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We’re not all in this together: How colonialist practices are shaping the impact of climate change
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We’re not all in this together: How colonialist practices are shaping the impact of climate change
FromTiny Matters
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Aug 9, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Colonialist practices, past and present, combined with climate change are having catastrophic effects on poorer countries in the global south. In this episode, Sam and Deboki talk with experts about how and why that’s the case and unpack two major examples of this impact: the 2022 Pakistan floods and the global factory, particularly the garment industry. Laurie Parson's book is here. The organizations he suggests at the end of the episode are Fashion Revolution, Clean Clothes Campaign, and Transform Trade. Sam's Tiny Show & Tell story is here. Deboki's book suggestions: Consumed: The Need for Collective Change, Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism and Worn: A People's History of Clothing. Check out The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week here.
Released:
Aug 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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