People vs Inequality Podcast

Join us for a new season of the People vs Inequality podcast on one of the biggest themes when it comes to changemaking and tackling inequalities: solidarity. Is solidarity in crisis or booming? What do we actually mean when we say solidarity? How can we unpack, critique, rebuild or reimagine solidarity in these times of great need? One step is creating the space to talk about it, to share our doubts, fears, frustrations, hopes, learning and more. This is what a group of Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity did over the past two years, resulting in a heartwarming process, a publication with community reflections and this podcast. In this episode you hear what we did, why it felt so valuable and what we found along the way. Amanda Segnini (climate justice activist & co-lead of the Solidarity Project), Ruby Hembrom (Indigenous Publisher, Phd-student & member of the project) and Barbara van Paassen (host & co-lead of the Solidarity project) talk about what brought them to this space, what solidarity means to them and what they learned in this time together – amidst so much violence and injustice in the world. Of course they also share their hope in moving forward practicing solidarity and simply being human.In need of some inspiration? Please grab a coffee or tea and listen in on the conversation! Resources:PUBLICATION: COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS ON SOLIDARITY https://www.canva.com/design/DAGbiB8gN2Q/KfaoUMAKBy0bnqEUv6dCQg/view “LET'S TALK ABOUT SOLIDARITY” ATLANTIC FELLOWS LSE BLOG https://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/blogs/afsee-incubation-labs-lets-talk-about-solidarity PEOPLE VS INEQUALITY BLOG AND TRANSCRIPTS https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/ MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKERShttps://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/2021/ruby-hembromhttps://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/2021/amanda-segninihttps://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/2020/barbara-van-paassenThe People vs Inequality Podcast is a co-production between Barbara van Paassen (creator/ host) and Elizabeth Maina (producer). This episode was edited by Charles Righa and supported by the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity Programme as part of the Solidarity Incubation lab.

In a time of crisis and conflict, how can we find agency and work together across spaces in ways that contribute to a more just, caring and equal world? Join us for our very first LIVE recording, straight from the Politics of Inequality Conference at the London School of Economics in London, where we speak with the amazing Lyla Adwan-Kamara and Dr. Philippa Mullins. Two people bringing unique personal and professional perspectives to these questions, with a level of depth and care that we wish everyone to hear. Lyla is a Ghana-based Palestinian-Irish mental health and disability rights activist and leader who doesn't shy away from speaking out with great clarity. Philippa is a researcher and educator in disability and resistance studies with a clear vision for equity in knowledge production.We talk about working from a place of hurt and joy, how to navigate these challenging times whilst recognizing the injustices we see are not new, what it means to stand in solidarity and address inequalities in our everyday life, work and the institutions we are a part of. We hear about the importance of rest and kindness, understanding and honoring our values whilst recognizing fluidity and mess, and - of course - being in community.References coming up in the conversation: Tuck and Yang - Paris I Proof  bell hooks - Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom Dionne Brand – “One enters a room and history follows; one enters a room and history precedes. [...] How do I know this? Only by self-observation, only by looking. Only by feeling. Only by being a part, sitting in the room with history.” From:  Brand, D. (2001). A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging. Doubleday CanadaEsther Arma - Emotional Justice: A Roadmap for Racial Healing | Penguin Random House South Africa Philippa's essay: Epistemic injustice and unwellness in the classroom: Creating knowledge like we matter Mimi Khúc - on 'a pedagogy of unwellness—the recognition that we are all differentially unwell' - dear elia, Duke University PressLyla's Memory Stitches - more information and pictures in this blog post  Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (AFSEE) | https://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/   Politics of Inequality conference and programme  - https://www.lse.ac.uk/International-Inequalities/Research/Politics-of-Inequality More about Lyla: https://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/2023/lyla-adwan-kamara More about Philippa: https://www.lse.ac.uk/International-Inequalities/People/Philippa-Mullins/Philippa-Mullins This podcast is a joint production of Barbara van Paassen (creator, host), Elizabeth Maina (producer) and Alex Akenno (editor). For more information see https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/ or contact us at peoplevsinequality@gmail.com. This episode was supported by the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity.

