The YIKES Podcast

Mikaela's just returned from COP27 in Egypt and Jo's just returned from university occupations with the End Fossil Occupy movement. They speak about their experiences fighting for climate justice in these different spaces - both working inside the UN COP structure and pushing outside through direct action tactics. Mikaela also shares a bit about her exciting upcoming first book "It's Not That Radical!: Climate Action To Transform Our World" - available for preorder now: geni.us/ItsNotThatRadicalBook [https://l.messenger.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgeni.us%2FItsNotThatRadicalBook&h=AT2nXrSUkB0vVhL1IehX36dsGI85KzMDXY5Fxc9snxY2sDj94cIlNfn8Bz4D4CH1xd7Gtr7jUkgcN1vpN6Lr2OJYnj7B7Si7F8IW20mFXP0uoEIfC8Q-ziyGX1CA6x0PLzpqh5O9dfE] ! With 'YIKES50' all listeners get 50% off from Pluto Press! Hosted by Josephine Becker and Mikaela Loach, edited by Finlay Mowat. Support us through The YIKES Podcast Patreon! (you can get access to the YIKES Discord through our Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/theyikespodcast Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/theyikespodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mikaelaloach https://www.instagram.com/treesnpeace https://www.instagram.com/finlaymowat Get bonus content on Patreon! [https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/3998940] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Mikaela hosted a panel live at COP27 on "Youth: From Resistance to Power" with Ayisha Siddiqa, Eric Njuguna, Mitzi Jonelle Tan and Re Cabrera. They spoke about the different ways that youth are building power all over the world and how we can all be part of radical transformation. Enjoy! Follow the panellists on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericdnjuguna https://www.instagram.com/ayisha_sid https://www.instagram.com/mitzijonelle https://www.instagram.com/re_cabrera Thank you to Emory University Climate Talks and The Climate Justice Programme for partnering on this event. Get bonus content on Patreon! [https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/3998940] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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. This week we here from Kato, from the Saving Tuvalu movement in Tuvalu, who recently featured as the first young Tuvaluan delegate to attend COP26. With 'YIKES50' all listeners get 50% off from Pluto Press! Hosted by Josephine Becker and Mikaela Loach, edited by Finlay Mowat. Support us through The YIKES Podcast Patreon! (you can get access to the YIKES Discord through our Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/theyikespodcast Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/theyikespodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mikaelaloach https://www.instagram.com/treesnpeace https://www.instagram.com/finlaymowat Get bonus content on Patreon! [https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/3998940] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In today's episode we discuss billionaires and philanthrocapitalism, following Mikaela'a challenge of both of these at the Gates Foundation's annual event last week. Listen to learn more about wealth hoarding, the complexities around redistribution and more... With 'YIKES50' all listeners get 50% off from Pluto Press! Hosted by Josephine Becker and Mikaela Loach, edited by Finlay Mowat. Support us through The YIKES Podcast Patreon! (you can get access to the YIKES Discord through our Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/theyikespodcast Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/theyikespodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/mikaelaloach https://www.instagram.com/treesnpeace https://www.instagram.com/finlaymowat Get bonus content on Patreon! [https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/3998940] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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. This week we here from Derek, member of the Nuclear and Coal Free Batan Movement in The Philippines. The movement is a coaliton of organisations and individuals working for a safer environment with safer energy sources for all. In this episode Derek also highlights the increased risks that environmental defenders in The Philippines are facing. Nuclear and Coal Free Batan Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/coal.bataan.5 [https://www.facebook.com/coal.bataan.5] Video on their work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XruzZ9wAxtM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XruzZ9wAxtM] More info on their work: https://world.350.org/philippines/bataan/ [https://world.350.org/philippines/bataan/] Get bonus content on Patreon! [https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/3998940] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.