174. These are Powerful Times
Welcome to another episode of Outrage + Optimism!
In this episode, co-host Christiana Figueres is joined by an all-female cast. You\u2019ll hear from climate activist Abigael (Abbie) Kima from Kenya about her recent visit with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, and Isabel Cavelier, Colombian climate activist and recent recipient of the prestigious Climate Breakthrough Award, an initiative of the Climate Breakthrough Project.\xa0
We also feature music from the British indie rock duo, Penelope Isles.
First, Abbie Kima brings Christiana up to date with her podcast, the Hali Hewa Podcast\u4e00\u201cHali ya Hewa\u201d is Swahili for \u201cclimate\u201d\u4e00covering indigenous people, women, and climate emergencies from the African perspective. Kima also recounts her extraordinary (collective) meeting with the Dalai Lama at the Mind & Life Institute in Dharamsala. She discusses his teachings about how oneness across all people is innately linked to global climate action.
Next, Christiana chats with Isabel Cavelier about her fascinating climate journey. Isabel touches on her early work helping develop the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs\u4e00the United Nations framework for global peace and prosperity\u4e00her climate action organization Transforma, and her work in the climate movement today. They also touch on Cavelier\u2019s Climate Breakthrough Award, one of the field's most distinguished honors.\xa0
Finally, we close the episode with indie rock band Penelope Isles's new release, \u201cUnderwater Record Store.\u201d\xa0\xa0
See you next week!
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Shoutout to our very own Freya Newman on her research being published in Nature Communications!
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Abigael Kima
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Listen to Abbie\u2019s Hali Hewa Podcast
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Isabel Cavelier Adarve
Learn more about Isabel\u2019s award from Climate Breakthrough
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