Welcome back to a very special season of the People over Plastic Podcast “Democracy and Dissent” where we’re exploring the intersection of Environmental Justice & Democracy. Over the next episodes we’ll tackle three of the most critical aspects of democracy through the lens of environmental justice:
Participation, Protections, and Protest.
Host Shilpi Chhotray will have candid conversations with Environmental Justice thought leaders who have complex and differing relationships, histories, and hopes for democracy. This is about more than politics, who wins the presidency, or maintaining the status quo. It’s about ensuring democracy delivers on its promise—for everyone, not just those in power.
Tune in and listen wherever you get your podcasts — because the fight for environmental justice is also a fight for democracy itself.
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Welcome back to a very special season of the People over Plastic Podcast “Democracy and Dissent” where we’re exploring the intersection of Environmental Justice & Democracy. Over the next episodes we’ll tackle three of the most critical aspects of democracy through the lens of environmental justice:
Participation, Protections, and Protest.
Host Shilpi Chhotray will have candid conversations with Environmental Justice thought leaders who have complex and differing relationships, histories, and hopes for democracy. This is about more than politics, who wins the presidency, or maintaining the status quo. It’s about ensuring democracy delivers on its promise—for everyone, not just those in power.
Tune in and listen wherever you get your podcasts — because the fight for environmental justice is also a fight for democracy itself.
Episode 4 - Season of Dissent (Live from NYC Climate Week)
People over Plastic
35 minutes 47 seconds
1 year ago
Episode 4 - Season of Dissent (Live from NYC Climate Week)
Our Season Finale comes to you live from NYC Climate Week. It was an unforgettable afternoon honoring and elevating the power of expression, unity, and civil disobedience in the Environmental Justice movement. This episode features powerful stories from activists and organizers who have taken bold stands against environmental injustices that threaten their communities and our shared future.
Guests:
Thalia Cachimuel, Director of Philanthropic Networks, NDN Collective
Kizzy Charles-Guzman, Chief Executive Officer, Center for Environmental Health
Chris Tandanzo, Poet and Former New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance organizer
Story Salon Host: Michael McKenzie, Counterstream's Executive Director
Key Topics:
Does our current democracy function enough for us to protect it?
Dissent is a sacred act for historically excluded communities.
It also means “We are going to give you hell.”
The importance of storytelling and reclaiming narratives to drive social and environmental change
The fight to free Leonard Peltier as a story of truth and reconciliation.
How environmental justice advocates are the embodiment of dreams.
The power of Gen-Z.
The interconnectedness of environmental justice work and the movement to end the genocide in Gaza.
Additional resources
See images from the Season of Dissent Story Salon
NDN’s #FREELEONARDPELTIER Toolkit
The urgent need for federal policy on ‘forever’ chemicals, by Kizzy Charles-Guzman
Revisit some of other Story Salons:
Cancer Alley Rises Up: Honoring Black Women in Environmental Justice
Climate Week 2023: In Houston, Texas
Food Sovereignty As a Pathway to Justice
Story Salon at Hip Hop For Change
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Welcome back to a very special season of the People over Plastic Podcast “Democracy and Dissent” where we’re exploring the intersection of Environmental Justice & Democracy. Over the next episodes we’ll tackle three of the most critical aspects of democracy through the lens of environmental justice:
Participation, Protections, and Protest.
Host Shilpi Chhotray will have candid conversations with Environmental Justice thought leaders who have complex and differing relationships, histories, and hopes for democracy. This is about more than politics, who wins the presidency, or maintaining the status quo. It’s about ensuring democracy delivers on its promise—for everyone, not just those in power.
Tune in and listen wherever you get your podcasts — because the fight for environmental justice is also a fight for democracy itself.
