039 - The Changing Activism Paradigm
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Show Notes
Iyad and Ahmed discuss human rights and political activism around the world, and why it seems to fail so often.
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Episode Time tags:
2:00 – Feelings of pointlessness in human rights activism
4:30 – "Folk politics"
6:00 – Trump, pandemic & a new phase in geopolitics
10:00 – How do we continue human rights work into the future
16:30 – Creating solutions & tools
20:00 – Incrementalism vs radical change
26:00 – Centring people, not policy
31:30 – Outdated outlooks & ineptitude
36:00 – Climate change as a global crisis
41:00 – Changing politics & spheres of influence
43:00 – Legal challenges, boycotts & sanctions
50:00 – Establishing a theory of change
56:00 – Raising awareness vs creating change
59:00 – Thinking systemically rather than specifically
1:01:00 – Demonstrating leadership in human rights