Decolonizing Power – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, the Global Hub team travels to Masig Island on Zenadh Kes, also known as Torres Strait, which lies between so-called Australia and the islands of Papua. Zenadh Kes is home to Indigenous Peoples who have lived with a deep connection to land and sea for thousands of years. The effects of climate change, including sea level rises, intense rainfall patterns, and ocean acidification, are severe on Zenadh Kes, threatening ancestral homelands and ways of life. 

You’ll hear from two Indigenous Masig Islanders, Josiah Mosby and Yessie Mosby, who share stories about daily life on the island, their experiences with climate change, and their hopes for the future.

This is the first of our two-part journey to Oceania. In our next and final episode of this season, Daphne and Freddie recount their time in so-called Australia and meet with representatives of the First Nations Clean Energy Network. 

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Episode links:

• Our Islands Our Home campaign: https://ourislandsourhome.com.au/about-the-campaign/
• Meet the Torres Strait 8: https://ourislandsourhome.com.au/homepage/#torresstrait8
• First Nations Clean Energy Network: https://www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/ 

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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

After a well-deserved summer break, Freddie and James return with a mid-season minisode. Reflecting on the notion of “a just transition”, our hosts discuss what meaningful community involvement and equity could look like in a clean energy future.

Listen to our interviews with Philline Donggay (S2E2) and Marvin Tumusiime (S1E6), and stay tuned for our next full episode coming out in October!

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/

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This episode of Decolonizing Power takes an introspective look at climate financing. We will hear from a climate impact and fund managing group known as Camco Clean Energy. Our guests Ieva Indriunaite and Geoff Sinclair share adaptable financing models, provide examples of clean energy projects done in a good way, and share the community benefits of deconstructing sustainable development models.

Find out more about Camco here: https://www.camco.energy/

Geoff talked about the Mwenga Project, which resulted in Tanzania’s first-ever wind farm. You can read more about it here: https://repp.energy/project/mwenga-onshore-wind-farm/

Ieva also mentioned the Energicity project in Sierra Leone and Mobile Power, a provider of sustainable mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa. You can find more information about both companies on the Energicity and Mobile Power websites.

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/

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Welcome to the third episode of Decolonizing Power season 2!

"The  Energy to Transform Communities" tells the story of RECAPO, a company  that is creating clean and affordable clean energy solutions for rural communities in Malawi. We hear from Lawrence Matengula, founder of RECAPO, as he shares strategies and solutions for rural electrification that leave no one behind. Please join us for this inspiring episode filled with creative and community-first clean energy action.

You can find out more about RECAPO on their website (https://recaposolar.com/) or Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/RECAPOMalawi). Lawrence also mentioned the African Mothers Health Initiative (find out more: https://www.africanmothers.org/).

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/ 

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Join us for the second episode of Decolonizing Power, Season 2! We’re in conversation with Philline Donggay (@philline_marie), co-founder of family-owned Greenergy Solar, the first commercial solar rooftop installer in the Philippines. Together, we talk about shifts and challenges in the Philippino clean energy sector, and Philline shares her dreams of distributed, decentralized, and democratized energy solutions for her home community in Mindanao and globally.

Find our more about Greenergy Solar:

On their website: https://www.greenergysolar.ph/
on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/greenergysolarph/
and on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/greenergysolarph/ 

Check out the documentary Philline mentions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1kleG6ZbSE 

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy.

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Welcome back to Decolonizing Power! Join our hosts Freddie and Mihskakwan James as we kick off season 2 with two amazing guests: Danielle Kehler and Jordyn Burnouf.

This episode is grounded in Mother Earth and all that she has to offer us as individuals and communities. You will hear journey’s from homelands to the Arctic and how Indigenous ways of knowing and being have been a part of every step. @kehlervisions and @jordynburnouf each wear many hats as they bring power, voice and perspective to the clean energy sector and everything else that they do. Tune in to hear how these incredible people root action in land, connection and community for the betterment of the whole.

Find out more about the organizations mentioned in this episode:

SevenGen: https://sevengenenergy.org/ 

2041 Foundation: https://2041foundation.org/

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy.

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Welcome back to season 2 of Decolonizing Power! Join your hosts Mihskakwan James Harper and Freddie Huppé Campbell as they look back at our first season and the incredible clean energy leaders we met along the way. Subscribe now and stay tuned for another season full of community clean energy stories from around the world!

Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode! Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy.

This episode takes our listeners to Uganda, where we hear dynamic and effective solutions for access to clean technologies that leave no one behind.

Marvin Tumusiime from the ENVenture program at New Energy Nexus and Masika Janet, a member of the community-based organization Rural Family Care, share some of their experiences and the incredible impacts of their work.

Links and Resources for this episode:

- New Energy Nexus: https://www.newenergynexus.com/uganda

- ENVenture: https://www.enventureenterprises.org/

- Rural Family Care on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruralfamilycare/

This is the last episode of Decolonizing Power - for now! Thank you so much to our listeners who accompanied us on this amazing journey around the globe! We are excited to share more energy stories and connect with you at https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/. You can also follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy. If you missed any of the previous episodes of Decolonizing Power, you can find us on Google, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts!

Thank you, hiy hiy!

This special episode takes us to the Amazon Region of Brazil, specifically to the state of Mato Grosso and the Xingu People at the Parque Indígena do Xingu. Our colleague Layane, originally from Brazil herself, talks to Marcelo Martins at the Instituto Socioambiental in Brazil. Marcelo tells us about his experiences with renewable energy resources in the Amazon and about working alongside the Xingu People as part of the Programa Xingu.

Links and resources for this episode:

- Generation Power: https://www.generationpower.ca/; https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/generation-power/;

- Layane Moura: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/layane-moura-ice-team-bio/;

- Instituto Socioambiental: https://www.socioambiental.org/en;https://twitter.com/socioambiental; Programa Xingu: https://www.socioambiental.org/pt-br/o-isa/programas/xingu; Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: https://www.socioambiental.org/en/o-isa/programas/indigenous-peoples-in-brazil

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy! You can find Generation Power at genertationpower.ca, don’t forget to check it out!

Our next episode takes us to Uganda! We'll talk with two representatives of community-based organizations involved in energy safety and security. You can listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts! We’re back in two weeks with episode 6.