In this week's episode, Fredrik and Leilani take center stage without guests to candidly explore how we might find connection and hope in challenging times. They reflect on the state of democracy, human rights, and social movements, sharing their personal struggles with making sense of current events and finding ways to make meaningful change in complicated times. Books mentioned in this episode:<ul><li><a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780437/the-world-after-gaza-by-pankaj-mishra/'>"The World After Gaza" by Pankaj Mishra</a></li><li><a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777485/one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this-by-omar-el-akkad/'>"One Day Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This" by Omar El Akkad</a></li></ul><a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/pushbacktalks/posts?redirect=true'>Support Pushback Talks on Patreon</a>Connect with us on social media: <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/pushbacktalks.bsky.social'>@pushbacktalks.bsky.social</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/pushbacktalks">Support the show</a>

In this week's episode, Fredrik and Leilani take center stage without guests to candidly explore how we might find connection and hope in challenging times. They reflect on the state of democracy, human rights, and social movements, sharing their personal struggles with making sense of current events and finding ways to make meaningful change in complicated times. Books mentioned in this episode:"The World After Gaza" by Pankaj Mishra"One Day Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This" by Omar El AkkadSupport Pushback Talks on Patreon Connect with us on social media: @pushbacktalks.bsky.social Support the show

In this week's episode, Fredrik and Leilani take center stage without guests to candidly explore how we might find connection and hope in challenging times. They reflect on the state of democracy, human rights, and social movements, sharing their personal struggles with making sense of current events and finding ways to make meaningful change in complicated times.&nbsp;Books mentioned in this episode:<ul><li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780437/the-world-after-gaza-by-pankaj-mishra/" rel="noopener noreferrer">"The World After Gaza" by Pankaj Mishra</a></li><li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777485/one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this-by-omar-el-akkad/" rel="noopener noreferrer">"One Day Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This" by Omar El Akkad</a></li></ul><a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/pushbacktalks/posts?redirect=true" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support Pushback Talks on Patreon</a>Connect with us on social media: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pushbacktalks.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">@pushbacktalks.bsky.social</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/pushbacktalks" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>

Rights are Never Wrong, Colonialism is

Landlords without faces, apartments without tenants. In 2019, filmmaker Fredrik Gertten released Push, an award-winning documentary that explores the unaffordable, unlivable city, and the growing global housing crisis. Following the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, the film sought to understand why cities around the world are becoming increasingly expensive.&nbsp;In June of 2020, Fredrik and Leilani teamed up again to continue the conversation they began with the film, and PUSHBACK Talks was born. Since then, PUSHBACK Talks has grown into an exploration of the social, political, and economic forces that shape our world, and of the actions people are taking to push back against inequality, corruption, authoritarian systems, poverty, war, and the shift towards far-right conservatism. Join the Filmmaker (Gertten) and the Advocate (Farha) as they dissect these topics, uncover the connections between them, and search for solutions. How can we, as individuals, movements, and communities, fight back – push back – to build societies where every human being has the right to live equally, freely, and with dignity? Listen to PUSHBACK Talks and join the conversation for a better, fairer world. For more about PUSH and to view it: <a href="http://www.pushthefilm.com/">www.pushthefilm.com</a>For more about Leilani Farha and her organization, The Shift: <a href="https://www.make-the-shift.org/">www.make-the-shift.org</a>For more about Fredrik Gertten and his other films: <a href="https://www.wgfilm.com/">www.wgfilm.com</a>If you are interested in watching his newest documentary: <a href="https://www.breakingsocialfilm.com/">www.breakingsocialfilm.com</a>

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Landlords without faces, apartments without tenants. In 2019, filmmaker Fredrik Gertten released Push, an award-winning documentary that explores the unaffordable, unlivable city, and the growing global housing crisis. Following the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, the film sought to understand why cities around the world are becoming increasingly expensive.   In June of 2020, Fredrik and Leilani teamed up again to continue the conversation they began with the film, and PUSHBACK Talks was born. Since then, PUSHBACK Talks has grown into an exploration of the social, political, and economic forces that shape our world, and of the actions people are taking to push back against inequality, corruption, authoritarian systems, poverty, war, and the shift towards far-right conservatism. Join the Filmmaker (Gertten) and the Advocate (Farha) as they dissect these topics, uncover the connections between them, and search for solutions. How can we, as individuals, movements, and communities, fight back – push back – to build societies where every human being has the right to live equally, freely, and with dignity? Listen to PUSHBACK Talks and join the conversation for a better, fairer world. For more about PUSH and to view it: www.pushthefilm.com For more about Leilani Farha and her organization, The Shift: www.make-the-shift.org For more about Fredrik Gertten and his other films: www.wgfilm.com If you are interested in watching his newest documentary: www.breakingsocialfilm.com

Landlords without faces, apartments without tenants. In 2019, filmmaker Fredrik Gertten released Push, an award-winning documentary that explores the unaffordable, unlivable city, and the growing global housing crisis. Following the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, the film sought to understand why cities around the world are becoming increasingly expensive.&nbsp;In June of 2020, Fredrik and Leilani teamed up again to continue the conversation they began with the film, and PUSHBACK Talks was born. Since then, PUSHBACK Talks has grown into an exploration of the social, political, and economic forces that shape our world, and of the actions people are taking to push back against inequality, corruption, authoritarian systems, poverty, war, and the shift towards far-right conservatism. Join the Filmmaker (Gertten) and the Advocate (Farha) as they dissect these topics, uncover the connections between them, and search for solutions. How can we, as individuals, movements, and communities, fight back – push back – to build societies where every human being has the right to live equally, freely, and with dignity? Listen to PUSHBACK Talks and join the conversation for a better, fairer world. For more about PUSH and to view it: <a href="http://www.pushthefilm.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.pushthefilm.com</a>For more about Leilani Farha and her organization, The Shift: <a href="https://www.make-the-shift.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.make-the-shift.org</a>For more about Fredrik Gertten and his other films: <a href="https://www.wgfilm.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.wgfilm.com</a>If you are interested in watching his newest documentary: <a href="https://www.breakingsocialfilm.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.breakingsocialfilm.com</a>

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