#195 Colonial legacies and Climate Change with Irene Asuwa

Welcome to the 198th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This month’s theme focuses on climate change, anxiety and mental well-being.  Today, I am honoured to be speaking to Kenyan climate justice colleague Irene Asuwa.

About my guest

Irene co-convenes Ecological Justice League, a collective of diverse community groups reclaiming, rehabilitating and transforming public spaces.

She sits on the National Advisory Committee of the Voices for Just Climate Action Alliance and in the Technical Working Group of an implementing consortium.

She is a social scientist currently supporting qualitative research on migration specifically urban displacement, and water governance.

In today’s show

• About Irene and what she's working on at the moment [01:50]
• Her journey from the countryside to activism. [04.19]
• What the term "climate crisis" means to her. [07:28]
• What workplaces can do to support the climate movement. [22:12]
• Her top three tips for looking after her mental health. [25:08]

Quotes

• I felt I would make more impact if I went down to the people.
• I'm very careful about what I eat.
• I think it would make more sense to run anti-war campaigns.
• Stop investing in things that harm the planet.
• I sleep when I need to.

Resources

• Connect with Irene on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
• Join my Mailing List and receive my free e-Book here
• Check out my TEDx talk: The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health

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