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Lannan Center PodcastKumi Naidoo | Writing Climate 2025On Wednesday, March 26th, the Lannan Center welcomed human rights and environmental justice activist Kumi Naidoo for a conversation with Climate Rights International Founder Brad Adams as part of the center's annual symposium, this year entitled "Writing Climate".Kumi Naidoo is a prominent South African human rights and environmental justice activist. At the age of fifteen, he organized school boycotts against the apartheid educational system in South Africa. His courageous actions made him a target for the Security Police, leading to his exile in the United Kingdom, where he remained until 1990. Upon his return to...2025-03-261h 06
Climate Action ShowKUMI NAIDOO and PEOPLE'S CLIMATE SUMMITCLIMATE ACTION SHOWMARCH 24th 2025Produced by Vivien LangfordKUMI NAIDOO and PEOPLE'S CLIMATE COP at UTShttps://www.philanthropy.org.au/news-and-stories/an-australian-cop31-should-be-a-peoples-cop-with-community-at-its-core/ Guests Kumi Naidoo - Head of the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treatyhttps://fossilfueltreaty.org/australia-report-pr Professor Anne Poelina - Traditional custodian of the Martuwarra/Fitzroy River. Film Maker and Academichttps://www.100climateconversations.com/anne-poelina Tui Shortland - Director of Te Kopu- Pacific Indigenous and Local Knowledge Centrehttps://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/protecting-worlds-biodiversity-tui-shortland Greg Mullins AO - Founder of the Eergency Leaders of Climate Action - Fire fighter and Member of the Climate Councilhttps://www.climatecouncil.org.au/2025-critica...2025-03-2400 min
Climate ConversationsWebinar: 'The moment of history we find ourselves in, pessimism is a luxury we simply can't afford' - Dr Kumi NaidooDr Kumi Naidoo (pictured) and Professor Noami Oreskes joined former South Australian Premier, Mike Rann, for a stimulating conversation about phasing out fossil fuels at the University of South Australia's Hawke Centre.Promotional material for the conversation says: "Despite world leaders making climate pledges and investments in renewable energy, many governments are still approving new coal, oil and gas projects — threatening our chances of limiting warming to 1.5ºC. "The world has used powerful treaties to ban nuclear weapons, phase out landmines and save the ozone, but we have no international agreement on how to transition away from fos...2025-03-141h 06
Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate ChangeThe Fossil Fuel Endgame: Inside The Non-Proliferation Treaty — Ep197: Kumi NaidooHow can climate activists be more successful in 2025? And where have they gone wrong? Kumi Naidoo has a storied career as an activist. At just 15 years old, he started out as an anti-apartheid campaigner and organiser in South Africa, before fleeing the country and attending Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, where he received a PhD for his research into the resistance movement in South Africa. After Nelson Mandela was freed, he returned home to help organise Mandela’s campaign to become President, and later became the head of both Greenpeace and Amnesty International. Nai...2025-02-1958 min
Notes From A NEDThe Power of Activism in Driving Social Change: Governance & Global Leadership Join us for an eye-opening episode with global activist and leader Kumi Naidoo, former International Executive Director of Greenpeace International, Secretary General of Amnesty International, and Secretary-General of CIVICUS as he unpacks over 20 years of experience fighting for social justice and equity. Kumi takes us on a journey through the transformative power of activism, exploring the role of arts and culture in mobilising communities and challenging entrenched systems. He discusses the pressing need for international NGOs to tackle structural racism and embrace diversity and inclusion, both in governance and resource allocation.Kumi’s insights highlight the co...2024-11-131h 06
IDGs PlusEp. 17 - Heartful Activism with Kumi NaidooWhat an insightful and surprising episode. We sit down with Kumi Naidoo, founder of Greenpeace International, for an open and honest conversation about inner transformation and activism. 🌍
Kumi reflects on the connection between personal growth and activism, sharing how he once neglected his own well-being. 🧠💪 He explains why caring for both mental and physical health is key for long-term activism.
