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Dream and still rise - Michael Lomotey
Michael Lomotey shares the story of growing up between Black, Ghanaian, British, and Jewish worlds, and how memories of Shabbat silence, Hebrew books, and family traditions shaped his sense of belonging.
Our Guest
As a young adult Michael Lomotey worked as a kosher larder chef in London, and moved on to be a farm mechanic in Ghana. Michael is of Ghanaian and English heritage and was raised on the sink estates of East and West Hull, learning resistance, class solidarity and activism there. He’s currently a doctoral researcher in the final stages of his PhD research at the University of Southampton, looking at how climate change impacts upon Black and marginalised communities. Impact is key to Michael, finding solutions that are emancipatory.
- Belonging without Tokenism: Finding a synagogue community that embraces diversity and dialogue
- Shabbat as Wellbeing: Why switching off is “the greatest environmental move”
Your Guide
Short definitions and terms referenced in this episode:
- Ahulԑ Tᴐlᴐ / nkantenkwan: Ghanaian Peanut Stew. Recipe here (thanks to Michael)
- Devar Torah: A short commentary or teaching based on the weekly Torah portion
- Pluralism: The act of embracing multiple perspectives and truths within a community
Want to learn more?
Explore past episodes that also reflect on language, memory, and identity:
S2E6 – Endangered, Not Erased with Samantha Ellis
S1E10 – British Black Jews - a conversation with Kenneth Awele Okafor
Michael Lomotey’s Dvar Torah For Parashat Tazria-Metzora
Dr Louis Gordon – Scholar of philosophy and Jewish studies; writes on anti-Blackness and pluralism
Dr Dina Lupin - Associate professor whose interests include environmental and human rights law, silencing, and epistemic injustice.
Rabbi John D. Rayner – Liberal rabbi whose writings shaped Michael’s reflections on Judaism as “an attitude to reality”
Lomotey (2024), Antiblackness in Flood Risk in Hull: The Afterlife of Colonialism, in Confronting Climate Coloniality, 2024, ed., Prof. Farhana Sultana.
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003465973-14/antiblackness-flood-risk-hull-michael-lomotey
Find us elsewhere, here!
Show credits
Host / Producer: Eylan Ezekiel
Post-production: Communicating for Impact
Artwork: Emily Theodore
Music: Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov
Sound effects: Serge Quadrado
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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By Eylan EzekielMichael Lomotey shares the story of growing up between Black, Ghanaian, British, and Jewish worlds, and how memories of Shabbat silence, Hebrew books, and family traditions shaped his sense of belonging.
Our Guest
As a young adult Michael Lomotey worked as a kosher larder chef in London, and moved on to be a farm mechanic in Ghana. Michael is of Ghanaian and English heritage and was raised on the sink estates of East and West Hull, learning resistance, class solidarity and activism there. He’s currently a doctoral researcher in the final stages of his PhD research at the University of Southampton, looking at how climate change impacts upon Black and marginalised communities. Impact is key to Michael, finding solutions that are emancipatory.
- Belonging without Tokenism: Finding a synagogue community that embraces diversity and dialogue
- Shabbat as Wellbeing: Why switching off is “the greatest environmental move”
Your Guide
Short definitions and terms referenced in this episode:
- Ahulԑ Tᴐlᴐ / nkantenkwan: Ghanaian Peanut Stew. Recipe here (thanks to Michael)
- Devar Torah: A short commentary or teaching based on the weekly Torah portion
- Pluralism: The act of embracing multiple perspectives and truths within a community
Want to learn more?
Explore past episodes that also reflect on language, memory, and identity:
S2E6 – Endangered, Not Erased with Samantha Ellis
S1E10 – British Black Jews - a conversation with Kenneth Awele Okafor
Michael Lomotey’s Dvar Torah For Parashat Tazria-Metzora
Dr Louis Gordon – Scholar of philosophy and Jewish studies; writes on anti-Blackness and pluralism
Dr Dina Lupin - Associate professor whose interests include environmental and human rights law, silencing, and epistemic injustice.
Rabbi John D. Rayner – Liberal rabbi whose writings shaped Michael’s reflections on Judaism as “an attitude to reality”
Lomotey (2024), Antiblackness in Flood Risk in Hull: The Afterlife of Colonialism, in Confronting Climate Coloniality, 2024, ed., Prof. Farhana Sultana.
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003465973-14/antiblackness-flood-risk-hull-michael-lomotey
Find us elsewhere, here!
Show credits
Host / Producer: Eylan Ezekiel
Post-production: Communicating for Impact
Artwork: Emily Theodore
Music: Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov
Sound effects: Serge Quadrado
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.