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Happy! 2026. Happy 26 Black History Month, everyone.

It is that time of a year in the U.S. And we're going to start our time featuring an amazing activist, Arthur, and I think a former podcaster because I haven't seen any new podcast from

her specific one since 2022. But, you know, she's still part of that crew to me. Once you're

in there, you're always in there. Am I right, Annie? I think so. Okay, anyway, so I'm talking about

Michaela Loach.

Loach is a British climate justice activist and many other things, social activists,

and organizer who's been using her voice, skills, and passion in fighting for the world through different mediums

to bring awareness for human rights, social justice, and climate justice as well, all in one. She's all about

that intersectional life, and she really does an amazing job in putting all of that together and

talking about why they are all interrelated, which I think if you know anything about our podcast,

we absolutely hold to that, and one can't be fixed without the other needing to be fixed as well.

So, moving on. So this is from her site at Michaela Loach.com. Quote, Michaela's work is deeply rooted in

community organizing. Her activism includes organizing with grassroots climate movements such as

Stop Canbo, Fossil Free Books, Resist, and the UK Black Eco Feminist Collective, conducting workshops at international climate justice camps and at local schools, one of which even named a classroom after her, and delivering keynote speeches at various events ranging from community gatherings to large institutions and appearances on national TV and in the press. And there's such a great feature of Loach's

work in The Guardian article where they actually talk about her childhood. So I wanted to kind of talk

about that as well because she does mention this throughout her different interviews. Locha's upbringing

laid the seeds for her defining belief in the

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