In today’s episode, I’m sharing with you a conversation with Shirleen Chin, who is a part of the legal and diplomatic team of the Stop Ecocide Campaign! 

The Stop Ecocide Foundation is doing incredibly important work in pushing for ecocide to become recognised as an international law. This would be a crucial step in the fight to hold individuals accountable for the horrific destruction caused to the environment disproportionately impacting marginalised communities.

Shirleen shares much more about the Stop Ecocide campaign, examples of what would be considered ecocide, the process involved in getting ecocide recognised as an international crime, why this process is so important along with how you can support the campaign.

Lots to learn from this one and I hope you enjoy!!  

Instagram: @ecocidelaw

Episode Notes/Resources:

https://www.alittlebitoflagom.org/ep-29-supporting-the-stop-ecocide-campaign-with-shirleen-chin/ 

Music: Martyn King

In this episode, I’m sharing with you a conversation with someone I find really awesome, and she’s called Esmeralda. 

I first got in touch with Esmeralda as I saw she was living in a tiny house which I thought was absolutely fascinating and I had so many questions I wanted to ask. I then learned about all the incredible work she is doing!

In this chat, we talk about the climate action groups she’s a part of – Global Youth Biodiversity Network, The Green Youth, she was a Belgian Youth Delegate at the UN climate conference, and is involved in organising Weekends for Future. She is also the founder of and a part of a few local action groups too!

We talk about how Esmeralda came to living in a tiny house, the importance of community action, and looking after your well-being in the face of eco-anxiety.

This was our first back and forth conversation after a while of voice noting getting to know each other, which was such a lovely experience. I hope you enjoy the conversation!!

Episode notes and extra resources: 

https://www.alittlebitoflagom.org/ep-28-tiny-house-talks-and-beyond-with-esmeralda-wirtz/ 

Music: Martyn King

In this episode, I’m sharing with you a conversation I had with Francisca Rockey (@franrockey), a geographer, campaigner, influencer, advocate and activist who is regularly involved in social campaigns, and charity fundraising. She is also a blogger, writer and public speaker featured in mainstream and online media.

She founded Black Geographers (@blackgeographers), a community interest company working to tackle black people’s erasure in geography by creating a platform for black geographers to connect. The platform has a global audience of over 10,000 members.

Francisca is studying geography as an undergraduate, and in this chat, we talk about what led her to study geography, how she started the Black Geographers platform, the work they are doing and the goals she hopes to achieve through the platform.

We also discuss her work as a writer, specifically some recent articles published by Euronews which I definitely recommend you read. 

After diving into her work, Francisca then shares incredibly important perspectives surrounding looking after your mental health, especially when engaging in such crucial work, and the importance of setting boundaries.

Definitely a lot to learn from this conversation, and lots of useful advice to take away.

Episode Notes/Resources: 

https://www.alittlebitoflagom.org/ep-27-self-preservation-geographical-perspectives-and-diversifying-the-narrative-with-francisca-rockey/ 

Music: Martyn King

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In this episode I’m sharing with you a conversation with the wonderful Joyce Najm Mendez (@multiculturalsustainable).

Joyce expresses how worrying it is that many of us under this capitalist society have become so disconnected from nature, and highlights the importance of a paradigm shift away from financial growth towards prioritising quality and human connections.

She shares so openly and honestly about personal sacrifices, experiences in and advice on finding sustainability in your own life to support your health when engaging in such crucial work.

It’s hard to know where to start when summarising all the incredible work Joyce doing within the sustainability sector; from working as a social entrepreneur on the water-energy-food nexus, to co-founding several organisations across Latin America, centering youth engagement and trans-boundary cooperation. 

Joyce was one of only 30 Young people selected to be part of the Abu Dhabi Climate Action Meeting, supporting the organisation of the first ever United Nations Youth Climate Summit in 2019. She is also TEDx lecturer, has been invited to join the group of leaders ‘Women Rise for All’ and is Involved in many youth networks – World Youth Parliament for Water, Youth Group CJBP3, Paraguayan Youth Network for water, currently working as fundraising chair of the Young Climate Ambassadors of CUNCR.

Joyce is currently a Masters of Science candidate in Sustainability and Adaptation Planning at the Centre of Alternative Technology, Wales, UK.

I feel so privileged to have had the opportunity to speak with Joyce and hear her pathway into this incredible work, I find her so inspiring.

I hope you enjoy!

Episode Notes/Extra Resources: 

https://www.alittlebitoflagom.org/ep-26-cooperating-and-connecting-with-nature-in-building-a-sustainable-world-with-joyce-mendez/ 

Music: Martyn King

This is the final episode in the All Things Vegan series!

I’m so excited to share this episode with you, as I had the absolute pleasure of talking with Momoko Hill (@oh_momoko), someone who I have admired and been inspired by for a while now, and it felt so special to have the opportunity to chat with her, she’s such a wonderful human being.

