DigiSus Podcast

Guest: Kris Li Moderator: Xianwen Huang Kris is a young social activist and junior researcher on International Relations coming from China. She's fascinated by the land of Latin America, experiencing her gap year now in Ecuador and Costa Rica. She's also the founder of ACTIVISM, where she shares her public welfare projects and thoughts over sociology questions. Over the climate change influences on indigenous people and over the digital technologies nowadays beneficial for environmental issues, she shared her inspiring perspective from politics and ideology in this talk. Highlights: 01:37 Kris' personal experiences and understanding of the local aboriginal cultures 04:44 Climate change influences and sustainable technologies: it's also a political issue 10:20 Political ecology and indigenous cultures in Latin America 12:42 Indigenous cultural heritages can be alternative inspirations for the world 14:18 Obstacles the indigenous groups are facing in Latin America 16:55 Climate change problems amplify the vulnerability of the economy and political rights of the indigenous people in Latin America 18:32 Indigenous people and their cultures are diverse Credit: the background music is from fiftysounds.com.

Guest: Sarah Marjorey Kisakye Moderator: Xianwen Huang Sarah comes from Uganda, "the pearl of Africa". She grew up out of the endless green and became a media practioner, getting to the remotest areas of her homeland and bringing voices and truth from the local communities out to the world. Now she's pursuing her PhD in Global Governance and is running 2 NGOs for helping local tribes increase their income by their own hands. This talk belongs to the series of Indigenous People and continues to bring facts and thoughts over the local management and climate change influences. This time Sarah brings her first hand experiences and professional views from global governance to our audiences over the topic. Highlights: 01:02 Diverse indigenous cultures and languages in Uganda 01:28 Sarah's personal experiences and her data collected for climate change influences on aboriginal communities 04:41 Specific case for flood influences from Sarah's career experience 06:38 What can young people do and Sarah's successful experiences for helping local tribes out 08:57 "The most essential thing is inclusion", what do indigenous people need the most from perspective of global governance 12:05 Policies of Uganda governments for indigenous tribes 13:17 Fundings are also important Credit: the background music is from fiftysounds.com.

Guest: Jesse Martin Moderator: Xianwen Huang Jesse Martin is a youth leader and activist from Torres Strait, Australia. He is an aboriginal islander, and is also the chairman at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander International Engagement Organisation (ATSIIEO). This Talk is around the theme indigenous people and climate change. Jesse brought his personal experiences and in-depth insights into the talk. Hope it's inspiring for you to listen to! Highlights: 01:07 Where and how did Jesse start making changes for indigenous people? 02:38 What are the social conditions the Torres Strait islanders are facing? Realities with figures. 04:05 The project that's being promoted right now at ATSIIEO. What could our young generation do for indigenous people and climate change? 05:20 The biggest problem Jesse is facing in his career. What's difficult and crucial in the welfare undertaking? 06:50 The urgency of dealing with climate change. The actual impacts from climate change on the aboriginal people's communities. 08:49 How can digital sustainable technologies help in solving the climate change problems the indigenous communities are facing? 11:01 Why is it important to increase the engagement of local people and local management? What's hidden in the mainstream narrative for climate change solutions? 13:32 Where should governments do more and how do we define the role of the NGOs? 14:55 The land management situation for Torres Strait islanders and the appeal for regaining autonomous land control. 16:34 Examples for sustainable land mangement in the world. 18:00 Responsibilities of the privileged and of our generation. Credit: the background music is from fiftysounds.com.