Episode 05: BLM and Widening the Sustainability Lens

Libby and Renée — as an Australian and an American — press pause on regular programming to widen the sustainability lens. Libby revisits past episodes to highlight the importance of Context: How we can listen, learn, get curious and get googling towards fuller responsibility and awareness around our mindsets, privilege and actions which hinder or support Black people. Renée talks about the 'invisible backpack metaphor,' stays honest about still having a lot to learn, and we discuss the importance of re-thinking Time and humanity's relationship with it in order to make space for conversations and responsible communication. We also highlight some of the Black musicians, poets, playwrights, plant-based nutritionists, and no-waste activists who have inspired us.

In a somewhat unconventional 12-episode podcast series, a Novelist and an ex-Googler – Libby and Renée, based in Switzerland – draw on science and data as well as humanity's creativity and flawed beauty to come to terms with – and find actions to address! – our global, local and personal sustainability challenges.

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Shownotes

Mentioned Links

"Standing United", a free-to-share Slideshow by Jenae Butler, a black woman and a Googler https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ltJmjs20m1rQGXPesYRi7zLq35mgWELQO8oFOrD1UlM/edit?usp=sharing

The Invisible Backpack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Privilege:_Unpacking_the_Invisible_Knapsack and https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf

Libby's article from ImpactHubZurich's blog – The Future of Work: Creating a Culture that Nurtures Diversity in Teams https://zurich.impacthub.ch/future-work-creating-culture-nurtures-diversity-teams/

Krista Tippett interviews Resmaa Menakem (Trauma Psychologist, author of "My Grandmother's Hands" book), OnBeing podcast https://on-being-with-krista-tippett.simplecast.com/episodes/race-and-healing-a-body-practice

Maslow's Hierarchy of needs (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs

NonViolent Communication Wikipedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_Communication

Instagrammers:

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, marine biologist and environmentalist https://www.instagram.com/ayanaeliza/

Tracye McQuirter, MPH, vegan nutritionist https://www.instagram.com/byanygreens/

Jenné Claiborne, vegan chef https://www.instagram.com/sweetpotatosoul/

Dr. Judy Brangman, plantbased nutrition https://www.instagram.com/theplantbasedmd/

Brooklynne (med student) plantbased nutrition https://www.instagram.com/beetsbybrooke/

Marie Beecham, waste-free https://www.instagram.com/wastefreemarie/

Book: "The History of the Blues" by Francis Davis https://www.amazon.com/History-Blues-Roots-Music-People/dp/0306812967

Dr. Tamkea Cage Conley (playwright, poet) talks about writing the range of characters in her play that addresses police brutality and its chokehold on black communities https://vimeo.com/226963454/ From the University of Iowa's International Writing Program MOOC series: Writing Identities through Poetry and Plays

Camille Rankine (poet) talks about the 'Pantoum' form of poetry, the texture and word rhythms https://vimeo.com/226963156/0acd0a8205 Attribution: from the University of Iowa's International Writing Program MOOC series: Writing Identities through Poetry and Plays

International Writing Program (University of Iowa) https://iwp.uiowa.edu/programs/between-the-lines

NPR Podcast 'Short Wave': The Inseparable Link Between Climate Change and Racial Justice with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Maddie Sofia https://www.npr.org/2020/06/16/878941532/the-inseparable-link-between-climate-change-and-racial-justice