Power, People and Planet Intersectionality: The Missing Link For Justice | Naomi Klein, Laura Garcia & Georgia Hirsty
In this episode, we reflect on the critical importance of the power of intersectional approaches between different movements so that they might win bigger battles faster. Intersectionality refers to the interconnected nature of social categories such as race, class, and gender. They create overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage. Intersectionality is a lens that allows us to view the hidden and invisible connections in our society. While many in civil society and different movements recognize this theoretically, there’s still far too high a propensity towards siloed activism.
Our guests:
Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, columnist, and international bestselling author of eight books including No Logo, The Shock Doctrine, This Changes Everything, No Is Not Enough and On Fire, which have been translated into over 35 languages. She is a Senior Contributing Writer for The Intercept. She was the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University, and is now Honorary Professor of Media and Climate at Rutgers.
Follow Naomi’s work:
- Website: https://naomiklein.org/
- Twitter: @NaomiAKlein
Laura Garcia is a Mexican feminist who has advocated for human rights, social justice, and civil society throughout her career. Before joining Global Greengrants as CEO, Laura served for seven years as the Executive Director of Fondo Semillas, a Mexican non profit organisation that finances grassroots organisations to achieve gender equality. Laura has co-created networks to promote community philanthropy in the Global South. She currently serves on the boards of Oxfam Mexico, Co-Impact, and the Global Fund for Community Foundations.
Follow Laura’s work:
- Global Greengrants Fund website: https://www.greengrants.org/
- Twitter: @lauragarciac
Georgia Hirsty is the co-founder and executive director of Frailty Myths, a community-rooted diversity, equity, and inclusion group that uses hands-on activities and the principles of practice to transform oppressive cultures and advance justice. Georgia has worked extensively with Greenpeace and across social and environmental movements in a variety of leadership roles, with a focus on direct action, empowerment, and a deep interest in long term behaviour change. All of her work grows from the ethos that we must practice being in the new world we want to live in so as not to replicate destructive patterns.
Follow Georgia’s work:
- Frailty Myths website: https://frailtymyths.org/
- Georgia’s blog: https://georgiafayehirsty.wordpress.com/
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