One Planet Podcast · Climate Change, Politics, Sustainability, Environmental Solutions, Renewable Energy, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-Zero On Postactivism, Justice & Decolonization with BAYO AKOMOLAFE - Highlights
Apr 11, 2025
Bayo Akomolafe, a philosopher and founder of the Emergence Network, explores the concept of post-activism, challenging conventional approaches to activism. He discusses how well-meaning actions can unintentionally hinder progress and critiques the way care can sometimes confine rather than liberate. Akomolafe emphasizes the interconnectedness of global issues and encourages a rethinking of activism, urging the youth to embrace failure as a pathway to new opportunities. His insights merge indigenous wisdom with contemporary concerns, redefining how we engage with crises.
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Post-activism Reframes Care
- Post-activism is not about achieving solutions or resolutions after activism.
- It reveals how care and activism can become constraining or asphyxiating, turning care into something harmful.
Agency Beyond Human Autonomy
- Post-activism draws from post-humanism, which rejects human centrality in agency.
- Agency is political, ecological, and ancestral, not just an autonomous human act.
Entanglement and Humility
- We are entangled in the world and must move at its pace, not control it from a fixed position.
- This challenges traditional ideas of isolated human agency and calls for humility and groundedness.
