Let’s talk about race…racism is something which is very prevalent in today’s society. UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination defines racism as any action, practice, policy, law, speech or incident which has an effect, (whether intentional or not) of undermining anyone’s enjoyment of their human rights, based on their actual or perceived ethnic minority, or national origin or background, where that background is that of a marginalized or historically subordinated group. In Ireland, in 2019 alone, there were 530 reports of racist incidents. 50 of which involved racial assaults, the highest ever since INAR began to record in 2013. Furthermore, hate speech accounts for 174 of this overall figure with 113 incidences occurring on social media. Racism has many dimensions in Ireland including Anti-Black; Anti-Traveller; Anti-Roma; Islamophobia; Antisemitism; Xenophobia and Gendered Racism. The death of George Floyd on May 25 sparked a passionate awakening of public awareness of racism…. Don’t let it be a trend, be an ally – combat racism in Ireland.

On today’s podcast I was joined by Henna Redmond. You may be familiar with her from her iconic TikTok videos (@Hennaspaghetti) calling our racism in Ireland. Henna is a twenty-year-old, who currently works in the music industry, and studying in marketing, specifically digital. As well as being a musician she loves creating videos and educating myself and others on important social issues such as racism, sexism, mental health and politics. She believes it’s extremely important for young people, specifically her age, to interact and engage with these issues in order to build a better future for us all.Henna strongly believes education and art can achieve this! She is one of the hosts of the @ladycuriouspodcast. We spoke about Racism in Ireland; racism that Henna herself as faced on TikTok and her recent journey to discover and understand her Indian heritage.

Resources:

Irish Network Against Racism

INAR, Understanding Racism in Ireland 

INAR Reports of Racism in Ireland 

INAR, 2019 iReport

Main issues of racism today in Ireland

Be an Ally, Combat Racism in Ireland  

Alternative Report on Racial Discrimination in Ireland 

INAR Anti-Racism Training 

Immigrant Council of Ireland, Anti-racism 

Spun out, Common forms of racism in Ireland

NASC, the Asylum Process & Direct Provision 

This week on the podcast I am joined by the wonderful Sarah Keane from @sarah_jane_keane. Sarah is the person behind the sustainability strategy (www.thesustainabilitystrategy.com) and #lovelocal. Hashtag Love Local is about promoting the economic pillar of sustainability. Sustainability is broken into three pillars: environmental, economic, and social. The environmental pillar tends to be the one that gets the most attention, with the misconception that Sustainability = Environment. We dive deep into this in today’s podcast. I

We were joined by the lovely Laura who is the founder of Love, Jools (www.lovejools.com) and creator of the ‘One Bead at a Time’ bracelet for women with goals who need motivation and encouragement. It is a stylish, empowering, visual reminder that helps celebrate little wins or big milestones. Laura believes it is so important to celebrate our achievements as it trains our brain to win. On today's podcast Laura talks about how and why she has taken her business away from mass production and towards higher quality products, design and handcrafted locally.

On this weeks podcast I am joined by the wonderful Bree from @legally_bree and Laura from @reduction_raider1.  Bree currently works in biotechnology business development full-time and is a 2L part-time evening student at George Washington University Law School. . Bree has a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Master of Biotechnology and was born and raised on a farm in North Dakota. Bree worked on agriculture policy in both the House of Reps. and Senate here in the U.S., too. She provides some excellent insights on  the efforts that even conventional farmers are taking and the subsidies that the US Federal gov't is providing to sustainable action. Bree is passionate about about health, agriculture, intellectual property, and corporate law, passions which are largely driven by her upbringing on a farm in North Dakota and her scientific and technical training in biology and biotechnology.

Laura is a fully fledged, frugal foodie, passionate about avoiding food waste. When not loitering in supermarket reduction aisles, she writes about eating well for less, and had been featured in publications including Be Kind, PlantBased and Vegan Life magazine.

Be sure to check out the other podcast episodes and follow @legaldiaries.ie on Instagram to keep up to date. 

Hello and welcome to #SustainableSeptember. Throughout this month, I will be releasing a podcast each week - my aim is to bring you the tools and resources to lead a more sustainable lifestyle. I have some incredible guests lined up over the next four weeks and we will be exploring everything from getting started on your sustainable journey to sustainable food and agriculture to sustainable fashion and wellbeing. On today's podcast I am joined by the wonderful Heather from @theweesustainableco and the amazing Bobbie from @little_eco_lady. 

Be sure to check out the new sustainability hub on my website www.legaldiaries.ie and check back this time next week for my next podcast where we will be focusing on sustainable fashion and beauty.