Activism, important causes and outspoken changemakers - welcome to the Activism Academy podcasts where Khalifa Ihler Institute researchers Miriam Fanin and Hella Grichi invite activists and changemakers to discuss burning topics: politics, human rights and so many more issues that need to be addressed. Join us for exciting episodes with guests who will help you widen your horizon and get you thinking about what matters and why. If you have a topic or a guest suggestion, the activism academy ...
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#12 Filter for Facts: How to spot conspiracy theories in news from Russia and Ukraine with Jacopo Di Miceli
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Jacopo Di Miceli is the man behind Osservatorio Complottismo (Conspiracy theories observer), a blog/podcast and instagram account that has been getting a lot of attention in Italy during the worst part of the pandemic. He started working on conspiracy theories during his master thesis and has since decided to go more into depth and try to understan…
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#11 Listen to the Other Side: Trina Talukdar & Jahnavi Jayanth on rebuilding dialogues
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Today we are joined by the founders of Bolti Bandh, Trina Talukdar and Jahnavi Jayanth. Bolti Bandh is an organization that aims at building a new type of dialogue, through which we can really listen to the side that is "unlike" us. "Dialogues with people 'unlike us' invariably turn into uncomfortable, hateful and aggressively alienating debates; w…
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#10 Millions Missing: Scott Simpson on the uphill battle of myalgic encephalomyelitis patients
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Welcome to another episode of the Activism Academy. Our guest today is Scott Simpson. This episode is about myalgic encephalomyelitis, a chronic, multi-system condition characterized by post-exertional malaise, an exacerbation of symptoms following ordinary physical or cognitive activity with prolonged recovery that may result in a permanent decrea…
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#9 Permission to Hate: a conversation with Dr. Barbara Perry and Phil Gurski
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Co-hosts Miriam Fanin and Ava Callanan dive into the intricacies of far right extremism, hate crime and terrorism with a focus on the Canadian extremism landscape, joined by experts Dr. Barbara Perry and President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Phil Gurski who help them navigate the terminologies, definitions and implications all around ext…
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#8 Turning Hope into Action: Tom Johnstone on Environmental Activism
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Tom Johnstone is an environmental activist with quite a long history of participation. He is based in North Wales where he cooperates with Greenpeace, Amnesty International and FishAct. He also carries out various educational programs. Tom will tell us about his journey, what activism tools he relies on and what activism itself mean to him.…
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#7 Social Media, Body Image & Mental Health: a conversation with Agata Borghesan
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On today's episode, we have our very first in-studio guest, Agata Borghesan aka Solitude Skinny Scars. Agata is an Italian alternative model and performer who moved to Norway about a year ago. Today she will discuss with us the issue of conscious and responsible use of social media, both as a user and a creator and about the role of its algorithms …
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#6 LGBTQ activism in Tunisia: a conversation with queer activist Weema Yahyaoui Askri
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Multiple organizations and event organizers in Tunisia are trying to create a healthy discussion around sexuality and gender. Mawjoudin, Damj, Chouf and Falgatna as well as many Tunisian activists and human rights defenders are fighting for the rights of the LGBTQ community that is still being discriminated against, not only by an archaic penal law…
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#5 Understanding July 25th and Kais Saied's Measures through a Tunisian Lens
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On July 25th, Republic Day in Tunisia, non-partisan protests erupted in various cities, calling for the dismissal of the government and corrupt political parties that have been stalling progress in parliament and failed to address the COVID-19 crisis adequately. That night, president Kais Saied invoked Article 80 of the Tunisian constitution that a…
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#4 Remembering the Utøya attack and understanding right-wing extremism
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Ten years ago, on the 22nd of July 2011 Norwegians experienced the deadliest lone actor terrorist attacks in Europe's history. Ten years later, the Internet has enabled people to use online technologies for terrorist means, and individual attackers and their ideologies are widely spread and readily available among ever-growing online communities. M…
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#3 Human rights violations and the erosion of the rule of law in Poland
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Poland’s erosion of the rule of law has set an alarming precedent in Europe. A democratically elected government turning against the foundations of democracy itself and stripping its citizens of basic human rights is indeed a shocking scenario, happening right in front of our eyes. We have invited Eliza Rutynowska, lawyer at the Civil Development F…
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#2 Tbilisi Pride amid threats from ultranationalists and far-right groups
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On 4 June 2021, the organisation Tbilisi Pride announced that Pride Week in Georgia would be held in the first week of July. Pride Week is comprised of three events, the final of which is the March for Dignity. The March for Dignity is the gathering of the LGBT+ community and their allies on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi. Far right groups hav…
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#1 Will Italy's anti-discrimination law be approved and protect the LGBTQ+ community?
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Coinciding with Pride Month, we launch our podcast with a conversation about the LGBTQ+ struggle in Italy with professor Angelo Schillaci. Although part of the EU, Italy is severely lacking in protecting the LGBTQ+ community. The far-right parties are now endangering it even more by purposely delaying the approval of the new “Zan Law against hate c…
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