We are excited to present to you the long overdue final episode of our season on Food Justice! And trust us, it is worth the wait :) Our current global food system is highly unequal and unsustainable and, compounded by conflict and climate change,  hunger has risen sharply over the past years. We have heard in previous episodes how farmers, communities and movements are building sustainable alternatives like agroecology. What can funders do to address the broken food system and truly support those on the frontline to create systemic change? Join us for this episode to learn more from one of the most groundbreaking and loving funders: Thousand Currents.We speak to director Solomé Lemma about her drive to address inequalities in the global development and social justice space by changing who is funded and how they are funded. By putting communities and movements at the centre, supporting them longterm and flexibly with money and more, and taking other funders on board. We hear about the amazing work of women farmers organizing in West-Africa and how Thousand Current navigates these challenging times.After hearing in earlier episodes how farmers organizing, corporate power campaigners and feminist researchers are pushing the boundaries in a challenging context, this episode is a heartwarming conversation on what can actually be done to help movements build towards a just and sustainable food system.  Learn more about the work of Thousand Currents:Their website https://thousandcurrents.org/ LinkedIn account and email sign up formNous Sommes La Solution: https://thousandcurrents.org/partner/nous-sommes-la-solution/ About the People vs Inequality Podcast:Creator and host - Barbara van PaassenProducer - Elizabeth MainaEditor - Alex AkelloYou can contact us at peoplevsinequality@gmail.com And find more at https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/ 

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 we can do about it. In previous episodes we spoke to farmers on how they organize, and from campaigners that are challenging corporate power. Today we hear from Eloisa delos Reyes about research as a way to make change happen. I hear you thinking, really? But this is not just any research, it is feminist, it is participatory and it is about action. It is also a core part of the work of the Asian Pacific Forum for Women, Law and Development, bringing together over 265 members across 30 countries. We ask Eloisa why Feminist Participatory Action Research is key to achieving Food Sovereignty and how it works. We hear about the narratives, powers and militarization they are up against, and how women and communities nonetheless continue to assert their rights to land and food.  Find out more about the work of Eloisa and APWLD via these links:1. Cultivating Feminist Food Sovereignty: APWLD launches Food Sovereignty FPAR with 6 new partners 2. Feminist Food Sovereignty: A Paradigm Shift in Confronting the Climate Crisis3. Unravel Neoliberal Trade: A Failed Solution to Food Sovereignty4. [Video] Development Justice 2.0: Unpacking Five Transformative ShiftsSocial media accounts: Facebook, Instagram, X/TwitterWebsite: https://apwld.org/ The People vs Inequality Podcast is a collaboration between Barbara van Paassen (creator/host), Elizabeth Maina (producer) and Alex Akello (editor). Find out more at https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/.  

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 Corporate Europe Observatory. Her motto: “If you want to win a fight, you need to know what you're up against and how the system works.“ As many citizens and activists are figuring out how to challenge the disproportionate power of corporations in political decision making and our lives, we hear from Nina about the tricks, narratives, and the solutions that she sees. Keen to learn more about how to challenge corporate power - whether in the food system or beyond? Grab a coffee or tea and listen in on the conversation! Learn more about Nina's work and context:https://corporateeurope.org/en/2022/12/not-so-soft-killing-eus-farm-fork-strategyhttps://corporateeurope.org/en/2022/03/loud-lobby-silent-springhttps://corporateeurope.org/en/2021/10/leak-industrial-farm-lobbies-coordinated-attack-farm-fork-targets

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 is a young peasant leader of the Sri Lankan Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR); and a member of the  International Coordination Committee of La Via Campesina. And Morgan Ody is a vegetable farmer from France with a long history in unionising, who recently took over as general coordinator of the global movement. Coming from different contexts, climates, and generations, they are uniting in their struggle for a more just and sustainable food and agricultural system. Tune in to hear how they are experiencing these challenging times, what food justice means to them and of course how they are organizing to be heard and make change happen. Resources and calls to action:Call for Solidarity with French Social Movements! Stop Police Violence NOW!Call to Action : 17 April – International Day of Peasant Struggles Call to Action : 08 March 2023 – International Working Women's Day *2023 | March News Wrap: Highlights from La Via Campesina Members WorldwideLa Via Campesina's promotional video for the 8th ConferenceLearn more about Anuka's organisation: Monlar websiteLearn more about Morgan's context: Confédération Paysanne websiteRead more about the food price crisis: FAO State of Food Insecurity 2022Civil society and Indigenous Peoples Mechanism (CISPM) call to governments 

