Dr Amara Enyia | Managing Director of Diaspora Rising

11/02/21 • 43 min

“The social contracts can always be negotiated. I think our responsibility actually is to be constantly negotiating what that social contract looks like. How we relate to each other. How we live with one another.”

Dr Amara Enyia is a community organizer, lawyer and political strategist. A former candidate for Mayor of Chicago, she is currently the managing director of Diaspora Rising, an advocacy hub dedicated to strengthening the bonds amongst members of the global Black family.

In this conversation, Kumi and Amara take an in-depth look at the relationship between cities and their residents, the intersection between environmental & urban justice issues, and what it means to be an organiser and activist on both local and international levels.

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Produced by the Green Economy Coalition, the world’s largest movement for a green and fair economy: https://greeneconomycoalition.org

Dr Amara Enyia on Twitter: @AmaraEnyia
Amara's website: https://amaraenyia.com
Diaspora Rising website: www.diasporarising.org

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Produced by the Green Economy Coalition, the world’s largest movement for a green and fair economy: https://greeneconomycoalition.org

Dr Amara Enyia on Twitter: @AmaraEnyia
Amara's website: https://amaraenyia.com
Diaspora Rising website: www.diasporarising.org

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Ashish Kothari | Environmental activist and co-founder of Kalpavriksh

“Understanding that actually power lies inherent in us. It’s the responsibility and the rights and the beauties and the power to actually change society from within and outside.”
Ashish Kothari is an Indian green activist, scholar and co-founder of the Kalpavriksh Environmental Action Group. He has served as chair of Greenpeace India, on the board of Greenpeace International and has been active with a number of people’s movements. He has also been part of the Indian government’s Environmental Appraisal Committee and other government initiatives.
In this episode, Kumi and Ashish discuss alternatives to how societies can govern themselves, the need for radical ecological democracy and how activists can fight back against increasingly hostile governments.
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Produced by the Green Economy Coalition, the world’s largest movement for a green and fair economy: https://greeneconomycoalition.org

Ashish Kothari on Twitter: @chikikothari
Kalpavriksh website: https://kalpavriksh.org
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Disha Ravi | Climate and Environmental Activist

“There are no prisons big enough for ideas. They can’t put our ideas behind bars. Your movement and what you work for will always be bigger than you.”

Disha Ravi is an Indian climate and environmental activist. She is a founder and active member of Fridays For Future India with a focus on “MAPA” (most affected people and areas). Her arrest and detention by the Indian government in February of 2021 was met with widespread international condemnation.

In conversation with Kumi, Disha shares her perspective as a youth climate leader from the Global South. She explains what it means to be part of a movement that is bigger than oneself, how the climate struggle differs between rich and poor countries, and speaks passionately about what brings her inspiration and keeps her fighting.

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Produced by the Green Economy Coalition, the world’s largest movement for a green and fair economy: https://greeneconomycoalition.org

Disha on Twitter: @disharavii

Disha on Instagram: @disharavii

Fridays For Future website: https://fridaysforfuture.org

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