Climate on Tap

Episode 3: The Right to Return with Colette Pichon-Battle

In the final episode of Climate on Tap’s K20 podcast series, Colette Pichon Battle, co-founder of Taproot Earth, talks about the right to return and the barriers that were in place for people who wanted to return after Katrina. We also connect the dots to the battles over immigration today and the climate crisis.    Please visit www.katrina20.org [http://www.katrina20.org] for more information on the K20 Week of Action Please visit here [https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/668eb7d539d4222a57ac8b7d/68abe02ad68127fbc6916049_25%2008%20Climate%20migration%2001%20003_opt.pdf] to read Taproot’s report on Katrina and Migration.

Episode 2: The Right to Migrate with Chief Brenda Dardar Robichaux

In this episode Mary talks to Chief Brenda Dardar Robichaux, who was the principal chief of the Houma Nation in 2005 during both Katrina and Rita. We explore that experience and how it affected the Houma people, especially those who were displaced. We also talk about what subsequent storms and sea level rise have meant for the Houma Nation since then and what their future might look like.   Please visit www.katrina20.org [http://www.katrina20.org] for more information on the K20 Week of Action Please visit here [https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/668eb7d539d4222a57ac8b7d/68abe02ad68127fbc6916049_25%2008%20Climate%20migration%2001%20003_opt.pdf] to read Taproot’s report on Katrina and Migration.

Episode 1: The Right to Remain with Malik Rahim

In the first episode, our host Mary Annaise Heglar talks with Malik Rahim, a Black Panther and community activist, about what it meant to stay and fight for New Orleans and his work with Common Ground Collective. This conversation reminds us that everyone should have the right to remain in the places that they love.  Please visit www.katrina20.org [http://www.katrina20.org] for more information on the K20 Week of Action