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) and was hosted by Nadia Fabela (FIA) and Barbara van Paassen (host People vs Inequality podcast)Together we explored: How  the climate and inequality movements are coming together? What are challenges and opportunities to bring these important voices together at a time of great need?How do different movements (and constituencies) analyse the current context and articulate alternatives? What options for cross-learning and what is needed for systems change/ re-imagining?What options for cross-learning and what is needed for re-imagining and systems change?To find out more about the work of our guests and their call to actions check out: FIA: https://www.fightinequality.org/.Campaign of Campaigns: https://www.campaignofcampaigns.com/index.php/en/ and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXrWSWQCnRY1cmG40ZcrIzQ/videos. Twitter @Global_Demands.Climate Action Network International: https://climatenetwork.org/ and https://dont-gas-africa.org/ To hear previous episodes of this podcast with these speakers:Emilia Reyes: https://podfollow.com/people-vs-inequality-podcast/episode/3ce7c35e289354290086b567f4b81334ea1d1f6b/viewNjoki: https://podfollow.com/people-vs-inequality-podcast/episode/18124a146516178a17d07de04a9221ce1e831231/viewTasneem: https://podfollow.com/people-vs-inequality-podcast/episode/4c716bf4b3c397ee2f848178eae8cf3980eff246/viewWe also invite you to share your feedback on our podcast to help us learn and grow. It would be greatly appreciated!  You can do this here 

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/intersectional-movement-building We also invite you to share your feedback on our podcast to help us learn and grow. It would be greatly appreciated! You can do this here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfb-tyt8NcmiP5ctrAnF1sa7_uUWIh8JElVvDXPT2V5Drtwag/viewform Be in touch!

“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 driven to action when she met Dorina, who would walk six hours a day to get food to feed her family during the lockdown. We hear how together they managed to create a thriving ethical business, learned as they went and adapted to fast-changing circumstances. A human story about solidarity, entrepreneurship and making a real difference in the lives of people.To find out more about Ditsi's work with Veggies for Good  check out:https://opinion.inquirer.net/129533/dorina-and-the-dumagatshttps://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/261599-initiative-helps-dumagat-farmers-sell-produce-metro-manila/https://www.facebook.com/Veggies4GoodPH/ http://philippinesociology.com/veggies-for-good-social-networks-for-service-delivery-and-crisis-response-in-times-of-covid-19-initial-findings/ The People vs Inequality podcast is a production by Barbara van Paassen (creator and host) and Elizabeth Maina (producer). This episode is part of a short special series in collaboration with the Emergent Agency in a Time of Covid-19 research project, which is led by Oxfam GB and funded by the Atlantic Fellowship on Social and Economic Equity based at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. The research aimed to understand positive lessons from civil society's responses in the pandemic. The research report will be out soon, keep in touch to hear more!

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 adapt and respond effectively during the pandemic; how they supported stranded migrants and communities that lacked information and basic services in a time of lockdown. We find out how young people found new and engaging ways to tackle misinformation and got governments to open up and respond to people's needs. We hear about the biggest lessons from the pandemic and what that means for making accountability truly responsive to communities – in all their diversity.To find out more about  Narayan  and his  work  check out:https://accountabilitylab.org/about-us/country-office-nepal/  http://www.ipsnews.net/2021/05/nepal-new-covid-19-hotspot-cure-citizen-engagement/  The People vs Inequality podcast is a production by Barbara van Paassen (creator and host) and Elizabeth Maina (producer). This episode is part of a short special series in collaboration with the Emergent Agency in a Time of Covid-19 research project, which is led by Oxfam GB and funded by the Atlantic Fellowship on Social and Economic Equity based at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. The research aimed to understand positive lessons from civil society's responses in the pandemic. The research report will be out soon, keep in touch to hear more!

