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As She Rises brings together local poets and activists from throughout North America to depict the effects of climate change on their home and their people. Each episode carries the listener to a new place through a collection of voices, local recordings and soundscapes. Stories span from the Louisiana Bayou, to the tundras of Alaska to the drying bed of the Colorado River. Centering the voices of native women and women of color, As She Rises personalizes the elusive magnitude of climate cha ...
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Lily speaks to two globally influential women today. First, Chelsea Clinton, born into a political dynasty, daughter of Bill and Hillary, and now global health advocate. They discuss the impact of climate change disaster on existing gender inequalities in the USA, before we hear from the wonderful Ugandan youth activist Vanessa Nakate- who's country is hugely impacted by the effects of climate change. In 2021 she was named on the Time100 list and appeared on the cover…
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With thanks to the WeForum https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2022/sessions/setting-the-agenda-for-climate-action
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211103-the-countries-calling-for-climate-justice
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2015/study-fracking-industry-wells-associated-with-premature-birth
https://www.riseupmovementafrica.org/
Credits
Producer: Kelsey Bennett
Audio Editor & Designer: Ryan Nile
Music by Cosmo Sheldrake
Artwork
Bethan Sherwood
35 episodes
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