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"Since October, Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Gaza has destroyed over 70% of all infrastructure, including rooftop solar and power stations. Fuel supplies have been cut and residents lack consistent access to food, water and electricity." (We Are Not Numbers)

 

This special episode of Decolonizing Power is dedicated to raising awareness for the Repower Gaza project. Daphne and Freddie speak to Walaa Sabah, project manager of We Are Not Numbers (WANN), a youth-led Palestinian nonprofit project in the Gaza Strip. We're also joined by Lauren Mellor, from Original Power in so-called Australia.



Repower Gaza is a grassroots initiative led by young Palestinian writers from WANN. The project installs emergency solar kits to enable displaced WANN writers to continue documenting the realities of Gazans on the ground. Amidst the severe humanitarian and energy crisis in Gaza, these solar kits also enable life-saving medical interventions and allow Palestinians to reconnect with lost family members.

 

Learn more about the impact of the project and the situation on the ground by following We Are Not Numbers on social media. You can contribute to the project by donating here: https://secure.everyaction.com/nqnFvmWo40K_m3nSTlqCmg2?fbclid=IwAR1UJv3zjaFYJB919mVxDlfXwYvxA8NHSfepmqN4IeyL06pGvh1-TQ0p7oQ

 

** CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of genocide, displacement, and death. If you need support, please consider reaching out to:


 Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS), 1-866-925-4419 (Open 24 hours a day 7 days a week)


Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate mental health counseling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. 1-855-242-3310, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or use the chat box on their website.


Métis Crisis Line: Get the support you need 24/7. Call 1-833-Metis-BC (1-833-638-4722).


Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre


Suicide Crisis Helpline Canada: Text or call 988.

 

Links and resources for this episode:


We Are Not Numbers website: https://wearenotnumbers.org/


Repower Gaza media release: https://wearenotnumbers.org/palestinian-writers-project-to-repower-gaza/
Donate here to the Repower Gaza project (Middle East Children's Alliance): ⁠https://secure.everyaction.com/nqnFvmWo40K_m3nSTlqCmg2?fbclid=IwAR1UJv3zjaFYJB919mVxDlfXwYvxA8NHSfepmqN4IeyL06pGvh1-TQ0p7oQ⁠
Help young Palestinian writers repower Gaza: https://wearenotnumbers.org/help-young-palestinian-writers-repower-gaza/


We Are Not Numbers (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAHrs75W_FW-Egj0Mr17AzQ/videos


We Are Not Numbers (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/we_are_not_numbers/


We Are Not Numbers (Twitter/X): https://twitter.com/WeAreNotNumbers


We Are Not Numbers (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/WeAreNotNumbers

We're back! After taking time for rest and reflection, Freddie, Daphne and Mihskakwan return with the final episode of their four-part Colombia series, featuring SENA instructor and electrical engineer Jose Maria Cotes Mengual. At SENA, the Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, Jose trains his students in electricity fundamentals, residential electrical installations, and photovoltaic solar energy generation systems.

In this episode, Freddie and Daphne take you on a trip to Jose’s matriarchal Rancheria in the La Guajira region. On their way back to Riohacha, they interview Jose about his experience teaching Wayuu students, his connection to his home Rancheria in La Guajira, and his hopes for the region's future.

We'll be back soon with more episodes about our team's visit to so-called Australia and the South Pacific Islands.

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Solstice Greetings dear listeners!



We'll be taking some time off to rest and reflect over the Winter Solstice and we'll be back with more stories in the New Year!



Thank you so much for listening!



Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

On this episode, we are joined by Johanna Koolemans-Beynen, Senior Program manager at USEA, the United States Energy Association. Johanna is also a Senior Program Coordinator for the USAID-funded Energy Utility Partnership Program.

Johanna joined us on our trip and facilitated the meaningful connections we created with our kin in Colombia. In a conversation with Mihskakwan, Freddie, and Daphne, Johanna shares her thoughts on sustainable development, the decolonial perspectives that have influenced her work, and the importance of peer-to-peer knowledge exchange.

In the middle of this episode, we hear a short excerpt of a poem one of the multi-talented SENA students, Samuel Prieto, performed for us. Thanks Samuel!

This is the third episode in our four-part Colombia series, which will be continued in January next year! We'll also have more stories coming up this spring from our travels to Oceania. So stay tuned and subscribe, so you never miss an episode!



Find out more about the ⁠⁠Global Hub⁠⁠, the ⁠⁠Catalyst Program ⁠⁠and our other programming at ⁠⁠indigenouscleanenergy.com⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠!

This episode, we continue the Global Hub team’s journey in Colombia. Listeners will hear from two extraordinary Indigenous youths: Taylor Behn-Tsakoza, a Déne woman from Fort Nelson First Nation, and Vanessa Ramirez, a Wayùu woman from Colombia. 

We are so grateful to Vanessa and Taylor, who have graciously shared their time, insights, experiences, and calls to action with us and our global energy community. Our Indigenous youth are leading meaningful climate action and demonstrating collaborative, innovative, and decolonial pathways that center community.

Find out more about the ⁠Global Hub⁠, the ⁠Catalyst Program ⁠and our other programming at ⁠indigenouscleanenergy.com⁠, and follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Twitter/X⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠LinkedIn⁠!

Welcome back to season 3 of the Decolonizing Power Podcast. Freddie and Mihskakwan are joined by their new co-host, Daphne Kay! 

This season, our stories revolve around the themes of kinship and solidarity. We are thrilled to share inspiring conversations and new adventures with you as we actualize our global programming in three regions in South America and Oceania. 

Join us over the next 4 episodes covering our visit to Colombia, where we speak to clean energy leaders, meet with members of the Wayuú community, and visit a Rancheria in La Guajira. 



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