We also discuss how organizations should support the mental health of activists and make sure personal values align with public actions. 🫶 He talks about the need for open conversations about trauma in the activist community and the impo...2024-10-1353 min
Power, People and PlanetA Life In Activism | Harsh ManderIn this special episode, which concludes Season 2 of the podcast, Kumi speaks with Indian activist Harsh Mander. This episode was recorded in August 2022 at a time when Harsh was under intense scrutiny for his activities by the Indian government. At the time of recording, he was on the point of returning home to India despite great risks to his personal liberty and pressure from family and friends not to do so. Still, he returned, committed to standing with those in need and fighting hate, Islamophobia, homelessness and violence. Learn more about Power, People & Planet on...2024-08-271h 04
Peaceful ExitGrief and Artivism with Kumi NaidooKumi Naidoo is a prominent global activist. He is the former Secretary General of Amnesty International and Executive Director of Greenpeace. Kumi shares his life story from growing up in Apartheid South Africa to becoming a global activist for social and environmental justice. He talks about how personal tragedies, especially his mother's death by suicide when he was 15, and his son's death by suicide a few years ago, have shaped his life's purpose. Kumi reflects on his experiences as a student activist expelled from school, his time at Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar, a...2024-08-2743 min
2 Pages with MBS198. The Single Most Important Thing to Do: Kumi Naidoo [reads] “Dearest MaRiky”A favourite quote of mine, a call to action really and one that I reference in How to Begin, is “give more to the world than you take.” Jacqueline Novogratz said it, and she’s the founder of Acumen a venture capital firm that invests in non-profits making the world a better place. I find it powerful because it’s about the long game. Over your lifetime, give more than you take. There are some seasons when you need to harvest, of course. You trying to build a good life for yourself.But there...2024-08-0247 minPower, People and PlanetDoughnut Economics | Kate RaworthKate Raworth is a renegade economist focused on making economics fit for 21st century realities. She is the creator of the Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries, and co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab.-----------------------Learn more about Power, People & Planet on the website:https://powerpeopleplanet.orgTo watch full episodes of the podcast follow Kumi's YouTube channelFollow Kumi on social media:LinkedInInstagramTwitterFacebook-----------------------Power, People and Planet is produced in association with the Green Economy Coalition, the world’s largest movement for a green and fa...2024-05-191h 07Power, People and PlanetTalking South Africa | Vishwas SatgarIn a wide-ranging discussion on South Africa with veteran activist Vishwas Satgar, Kumi explores the country's political past, present and future. With crucial elections taking place in 2024, what impact will they have for a country in crisis? What are the systemic issues that perpetuate these problems? And what can be learned from the historical victories and failures of South African political resistance?Our Guest:Vishwas Satgar is an associate professor of International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He is the editor of the Democratic Marxism series, and is the principal...2024-04-241h 10
The Samuele Tini Show - where business, innovation, and sustainability convergeActivism in Action: The Role of Civil Society in Global Change - A Conversation with Kumi Naidoo | S.1 E. 111In our latest episode we explore the profound intersections of sustainability, activism, and social justice with global activist Kumi Naidoo. Kumi who led in the past Greenpeace and Amnesty International, brings a wealth of experience and insight. He is now a Payne Distinguished Lecturer at the Centre on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University.
