Being green is the new black. But environmentalism goes beyond the eco-approved habits of recycling, eating vegan and being flight-free. Environmentalism intersects with issues of racism, migration, food security, human rights, biodiversity, mental health and so much more. Understanding these intersections to enact systems change requires a space to (un)learn. A space free from jargon and judgement. Welcome to that space.
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Navigating eco-anxiety and climate grief with Tori Tsui
The final episode for this season features mental health advocate and climate justice activist Tori Tsui. We talk about eco-anxiety, climate grief, climate doomism in news cycles and how that affects both our wellbeing and activism. We unpack the role of social media and celebrity culture in this and discuss how mental health issues can be a double-edged sword that is used to vilify and dismiss the lived experiences of BIPOC communities.
13 Dec 2021
Cities as forests? Exploring biomimetic design for a just future.
Adib Dada is the founder of theOtherDada [tOD] Regenerative Consultancy & Architecture, whose mission is to activate projects across architecture, design, and art by creating unconventional links at the frontier of science. In this episode we talk about tOD’s projects in Beirut, Lebanon on the role that urban forests can play in regenerating cities, fighting climate change and bringing people together.
28 Nov 2021
Secondhand fashion, waste and a justice-led circular economy
Chloe Asaam is a a designer, researcher, humanitarian and programs manager at the Or foundation. The Or Foundation is a public charity in the USA as well as in Ghana that has been operating in both countries since 2009. Their goal is to catalyse a justice Led circular economy and bring about alternatives to the dominant model of fashion. Alternatives that prioritise ecological prosperity and inspire citizens to form a relationship with fashion that extends beyond their role as a consumer.
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