Journey to Justice Economic (In)Justice series

Episode 19: Challenging the hostile environment and opportunities for young people

In this episode our speakers Chrisann Jarrett, Kimberly Garande and Dr. Charlotte McPherson talk about challenging the hostile environment for migrants and young people’s opportunities and futures. Chrisann and Kimberly from the organisation We Belong, who challenge the ‘hostile environment’ and its impact on young migrants tell us how they appeal to common values of politicians across parties, to bridge political divides. They raise awareness of the issues, telling their stories and being strategic, equipping and galvanising young people to become changemakers. By making their action constituency-led and being persistent, We Belong were eventually invited to speak to the Home Affairs Select Committee in the UK Parliament to give evidence of the impact of the ‘hostile environment’ on their lives. Dr. Charlotte McPherson is currently working with Kings College London on a project that looks at the barriers to young people’s opportunities. Here she discusses what makes a society economically just; the effects of Covid-19 on people already experiencing poverty; in-work poverty and the lack of guaranteed income that comes with the gig economy; the importance of a living wage, work, education and the urgency to address the cultural devaluation of young people. Find out more about our speakers: We Belong: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/we-belong/ [https://economicinjustice.org.uk/we-belong/] Dr. Charlotte McPherson: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/structural-economic-injustice/ [https://economicinjustice.org.uk/structural-economic-injustice/] Keep in touch with us: Email: economic@journeytojustice.org.uk [economic@journeytojustice.org.uk] Twitter: @JtoJustice [https://twitter.com/JtoJustice] Donate: Please support us. Every penny donated to Journey to Justice goes towards helping achieve our mission https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/ [https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/] The project is a collaboration between Journey to Justice [https://www.jtojhumanrights.org.uk/] (creator), Rainbow Collective [https://www.rainbowcollective.co.uk/] (film and audio producers) and Vanishing Point Creative [https://vanishingpointcreative.com/] (web designers and developers). With thanks to all our participants, volunteers, economic injustice advisory group, partners, and funders (Matrix Causes, Garden Court Chambers, MSN Fund, Lipman Miliband Trust, Diana Whitworth CAF Trust, Heitman, Andreas Welter, Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG), donations, artist postcards, and walks).

Episode 18: Police Spies Out of Our Lives and Professor Gurminder Bhambra

In this episode our speakers from PSOOL (Police Spies Out of Lives) and Professor Gurminder Bhambra talk about confronting undercover police infiltration and understanding the legacy of Empire. Two of the women who founded PSOOL – Police Spies Out of Lives in 2012 talk about their campaign for justice. The women were political activists and brought a legal case against the Metropolitan Police for deploying undercover police officers into their personal lives, including deceptive intimate relationships with them. PSOOL began as a support group and expanded to campaigning for justice and change to prevent such deception. Gurminder K Bhambra is Professor of Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies at the University of Sussex. She discusses the scale of the wealth extraction from former British colonies to fund British institutions; and the idea that an economically just world is about human value and fair distribution. She also explores nationalism during the Brexit referendum in contrast to a view of multicultural Britain helping the nation to get through Covid. Find out more about our speakers: PSOOL: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/psool-police-spies-out-of-lives/ [https://economicinjustice.org.uk/psool-police-spies-out-of-lives/] Professor Gurminder Bhambra: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/legacy-of-empire/ [https://economicinjustice.org.uk/legacy-of-empire/] Keep in touch with us: Email: economic@journeytojustice.org.uk [economic@journeytojustice.org.uk] Twitter: @JtoJustice [https://twitter.com/JtoJustice] Donate: Please support us. Every penny donated to Journey to Justice goes towards helping achieve our mission https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/ [https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/] The project is a collaboration between Journey to Justice [https://www.jtojhumanrights.org.uk/] (creator), Rainbow Collective [https://www.rainbowcollective.co.uk/] (film and audio producers) and Vanishing Point Creative [https://vanishingpointcreative.com/] (web designers and developers). With thanks to all our participants, volunteers, economic injustice advisory group, partners, and funders (Matrix Causes, Garden Court Chambers, MSN Fund, Lipman Miliband Trust, Diana Whitworth CAF Trust, Heitman, Andreas Welter, Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG), donations, artist postcards, and walks).

