Feb 09 Podcast: Campaigning to make a difference
Exploring the campaigning dimension of the Festival, shining a light on issues of injustice. We talk to the cocoa growers of Ghana, whose cocoa is used to make the heavenly Divine chocolate. We hear from Harriet Lamb, the Head of the Fairtrade Foundation on what she thinks of Greenbelt’s stance on issues of trade justice. Almost ten years on from the millennium, we talk with Ann Pettifor, coordinator of the 'Jubilee 2000' campaign back in the 90s. We even speak to SPEAK, the student and young people’s network committed to social justice, and the makers of The Big Dress. We talk to our partners Christian Aid about why they campaign as well as give aid. And we also hear from middle-east nuclear secrets whistle-blower Mordeccai Vanunu about what campaigning cost him. And it's all here.
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Resources
Harriet Lamb - video
Check out Harriet Lamb's new book Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles
Ann Pettifor - video
Check out Ann's latest incredibly prophetic book (published three years ago) The Coming First World Debt Crisis We're doing some work to develop our website, so talks by Ann are currently unavailable. When normal service resumes (hopefully by the end of the weekend), you'll be able to download talks by Ann at www.greenbelt.org.uk/talks
Drop the Debt, 10 years on - video
The Divine Chocolate Story - video
The Kuapa Kokoo song - video
Links
- Click here for an article on Comfort and Kuapa Kokoo in Developments Magazine.
- Click here for Christian Aid's website.
- Click here for Speak's website.
- Click here for Mordechai Vanunu's website.
Soundtrack (click to buy in itunes)
- Rage Against The Machine - Sleep Now In The Fire
- Rage Against The Machine - Renegades of Funk
- Public Enemy - Fight The Power
- KRS One - Self Construction (Stop The Violence)
- The Specials AKA - Free Nelson Mandela
- Michael Franti & Spearhead - Hey World
- Michael Franti & Spearhead - A Little Bit Of Riddim
- Rim Banna - Hymn Of The Sea
- Billy Bragg - Power In A Union
- Woodie Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land
Podcast credits
- Narrated by Phil Smith and Grace Wroe
- Narration recorded by Iain Archer
- Mixed and edited by John Noble
- Scripted and produced by Paul Northup
- Interviews by Paul Northup