He emphasizes, "The struggle to avert catastrophic climate change...is nothing less than saving our children and their children's futures." This episode delves into the critical role of civil society and citizen mobilization in tackling global challenges, highlighting the im...2024-04-0936 min
Maharani TalksE55: Kumi Naidoo - How human rights and climate justice go hand in handMy guest this episode is the distinguished Kumi Naidoo - a human rights and climate justice activist. Naidoo first began his journey at the age of 15 fighting against the then apartheid government in South Africa by organising school boycotts. He was arrested several times for civil disobedience and when the government imposed a state of emergency, he was forced to go underground and flee to the UK, where he became a Rhodes scholar. He eventually returned to South Africa in 1990 when Mandela was released from jail, and went onto play a vital role in shaping the then...2024-03-311h 12
Commonwealth Club of California PodcastHow Activism Can Win Bigger and Faster with Kumi NaidooKumi Naidoo is a world renowned activist and climate leader. Before going on to lead Greenpeace International then Amnesty International, Naidoo was a 15 year old anti-apartheid activist in South Africa. The boycotts he organized led to him being a target of the Security Police. He fled South Africa and lived in exile in the UK. As a climate activist, Naidoo has been arrested for scaling oil rigs, has negotiated with heads of state, and rubbed shoulders with the most powerful people at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Now he’s a visiting scholar at Stanford’s Cente...2024-03-0859 min
Climate OneHow Activism Can Win Bigger and Faster with Kumi NaidooKumi Naidoo is a world renowned activist and climate leader. Before going on to lead Greenpeace International then Amnesty International, Naidoo was a 15 year old anti-apartheid activist in South Africa. The boycotts he organized led to him being a target of the Security Police. He fled South Africa and lived in exile in the UK. As a climate activist, Naidoo has been arrested for scaling oil rigs, has negotiated with heads of state, and rubbed shoulders with the most powerful people at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Now he’s a visiting scholar at Stanford’s Cente...2024-03-0859 min
Devex PodcastsClimate +: #5: Climate activism has tried facts. Now it needs hearts and mindsThe United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP is an imperfect forum for achieving progress on climate change. The discourse that unfolds there is dominated by the global north. Any action agreed upon is nonbinding. It’s heavily attended — and influenced — by lobbyists for the fossil fuel industry.
It may not be the forum we need, but it’s the forum we have, Kumi Naidoo, a climate activist and the former executive director of Greenpeace International, told Devex on the most recent episode of our Climate+ podcast.
“The way I see COP is it's about getting the best out of the rea...2023-12-0326 min
Climate +Climate activism has tried facts. Now it needs hearts and mindsThe United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP is an imperfect forum for achieving progress on climate change. The discourse that unfolds there is dominated by the global north. Any action agreed upon is nonbinding. It’s heavily attended — and influenced — by lobbyists for the fossil fuel industry. It may not be the forum we need, but it’s the forum we have, Kumi Naidoo, a climate activist and the former executive director of Greenpeace International, told Devex on the most recent episode of our Climate+ podcast. “The way I see COP is it's about getting th...2023-12-0126 min
PAGECASTThe Revolution Will Not Be Litigated: People Power and Legal Power in the 21st CenturyThanks for clicking play on this episode of Pagecast. In today's chat, Mark Gevisser, editor of 'The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated,' is in conversation with activists Mark Heywood and Kumi Naidoo, two of the contributors to the book.
Written from the maxim “it takes a lawyer, an activist, and a storyteller to change the world", The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated shows how the law and social movements can reinforce each other in the struggle for justice and freedom.
In these vibrant narratives, 25 of the world’s most accomplished movement lawyers and activists become stor...2023-11-0646 min
Future Planet Podcast09. Activism and a lifetime struggle for justice - Kumi Naidoo, Founding Chair at Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and DignitySend us a textIn this episode, we welcome human rights activist and environmentalist Kumi Naidoo.Kumi was the International Executive Director of Greenpeace International (from 2009 through 2016) and Secretary General of Amnesty International (from 2018 to 2020). Kumi served as the Secretary-General of CIVICUS, an international alliance for citizen participation, from 1998 to 2008. He’s also the author of the deeply moving book ‘Letters to My Mother: The Making of a Troublemaker’ and ‘Can Citizen Action Save the World’. Together we will explor...2023-11-0159 min
Generous ListenerListen to preserve nature w/Kumi NaidooHuman rights and environmental activist Kumi Naidoo joins Dr McKenzie to talk about the role of listening in activism. During their talk, Kumi and Dr McKenzie discuss how and why Kumi choose this path of action, why we need to listen to nature to save it and how listening could empower the cause of human rights. Plus, he shares how meditation has been a transformative activity for him. 2023-07-2132 min
The Rhodes Trust PodcastRoads Less Travelled with Kumi NaidooSophie Ryan speaks to Kumi Naidoo, human rights and climate justice activist.
