In this episode with Thousand Currents and GRAVIS we talk about grassroots solutions to the climate crisis, the importance of bottom-up approach and community resilience. Thousand Currents funds grassroots communities in the Global South and aims to decolonize philanthropy. GRAVIS, one of its senior partners, has been working on drought mitigation, agriculture and women empowerment in the Thar Desert since 1983. Support these two wonderful organisations: https://thousandcurrents.org; http://www.gravis.org.in Follow SOCJ on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/storiesofclimatejustice/
In this episode, with my guest Miguel Robles we talk about the importance of soil, organic agriculture, GMOs and much more! Miguel is one of the core organiser of the "Soil Not Oil" International Conference and he has years of experience in activism, both in California and in Mexico! Check out their website and don't miss the next conference in August 2021! https://www.soilnotoilcoalition.org Follow SOCJ on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/storiesofclimatejustice/
In this episode, I have a great chat with Ivan, team leader of Abayuuti Community, a project from Kampala, Uganda. Abayuuti aims to protect the local environment and raise awareness among the community about the consequences of plastic pollution and climate change. Ivan strives also for more solidarity among climate activists and bigger resonance for African climate action! Follow them on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/abayuuti_action/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/abayuuti - spread the word! Write me if you want to pitch a story or send me your thoughts: storiesofclimatejustice@gmail.com Music by Giulia Dalicco and Linus Paetzold
Here's Part II of my conversation with Stella Nyambura Mbau (PhD) on Climate Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa. We talked about the burden that climate change puts on women, the gap information between the government and rural communities and the inspiring Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai! Unbowed: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/104884/unbowed-by-wangari-maathai/ Write me if you want to pitch a story or send me your thoughts: storiesofclimatejustice@gmail.com Music by Giulia Dalicco and Linus Paetzold
Join me for a conversation with Stella Nyambura Mbau (PhD) for Part I of a two-part series on Climate Resilience and Climate Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa. We talked about the importance of resilience strategies, conflicts and displacements, the responsibility of the Global North countries and climate awareness in Kenya. Write me if you want to pitch a story or send me your thoughts: storiesofclimatejustice@gmail.com Music by Giulia Dalicco and Linus Paetzold
In this episode, with the help of Antonio Lenti, I tell you the story of Taranto, Italy. The Ilva steal plant, the biggest in Europe, has been poisoning the local population for more than sixty years. Since 2012, when the steelworks was finally accused of environmental crimes, nothing has really changed. Check out this article by the New York Times: nytimes.com/2020/01/04/world/europe/italy-ilva-arcelormittal-steel.html/ And a briefing produced for the European Parliament: ecologic.eu/12327/ Write me if you want to pitch a story or send me your thoughts: storiesofclimatejustice@gmail.com Music by Giulia Dalicco and Linus Paetzold
The first episode is here! Yuhu! Today I am talking with Marie and Norbert, they live in the Rhineland, Germany and their villages are at stake. RWE, a big energy corporation wants to expand its coal mines in the area and force the resettlement of the villagers. This is happening despite the coal phase out planned by the government. Alle Dörfer Bleiben is a movement of villagers and activists who are standing in their way and fighting for every meter to save their houses and stop the coal mining. Get to know more about the movement and their story at alle-doerfer-bleiben.de/english/ Follow them on *Facebook* facebook.com/AlleDoerferBleiben/ *Instagram* instagram.com/alle_doerfer_bleiben/ and share the message #AllVillagesRemain Write me if you want to pitch a story or send me your thoughts: storiesofclimatejustice@gmail.com Music by Giulia Dalicco and Linus Paetzold
Climate Justice is about people. If we are on the side of Climate Action, we can't live behind gender, economic and racial justice. Sounds good, but what does it really mean? I want to dig deep and learn from the experience of frontline communities. This is what you can expect from this podcast: stories of injustice, stolen land, stolen lives, activism and hope. Write me if you want to pitch a story or send me your thoughts: storiesofclimatejustice@gmail.com Music by Giulia Dalicco and Linus Paetzold