This week Katherine and Paul are joined by Amelia Womack, Deputy Leader of the Green Party. We talk about how, growing up, Amelia was inspired by David Attenborough to get into climate action, as well as her not-so-pleasant experiences as a young female politician in a male-dominated workplace. We also get Amelia’s take on the - literally - burning environmental and political issues of the day.

Elsewhere Paul and Katherine talk about the quirks of their respective campervans, the protests currently happening in Belarus *and* we get an essential update on what Mums of the Greenbelt Staff Team (MotGST) think of the podcast. 

Links, resources and episode timestamps (for all you skippers out there) below.

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ABOUT AMELIA WOMACK

As the Green Party has moved from being a fringe party to a major political force, Green issues have moved their way up the mainstream news agenda. From living a month without plastics, to taunting Piers Morgan about vegan sausage rolls and advocating rewilding as a solution to flooding, Amelia's five years as Deputy Leader of the Green Party have put her at the heart of the Green surge.

Facebook: @GreenAmeliaWomack

Insta: @greenameliawomack

Twitter: @Amelia_Womack

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LINKS AND RESOURCES

Lukashenka vs. democracy: Where is Belarus heading? https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/lukashenko-vs-democracy-where-is-belarus-heading/

Piers and Deputy Green Party Leader Clash in Meat Tax Debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrynJiZDkc8 

Green Party https://greenparty.org.uk/

Young Greens https://www.younggreens.org.uk/

The Anti Fracking Nana’s https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/artists/the-nanas/

Talk: ‘There Is No Planet B’ by Mike Berners-Lee https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/talks/there-is-no-planet-b-a-handbook-for-the-make-or-break-years/ 

Book: ‘There Is No Planet B’ by Mike Berners-Lee https://theresnoplanetb.net/ 

Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 https://www.futuregenerations.wales/about-us/future-generations-act/ 

Doughnut Economics https://www.kateraworth.com/doughnut/

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00:00 - Welcome to Somewhere To Believe In

00:30 - Katherine and Paul catch up

05:00 - Katherine and Paul on the upcoming festival weekend

06:40 - Katherine and Paul on the protests in Belarus

09:50 - Katherine and Paul on Palestine

12:05 - Introducing Amelia Womack and her work

12:25 - Amelia joins the conversation

12:57 - Amelia on her interview with Piers Morgan

14:40 - Amelia on her journey into Politics

17:40 - Amelia on making change

19:30 - Amelia on leadership

21:13 - Amelia on power and politics

23:00 - Talk Snippet from GB19 ‘There Is No Planet B’ by Mike Berners-Lee

31:05 - Amelia on what is stopping us from making change

33:25 - Amelia on “building back better”

35:16 - Amelia on the power of local communities

37:35 - Amelia on Brexit trade deals

39:45 - Amelia on connecting with nature

40:55 - Amelia on representation in politics

44:00 - Amelia on hope

45:33 - Katherine and Paul reflect on the conversation with Amelia

55:00 - How to get in touch with us

57:00 - Coming up next week

58:40 - Thank you’s

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A huge thanks to the Greenbelt Volunteer Talks Team for all their hard work on editing this episode. Our podcast music is ‘I Can Change’ by Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires.

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