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This is the 13th episode of the Change Rebels podcast with Emelie Weski. 

In Nigeria protests are few and from what we have seen this year, deadly. The young Nigerians who took to the streets of Lagos this October were met by sharp ammunition and a coordinated power outage. Still they call for an end to police brutality and voter turnout to the 2023 election. What is happening in Nigeria and why now? Tune in to listen to a fellow youth activist and radio-broadcaster: Chiagozie Udeh. Chiagozie has been a radio host at Afro Radio Network letting Africans tell their own stories in their own ways and student radio Unizik 94.1FM (Blazing The Trail). He is today the Global Focal Point for SDG7 at the UNMGCY.

In this episode:

#EndSars #EndSWAT #Youth4Peace #ungdomsrörelsen #ungsäk #Nigeria #Africa #Protests #Activism #covid19 #joebiden #BokoHaram #children #youth

In honor of all the LGBTQI-activists out there and to raise attention for Trans Day of Remembrance 2020 we have a special recording circling in on the escalating events in Poland.

In the 12th episode of the Change Rebels podcast we are talking to twitter queen and outspoken trans activist Maja Heban about the increasing religious crack downs on LGBTQ rights in Poland. As democracy rapidly retreats in parts of Europe young activists live in fear of their lives in a country where people have gotten stuck in-between a Poland which no longer fulfil its obligations under article 7 of EU’s shared values of democracy, the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights and an EU that fails to respond to the crack down of institutional justice . We speak with Maja Heban, trans, queer and youth activist. #TDoR2020

Follow Maja Heban on Twitter by clicking here: twitter.com/hebanmaja

A big thank you to the Polish feminist punk band SIKSA that let us play one of their recent songs in support of the LGBTQ+ community's protests in August.   "Proste hasło" by SIKSA www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO_eR06Bw7g

In the 11th episode of the Change Rebels podcast we are talking leadership and changemaking at the UN level. This is a so called “how to” make a change in global peace and security policy as a young leader. And we tackle some big questions, such as: what are the greatest challenges facing our generation in peace and security today? And we talk about their most memorable memories of changemaking as elected representatives of the Swedish youth movement to the UN. Sofia Brännström Swedish youth representative to the UN high level political forum, and Louise Burenby, Swedish youth representative to the UN General Assembly’s third committee. It is an inspiring conversation that hits just at the heart of young people’s struggles today.

This is the 10th episode of the Change Rebels podcast and we are speaking about the latest trends and research on youth and democratic participation. 2019 was noted as the worst year for democracy globally, and the Global Peace Index fell again for the 9th time in 12 years. At the same time there are clear directions coming from the UN’s secretary general: “prevention, including that of violent conflict, is a priority. The active engagement of young women and men can make a critical difference in averting violence and war. This should be recognised, supported and promoted as a critical precondition for the success of efforts to build enduring peace.” Our guest is Jana Birke Belschner, PhD Degree at the University of Bergen, whom just this August had her dissertation defence. Jana explains to us what science knows about youth and democracy and why we should be invested in the political inclusion of youth.

The Change Rebels podcast is a podcast about change & changemaking at the frontline of peace and security. Podcast host: Emelie Weski

This is the 9th episode of the Change Rebels podcast, the podcast about change and changemaking in youth, peace and security.

We find out what decolonising peace in Asia means and why it is especially important as the UN celebrates its 75th anniversary.

We speak to peace builder and activist Regine Borja Guevara.

Guevara deconstructs peace for us and put it into four dimensions: history, culture, global vs. regional and off course age. We find out why military tanks are driving on the streets in the Philippines since covid-19. How decolonisation of peace can help us understand freedom fighters and the fight for independence. And take a in depth look at the UN system and the challenges of peace programming together with ‘the locals’.

She describes herself as an Activist in style and a Young, Woman, Asian Philanthropist. She represents the South South Council for Sustainable Development - SSCC, is a UN Representative to the Committee for ASEAN Youth Cooperation and a Conflict and disaster expert at the Youth Advisory Board to the United Nations in the Philippines.

Also watch the live event “Youth4Peace in the Better Normal: Towards Local, Regional and decolonial approaches on youth, peace and security” organized by Regine Borja Guevara on International Peace Day on 21st of September.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1J1TgCnLik

Whether you are a social media activist who rather do your activism from the sofa, or whether you simply have too much to do and too little time to do it: this is the episode for you!

We boil down the last three episodes into one so that even if you are feeling lazy or rushed you can still take a moment to find out what the fuck is happening in Syria.

This is the Lazy edition of the Change Rebels podcast. The podcast that brings you stories from the changemakers at the frontline of youth, peace and security. You will get 15 minutes’ summaries of this week’s three interviews.

First we discuss Swedish foreign policy and Swedish youth in Syria and refugees fleeing Syria. Our guest is a youth activist turned minister of foreign affairs: Ann Linde, the minister of foreign affairs in Sweden (for the full transcript translated into English click here, and to skip her Ann Lindes interview in Swedish skip ahead to 17:56). Then we meet with the president of the Youth League of the Green Party in Sweden, Aida Badeli. She is calling for a change of direction to green policy and amendments to the framework of the rights of asylum. Finally, Juliette Touma, the Regional Chief of Communications for the MENA-region at UNICEF speaks on the youth, peace and security situation in Syria, and the Al Hol camp that detains 65.000 IS-children.

What hope should young Syrian peace builders and refugees have after 10 years of violent war?

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