The YIKES Podcast

This miniseries highlights  frontline struggles, resistance and peoples actions that are taking place right now around the world; and we will hear from the peoples directly. We hope it allows for collective learning efforts, and for building bridges across our causes for international solidarity. This week we hear from Lützerath Bleibt

Lützerath Bleibt (eng: Lützerath stays) is a land defenders group in western Germany resisting coal extraction. By declaring themselves as an autonomous zone #ZADRheinland, they are practicing new possible futures.

For more info on this week's guest:

https://luetzerathlebt.info/

https://www.instagram.com/luetzibleibt/

https://twitter.com/LuetziBleibt

Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat.

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For this episode we chatted to Eve Livingston, author of "Make Bosses Pay" about unions. We discuss what unions are, their importance, the need for more coalition building with unions and what to do after joining one.  Find Eve's work at @eve__rebecca and her book here: plutobooks.com/9780745341620/make-bosses-pay/  

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Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat.

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This miniseries highlights  frontline struggles, resistance and peoples actions that are taking place right now around the world; and we will hear from the peoples directly. We hope it allows for collective learning efforts, and for building bridges across our causes for international solidarity.

For more info on this week's guest:

http://caravana.pueblosunidosporlavida.org/

https://www.instagram.com/marinatricks

https://www.facebook.com/Congresonacionalindigenamexico

https://www.facebook.com/CIPOGEZ

Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat.

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We're finally back!!! Welcome to Season 5 of YIKES! 

In this episode, we reflect on our own internalised beliefs of perfectionism and how that can get in the way of activist work, is related to capitalism and how we need more error-friendly spaces to (un)learn collectively

Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat.

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We are back from COP26 (aka Cop-Out 26)... in this ep, we share some reflections on the results of Glasgow Climate Pact, our first hand experiences being in Glasgow during this UN climate conference, and what we can take away for our movements and for upcoming COPs.

Resources:

(twitter thread Jo mentioned): https://twitter.com/GeorgeMonbiot/status/1461223380619870209?s=20

Govan Free State: https://www.govanfreestate.sco

COP26 Coalition YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMNmU3mvFT8pLROw0y2f8ZQ

Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat.

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In this ep. we chatted with the incredible Vanessa Nakate about her climate work. We heard more about how she became a Climate Striker, the differences to organising in Uganda and Europe and how we can build more bridges in connecting our movement across the globe.

Follow Vanessa on socials!

https://www.instagram.com/vanessanakate1/

https://twitter.com/vanessa_vash

Order her book "A Bigger Picture" now!

https://linktr.ee/ABiggerPicture

Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat.

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Hello, lovely beans!

Just before COP26 kicks off, we are bringing you this episode to explain what it is, why it is so important and what is to be expected within the UN negotiations and also outside the formal meetings.

This week we had the opportunity to hear from Farhana Yamin, who has 30 years of experience of working as a climate lawyer and having worked in many COPs. 

Check out her work @farhanaclimate on twitter, and the manifesto she wrote for COP26 here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2021-10/manifesto-justice-cop26-and-beyond

Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat.

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This week we chatted to the brilliant Tessa Khan about climate litigation, what it is and why so many people are now choosing to take climate action to the courts.

We also talked about the Paid To Pollute case that Mikaela is a claimant on - which will be going to court on December 8th 2021!

More info on paidtopollute.org.uk Tessa is an international climate lawyer who has been involved with some of the most impactful climate cases in recent years so it was an absolute pleasure to hear her insights.

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In this episode we speak to Kelsey from Community Action on Prison Expansion (CAPE) about prison abolition in the UK. We hear about the different types of prisons, current expansion plans, community resistance and get a glimpse of what a society without police could be like. This conversation was so rich, thought provoking and just so far our favourite. We hope it challenges and changed you.

Organisations mentioned in the episode: CAPE - Community Action on Prison Expansion (@no_more_prisons) https://instagram.com/no_more_prisons?utm_medium=copy_link

Corporate watch

Inquest

Women in prison

Sisters Uncut

Docs Not Cops

Abolitionist Futures Reading Group

Cradle Community (@cradlecommunity)

"Brick by Brick" - https://www.hajarpress.com/books/brick-by-brick

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This week we dive deeper into what organising actually is. We explore the different roles within social movements, dismantling barriers that make activism exclusionary and the call for us all to get more involved and active. 

Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat.

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