Tag: Activism

• 28 June 2021Podcast Episodes

  Ep 48. Why We Need a Youth-Led Climate Movement – Saoirse Exton

  Saoirse Exton is a 16 year old climate activist from Limerick who is part of many groups, all trying to make the world a better place, from the Friday’s For Future movement to the Irish Second-Level Student’s Union. She is a remarkable soul and I can’t wait for you to listen to this chat with her, which as you’ll hear from the laughs, I thoroughly enjoyed having!

• 29 April 2021Podcast Episodes

  Ep 44. Using Civil Disobedience in the Climate Justice Movement – Zac Lumley

  Zac is an activist with a number of climate action groups. Most recently, he and another activist, Orla Murphy, were arrested and imprisoned for a protest at Iveagh House in Dublin. As Orla was still in prison at the time of this recording, I interviewed Zac to hear his story and the place of civil disobedience in the climate justice movement.

• 28 December 2020Podcast Episodes

  Ep 42. The Ripple Effect You Have

  For the final episode of 2020 and the season finale(!) of Book of Leaves, I asked people for stories of a ripple effect they witnessed: times when people told you that you inspired them to ditch plastic toothbrushes or the other way around, when you were inspired by someone else!