“My travels, a privileged life indeed. In this space, people share their stories, or, sometimes, if I am lucky, a story unfolds as I watch; pen in hand.” Winona LaDuke
Activists Kumi Naidoo and Winona LaDuke on how to sustain resistance movements and secure a just economic transition.
From the front lines of the anti-apartheid and environmental justice movements, this episode of Studio B: Unscripted features two lifelong activists.
Naomi Klein, the award-winning journalist, author, and Rutgers Gloria Steinem Chair of Media, Culture, and Feminist Studies, joins in conversation with rural development economist and Indigenous land rights activist Winona LaDuke. Drawing from their experience on the frontlines of the struggle for a more just and sustainable world, they delve into a host of related questions:
What is the best model of economic development?
What can we learn from First Nations about how to measure wealth, poverty, and equity?
What should the role of government be in confronting the causes of climate change?
What are the implications of the global frameworks proposed for decarbonization and forest protection?
What are the common themes and insights in the stories that women are voicing from the frontlines?
The current story being told by our energy policies, practices and industry are devastating the land and changing climate. This program is an engaging and entertaining call to action for a new energy story that protects our land and its people.
If we need a new story for energy, we likely need new storytellers. Energy stories told by Indigenous women seek to carry forth the wisdom from their ancestors and combine it with the intelligence available to us today.