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 were particularly affected and what life in poor neighbourhoods looks like during a pandemic. We discuss important lessons on solidarity, addressing urgent needs and working for long-term structural change, and perseverance. But also what the pandemic meant for unpaid carework and the political agenda of movements who have the streets as their centre stage. Dina Sánchez is Deputy Secretary of the Unión de Trabajadores de la Economía Popular (UTEP) and national spokesperson for the Frente Popular Darío Santillán. She is a feminist activist passionate about getting all women's paid and unpaid work recognized and protected. UTEP is the union recently created by social movements to achieve labour rights for informal economy workers, a growing sector in a highly unequal society that was hit particularly hard during the pandemic. Both movements played an incredible role in the pandemic.“Without the work of these women many more would have died” Francisco Longa is an expert on social movements and political change, and a researcher (full-time) in the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina. He has also been an activist in social movements in Argentina for more than 15 years and participated in the Emergent Agency dialogues on Social Movements.For resources from this episode see below:UTEP – https://www.facebook.com/utepargentina/ (Dina speech inauguracion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hhh3sWD2Ps) Frente Dario Santillan https://frentedariosantillan.org/ Facebook: @frentepopulardariosantillan Proyecto Las Nadies https://www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/las-nadies-el-homenaje-del-inadi-mujeres-fallecidas-por-covid Manifesto 8 Marzo - (https://www.pagina12.com.ar/406421-dia-internacional-de-las-mujeres-la-deuda-es-con-todas) The People vs Inequality podcast is a production by Barbara van Paassen (creator and host) and Elizabeth Maina (producer). This episode is part of a short special series in collaboration with the Emergent Agency in a Time of Covid-19 research project, which is led by Oxfam GB and funded by the Atlantic Fellowship on Social and Economic Equity based at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. The research aimed to understand positive lessons from civil society's responses in the pandemic. The research report will be out soon, keep in touch to hear more!

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 tenemos alguien que ha hecho un trabajo impactante con los movimientos sociales en Argentina. Nos lleva a los barrios y nos cuenta sobre los impactos de la pandemia, como respondieron y qué podemos aprender de estas vivencias y experiencias de solidaridad.Dina Sánchez es la Secretaria general adjunta de la Unión de Trabajadores de la Economía Popular (UTEP) y vocera nacional del Frente Popular Darío Santillán. Son dos importantes organizaciones que luchan a diario para elevar las voces y los derechos de los trabajadores informales, particularmente las mujeres. Le preguntamos cómo ha logrado apoyar a la gente en una época de necesidad urgente y al mismo tiempo continuar el trabajo político para cambios más estructurales. Además le preguntamos cómo respondieron sobre todo las mujeres, quienes ya se encargaban de la mayor parte del trabajo de cuidado, lo cual aumento durante el confinamiento. Descubrimos lecciones importantes y cómo ve los próximos pasos a dar en la lucha. ¡Toma un café o té y únete a nuestra conversación!Recursos:UTEP – https://www.facebook.com/utepargentina/ (Dina speech inauguration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hhh3sWD2Ps) Frente Dario Santillan https://frentedariosantillan.org/ Facebook: @frentepopulardariosantillan Proyecto Las Nadies https://www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/las-nadies-el-homenaje-del-inadi-mujeres-fallecidas-por-covid 8 Marzo https://www.pagina12.com.ar/406421-dia-internacional-de-las-mujeres-la-deuda-es-con-todasEl podcast People vs Inequality es una producción de Barbara van Paassen (creadora y presentadora) y Elizabeth Maina (productora). Este episodio es parte de una breve serie especial en colaboración con el proyecto de investigación Emergent Agency in a Time of Covid-19, dirigido por Oxfam GB y financiado por el Atlantic Fellowship on Social and Economic Equity con sede en el International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. ADDMarta Ruffa es la ingeniera técnica de este episodio.

 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 their urgent basic needs and rights were at risk? From sending food on overloaded buses and mentoring young women in the community, to closing a deal with the police after an arrest: Roseline vividly shares the stories and experiences from her community. She works tirelessly to get widows a seat at the table and shows what emergent agency is all about. She challenges the international community, and especially funders, to build on the trust and leadership of widows, and to overcome their biases. Get inspired by the story of Roseline Orwa in this first episode!To find out more about  Roseline and her  work  check out:Blog https://views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2021/07/covid19-widowhood-agency-exposed-burdens-culture-gender-allies/Her profile https://afsee.atlanticfellows.org/roseline-orwa Speech at UN CSW 2021 (on Covid impacts on widows) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlANZQ__YQ8. Recently adopted widow resolution: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/un-adopts-resolution-to-address-plight-of-widows-3756354 The People vs Inequality podcast is a production by Barbara van Paassen (creator and host) and Elizabeth Maina (producer). This episode is part of a short special series in collaboration with the Emergent Agency in a Time of Covid-19 research project, which is led by Oxfam GB and funded by the Atlantic Fellowship on Social and Economic Equity based at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. The research aimed to understand positive lessons from civil society's responses in the pandemic. The research report will be out soon, keep in touch to hear more!