Episode 17: Theatre, class and a redesigned economy

In this episode our speakers Luke Aaron and Helen Barnard talk about theatre, class and a redesigned economy. Luke tells his story of being from a rural working class area and the lack of access to jobs, housing support, and opportunities that he needed. Now, as a drama student in London, Luke’s experiences inform his work - he uses theatre as a representational tool to give voice to those facing economic injustice. Helen is Deputy Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.  She analyses what makes a society economically just; how the causes of poverty interlink with employment, housing and social security; the need for a redesigned economy and housing market; the effect of the pandemic on low-income families, how the recovery should look and what form effective activism should take. Find out more about our speakers: Luke Aaron: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/theatre-class-and-economic-injustice/ [https://economicinjustice.org.uk/theatre-class-and-economic-injustice/] Helen Barnard: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/a-redesigned-economy/ [https://economicinjustice.org.uk/a-redesigned-economy/] Keep in touch with us: Email: economic@journeytojustice.org.uk [economic@journeytojustice.org.uk] Twitter: @JtoJustice [https://twitter.com/JtoJustice] Donate: Please support us. Every penny donated to Journey to Justice goes towards helping achieve our mission https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/ [https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/] The project is a collaboration between Journey to Justice [https://www.jtojhumanrights.org.uk/] (creator), Rainbow Collective [https://www.rainbowcollective.co.uk/] (film and audio producers) and Vanishing Point Creative [https://vanishingpointcreative.com/] (web designers and developers). With thanks to all our participants, volunteers, economic injustice advisory group, partners, and funders (Matrix Causes, Garden Court Chambers, MSN Fund, Lipman Miliband Trust, Diana Whitworth CAF Trust, Heitman, Andreas Welter, Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG), donations, artist postcards, and walks).

Episode 16: Economics of waste and the legacy of colonialism

In this episode our speakers, Georgia Elliott-Smith and Professor Robert Beckford talk about the economics of waste, the morality of extreme wealth and the legacy of colonialism. Georgia talks about how she began a legal case to demand the UK government tax incinerator pollution after recognising that not only is the air pollution produced harmful to the environment, but Black and disadvantaged communities are disproportionately affected. The case  proceeded to the High Court in the UK after Georgia raised £30,000 in crowdfunding. Robert Beckford is Professor of Climate and Social Justice at the University of Winchester and a broadcaster with TV and radio.  Here he discusses some of the roots of social and economic justice in Britain; austerity as a political choice; the pay gap between workers; the gig economy and exploitation, colonialism and economic justice. Find out more about our speakers: Georgia Elliott-Smith: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/economics-of-waste/ [https://economicinjustice.org.uk/economics-of-waste/] Professor Robert Beckford: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/economic-injustice-in-history/ [https://economicinjustice.org.uk/economic-injustice-in-history/] Keep in touch with us: Email: economic@journeytojustice.org.uk [economic@journeytojustice.org.uk] Twitter: @JtoJustice [https://twitter.com/JtoJustice] Donate: Please support us. Every penny donated to Journey to Justice goes towards helping achieve our mission https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/ [https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/] The project is a collaboration between Journey to Justice [https://www.jtojhumanrights.org.uk/] (creator), Rainbow Collective [https://www.rainbowcollective.co.uk/] (film and audio producers) and Vanishing Point Creative [https://vanishingpointcreative.com/] (web designers and developers). With thanks to all our participants, volunteers, economic injustice advisory group, partners, and funders (Matrix Causes, Garden Court Chambers, MSN Fund, Lipman Miliband Trust, Diana Whitworth CAF Trust, Heitman, Andreas Welter, Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG), donations, artist postcards, and walks).

Episode 15: Trade union action and a recipe for economic justice

In this episode our speakers, Lola McEvoy and Professor Barry Supple talk about working conditions during COVID-19 and a recipe for economic justice. Lola is a GMB organiser. She talks about the vital role of trade unions for economic justice. During the COVID-19 pandemic Lola contacted the national press to expose the PPE crisis in care homes. Her action led to a government investigation to ensure adequate PPE and full sick pay for everyone working in NHS hospitals who is not paid directly by the NHS. Barry Supple is Emeritus Professor of Economic History at the University of Cambridge, and a former Director of the Leverhulme Trust. He explains what an economically just society looks like and explores degrees of justice and fairness. He describes three important ingredients for achieving economic justice in society: the provision of education, a well-resourced welfare state and a progressive taxation system. Find out more about our speakers: Lola McEvoy: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/working-conditions-during-covid-19/ [https://economicinjustice.org.uk/working-conditions-during-covid-19/] Professor Barry Supple: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/a-recipe-for-economic-justice/ [https://economicinjustice.org.uk/a-recipe-for-economic-justice/] Keep in touch with us: Email: economic@journeytojustice.org.uk [economic@journeytojustice.org.uk] Twitter: @JtoJustice [https://twitter.com/JtoJustice] Donate: Please support us. Every penny donated to Journey to Justice goes towards helping achieve our mission https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/ [https://localgiving.org/charity/journey-to-justice-london/] The project is a collaboration between Journey to Justice [https://www.jtojhumanrights.org.uk/] (creator), Rainbow Collective [https://www.rainbowcollective.co.uk/] (film and audio producers) and Vanishing Point Creative [https://vanishingpointcreative.com/] (web designers and developers). With thanks to all our participants, volunteers, economic injustice advisory group, partners, and funders (Matrix Causes, Garden Court Chambers, MSN Fund, Lipman Miliband Trust, Diana Whitworth CAF Trust, Heitman, Andreas Welter, Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG), donations, artist postcards, and walks).