DR. VANDANA SHIVA on Diverse Expressions of a Living Earth /311

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🗓️ 2 November 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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In this episode centered around global consciousness and rooted local action, returning guest Dr. Vandana Shiva reminds us of the power of commitment in the fight for the Earth. Reflecting on her lifetime of devotion to the land, Vandana highlights the value of paying deep attention and of bearing witness to the interconnectedness of Earth. These thoughts deeply counter the modern state of media and movements that fleetingly follow trends without deep connections to justice and connection. Together, Vandana and Ayana piece apart the threads of our culture that lead to exploitation and extraction - focusing on the policies of division and distraction that keep us from each other. As Vandana states, “Earth is alive and her expressions are diverse.” We are all anchored to each other and to the earth. The divisions that we focus so much time on are created in order to dominate and exploit the nature on which the earthly community depends.

Vandana Shiva is a world-renowned environmental thinker and activist, a leader in the International Forum on Globalization, and of the Slow Food Movement. She is also the Director of Navdanya and of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, and a tireless crusader for farmers’, peasants’, and women’s rights. Dr. Shiva is the recipient of over twenty international awards and the author and editor of a score of influential books, including her latest book coming out Oct. 27 from Chelsea Green Publishing "Terra Viva: My Life in a Biodiversity of Movements."

Music by Henry Johnson, Scinnlaece, and Doe Paoro. Visit our website at forthewild.world for the full episode description, references, and action points.

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0:47.1	Hello and welcome to For the Wild podcast. I'm Iyana Young.
0:52.3	Today we are speaking again with Dr. Vandana Shiva.
0:57.4	So I think we need a new human solidarity.
1:00.1	And we need a new unsolidarity because the not-sox divide was created by colonialism.
1:07.1	But now they're dissolving it to make everyone equal in denying the right to life to everyone.
1:14.1	Vandana Shiva is a world renowned environmental thinker and activist,
1:18.4	a leader in the international forum on globalization and at the slow food movement.
1:23.7	She is also the director of Navdaña and the Research Foundation for Science Technology
1:28.5	and Ecology and a tireless crusader for farmers, peasants, and women's rights.
1:34.1	Dr. Shiva is the recipient of over 20 international awards and the author and editor of a
1:39.7	score of influential books, including her latest book, Tara Viva, My Life in a Biodiversity of Movements.
1:46.7	Well, Dr. Shiva, thank you so much for joining us. I am always so honored to spend time with you.
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