Roads Less Travelled is a series of conversations with remarkable individuals who have, in one way or another, taken a road less travelled to discover their vocation. The aim behind the podcast is to share stories in the hope that we can shine a light on some practical wisdom for those of us still forging our own paths.
A transcription of the podcast is available: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/pages/roads-less-travelled-kumi-naidoo/2023-06-141h 01
Carnegie Council PodcastsC2GTalk: How can the world put justice at the heart of governing climate-altering technologies? with Kumi NaidooGoverning climate-altering technologies fairly will be very challenging, because of a democratic deficit, a transparency deficit, a coherence deficit, and an accountability deficit in global governance systems, says Kumi Naidoo in a C2GTalk. Nonetheless, it will be crucial to put justice at the heart of these considerations, by ensuring balanced participation of peoples, rooted in science, and in a spirit of redressing past injustice. Kumi Naidoo is a South African human rights and climate justice activist. As a 15-year old, he organized school boycotts against the Apartheid educational system in South Africa. Naidoo was later part o...2023-05-3145 min
The Gathering - Earth EditionKumi Naidoo - Keynote AddressKumi Naidoo. Human Rights & Climate Justice activist, former Greenpeace Director & Amnesty International SG.2023-05-2925 min
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: How video games inspire climate actionIt's confirmed – players say they want more green content, says Deborah Mensah-Bonsu, the founder of Games for Good on TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious. With more than 3 billion gamers on the planet, plus a tonne of green themed content, tune in to explore the ways in which people are playing for the planet, and how games can help us change the world for the better, together. Resources: Follow Deborah on TwitterFollow Deborah on LinkedInCheck out Games for GoodCheck out Playing for the PlanetCheck out Green Game JamRead the Gr...2023-03-1706 minPower, People and PlanetEngaging Global Power | María Fernanda Espinosa & Meena RamanIn the early 1980s there was a slogan: think globally, act locally. Behind the slogan was the idea that, irrespective of the issue we were trying to address at the local or national level, we needed to better understand how global discourse, global processes and global power had the ability to impact what you could or could not achieve at the local or national level. In the 1990s, a feminist organisation from the global South called Development Alternatives for Women in a New Era (DAWN) said that perhaps what we need to be doing is thinking locally...2023-03-141h 08Power, People and PlanetCivil Disobedience | Clare Farrell & Marta BenavidesUnjust laws certainly should be broken. Mandela, Rosa Parks, and many other inspirational leaders had no hesitation in calling to break unjust laws. But laws that prevent the voices of ordinary people from being heard also need to be resisted, because right now, in more than 100 countries around the world, governments in the last decade have taken various actions to shrink the civic space by restricting freedom of association, freedom of assembly, and freedom of expression.At a time when there is so much hate, violence, and aggravation, activism must be imbued by love, compassion, caring, and...2023-02-281h 01Power, People and PlanetProsecuting Justice | Markus Beeko & Nani Jansen ReventlowThe contribution of the legal community through innovative, strategic litigation and other legal efforts is going to be one of the most critical undertakings in the fight for climate justice. Currently, there are more than 1,400 climate lawsuits underway. These legal battles address the destruction of our ecosystems and the attempts of indigenous people to uphold their rights through a range of different struggles.Litigation and legal strategy has been a critical part of ensuring the strength of the activist community. Indeed, the legal community has a critical role in defending the shrinking democratic space in multiple countries...2023-02-2151 minPower, People and PlanetEngaging Disagreement | Sharan Burrow & Alnoor LadhaThe challenge of activism today must include winning over those with whom we disagree, for example, those who have not yet embraced the agendas of climate and economic justice. In a country like the US where about 40% of people have been misled by the falsehoods of right-wing media, democracy is under great threat if activists for justice are not able to win over a significant number of those who support antidemocratic ideas. This episode explores the questions of why this is so difficult and what strategies we may employ to build much-needed bridges of dialogue, engagement, and possibly conversion...2023-02-1458 minPower, People and PlanetRethinking Society | George MonbiotWith the crises in front of us so complex, are their solutions to be found at the global or local level? Will our technologies emerge fast enough to avert the greatest