The Dissent Dispatches

#17 – Youth Arts Activism and Climate Justice in South Africa - Storytelling

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000

In the fourth of a series of short podcasts from South Africa, Pablo Kala talks with Aminos Jaca from Kraze Koncept Work and Naledi Moalusi from Nu Climate Vision about the use of storytelling in climate justice activism

Links

https://wellworn.org.za

https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/performance/staff/504/prof-aylwyn-walsh

https://m.facebook.com/61565553224705/?http_ref=eyJyIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2R1Y2tkdWNrZ28uY29tXC8iLCJ0cyI6IjE3NjI3ODU5MDY0MzQifQ%3D%3D

https://m.facebook.com/NuClimateVision/about/?http_ref=eyJyIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2R1Y2tkdWNrZ28uY29tXC8iLCJ0cyI6IjE3NjI3ODU3OTc4MTgifQ%3D%3D

Music

Sobashiya Abazali Ekhaya by Amandla Group

#16 – Youth Arts Activism and Climate Justice in South Africa – African Climate Allian

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000

In the third of a series of short podcasts from South Africa, Pablo Kala talks with Letago Kgomoeswana from the African Climate Alliance

Links: https://www.africanclimatealliance.org

https://wellworn.org.za

https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/performance/staff/504/prof-aylwyn-walsh

https://rocketreach.co/alex-sutherland-email_209638921

Music:

Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrica by Soweto Community Hall

#15 – Youth Arts Activism and Climate Justice in South Africa - groundWork

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000

In the second of a series of short podcasts from South Africa, Pablo Kala talks with Kira Erwin from groundWork

Link: https://groundwork.org.za

https://wellworn.org.za

https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/performance/staff/504/prof-aylwyn-walsh

https://rocketreach.co/alex-sutherland-email_209638921

Music

Stimela by Hugh Masekela

#14 – Youth Arts Activism and Climate Justice in South Africa - Life After Coal

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000

In the first of a series of short podcasts from South Africa, Pablo Kala talks with Ntombi Ndaba and Petunia Nompumelelo Ndhlovu from Life After Coal

Link: https://lifeaftercoal.org.za

https://wellworn.org.za

https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/performance/staff/504/prof-aylwyn-walsh

https://rocketreach.co/alex-sutherland-email_209638921

Music: Lizobuya by Mbongeni Mgema

#9 – Community Organising in Glasgow

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0000

Pablo Kala is joined by Gehan Macleod, co-creator and key worker with Galgael, a Glasgow-based community organisation.

More on Galgael can be found here: https://www.galgael.org/

#8: Disability Right Arts Activism with Liz Crow

Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Pablo Kala is joined by artist and activist Liz Crow, of Roaring Girl Productions, joins us for a discussion of her work bringing to light marginalised and misrepresented stories.

For more on Liz Crow's art and activism:

www.roaring-girl.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoaringGirlProductions/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roaringgirlproductions/

@roaringgirlproductions

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@roaringgirlproductions

#7 – Climate Activism from Leave it in the Ground

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Pablo Kala is joined by climate activist Kjell Kühne, the Mexico based Director of the Leave it in the Ground Initiative (LINGO).

For more on explore the following links:

Leave it in the Ground: https://www.leave-it-in-the-ground.org/

Carbon Bombs: https://www.leave-it-in-the-ground.org/projects/carbon-bombs/

Fossil Free Zones: https://fossilfreezones.org/

Climate Bailout: https://www.leave-it-in-the-ground.org/projects/climate-bailout/

#6 – Queer Activism

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Pablo Kala is joined by Dan Glass, an Aids Coalition to Unleash Power healthcare and human rights activist and writer, to discuss a range of Queer activist initiatives.

#5 – Land Occupations in Bangladesh

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Pablo Kala is joined by Pathak Lal Golder to discuss land rights and land occupations in Bangladesh.

#4 – Activism in Exile

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Pablo Kala is joined by Thai labour activist Junya Lek Yimprasert to discuss her activism since going into exile.

#3 – Protest Encampments

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:15:00 +0000

Pablo Kala investigates the Gaza Solidarity encampment at the University of Leeds.

#2 – Performance & Protest

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:15:00 +0000

Ally Walsh artist, activist and scholar from the University of Leeds shares stories about her work and the Arts & Activism Toolkit.

More about Ally Walsh here: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/performance/staff/504/prof-aylwyn-walsh

Background on the music heard in the show:

https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/for-winnie-anti-apartheid-songs-of-protest/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_in_the_movement_against_apartheid

Arts and Activism Toolkits from project with Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education and Bottomup School Development:

ImaginingOtherwise Video 1: digital storytelling for social change:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8y0LiJVLAk&list=PLXY3CcKz-1k-uiNPRaxUnjDB4HWt6UKdQ&index=6

ImaginingOtherwise Video 2 toolkit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SxfdU-xbGw&list=PLXY3CcKz-1k-uiNPRaxUnjDB4HWt6UKdQ&index=4

Walsh & Sutherland (2021) Youth art toolkit, Available for free download:

https://www.tshisimani.org.za/wp-content/uploads/IMAGININGOTHERWISE_WEB-toolkit-final.pdf

#1 – The Art of Protest

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:15:00 +0000

Host Pablo Kala is joined by activist/artists Bambi van Balen and David Solnit to discuss strategies for creative activism around the globe in these perilous times.

More information on Bambi van Balen's Tools of Action project can be found here: https://toolsforaction.org/collaborators/

Information on David Solnit's activism work can be found on Instagram at: @davidsolnit

Information on host Pablo Kala can be found here: https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/geography/staff/1098/professor-paul-routledge

Contact Pablo about The Art of Protest at pablokala@gmail.com