In a time of great injustice and a burning planet: what can we do to strengthen or reimagine solidarity? From grassroots action in post-apartheid South Africa, to India’s, Brazil’s and global movements for land rights, fossil fuel phaseout and climate just alternatives: what can we learn on what works and what doesn’t?

In this episode we hear from three wonderful climate justice activists and thinkers exploring this question. Najma Mohamed, Maduresh Kumar and Amanda Segnini bring a wealth of experience from different parts of the globe. They reflect on what it means when you move from local organizing to international science-policy spaces on development, nature and climate (Najma), Majority World alternatives building (Madhuresh) and global land rights campaigning (Amanda), and what we would hear if we would truly listen to grassroots movements.

Tune in for unique perspectives on the question of solidarity in times of climate breakdown and key ingredients for a more just world: from remaining authentic and accountable, to the importance of emancipatory political education and global spaces that challenge historic power imbalances and build solidarity in heart and head: this conversation gets to the heart of what isn’t working and what solidarity could look like.

So grab a coffee or tea and listen in on the conversation!

Credits: The People vs Inequality Podcast is a co-production between Barbara van Paassen (host, creator) and Elizabeth Maina (producer). This episode was edited by Charles Righa and supported by the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity Programme as part of the Solidarity Incubation Lab aiming to unpack, critique and reimagine solidarity in these challenging times.

Resources:

Blog on solidarity between NGOs and social movements (referred to in the episode) – Madhuresh Kumar https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/ngos-and-social-movements-partnership-or-solidarity/

More on the project “Let’s talk about solidarity” https://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/blogs/afsee-incubation-labs-lets-talk-about-solidarity

More on Najma’s work:

https://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/blogs/uneven-earth-policies-and-governance-for-a-just-and-sustainable-world

https://www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/inspiring-a-whole-of-society-mindset-shift-on-water

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reconnecting-my-green-roots-najma-mohamed

https://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/2023/najma-mohamed

More on Madhuresh’s work:

National Alliance of People's Movements India https://napmindia.wordpress.com/

Global Tapestry of Alternatives https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/

https://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/2021/madhuresh-kumar

More on Amanda’s work:

https://www.landrightsnow.org/

https://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/2021/amanda-segnini