threats and, if not, how do we prepare for that unknown future? And how can even the boldest of activist movements hope to have an impact against overwhelming economic and cultural power? In this episode Kumi discusses ways to reimagine and reinvent the ways we live with one of Britain’s leading figures in the fight for a better world.Our guest:...2023-02-061h 01Power, People and PlanetGrassroots Activism | Luisa Neubauer & Sashi KiranThe right to participation is one of the most powerful and basic rights, and far too often people who are living in the frontlines of various struggles at the grassroots levels are spectators where they should be central players. In the climate movement we have seen how activists from the global south and the lives of everyday people are consistently sidelined in the climate summit negotiations.These spaces often purport to be an opportunity for activists to engage with power but in reality these engagements and spaces only reify the current power dynamics while serving as tokenistic...2023-01-3159 min
Think. Debate. Inspire. A Podcast of the Robert Bosch AcademyKumi Naidoo talks about Climate JusticeIn this episode of “Think, Debate, Inspire”, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the renowned climate and human rights activist Kumi Naidoo from South Africa. The conversation focusses on the climate justice, successes and failures of the COP27 in Egypt as well as the need for a stronger global cooperation.YouTube link to Kumi’s favorite song “Stay Shining” by Riky Rick: https://youtu.be/lK9VujaDRJoSubscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-01-2732 minPower, People and PlanetLIVE: How Can Art and Activism Work Together? | Ólafur Elíasson & Molly FannonIn this special live episode, Kumi discusses the connection between arts and activism with the renowned artist Olafur Eliasson and Molly Fannon, CEO at Museum for the United Nations - UN Live. In the face of collective action problems such as the climate crisis, one of the biggest weaknesses in activism is the inability to communicate its narratives, messages, and vision beyond certain groups of people. How can the work of artists help create change? What can art and activism learn from each other?This episode was recorded at an event hosted by the Robert...2023-01-241h 10Power, People and PlanetIntersectionality: The Missing Link For Justice | Naomi Klein, Laura Garcia & Georgia HirstyIn this episode, we reflect on the critical importance of the power of intersectional approaches between different movements so that they might win bigger battles faster. Intersectionality refers to the interconnected nature of social categories such as race, class, and gender. They create overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage. Intersectionality is a lens that allows us to view the hidden and invisible connections in our society. While many in civil society and different movements recognize this theoretically, there’s still far too high a propensity towards siloed activism. Our guests:Naomi Klein...2023-01-241h 09
Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement23. Pessimism is a Luxury We Can No Longer Afford, with Kumi NaidooMy guest this week is Kumi Naidoo, Founding Chair at Africans Rising and former Secretary General at Amnesty International and Executive Director at Greenpeace. In this episode, he talks about why:Thriving requires a can-do attitude and intergenerational mentality that accepts that social and environmental justice is a struggle of a lifetimeFraming climate change as an environmental issue was a strategic and tactical blunder of major proportionsEnvironmental decline is not from lack of solutions, but rather lack of political will, appropriate economics and inclusive communicationWe need to get better at speaking to the heart, not only the head...2022-11-1139 minPower, People and PlanetIntroducing | Season 2 : The Future of ActivismPower, People and Planet returns for its second season to tackle the toughest and most urgent questions of our time. In this new series of in-depth discussions, host and veteran activist Kumi Naidoo talks with guests from across the globe about the current state of activism, its failure, its successes and its future.In the most consequential decade in humanity's history, we must focus and improve our efforts not simply for change but for a just transition to a more equitable, more inclusive and more sustainable world. ***Learn more about P...2022-11-0501 min
Below the RadarFrom Dialogue to Action — with Shauna SylvesterShauna Sylvester is the former Executive Director of the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and is moving on to be the Executive Director of the Urban Sustainability Directors’ Network. Shauna has also been involved in various organizations, such as the Social Planning and Research Council of B.C., the Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society, Canada’s World, among others. This episode explores the impacts and changes made through these organizations, as well as how Shauna developed an interest for promoting community dialogue.
