Di Tree of Wi

Di Tree of Wi

Sandra Gordon, Sandra Meadows MBE, and Sandra Green are the three hosts of 'Di Tree of Wi'. The best podcasts for women that explores black women's experiences, intimate female desire, riveting conversations about expressing ourselves freely and embracing who we are, and growing up as children of the Windrush Generation in the United Kingdom. A satirical magazine show with bracing, loose-lipped chat plus the odd interview with other inspiring women.

  1. 5d ago

    Who Owns the Harvest? Land, Extraction and Food Sovereignty from the Caribbean to Africa

    The land that once fed Caribbean and African communities has been taken, sold and repurposed again and again: first for plantations, then for mining, then for tourism, and now for the minerals powering the AI boom. In this episode of Di Tree of Wi, we follow that land through each wave and ask who really benefits from what it produces. In this episode: Whose land was it? How colonial land policy and plantation economies set a pattern that still shapes who controls farming today, even where communities hold legal title.From sugar to gold. Why Africa produces most of the world’s cobalt yet exports over 90% of it unprocessed, leaving the profit to be made elsewhere.AI’s new gold rush. The chips, batteries and data centres behind AI depend on cobalt, lithium and rare earths. We look at what that demand means for communities in the DRC, and especially for the women and children working in artisanal mines.More visitors, less farmland. How luxury resorts and foreign real estate are reshaping Caribbean coastlines, and why up to 80% of tourism revenue leaves the region.From farming to the front desk. Why young people are leaving agriculture for hospitality, and whether linking farming to tourism could bring them back.The cost of convenience. Less local farming means more imported, processed and expensive food, even in hotels surrounded by farmland.The health bill. The Bahamas imports around 90% of its food, and close to half of its adults are now obese. Is that a health failure, or a land-use failure with health consequences?Ghana’s cocoa farmers. Ghana grows some of the world’s finest cocoa, yet farmers receive only about 7% of what we pay for a chocolate bar, and 2026 has brought price cuts and unpaid arrears.Bringing it home. Every thread ends in the same place: communities that once fed themselves now can’t, and are paying for it in money and in health. The big question: Land, minerals, tourism dollars and cocoa beans have all flowed outward. What would it take, in the Caribbean, in Africa, and here in the UK as consumers, to reclaim the harvest?Listen, reflect, and share your thoughts with us.

  2. Sep 2

    When Satire Shapes Stereotypes

    More than 20 years after Sacha Baron Cohen's tracksuit-wearing character first burst onto our screens, Ali G: Who Iz I? is back and already attracting controversy. Di Three Of Wi are asking whether this is just outdated comedy that relies on stereotypes, or whether it has had a lasting impact on how Black British culture is perceived. Is it simply satire, or can characters like Ali G shape opinions for people with little real-life understanding of African Caribbean communities? That's the debate we're having tonight.

  3. Jul 4

    There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack...!

    The legacy of Black Britons hasn’t just shaped lives — it’s built the very foundations of the Britain we know today.From forming the backbone of the NHS, to flavouring our food, to driving the pulse of our music, it’s a legacy rooted in resilience - one that lifted entire working-class communities. But now, that history isn’t just being overlooked… It's being denied, reshaped, and rewritten. Across the country, a different story is getting louder.We’re seeing the rise of the so-called “New Patriots.” They could be our neighbours, our colleagues - even our own family members. So how has this shared history - of struggle, solidarity and mutual gain - been pushed aside so easily?And why are so many still dancing to the tune of flag-waving dog-whistlers? We have to ask: do people really not see the path they’re being led down…or is the promise of belonging simply too powerful to resist? Di Tree Of Wi dives into weh really a gwaan with this new kind of patriotism.

  4. Jun 20

    Our Windrush Parents - the strength behind us!

    This episode is a tribute to our parents… part of the extraordinary Windrush Generation. Invited to travel across the world, they left behind everything they knew - their homes, their families, even their children - to start again in a place full of promise, but also uncertainty. They arrived in England with courage in their hearts, only to be met with ignorance, racism, and open hostility. And still… they didn’t give up. They persevered. They built lives from the ground up. They created communities where there were none - raising families, holding on to their culture, their values, and their dreams. They kept moving forward. Challenging the system. Fighting discrimination. Celebrating every win, no matter how small. Because of their strength, their sacrifice, and their resilience… we are here today. In this episode, we honour them - not just for what they endured, but for what they built, and the legacy they continue to leave behind.

  5. May 17

    Welcome Back!

    Welcome Back Rant! A lot’s happened since we last caught up… but first - are you in your knackerel today?We’re getting real about the changes our bodies go through… no filters. Plus, we’re diving into life updates - and of course, a little wisdom from Di’s Tree of Wisdom.

