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Growing Old: Tales from an Urban Canopy

Tamara Power-Drutis, Colleen Echohawk, Katie Mosehauer, Lylianna Allala

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Explore Seattle's urban forest and the humans that live within it. Imagine what the Puget Sound might look like in the year 2070, if it's to become a place where both trees and humans grow old. Share in the stories and histories that have shaped the forest we live in: colonialism, assimilation boarding schools, Japanese internment, and regional restoration among them. Follow the story of Chief Seattle Club, as they turn concrete into a Medicine Garden at Eagle Village. Welcome to Growing Old.
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In a time of crisis and fast change, this podcast is a space to reflect and learn with change-makers working to tackle inequalities and injustice. We hear about the choices they make, the approaches they take, the obstacles they face and their hopes and dreams in making real change happen. As massive inequalities are threatening our societies and planet, join us to find out how to use this moment to turn the tide and shift power for a more just and equal world.
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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 real…
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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 d…
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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 feature…
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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 …
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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 …
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“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 fa…
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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 Accountabi…
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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, …
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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 …
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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 rura…
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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 …
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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. Chihi…
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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 dicta…
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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 call…
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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 …
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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 f…
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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 …
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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?…
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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 a…
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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 …
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Learn more at GrowingOldProject.com. Subscribe on your favorite streaming platform, and follow the Growing Old Project on Instagram. This series was created in collaboration. Created by: Lylianna Allala, Colleen Echohawk, and Tamara Power-Drutis Produced by: Katie Mosehauer Written by: Tamara Power-Drutis Narrated by: Zoey Echohawk-Hayashi, Collen …
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Learn more at GrowingOldProject.com. Subscribe on your favorite streaming platform, and follow the Growing Old Project on Instagram. This series was created in collaboration. Created by: Lylianna Allala, Colleen Echohawk, and Tamara Power-Drutis Produced by: Katie Mosehauer Written by: Tamara Power-Drutis Narrated by: Zoey Echohawk-Hayashi, Collen …
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Learn more at GrowingOldProject.com. Subscribe on your favorite streaming platform, and follow the Growing Old Project on Instagram. This series was created in collaboration. Created by: Lylianna Allala, Colleen Echohawk, and Tamara Power-Drutis Produced by: Katie Mosehauer Written by: Tamara Power-Drutis Narrated by: Zoey Echohawk-Hayashi, Collen …
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Learn more at GrowingOldProject.com. Subscribe on your favorite streaming platform, and follow the Growing Old Project on Instagram. This series was created in collaboration. Created by: Lylianna Allala, Colleen Echohawk, and Tamara Power-Drutis Produced by: Katie Mosehauer Written by: Tamara Power-Drutis Narrated by: Zoey Echohawk-Hayashi, Collen …
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Learn more at GrowingOldProject.com. Subscribe on your favorite streaming platform, and follow the Growing Old Project on Instagram. This series was created in collaboration. Created by: Lylianna Allala, Colleen Echohawk, and Tamara Power-Drutis Produced by: Katie Mosehauer Written by: Tamara Power-Drutis Narrated by: Zoey Echohawk-Hayashi, Collen …
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Learn more at GrowingOldProject.com. Subscribe on your favorite streaming platform, and follow the Growing Old Project on Instagram. This series was created in collaboration. Created by: Lylianna Allala, Colleen Echohawk, and Tamara Power-Drutis Produced by: Katie Mosehauer Written by: Tamara Power-Drutis Narrated by: Zoey Echohawk-Hayashi, Collen …
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Learn more at GrowingOldProject.com. Subscribe on your favorite streaming platform, and follow the Growing Old Project on Instagram. This series was created in collaboration. Created by: Lylianna Allala, Colleen Echohawk, and Tamara Power-Drutis Produced by: Katie Mosehauer Written by: Tamara Power-Drutis Narrated by: Zoey Echohawk-Hayashi, Lily Wa…
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Learn more at GrowingOldProject.com. Subscribe on your favorite streaming platform, and follow the Growing Old Project on Instagram. This series was created in collaboration. Created by: Lylianna Allala, Colleen Echohawk, and Tamara Power-Drutis Produced by: Katie Mosehauer Written by: Tamara Power-Drutis Narrated by: Zoey Echohawk-Hayashi, Lily Wa…
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Learn more at GrowingOldProject.com. Subscribe on your favorite streaming platform, and follow the Growing Old Project on Instagram. This series was created in collaboration. Created by: Lylianna Allala, Colleen Echohawk, and Tamara Power-Drutis Produced by: Katie Mosehauer Written by: Tamara Power-Drutis Narrated by: Zoey Echohawk-Hayashi, Lily Wa…
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