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Lucy Mulenkei is an environmental activist focused on indigenous and women’s rights with extensive experience in championing the interests of marginalized pastoralist and hunter-gatherer communities in her country of origin, Kenya, as well as globally. Lucy is a co-founder and co-chair of the Indigenous Women Biodiversity Network and an active member of the International Forum on Biodiversity and International Forum of Indigenous Women.

This episode was created by Alejandro Becerra with help from Kane Naruishi

Kandi is leading voice in the fight to bring visibility to the impacts that climate change and environmental injustice are having on Indigenous communities across North America. She currently serves as the Indigenous Environmental Network’s Lead Organizer on the Extreme Energy & Just Transition Campaign, focusing at present on creating awareness about the environmentally & socially devastating effects of hydraulic fracturing on tribal lands. Her local work is complemented by international advocacy work, including participation in several UN Forums and a testimony before the U.S. Congress on the climate issue and its links to issues of health, identity, and well being on tribal lands.

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This is one of several episodes of the Contracorriente Podcast, a collaborative project between students at High Tech High in San Diego, California, and students from Colegio Monte Tabor y Nazareth in Santiago, Chile.  This recording is part of our Underrepresented San Diego series, where San Diego students investigated and learned about marginalized peoples, current events and local and regional history that has not been centered in our experience of our city.

This episode, titled ".......", hosted by STUDENT FIRST NAMES, focuses on XYZ (your topic).  Our essential question was: Bla bla bla?  In this research, we learned many things, including A, B, and C.  

We hope this episode expands the stories of San Diego, past and present, and honors the wide diversity of people and experiences in our city.

How many tenth graders get to talk with students their age in other countries as part of their school projects?  In three different projects I have codesigned with other teachers at High Tech High, a project-based high school in San Diego, our students have collaborated with students in five different Latin American countries in three semester-long projects (Amigos en las Americas, Proyecto ComUNIDAD, and Project PODER).  Is it logistically and technologically complicated? Yes.  Is it awkward and confusing at first? Absolutely.  Is it worth the sweat and time and complexity?  Without a doubt.  In this episode, I will reflect on why it's worth bringing students together from across the world to connect, to research and learn together, and to share the many common and distinct aspects of their lives.  This episode was created in anticipation of the Fall 2020 Project, Monumentos, in partnership with Dunalastair Schools in Santiago, Chile.  Our student podcast can be found on Instagram TV at https://www.instagram.com/projectmonumentos/channel/