  6. 06/16/2024

    Season 1 - Episode 1 Black women’s hair

    This week’s episode will take us through one of the most contentious issues both within the black community and externally. Black women’s hair. We have seen recently that France’s lower house of parliament has backed a bill banning discrimination based on hairstyle, colour or texture, in a “historic” move supporters say will help penalise workplace discrimination. In the US, at least 23 states have passed legislation aimed at protecting people from hair discrimination. And in the UK, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has issued guidelines against hair discrimination in schools. Black hair has a rich history, symbolizing both empowerment and individuality as well as survival and resistance for men and women. Hair was a sacred tool of communication in ancient African societies. Hair is an undeniable form of self-expression — a way to communicate to the world a part of your identity. But living in a culture steeped in systemic racism and sexism, hair can also be a catalyst for judgment and prejudice.“Hair matters — and it matters to all of us — because it is a form of non-verbal communication,” says social and cultural psychologist Johanna Lukate, Ph.D.During the 1950s and 1960s, natural Black hairstyles such as the Afro, became a pivotal part of the Black liberation movement and a symbol of the growing resistance in a racist America.  So, the Black Afros that we associate with people such as Angela Davis and the Black Panthers of the civil rights movement really became a symbol of resistance."Black women's hair is intentional, and limitless, and historical, and influential, and deeply political in a world often incapable of recognising the depths of its wonder. We also explore our own hair journey and memories, including body hair.

  7. 04/14/2024

    Episode 13 - The Rise of the single black woman 

    Is there a Rise in the number of Black women who are single? This is part 2 of our discussions around love and dating for black women. The last episode we looked at the world of navigating dating, especially in your mature/fine years. The challenges, opportunities, and just how that whole landscape has changed. This episode Di Tree Of Wi looks at the potential fallout of that landscape, how it impacts black women, and is this contributing to the talk of the increase in the number of single black women. For the first time on record, the number of people who are married has dropped below 50 per cent in England and Wales.    Going to the chapel and we’re… not gonna get married, as it turns out. That’s because, for the first time on record, the percentage of over-16s in England and Wales who are wed or in a civil partnership has fallen below 50 per cent, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates for 2022. The figure had dropped to 49.4 per cent from 51.2 per cent a decade previously. It’s the latest stat proving the fact that marriage is on the decline. And not just in the UK – it’s a trend that’s happening in countries all over the world. Almost 90 per cent of the world’s population now live in countries with falling marriage rates; in the US, marriage has decreased by 60 per cent since the 1970s. The far-reaching tentacles of oppression via the transatlantic slave trade, chattel slavery, and mass incarceration have depleted the Black male marriage market. Meanwhile, what’s left of the market is further complicated by colorism and beauty hierarchies, leaving heterosexual Black women who desire to be married to a Black man, single for far longer than they intend. It is one thing for a Black woman to choose singleness—which is their prerogative; not everyone desires marriage. It is another thing entirely to desire marriage and to have your agency with regard to your marital status stripped away from you due to mechanisms of oppression that have been in motion for hundreds of years. What are the factors that maybe contributing to single black female? The discussions around the lack of available men Colourism is this a factor? Stereotypes  Desirability Di Tree Of Wi also discuss feedback from some of our listeners and friends on their thoughts on the Rise of the single black female and the contributing factors.

  8. 03/31/2024

    Episode 12 - The Abbott Effect

    ⁠#Sowillwe⁠ Hundreds of people took part in a community rally in support of Hackney and Stoke-Newington MP Diane Abbott. There were people there from a range of community organisations and speakers who turned up and out in solidarity at the Hackney rally.  We were so glad to see a truly awesome effort in support of Diane Abbott. More events in Enfield and Edmonton will continue to show solidarity for Britain’s longest-serving black MP. It seems to have given Ms. Abbott a lift, and now she can see the support and admiration for the work she has done and continues to do for many years. Ms. Abbott had the Labour whip suspended after comments she made suggesting Jewish, Irish, and Traveller people are not subject to racism ‘all their lives'. Frank Hester, who also happens to be the largest donor to the Conservative Party ever, was discovered by the Guardian in March 2024 to have declared that Diane Abbott "should be shot" and that her appearance made him "want to hate all Black women." Kemi Badenoch demanded that he should be "forgiven". Sausage maker, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, stated that, just because someone says something racist, it doesn't mean that they are themselves racist. Di Tree of Wi share their thoughts on Ms. Abbott as a role model for generations and why calling out racists and racism has become so easy to deny and downplay because so much has been invested in relegating it to the past.

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Sandra Gordon, Sandra Meadows MBE, and Sandra Green are the three hosts of 'Di Tree of Wi'. The best podcasts for women that explores black women's experiences, intimate female desire, riveting conversations about expressing ourselves freely and embracing who we are, and growing up as children of the Windrush Generation in the United Kingdom. A satirical magazine show with bracing, loose-lipped chat plus the odd interview with other inspiring women.

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  • Creator
    Di Tree of Wi
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
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