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World Localization Extravaganza! Part 2: THE POTENT PARADOX
Season 4 · Episode 2

World Localization Extravaganza! Part 2: THE POTENT PARADOX

Local Futures Podcast

June 22, 202533m 16s

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Show Notes

On World Localization Day, 2025, we celebrate a planet-sized paradox – a GLOBAL movement for LOCALization. 

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This second episode in the trio offers shining examples of localization-in-action in the USA, Brazil, Bangladesh and Nepal, while also stressing efforts to build up broad-based, international coalitions for strategic policy change. You will hear from: 

  • Debra Efroymson – USA/Bangladesh – campaigner, public health advocate with Institute of Wellbeing https://instituteofwellbeingbd.org/ 
  • Thais Mantovani – Brazil – educator, reformer, campaigner with EcoUniversidade @ecouniversidade
  • Michael Shuman – USA – economist, lawyer, leading expert on local finance https://michaelhshuman.com/
  • Shail Shrestha – Nepal – Public policy advocate and cofounder, Digo Bikas Institute https://digobikas.org/ 
  • Rutendo Ngara – South Africa – indigenous knowledge keeper 

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