S1 EP08 - Why Environmental Issues Matter to a Future Civil Rights Lawyer

S1 EP08 - Why Environmental Issues Matter to a Future Civil Rights Lawyer

Welcome to the final episode of Season 1! In this episode we will be talking to none other than Cameron Humphrey, an Environmental Management graduate from Yale on the road to being a civil rights warrior. We walk through his journey from wanting to be a civil rights lawyer, to studying Environmental Management at the Yale School of the Environment and to becoming a philantrophy fellow at UC Berkeley. Our guest Cam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cam_hump/   Check out Common Room:  - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecommonroom_insta/ - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAmD1_8xmf3hGQ7uF3BPm3A   Music: 'Home' produced by Lukrembo.

S1 EP7 - Dunja Trifunovic's Activism Through Communication

Dunja Trifunovic is the chair of the Climate and Youth in Agriculture, a  delegate at the Youth4Climate Summit, a Global Peace Ambassador, but  also a whole lot more!  In this episode Ninja talked to her about how and why she became an  environmental activist and that labels don’t have to be exclusionary. Our guest Dunja: https://www.instagram.com/dunjatrifunovicc/ Check out Common Room: -> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecommonroom_insta/ -> YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAmD1_8xmf3hGQ7uF3BPm3A Music produced by Lukrembo.

S1 EP6 - Elitism in Environmentalism and Why Social Context Matters

In this episode of the Common Room Podcast Ninja talks to Haja about how  she taught herself to sew reusable sanitary pads for her business  Uman4Uman, how environmentalism can be elitist and why it is important  to provide alternatives for people who want to be more sustainable.     Our guest Haja: https://www.instagram.com/fula_feminist/    Check out Common Room:   - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecommonroom_insta/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAmD1_8xmf3hGQ7uF3BPm3A    Music: 'Home' produced by Lukrembo.

S1 EP5 - Unintentional Sustainability and Getting Started in Environmentalism

At the age of only seventeen, Yohelinna already started her own sustainability platform where she provides tips for people that want to get started in environmentalism. In this episode of the Common Room podcast we talk about her story, unintentional sustainability, environmentalism in Malaysia and get some great advice! Our guest Yohelinna: https://www.instagram.com/simplypasha.in/ Check out Common Room: -> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecommonroom_insta/ -> YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAmD1_8xmf3hGQ7uF3BPm3A Music produced by Lukrembo.

S1 EP4 - Being Gay in India and the 'Environmentalist' Label

In episode 4 we explore the story of Nived Dharmaraj, a recent graduate of Flame University in India, where he talks about the comfort of labels that come with being part of the LGBTQ+ community and whether or not he would also label himself an environmentalist. He also talks about the power of community and his experiences with environmentalism. This is a very special episode and we hope Nived’s stories resonate with you in some way! You can also watch this episode as a video on our YouTube channel now: https://youtu.be/pYuDVFtyASs. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecommonroom_insta/ Music produced by Lukrembo. Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com [https://www.zapsplat.com/].