Aug 20 2020 59 mins 17
This week Katherine and Paul are joined by Amelia Womack, Deputy Leader of the Green Party. We talk about how, growing up, Amelia was inspired by David Attenborough to get into climate action, as well as her not-so-pleasant experiences as a young female politician in a male-dominated workplace. We also get Amelia’s take on the - literally - burning environmental and political issues of the day. Elsewhere Paul and Katherine talk about the quirks of their respective campervans, the protests currently happening in Belarus *and* we get an essential update on what Mums of the Greenbelt Staff Team (MotGST) think of the podcast. Links, resources and episode timestamps (for all you skippers out there) below. ____ ABOUT AMELIA WOMACK As the Green Party has moved from being a fringe party to a major political force, Green issues have moved their way up the mainstream news agenda. From living a month without plastics, to taunting Piers Morgan about vegan sausage rolls and advocating rewilding as a solution to flooding, Amelia's five years as Deputy Leader of the Green Party have put her at the heart of the Green surge. Facebook: @GreenAmeliaWomack Insta: @greenameliawomack Twitter: @Amelia_Womack ____ LINKS AND RESOURCES Lukashenka vs. democracy: Where is Belarus heading? https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/lukashenko-vs-democracy-where-is-belarus-heading/ Piers and Deputy Green Party Leader Clash in Meat Tax Debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrynJiZDkc8 Green Party https://greenparty.org.uk/ Young Greens https://www.younggreens.org.uk/ The Anti Fracking Nana’s https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/artists/the-nanas/ Talk: ‘There Is No Planet B’ by Mike Berners-Lee https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/talks/there-is-no-planet-b-a-handbook-for-the-make-or-break-years/ Book: ‘There Is No Planet B’ by Mike Berners-Lee https://theresnoplanetb.net/ Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 https://www.futuregenerations.wales/about-us/future-generations-act/ Doughnut Economics https://www.kateraworth.com/doughnut/ ____ 00:00 - Welcome to Somewhere To Believe In 00:30 - Katherine and Paul catch up 05:00 - Katherine and Paul on the upcoming festival weekend 06:40 - Katherine and Paul on the protests in Belarus 09:50 - Katherine and Paul on Palestine 12:05 - Introducing Amelia Womack and her work 12:25 - Amelia joins the conversation 12:57 - Amelia on her interview with Piers Morgan 14:40 - Amelia on her journey into Politics 17:40 - Amelia on making change 19:30 - Amelia on leadership 21:13 - Amelia on power and politics 23:00 - Talk Snippet from GB19 ‘There Is No Planet B’ by Mike Berners-Lee 31:05 - Amelia on what is stopping us from making change 33:25 - Amelia on “building back better” 35:16 - Amelia on the power of local communities 37:35 - Amelia on Brexit trade deals 39:45 - Amelia on connecting with nature 40:55 - Amelia on representation in politics 44:00 - Amelia on hope 45:33 - Katherine and Paul reflect on the conversation with Amelia 55:00 - How to get in touch with us 57:00 - Coming up next week 58:40 - Thank you’s ____ A huge thanks to the Greenbelt Volunteer Talks Team for all their hard work on editing this episode. Our podcast music is ‘I Can Change’ by Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires. ____ https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/ #SomewhereToBelieveIn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
