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Ep7| "Every day at school is about much, much more" - Penny Rabiger, Educationalist

4/5/2020

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In his next conversation, Josh speaks with Educationalist, Penny Rabiger who he met at a Global Citizenship conference for educators run by Highland One World in Inverness. She was the guest speaker alongside Lisa Williams of the Edinburgh Carribean Association.

Recorded on Friday 1st May. 

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Penny is Director of Engagement at Lyfta
Co-founder of BAMEEd Network

She mentions Runnymede's Our Migration Story

The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (aka SDGs or 'Global Goals') are 17 goals that came out of a worldwide consultation (including input from the global public) and that followed on from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The latter focused more on the so-called 'developing' world but, as Penny mentions, the SDGs are aimed at every country and acknowledge that more must be done to reduce inequalities, poverty etc. in all countries. They are also used by many educators and offer a useful, accessible framework for engaging educators and pupils alike with global social, political and environmental issues. If you live in Scotland, you may like to join the SDG Network Scotland (for FREE) as an organisation or individual.  

Penny's own article on the SDGs, which Josh refers to, is here.

Decolonisation of the Curriculum was mentioned and Penny explained how she would describe it. Here's another from SOAS University and another from Lisa Williams of ECA here. 

Finally, here's a link to Ikigai, which Josh mentioned from Penny's SDG article.

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Ep6| "We need to rethink how we're going to interact with nature" - Cyprian Ogoti, Environmental Journalist & Activist

1/5/2020

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In this episode of Positive Negative Laurence speaks with Cyprian Ogoti an environmental journalist and activist from Niarobi, Kenya. 

Laurence met Cyprian last year at an environmental conference and wanted to catch up with him to discuss how he and his family were coping during the COVID-19 pandemic and to learn about the similarities and differences of lockdown life for someone living in Niarobi.

Recorded on 26th April. 

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Instagram: @ecomazingira
Documentary Trailer: Price of Power
Documentary Trailer: Food Waste
Cyprians Blog: https://ecomazingira.blogspot.com

BBC News Kenya 

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Ep5| "I lost an emotional connection to music" Simon Tucker, Music Journalist & DJ

27/4/2020

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Our next guest is Music Journalist, DJ and friend, Simon Tucker. We've both known Si for almost 20 years since meeting at Uni in Wales.

In this conversation he talks about Tangled Parrot, the independent record shop where he works, his love for radio and how he’s adjusting to the challenges of homeschooling a 7 year old!

Recorded on April 16th, he also talks about his sobriety during the lockdown and his hopes for the future.
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Tangled Parrot Twitter | Facebook
Hope Not Hate website | Twitter | Facebook
Louder Than War website | Twitter | Facebook
Radio Free Matlock website | Twitter | Facebook

Music Venue Trust website

Tim Burgess Listening Parties website | Twitter 

Si mentions how the current situation has been associated with grief. Here's an interesting article in the Harvard Business review that discusses how "That discomfort you're feeling is grief".

Hacienda live stream/United We Stream website

5G/COVID-19 consipracy theory FT article

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Ep4| "It wouldn’t take much for the virus to get in and wipe out a whole population" Lucy Radford - Sumatran Orungatan Society (SOS)

24/4/2020

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In Laurence's next conversation, he speaks with friend and former collaegue Lucy Radford, Engagement Manager for the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS). She explains the impact that the pandemic has had on their work in both the UK and Indonesia - including how their forest patrols (which help to protect Orangutans from illegal activities) have been put on hold, due to social distancing related measures for staff in Indonesia. 

Recorded on April 8th, she also talks about the potential for Orangutans to contract COVID-19 (like all primates) and how the lockdown may help society to reflect on how we see value in individuals.

You can support SOS to take action against deforestation, as well as supporting Orangutans and local communities, by checking out their current campaigns. 

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SOS on Twitter
SOS on Facebook
SOS on Instagram

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Ep3| "We're seeing in real-life, in real terms, what matters" - Anna Myers, Whistleblowing International Network

20/4/2020

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For Josh's second conversation, and our third episode, he spoke with Anna Myers, Executive Director of WIN, the Whistleblowing International Network.

Recorded on Good Friday, she tells us about her career as a lawyer and in the field of whistleblowing, before going on to discuss the pandemic and her hopes for the future.

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- Formerly Public Concern At Work, Anna worked for Protect, who aim to "make whistleblowing work for individuals, organisations and society."
- The Piper Alpha disaster in 1988, killed 167 oil rig workers.
- The Clapham Junction Railway Accident, again in 1988, killed 35 people and injured 484, 69 of those seriously.
- The Herald of Free Enterprise capsized in 1987, killing 150 passengers and 38 crew.
- The Scottish Government have recently ended (Apr 5th 2020) a period of public consultation to following the Scottish Law Commission’s recommendations in their Report on Defamation.

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Ep2| "We've had to push forward" - Lee Allen, Occupational Therapist

17/4/2020

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Our second episode is a conversation between Laurence and Lee Allen, an NHS Occupational Therapist. They talk about mental health and the surprising effect the lockdown is having for some of Lee's patients.

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NHS: Mental health & staying at home
Mental Health UK: Managing your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak
SAMH: Looking after your mental health in challenging times

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In series one we’re discussing the Coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown.

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Ep1| “The kindness of people will always win through” - Cathi Bertin, Befrienders

13/4/2020

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aBOUT this ePISODE 

In our first episode, Josh speaks to Cathi Bertin, the Projector Director for Befrienders; a voluntary organisation which has been working with children and young people and their families in Argyll and Bute since 1989.

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Befrienders website
Befrienders Facebook page

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In series one we’re discussing the Coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown.

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BONUS| CLAP FOR KEYWORKERS

3/4/2020

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​Our first episode is on the way shortly. While you're waiting here's how the Clap For Key Worker's sounded in Glasgow, whilst out for some daily exercise, with bagpipes, horns...and even the blackbirds joined in!
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