We cover so many topics - Momoko’s vegan story, how veganism is ultimately about compassion and that this must be extended to all human and non-human animals. We discuss the damaging connotations surrounding the vegan movement, the importance of stripping away deep-rooted white supremacist ideologies, and the crucial practice of a good apology and owning up to mistakes.

Momoko shares aspects of her spiritual journey, her favourite vegan foods and an insight into the awesome work she is doing. This includes being a co-host on the Chickpeeps podcast and working for Wicked Foods, and we also talk about the wonderful values behind her lovely supportive Facebook group GLO Vegan.

I can’t thank Momo enough, it was so lovely talking with her and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I loved chatting with her.

Episode notes and extra resources: 

https://www.alittlebitoflagom.org/ep-25-all-things-vegan-4-4-with-momoko-hill/

Music: Martyn King

If this is the first January episode you’re listening to, I’ve dedicated these January episodes to talking about veganism, as it’s something I’m hugely passionate about and it was a huge step in helping me recognise the contradictions that exist in many situations between our actions and our values. 

This episode feels very special to me as in this conversation I’m having a chat with my sister, Chlöe. 

This conversation is filled with honesty, rationality, emotion and a few tangents which somehow still feel rather related, to me anyway.

I hope you connect with the values and perspectives we discuss, and allow yourself to be open to feeling and thinking perhaps a little differently.

Episode Notes/Resources: 

https://www.alittlebitoflagom.org/ep-24-all-things-vegan-3-4-with-chloe-king/ 

Ko-fi Account: 

https://ko-fi.com/alittlebitoflagom 

Music: Martyn King

Here we have episode 2/4 of the 'All Things Vegan' episodes! 

For those of you who have been following the podcast or @alittlebitoflagom on Instagram, you will likely know that I am vegan and it is something I am very passionate about. So, in the spirit of Veganuary, I have decided to dedicate the episodes to focusing on veganism, talking with some awesome human beings who are passionate about veganism too.

In this episode, I am talking with Ida Hesselmark, who I met when I moved to Malmö back in September. Ida is also a dance artist, and a part time barista, and since we are both vegan, we often have conversations about vegan things, so I thought it could be nice to record one of these chats in the hope it could be useful to you in some way.

Ida shares her journey into veganism, some responses to anti-vegan arguments, advice and responses to some things that may hold you back from becoming vegan, along with many other things.

I hope you enjoy the episode! 

Extra notes/resources: 

https://www.alittlebitoflagom.org/ep-23-all-things-vegan-2-4-with-ida-hesselmark/ 

Music: Martyn King

Happy New Year! And…. Happy Veganuary!!

Due to an overwhelmingly positive response to my proposition of dedicating the podcast episodes of January to vegan talks, in the spirit of Veganuary, that is what is happening this month 😊

For those of you who have been following the podcast or @alittlebitoflagom on Instagram, you will know that I am vegan and it is something I am very passionate about.

So, to kick of the first of 4 'All Things Vegan' episodes, I’m speaking with the awesome Jackie Hunter @_plantfriends on Instagram, who is a vegan food content blogger from Detroit, Michigan.

Get ready for some wonderful advice, recipe inspiration and other vegan chit chat. Thanks so much again to Jackie 😊

Extra Resources/Episode notes:

https://alittlebitoflagom.wixsite.com/lagom/post/ep-22-all-things-vegan-1-4-with-jackie-hunter

Ko-fi Account: 

https://ko-fi.com/alittlebitoflagom

Music: Martyn King

A huge thank you to all of the wonderful guests who have come on the podcast, shared such interesting perspectives and experiences, I'm so incredibly grateful!

As this chaotic year draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on things I’ve learned, mistakes I’ve made, nuggets of wisdom that have really stuck with me, and looking forward to how all these experiences inform what I’m trying and planning to do moving forward.

If you'd like to get in touch, you can email me: [email protected] 

Or find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alittlebitoflagom/ 

I'd love to hear what you've been learning and changing!

Extra Resources/Episode Notes: 

https://alittlebitoflagom.wixsite.com/lagom/post/ep-21-reflecting-and-projecting 

Special thanks to: 

Kathleen Varendia: https://www.instagram.com/kathandtheplanet/ 

Randie Cimino: https://www.instagram.com/theknowwastestore/ 

Alysha: https://www.instagram.com/the.sustainable.scientist/ 

Martha Powell: https://www.instagram.com/marthainthestars/ 

Matilda Bjarum: https://www.instagram.com/matildabjarum/ 

Scott Thomson: https://www.instagram.com/sustainabilityscott/ 

Crap Activist: https://www.instagram.com/thecrapactivist/ 

Jasmine Harrison: https://www.instagram.com/themodernboheme/ 

Jam Jar Gill: https://www.instagram.com/jamjargill/ 

Xenia: https://www.instagram.com/sustainaxenia/ 

Music: Martyn King