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 Minister in South Africa. Farhana Yamin is a renowned environmental lawyer that advises climate vulnerable countries and played a big role in getting the Paris agreement, only to decide she would become a rebel and glued herself to the Shell headquarters. Their stories help us dive deeper into the most pressing strategic questions climate activists are facing today. They challenge the way many have been working in the climate space and give practical ideas on what can be done for radical inclusion and transforming power. PS: You also get to meet our producer Elizabeth Maina!To find out more about  Tasneem and Farhana  and their work  check out:Climate Action Network (CAN) Websitehttps://climatenetwork.org/Farhana Yamin Websitehttps://www.farhanayamin.org/Keep in touch with us!Email us! - peoplevsinequality@gmail.comTwitter: @pplvsinequalityBlog: https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/The show is a collaboration between Barbara van Paassen (creator and host), Elizabeth Maina (producer), Alexander Akello (audio engineer) with financial support from the Guerilla Foundation.

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 climate movement building. We ask her why it is so important to take a radical approach and how citizen's direct action, but also arts and music, can help us turn the tide. We explore what it means to build decolonial and anti-racist movements and organizations for climate justice.To find out more about  Chihiro Geuzenbroek  and her work  check out:Chihiro Geuzenbroek's Website https://chihiro.nl/ Radical Friends Movie https://radicalfriends.com/ Rise Up climate justice song: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1121307811719623 codeROOD Shell Must Fall campaignhttps://code-rood.org/en/shell-must-fall/Fossil Free Culture Netherlandshttps://fossilfreeculture.nl/ Ende Geländehttps://www.ende-gelaende.org/en/Keep in touch with us!Email us! - peoplevsinequality@gmail.comTwitter: @pplvsinequalityBlog: https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/The show is a collaboration between Barbara van Paassen (creator and host), Elizabeth Maina (producer), Alexander Akello (audio engineer) with financial support from the Guerilla Foundation.

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 knowledge into decision-making. How to combine insider and outsider roles to get tangible results? And how to make sure commitments actually lead to change for Indigenous peoples and our planet? Tune in for Indigenous lessons for climate justice!To find out more about  Victoria Tauli-Corpuz  and her work  check out:Tebtebba Foundation Websitehttps://www.tebtebba.org/Climate Change Report - Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peopleshttps://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/IPeoples/SRIndigenousPeoples/Pages/Climate.aspxConservation and Indigenous Peoples' Rights Report - Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peopleshttps://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/IPeoples/SRIndigenousPeoples/Pages/Conservation.aspxKeep in touch with us!Email us! - peoplevsinequality@gmail.comTwitter: @pplvsinequalityBlog: https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/The show is a collaboration between Barbara van Paassen (creator and host), Elizabeth Maina (producer), Alexander Akello (audio engineer) with financial support from the Guerilla Foundation.

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 in the world and why does she think we will win? And how to come together across movements - from environmental activists to former oil workers- to build true climate justice?  This and more in episode 2!To find out more about  Tessa Khan  and her work  check out:The Case Against Public Money for Oil and Gas :https://paidtopollute.org.uk/ Cambo Oil Field:https://novaramedia.com/2021/12/10/cambo-has-been-halted-but-britains-love-affair-with-oil-and-gas-isnt-over/Uplift website:https://upliftuk.org/Keep in touch with us!Email us! - peoplevsinequality@gmail.comTwitter: @pplvsinequalityBlog: https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/ The show is a collaboration between Barbara van Paassen (creator and host), Elizabeth Maina (producer), Alexander Akello (audio engineer) with financial support from the Guerilla Foundation.

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 2015. Inspired by the late environmentalist and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai she shows what it means to nurture care and leadership of young people, whilst ‘cracking down the system' that is working against them. Hear why she called on world leaders ‘to open their hearts' at COP26 and how she plans to make sure they deliver for climate justice – for her fellow Kenyans, for Africa and for the world.To find out more about  Elizabeth Wathuti and her work  check out:Elizabeth Wathuti COP26 World Leaders Summit Speech : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j73LIu66ojQGreen Generation Initiative website: https://greengenerationinitiative.org/ Wangari Maathai Foundation website:https://wangarimaathai.org/ Keep in touch with us!Email us! - peoplevsinequality@gmail.comTwitter: @pplvsinequalityBlog: https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/ The show is a collaboration between Barbara van Paassen (creator and host), Elizabeth Maina (producer), Alexander Akello (audio engineer) with financial support from the Guerilla Foundation.

