Ian provides an overview of his research/activism on the realities and challenges of Deaf people in the Caribbean. He also provides insight into the colonial politics of sign language. Link: https://newsday.co.tt/2023/12/30/deaf-activist-ian-dhanoola-wins-hard-head-award/ These episodes feature activists and scholars who are on the frontlines of gr…

In this episode, Tivia discusses her research with migrant women on borders and (non)belonging in the Caribbean, as well as the power relations and political economy of intra-regional movement. Link: https://www.tiviacollins.com/ These episodes feature activists and scholars who are on the frontlines of grassroots struggles for dignity, justice, an…

In this episode, Rae offers both personal and political insight into the realities, struggles, and forms of trauma and dehumanisation experienced by queer and trans people across the Caribbean. Link: https://caisott.org/meet-our-team/#:~:text=Rae%20Alibey%20(she/her) These episodes feature activists and scholars who are on the frontlines of grassro…

In this episode, Tessa introduces and discusses her personal connection to Grenada’s New JEWEL Movement. The conversation focuses on the revolutionary government’s programme of women’s empowerment, agricultural self-sufficiency, and political education. Link: https://www.facebook.com/tessa.barry.581?mibextid=hu50Ix These episodes feature activists …

In this episode, Filiberto discusses the inextricable links between colonial power and modernity, as well as race, dispossession, and capitalism, whilst providing insight into the realities of Indigenous people. Link: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/a-beginners-guide-to-building-better-worlds These episodes feature activists and scholars who a…

In this episode, Deanne addresses social suffering, indifference, and decolonisation through the poignant question of: “How can we, as humans, become emancipated from colonial constructions of race and class?” Link: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/researchers-revealed/deanne-bell These episodes feature activists and scholars who are on the frontline…

In this episode, Johannah, as co-producer and co-host, introduces the series and provides a general overview of the complexities, challenges, and diverse forms of resistance that define the Caribbean. Links: https://caisott.org/mapping-injustice/ and https://caisott.org/sign-together-project/ Summary These episodes feature activists and scholars wh…

These episodes feature activists and scholars who are on the frontlines of grassroots struggles for dignity, justice, and self-determination in the Caribbean. Rooted in a convivial spirit of creative resistance and collective healing, each guest shares insights into the region’s lasting legacies of colonialism as a means of confronting and ultimate…

Chantelle and Kelechi interview Lennon Mhishi about the ‘Re-connecting "Objects’ project at the Pitt Rivers Mueseum (University of Oxford). We explore the functioning of museums as ‘containers’, consisting of colonial collections as products of violence, extraction and dispossession. https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/reconnecting-objects Summary:In this ser…

Chantelle and Kelechi interview Chimwemwe Phiri about her PhD research based on the colonial histories and ethical dimensions of medical photography, questions of ownership, and the afterlives of archival material. https://www.blackhealthandhumanities.org Summary:In this series we introduce the work of researchers from the Black Health and the Huma…

Tanisha Spratt and Arya Thampuran discuss the importance of Black joy, sprituality and care as crucial to Black health and healing. Links https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/a-s-thampuran/ https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/tanisha-spratt Summary: In this series we introduce the work of researchers from the Black Health and the Humanities Network. Each episod…

Kelechi Anucha discuses the relationship between time and care in contemporary end of life narratives,. This work is part of the Wellcome Trust-funded research project Waiting Times. Links: https://wcceh.org/meet-the-team/phd-students/kelechi-anucha/ https://waitingtimes.exeter.ac.uk/ Summary: In this series we introduce the work of researchers fro…

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Rianna Raymond-Williams discusses how it is essential for access to sexual and reproductive health and support to be initiated through anti-racist policies and frameworks. @BHHproject Links https://www.shinealoud.co.uk/about-us/founders-story Summary: In this series we introduce the work of researchers from the Black Health and the Humanities Netwo…

In this introductory episode, we hear from Arya Thampuran and Kelechi Anucha on why the health of Black African and Caribbean populations in Britain remains an urgent topic of enquiry. @BHHproject Links: https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/a-s-thampuran/ https://wcceh.org/meet-the-team/phd-students/kelechi-anucha/ Summary: In this series we introduce th…

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In this episode, we take a deep dive into the marketisation and capitalist exploitation of care during the COVID-19 pandemic. We return to the inequitable ways the pandemic impacted people and how we continue to live through a care crisis both locally and globally. Links: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/consuming-crisis/book280021 https://www.fran…

In this episode we hear from Tarek Younis on his own experiences of challenging islamophobia in the discipline of psychology. We explore the ongoing consequences of the connection between racism, islamophobia and mental health for Muslims in contemporary society. Links: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/the-muslim-state-and-mind/book279425 Summary I…

In this introductory episode, we speak to the editors of Sage’s Social Science for Social Justice book series about the long history of social scientists contributing to community work and organising. Links: https://www.meredithdclark.com https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/people/staff/arday https://group.sagepub.com/social-science-for-social-justice Summa…

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The recent increase in ethnic minority representation in right-wing, conservative parties has been of note. In this episode, Neema Begum, Michael Bankole, Dan Godshaw and Rima Saini discuss how this substantive representation for ethnic minorities is challenged by ethnic minority politicians on the political right pushing for anti-immigration polic…

The episode begins with Joe Appiah describing the events that led to him becoming a victim of a miscarriage of justice through the Joint Enterprise Doctrine. Kim Johnson MP and Gloria Morrison (Jengba campaigner) later provided us with some updates on the campaign to end guilty by association. https://jengba.co.uk…

Royal Mail remains a key institutions within the UK delivery services. In this episode Andy explains exactly what is at stake for the organisation and its workers as they continue to navigate the pressures of privatisation.Summary In this Red Pepper and Surviving Society collaboration we platform workers and academics to explore the history of trad…

Mel and Sherelle explain their personal histories of working on the railways and the history of Black and anti-racist organising amongst workers. https://www.redpepper.org.uk Summary In this Red Pepper and Surviving Society collaboration we platform workers and academics to explore the history of trade unions and industrial action in Britain. Execu…

In this episode Vik explains to us some of the current pressures and working conditions faced by school teachers and why striking remains essential to the future of our education system. https://www.redpepper.org.uk Summary In this Red Pepper and Surviving Society collaboration we platform workers and academics to explore the history of trade union…