Off the Leash Podcasts is proud to publish a series of shortcasts supporting the Emily Williamson Festival. Emily was a co-founder of the RSPB and an eco-activist before the term was even invented. Taking inspiration from her legacy, modern day change-makers will be exploring the links between Conservation, Campaigning, Science and Art in a weekend of events at Manchester Art Gallery between the 12th and 13th of November (NB the event was 12 - 14 Nov, but has now been shortened).
In this shortcast, Danielle Shaw - Communications Officer at Birdlife International and author of the blog Nature's Good News - talks about the power of environmental storytelling and how success stories, like Emily Willaimson's, can motivate others to take action, rather than falling into a feeling of helplessness that we all know too well. Danielle celebrates that there are so many influential female voices in what was once a very male-dominated sector - and while there's still work to be done to make sure that diverse voices are being heard in this space, it shows how far we've come thanks to people like Emily.