People over Plastic

    Welcome back to a very special season of the People over Plastic Podcast “Democracy and Dissent” where we’re exploring the intersection of Environmental Justice & Democracy. Over the next episodes we’ll tackle three of the most critical aspects of democracy through the lens of environmental justice: Participation, Protections, and Protest. Host Shilpi Chhotray will have candid conversations with Environmental Justice thought leaders who have complex and differing relationships, histories, and hopes for democracy. This is about more than politics, who wins the presidency, or maintaining the status quo. It’s about ensuring democracy delivers on its promise—for everyone, not just tho...

  • Episode 4 - Season of Dissent (Live from NYC Climate Week)

  • Episode 3 - Protest with Candice Fortin

  • Episode 2- Protections with Abre' Conner

  • Episode 1 - Participation with PennElys Droz

  • Season 5 Trailer - Democracy and Dissent

  • S4E5 - Whose movement is this? (with environmental justice champions Wawa Gatheru, Dr. Beverly Wright, and Roishetta Sibley Ozane)

  • S4E4 - Faith in the Fight (with community organizers Dr. Joy Banner, Shamyra Lavigne, and Frankie Orona)

  • S4E3 - Rooted In Resistance (with environmental justice leaders Dr. Denae King, Michael McKenize, Patrice Simms, and Dr. Robert Bullard)

  • S4E2: False Solutions (with climate justice activists Dr. Joy Banner, Yvette Arellano, and grassroots change-makers Bekah Hinojosa and Destiney Barnes)

  • S4E1 - Shady Business (with community organizers Dr. Joy Banner, Josette Cruz, Shamyra Lavigne, and Goldman Prize winner Diane Wilson)

  • Season 4 Trailer - All Eyes On The Gulf

  • S3E5 - The Prologue (with Arctic National Wildlife Refuge protector and Gwich’in Tribal Member, Bernadette Demientieff, Fort Yukon, Alaska)

  • S3E4 - Not my Mainland (with anti-GMO activist specializing in traditional Hawaiian farming, Josh Mori, Kauaʻi Hawaiʻi)

  • S3E3 - The First Responder (with community advocate making advancements in criminal justice, David Heppard, Seattle, Washington)

  • S3E2 - The Hot Seat (with environmental justice advocate on ”Cop City,” Jacqueline Echols, Atlanta, Georgia)

  • S3E1 - Secret Sauce (with community organizers defeating Big Plastic, Miss Sharon & Shamyra Lavigne, St. James Parish, Louisiana)

  • Season 3 Trailer - People over Plastic with Prism

  • S2E5 - Not a Coincidence [Community Organizer Shashawnda Campbell reveals the fight of her life on toxic incinerators in South Baltimore]

  • S2E4 - Ropa Americana (Circular economy expert Marcela Godoy shares the hard truth behind the underbelly of fast fashion)

  • S2E3 - Out of Sight, Out of Mind [Community Advocate Ken Houston gets personal about the rise of illegal dumping in Oakland, California]

  • S2E2 - How The Did It Get HERE? [Hear how customs official John Simon stopped 8,000 tons of garbage from being dumped in the Philippines]

  • S2E1 - From Brooklyn to Chinatown [Hear the personal story of Pierre Simmons, a NYC musician and canner]

  • Season 2 Trailer - Waste Mafia

  • S1E6 - Still in My Backyard (with Filipino environmental activist Von Hernandez, climate justice campaigner Yvette Arellano, and Indonesian lawyer Tiza ...

  • S1E5 - Reprogramming the Root (with Indigenous Leader Frankie Orona and Bangalore-based artist and TEDx speaker Shilo Shiv Suleman)

  • S1E4 - Bag Bans and Border Wall (with river protector Tricia Cortez and Malawian environmental activist Gloria Majiga-Komoto)

  • S1E3 - Community Lunchbox (in conversation with food delivery entrepreneurs Zuleyka Strasner and Ritesh Andre)

  • S1E2 - If you aren’t at the table, you’re on the menu (in conversation with environmental attorney Patrice Simms and zero-waste activist Froilan Grate)

  • S1E1 - 99% (with Artivist extraordinaire Von Wong and Community Organizer Miss Sharon Lavigne)

  • People Over Plastic: Coming Soon

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