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 amazing women: Naila Kabeer, Professor of Gender and Development at the London School of Economics (LSE), Armine Ishkanian, Associate Professor Social Policy and director of the Atlantic Fellowship programme on Social and Economic Equity, and Njoki Njehu, long time organizer and Pan Africa Coordinator of the Fight Inequality Alliance.Grab a coffee or tea and listen in on not one but three insightful conversations! The  episode starts with  an excerpt from Arundhati Roy reading from her  essay “The Pandemic is a Portal, read the full essay here.Keep in touch with us!Email us! - peoplevsinequality@gmail.comTwitter: @pplvsinequalityBlog: https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/The show is a collaboration between Barbara van Paassen (creator and host), Elizabeth Maina (producer), Alexander Akello (audio engineer) with financial support from the Atlantic Fellowship on Social and Economic Equity at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics.

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 them. What did they learn and how has that shifted their work? How do they try to balance addressing urgent practical needs and long term strategic change? Be challenged as Anuradha calls for a complete re-imagining of social justice work and philanthropy altogether. That is “if we are serious about the business of tackling  inequality."This episode is part of the first series on Women's Economic Justice: Can we make Covid-19 the game changer we so desperately need?To find out more about the South Asia Women Foundation India (SAWF IN) see below.South Asia Women Foundation India (SAWF IN)  website:  http://www.sawfindia.org/ SAWF IN's report Staking Our Claim: Resourcing For A Feminist Agenda which addresses the need for feminist resourcing and feminist agenda setting, particularly in these dire times in the post-COVID-19 scenario.For more information on the state of Feminist Funding read AWID's brief on Where Is The Money for Feminist Organizing? Keep in touch with us!Email us! - peoplevsinequality@gmail.comTwitter: @pplvsinequalityBlog: https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/ The show is a collaboration between Barbara van Paassen (creator and host), Elizabeth Maina (producer), Alexander Akello (audio engineer) with financial support from the Atlantic Fellowship on Social and Economic Equity at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics. 

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 the pandemic compel her to start the Campaign of Campaigns? We are reminded of the need to look at the bigger picture and work together in new and bold ways in getting governments to do their fair share.Emilia Reyes is Programme Director of Policies and Budgets for Equality and Sustainable Development, at Equidad de Género, Co-Convenor of the Women's Working Group on Financing for Development, and Coordinator of the Campaign of Campaigns.This episode is part of the first series on Women's Economic Justice: Can we make Covid-19 the game changer we so desperately need?To find out more about the Campaign of Campaigns see below;Campaign of Campaigns website: https://www.campaignofcampaigns.com/index.php/en/https://www.facebook.com/CampaignofCampaignsSeries of webinars connecting macro agendas with the feminist demands: https://www.campaignofcampaigns.com/index.php/en/dialogs/global?g=11Join the  ongoing series that happens every 15 days on Thursdays: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXrWSWQCnRY1cmG40ZcrIzQ/featuredKeep in touch with us!Email us! - peoplevsinequality@gmail.comTwitter: @pplvsinequalityBlog: https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/ The show is a collaboration between Barbara van Paassen (creator and host), Elizabeth Maina (producer), Alexander Akello (audio engineer) with financial support from the Atlantic Fellowship on Social and Economic Equity at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics. 

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 on inequality?  We explore this and more insightful questions in our very first podcast with global change maker Elizabeth Tang. She is the General Secretary of the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) which is one of the few international trade unions led by women with 80 affiliates in 63 countries representing over 580,000 domestic workers globally.This episode is part of the first series on Women's Economic Justice: Can we make Covid-19 the game changer we so desperately need?To find out more about IDWF see below;IDWF Annual Report 2020 - United, Strong & Growing — English (idwfed.org) Ten Years Since Winning C189: Domestic Workers Become an Unstoppable Movement — English (idwfed.org)If you would want to donate, please go to:  Support Domestic Workers! Support IDWF! — English (idwfed.org)Keep in touch with us!Email us! - peoplevsinequality@gmail.comTwitter: @pplvsinequalityBlog: https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/ The show is a collaboration between Barbara van Paassen (creator and host), Elizabeth Maina (producer), Alexander Akello (audio engineer) with financial support from the Atlantic Fellowship on Social and Economic Equity at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics. 

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:  peoplevsinequality@gmail.comTwitter: @pplvsinequalityBlog: https://peoplevsinequality.blogspot.com/ The show is a collaboration between Barbara van Paassen (creator and host), Elizabeth Maina (producer), Alexander Akello (audio engineer) with financial support from the Atlantic Fellowship on Social and Economic Equity at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics.