Journey to Justice Economic (In)Justice series

About Journey to Justice Economic (In)Justice series

A Journey to Justice podcast series exploring action for economic justice and understanding wealth inequality in the UK. The podcasts are part of our Economic Injustice project, a unique resource housing stories of action, non-violent tactics and expert analysis of the roots of economic inequality. If you’re interested in education for economic justice or community action, visit www.economicinjustice.org.uk. On the site you will find a link to our interactive civil rights exhibition, available at www.jtojhumanrights.org.uk. Donations https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/

Publisher

Journey to Justice

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Feb 2022

Latest episode

20 Nov 2022

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Nov 2022

   Episode 19: Challenging the hostile environment and opportunities for young people

   In this episode our speakers Chrisann Jarrett, Kimberly Garande and Dr. Charlotte McPherson talk about challenging the hostile environment for migrants and young people’s opportunities and futures. Chrisann and Kimberly from the organisation We Belong, who challenge the ‘hostile environment’ and its impact on young migrants tell us how they appeal to common values of politicians across parties, to bridge political divides. They raise awareness of the issues, telling their stories and being strategic, equipping and galvanising young people to become changemakers. By making their action constituency-led and being persistent, We Belong were eventually invited to speak to the Home Affairs Select Committee in the UK Parliament to give evidence of the impact of the ‘hostile environment’ on their lives. Dr. Charlotte McPherson is currently working with Kings College London on a project that looks at the barriers to young people’s opportunities. Here she discusses what makes a society economically just; the effects of Covid-19 on people already experiencing poverty; in-work poverty and the lack of guaranteed income that comes with the gig economy; the importance of a living wage, work, education and the urgency to address the cultural devaluation of young people. Find out more about our speakers: We Belong: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/we-belong/ (https://economicinjustice.org.uk/we-belong/) Dr. Charlotte McPherson: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/structural-economic-injustice/ (https://economicinjustice.org.uk/structural-economic-injustice/) Keep in touch with us: Email: economic@journeytojustice.org.uk (mailto:economic@journeytojustice.org.uk) Twitter: @JtoJustice (https://twitter.com/JtoJustice) Donate: Please support us. Every penny donated to Journey to Justice goes towards helping achieve our mission https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/ (https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/) The project is a collaboration between Journey to Justice (https://www.jtojhumanrights.org.uk/) (creator), Rainbow Collective (https://www.rainbowcollective.co.uk/) (film and audio producers) and Vanishing Point Creative (https://vanishingpointcreative.com/) (web designers and developers). With thanks to all our participants, volunteers, economic injustice advisory group, partners, and funders (Matrix Causes, Garden Court Chambers, MSN Fund, Lipman Miliband Trust, Diana Whitworth CAF Trust, Heitman, Andreas Welter, Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG), donations, artist postcards, and walks).

2. 

   30 Oct 2022

   Episode 18: Police Spies Out of Our Lives and Professor Gurminder Bhambra

   In this episode our speakers from PSOOL (Police Spies Out of Lives) and Professor Gurminder Bhambra talk about confronting undercover police infiltration and understanding the legacy of Empire. Two of the women who founded PSOOL – Police Spies Out of Lives in 2012 talk about their campaign for justice. The women were political activists and brought a legal case against the Metropolitan Police for deploying undercover police officers into their personal lives, including deceptive intimate relationships with them. PSOOL began as a support group and expanded to campaigning for justice and change to prevent such deception. Gurminder K Bhambra is Professor of Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies at the University of Sussex. She discusses the scale of the wealth extraction from former British colonies to fund British institutions; and the idea that an economically just world is about human value and fair distribution. She also explores nationalism during the Brexit referendum in contrast to a view of multicultural Britain helping the nation to get through Covid. Find out more about our speakers: PSOOL: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/psool-police-spies-out-of-lives/ (https://economicinjustice.org.uk/psool-police-spies-out-of-lives/) Professor Gurminder Bhambra: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/legacy-of-empire/ (https://economicinjustice.org.uk/legacy-of-empire/) Keep in touch with us: Email: economic@journeytojustice.org.uk (mailto:economic@journeytojustice.org.uk) Twitter: @JtoJustice (https://twitter.com/JtoJustice) Donate: Please support us. Every penny donated to Journey to Justice goes towards helping achieve our mission https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/ (https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/) The project is a collaboration between Journey to Justice (https://www.jtojhumanrights.org.uk/) (creator), Rainbow Collective (https://www.rainbowcollective.co.uk/) (film and audio producers) and Vanishing Point Creative (https://vanishingpointcreative.com/) (web designers and developers). With thanks to all our participants, volunteers, economic injustice advisory group, partners, and funders (Matrix Causes, Garden Court Chambers, MSN Fund, Lipman Miliband Trust, Diana Whitworth CAF Trust, Heitman, Andreas Welter, Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG), donations, artist postcards, and walks).

3. 

   16 Oct 2022

   Episode 17: Theatre, class and a redesigned economy

   In this episode our speakers Luke Aaron and Helen Barnard talk about theatre, class and a redesigned economy. Luke tells his story of being from a rural working class area and the lack of access to jobs, housing support, and opportunities that he needed. Now, as a drama student in London, Luke’s experiences inform his work - he uses theatre as a representational tool to give voice to those facing economic injustice. Helen is Deputy Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. She analyses what makes a society economically just; how the causes of poverty interlink with employment, housing and social security; the need for a redesigned economy and housing market; the effect of the pandemic on low-income families, how the recovery should look and what form effective activism should take. Find out more about our speakers: Luke Aaron: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/theatre-class-and-economic-injustice/ (https://economicinjustice.org.uk/theatre-class-and-economic-injustice/) Helen Barnard: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/a-redesigned-economy/ (https://economicinjustice.org.uk/a-redesigned-economy/) Keep in touch with us: Email: economic@journeytojustice.org.uk (mailto:economic@journeytojustice.org.uk) Twitter: @JtoJustice (https://twitter.com/JtoJustice) Donate: Please support us. Every penny donated to Journey to Justice goes towards helping achieve our mission https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/ (https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/) The project is a collaboration between Journey to Justice (https://www.jtojhumanrights.org.uk/) (creator), Rainbow Collective (https://www.rainbowcollective.co.uk/) (film and audio producers) and Vanishing Point Creative (https://vanishingpointcreative.com/) (web designers and developers). With thanks to all our participants, volunteers, economic injustice advisory group, partners, and funders (Matrix Causes, Garden Court Chambers, MSN Fund, Lipman Miliband Trust, Diana Whitworth CAF Trust, Heitman, Andreas Welter, Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG), donations, artist postcards, and walks).

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