies and planet, join us to find out how to use this moment to turn the tide and shift power for a more just and equal world.
20 Episodes
Reverse
It's been a while but we are back with another exiting episode on Food Justice! Whose knowledge is considered when taking decisions? How to transform the politics of knowledge and the narratives that drive growing inequalities and unsustainable food systems? Join us for this episode to learn more!Whilst the world continues to grapple with the reality of yet another food price crisis and growing hunger, we speak to those on the frontline to find out why the food system keeps failing and what w...
Whilst the world is trying to grapple with the reality of yet another food price crisis and growing hunger, we speak to those on the frontline to find out why the food system keeps failing and what we can do about it. In today’s episode we dive into the role of large multinational companies in the food system and what citizens and campaigners can do to shift power in favour of people and planet. We speak to Nina Holland, who is a researcher and campaigner on food and agriculture at Corpo...
Whilst the world is trying to grapple with the reality of yet another food price crisis and growing hunger, we speak to those on the frontline to find out why the food system keeps failing and what we can do about it. We kick off this new series on Food Justice with those who are growing the food that is on our plates: farmers. This episode features not one but two leaders of La Via Campesina – the worlds’ biggest movement of peasants, indigenous peoples and rural workers. Anuka De Silva...
“Sometimes you just need to take a leap of faith.” Our fourth and last episode on emergent agency is a story of a family-initiated spontaneous response to the hardships the pandemic and lockdowns brought upon urban-poor mothers. Veggies for Good is a social enterprise that started from a basketball court sale, then moved online, directly linking farmers to urban consumers and providing livelihoods to urban-poor women. We speak to Ditsi Carolino, a filmmaker turned social entrepreneur that was...
Accountability is one of those words often used but too little practised. How to make it practical and deliver for people, especially in times of crisis and lockdown when it is literally about life and death? In the third episode of the Emergent Agency series, we speak to Narayan Adhikari. Narayan is the co-founder and lead for the Nepal Accountability Lab, and is passionate about getting citizens voices heard. We hear how this young organization, and their civic action teams, were able to ad...
In this short summary episode we hear how social movements in Argentina saved lives during the pandemic and how women from poor neighbourhoods are organizing for their rights. We speak to Francisco Longa, and reflect on the work of Dina Sanchez whom we heard from in the Spanish Episode Two of this series. So for all you English speaking listeners, this is your chance to hear her story and more! From the personal to the political – we talk about how women and informal workers ...
En un momento histórico de crisis y cambios rápidos, este podcast es un espacio para reflexionar y aprender con los agentes de cambio, sobre cómo abordar la desigualdad y la injusticia. Este es el primer episodio en español, y forma parte de una serie especial llamada ‘agencia emergente en tiempo de Covid’. Después de dos años de pandemia queremos entender como los movimientos sociales, comunidades y otros actores han respondido a circunstancias cambiantes y difíciles. En este episodio tenemo...
In this first episode of our special series on Emergent Agency in a Time of Covid we dive into the story of Roseline Orwa. Roseline is an award-winning advocate for widows. She is the founder of the Rona Foundation, supporting and championing the rights of widows across Kenya. We hear how widows, who have long faced discrimination and abuse in rural Kenya, were affected during the pandemic. How did they respond and adapt to challenging and fast changing circumstances, in which the...
In this fifth and final episode of the series on climate justice, we look back on what we have heard and discuss what’s next for climate justice movements.We are joined by not one, but two, climate justice power houses and ask them where we are at and what action is most needed today. Tasneem Essop is the director of CAN I’nal, one of the biggest global climate networks, building coalitions with over 1500 organizations. She started out as an anti-apartheid activist and served as Provincial Mi...
In 2015, 1500 activists blocked a brown coal mine in West Germany. It was the start of one of the most radical and effective European movements using peaceful civil disobedience and direct action for climate justice. Last year the art exhibition ‘People Powered Movement vs Shell’ showed decades of resistance to the injustices of an oil giant. Chihiro Geuzenbroek is a Bolivian-Dutch activist, artist and filmmaker, who played an important part in both events - and many more in a decade of clima...
