“It's really a process of continuing to believe that what we are doing is actually bringing about change. Sometimes it may be slow, but it eventually comes,” says climate activist Vanessa Nakate, on the Climate Humans podcast. In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Vanessa shares personal stories from her early activism days, the importance of sustaining activists within the movement, and why we must redefine what it means to be a hero today.

00:23 Quickfire questions 

03:21 Vanessa's journey into early activism 

07:27 Overcoming fear and finding purpose

15:33 Challenges and realities of climate activism

19:36 The need for sustainable support for activists

23:38 Final thoughts

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Edited, mixed and mastered by Ben Beheshty.

Produced by Josie Colter.

Hosted by Mauricio Porras.