People vs Inequality Podcast
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.
Episodes
22 episodes
LIVE RECORDING: Finding agency and bridging worlds in challenging times.
In a time of crisis and conflict, how can we find agency and work together across spaces in ways that contribute to a more just, caring and equal world? Join us for our very first LIVE recording, straight from the Politics of...
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30:40
S. 4 Ep. 4: Another philanthropy is possible - funding movements for food justice
We are excited to present to you the long overdue final episode of our season on Food Justice! And trust us, it is worth the wait :) Our current global food system is highly unequal and unsustainable and, compounded by conflict and clim...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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34:01
S.4 Ep.3 Transforming the politics of knowledge for food justice
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...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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33:20
S.4 Ep. 2: Challenging corporate power in the food system
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 ep...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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27:27
S.4 Ep. 1: Farmers uniting for a more just and sustainable food system
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 serie...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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32:20
A Conversation on Intersectional Movement Building (Webinar Recording)
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 ...
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1:27:20
Announcement live event on intersectional movement building & more!
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 convers...
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S3 Ep 4: Veggies for Good: A chance encounter sustains lives in a Time of Covid
“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 Goo...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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35:30
S3 Ep 3: We The People: Youth led accountability in a Time of Covid
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 Emergen...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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26:00
S3 Ep 2b: How social movements saved lives and rights in a Time of Covid (An English summary of Episode 2 on Emergent Agency)
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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17:48
S3 Ep 2: Movimientos Sociales en tiempo de Covid - salvando vidas y derechos
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 un...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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33:10
S3 Ep 1: Invisible Women - The leadership of widows in a Time of Covid
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 an...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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34:22
S2 Ep 5: Climate justice NOW - what's next for the movements?
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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43:28
S2 Ep 4: Art and civil disobedience - our last resort for climate justice?
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 exhibitio...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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35:56
S2 Ep 3: Indigenous Peoples defending their rights and the planet
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 fo...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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35:04
S2 Ep 2: Lawyers and citizens taking on big oil for a just transition
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 i...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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36:13
S2 Ep 1: Youth climate activism in the footsteps of Wangari Maathai
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 k...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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40:00
S1. Ep 4: Women’s economic justice in times of crisis: reflecting forward
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 o...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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45:17
S1. Ep 3: Women’s funds reclaim philanthropy for systemic change
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 Fou...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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38:09
S.1 Ep 2: Feminists uniting to shift global economic power
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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32:52
S1. Ep 1: Domestic workers organizing for a caring economy
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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