In this podcast recorded in the context of COP26, London Leap campaigner Laurie Mompelat interviews two anti-racist, youth and climate justice movement-builders on the work they do to protect and uplift the voices of migrant, Black and POC youth facing State violence in the UK. We explore the connections between their work, reparations and the reality of climate change in 2021. We discuss the necessity to expand our ability for care, listening, compassion and solidarity, as we keep fighting for the complete social transformation that we believe is necessary to repair our relationships to each other, our communities and to the environment that holds us.

This content forms part of a wider coalition of voices, coming together under the same banner for the 'Climate Reparations' March - a campaign and protest taking place as part of the COP26 Coalition (Nov 7th, 2021 in London). https://climatereparations.uk

More on the participants: 

Mona Bani is a community organiser, consultant & media producer, working in particular with marginalised youth and refugees. She recently co-founded Revoke, which is a grassroots organisation advocating for the rights and welfare of underserved young people, particularly unaccompanied refugee minors, asylum seekers, and those in the care system. https://www.revoke.org.uk

Zahra Bei is a former teacher and community activist focusing on education and black liberation. She co-founded 'No More Exclusions' an abolitionist grassroots coalition movement in education. The initiative consists of grassroots community activists, organizations and individuals united to take radical and structural actions that will create a new inclusive model of education based on our shared values of inclusion, social justice, race equality and quality education for all children. https://nomoreexclusions.com/about/

More about the London Leap project: https://platformlondon.org/oil-the-arts/sustainable-cities/london-leap/

Credits:
- soundscape ('Trust your Light'), recording & editing by Laurie Mompelat @lauriemmusic
- artwork by Jacob V Joyce @jacobvjoyce

How can you support this work: 
1) support this campaign: https://twitter.com/CARE2Liberate/status/1459854408922062849
2) and this one: https://nomoreexclusions.com/moratorium/
 
Follow NME & Revoke on instagram & twitter 
@revokecic
@no_more_exclusions_abolition @Care2Liberate @NExclusions

What are we Trying to Repair? On Compassion, Protecting Youth and Climate Justice

And While London Burns is an acclaimed downloadable opera-for-one made in 2006. Part-fiction, part-fact, the story is a gripping walking tour through the heart of London's financial district looking at London's business impacts on climate change. Some buildings and paths have changed, but the walk and absorbing soundscape starring BAFTA-award-winning actor Douglas Hodge, still works.


And While London Burns - Act1 - Fire

And While London Burns is an acclaimed downloadable opera-for-one made in 2006. Part-fiction, part-fact, the story is a gripping walking tour through the heart of London's financial district looking at London's business impacts on climate change. Some buildings and paths have changed, but the walk and absorbing soundscape starring BAFTA-award-winning actor Douglas Hodge, still works.

And While London Burns - Act2 - Dust

And While London Burns - Act3 - Water

Ben Amunwa from Platform speaks to BBC Newsday via Skype on Shell's security spending in Nigeria and its devastating impact on human rights. For the full report see: http://platformlondon.org/2012/08/19/data-leak-reveals-shell%E2%80%99s-deep-financial-links-to-human-rights-abusers-in-nigeria/ 

BBC Newsday interview with Platform, 20 August 2012

A phone interview with Platform on RFI. Sound quality was not great on this one, as I struggled to get a good signal standing outside of London Bridge Underground station. But all the content should all be there. 
For a full report see: http://platformlondon.org/2012/08/19/data-leak-reveals-shell%E2%80%99s-deep-financial-links-to-human-rights-abusers-in-nigeria/

Platform Interview with Radio France International, 20 August 2012

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