How can we get urgent climate action that is also just? In this episode we hear from long standing Indigenous defender Victoria Tauli-Corpuz on why we need to put indigenous perspectives central in tackling climate change and what that means for climate justice.From mobilizing her own community in the Philippines against destructive dams and dictatorship to serving as a UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, her mission has not changed: to bring Indigenous voices and knowl...
In this second episode of our climate justice series, we explore what the growing strategic litigation movement can mean for climate justice. We speak to Tessa Khan, a leading environmental and human rights lawyer who played an important role in winning landmark court cases, won the 2018 Climate Breakthrough Award and recently set up a new NGO called Uplift. We hear about her decision to focus her fight on a just and fossil fuel-free UK. How is she taking one of the most powerful industries i...
How can we get urgent climate action that is also just? This is the question we explore in Series Two of the People vs Inequality podcast, learning from the stories of change-makers that are turning the tide for climate justice.We are kicking off with one of the most inspiring climate activists of today. Elizabeth Wathuti shows that youth climate activism is not new, as she planted her first tree at age 7 and turned anger into action by founding the Green Generation Initiative in ...
In this fourth and last episode of Series One we try to answer the question this all started with: Women’s economic justice - how can we make Covid-19 the game changer we so desperately need? What are some of the lessons and the opportunities or pockets of hope to build upon? We reflect back on the stories of Elizabeth, Emilia and Anuradha in the first three episodes and explore new insights and strategies to use this ‘portal’ for real change. We do this together with yet another three amazin...
As the pandemic hit, many social change actors tried to figure out how to best support those most affected. In this episode we speak to a funder, and not just any funder! Meet Anuradha Rajan, Executive Director of the South Asia Women Foundation India. India’s only women’s fund supports local movement building for women’s and trans people’s rights across the country. Over the past 1.5 years they took a real deep dive into how women were responding to the crisis and how to best support t...
Feminists from the Global South are coming together to shift power and transform the global economy. In this episode we speak to global campaigner and ‘technical activist’ Emilia Reyes, who is not afraid to address the fundamental imbalances in global decision-making and economic policies. Why is this so important from a women’s rights perspective? What challenges and opportunities does she see in getting governments and the United Nations to address tax avoidance, debt and austerity? And why...
Did you know domestic workers, most of them women and many migrants, were among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis? The lack of protection and people ignoring their plight meant they lost more jobs and work hours than any other sector. But they are organizing and standing up for their rights and a caring economy - something that could benefit all of us. How to push for structural change when you are struggling to survive? What can others do and what can we learn from that as we take ...
Episode Zero

Episode Zero

2021-09-2904:56

Welcome to the People vs Inequality Podcast. In this introduction episode host Barbara van Paassen explains the ideas behind the podcast. Join us on our journey to reflect and learn with changemakers on how to fight inequality. In this time of crisis and fast change we explore new strategies and insights to turn the tide and shift power for a more just and equal world.Sign up to follow our journey and get in touch if you have ideas and questions we should explore!Email: peoplevsine...
We recently held a powerful conversation on intersectional and interconnected movement-building in collaboration with the Fight Inequality Alliance. It was our very first live podcast recording that many of you attended. This is your chance to catch up if you missed it or listen again, as there was much to reflect on!This conversation featured an amazing panel of activists and movement leaders including Njoki Njehu (FIA), Tasneem Essop (CAN I’nal), Emilia Reyes (Campaign of Campaigns) a...
A short message from us at the People vs Inequality Podcast to share with you an exciting event and live podcast recording we are hosting on the 25th of August.Together with the Fight Inequality Alliance we invite you to join: A conversation on intersectional movement-building. How are the climate and inequality movement coming together? What are challenges and opportunities to bring these important voices together at a time of great need?Sign up now! https://fightinequality.org/intersec...
Comments 
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store