Am and Shauna also discuss Shauna’s concerns with Canada’s changing place in the worl...2022-06-0735 min
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: What is artivism?“You need to understand you are much, much more powerful than the head of any big organisation that does not know how to sing and dance properly,” says Kumi Naidoo, a South African human rights and environmental activist, explaining how we can use our creative talents to drive climate action. Artivism in a nutshell? Don’t project your consciousness on the people that you’re trying to organise, Kumi explains. You need to come from a common place of understanding, and inspire them! Enjoyed this quickie? Why not listen to Kumi’s full episode on Climate Curious – How culture can help us win...2022-05-2506 min
The SubverseArt as resistance: the future of activism in a changing climateIn this episode, Susan speaks with Kumi Naidoo, a seasoned activist in South Africa during its struggle against apartheid who is recognized internationally as a forceful advocate for human rights, gender equity, economic justice and environmental justice. He headed Civicus, Greenpeace and Amnesty International and continues to serve in an honorary capacity as Global Ambassador for the Pan-African civil society movement, Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity. Kumi is presently a fellow at the Robert Bosch academy in Berlin, Germany. Susan and Kumi speak about art and activism, the aftermath of COP26, and how close we are to...2022-04-1333 min
Breaking The ChainThe Leadership Series: Practical Tools To Manage Conflict Situations In The Workplace With Dr Kumi NaidooWelcome to Breaking The Chain: The Leadership Series, hosted by Director of Career Coaching and Leadership Development at Impel Talent, Terentia Browne.In this episode, Terentia sits down with Dr Kumi Naidoo as they speak about how to successfully resolve conflict situations in the workplace.Dr Kumi is currently a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy and Honorary Professor of Practice at Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. He lectures at Fossil Free University and serves as Special Advisor to the Green Economy Coalition. Kumi serves as Global A...2022-03-1552 min
AmpliFIRE: Raising Voices Against Rising TemperaturesTurning the Page: How Universities Can Steward Climate Action After COP26For our final episode of Season 3, we sit down with Kumi Naidoo, Colin Spurway, and Mae Bowen for a roundtable discussion about COP26. We recap the events from Glasgow, the importance of equitable representation at international negotiations and the role that institutions of higher education can play in addressing the climate crisis.
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Kumi Naidoo - Kumi has served as International Executive Director of Greenpeace International (from 2009 to 2016) and Secretary General of Amnesty International (from 2018 to 2020). Kumi is currently a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy, on the Global Leadership Council for Sanitation and Water f...2022-02-2134 minPower, People and PlanetIslam Elbeiti | Musician and Social Change Activist"We utilise the power of culture to our own benefit"Islam Elbeiti is a Sudanese bass player, radio presenter, and social change activist. She serves as Community Engagement Lead at The Innovation for Policy Foundation, Cultural Wave Support Lead at The Global Assembly and is co-founder of the Sudanese Innovation and Entrepreneurship Network.In this episode, Kumi speaks with Islam about her journey as a bass player, the enduring and transformative power of culture, the role that music played in the Sudanese revolution and changing attitudes towards female artists in Africa. ----------------------2021-12-2151 min
Recovery and Transformation#29 Kumi Naidoo on Apartheid, Activism and HealthKumi Naidoo on Apartheid, Activism and Taking care of yourself. I've known Kumi a long time, but this was the first time I learned about his family history and what makes him tick.My new 📖 is here! https://www.sameerdossani.net/healthdialecticKumi's podcast: https://www.powerpeopleplanet.org/Watch Next:Socialsim in South Africa: https://youtu.be/YjSaE5SbGxsAnti-Racism in the UK: https://youtu.be/Na_hEh0FpVIA Career in Climate Justice: https://youtu.be/cSSOWteDkB4🏥 Free 30 minute Health Coaching Consultation: https://harmonizely.com/sameer/optimize🎙...2021-12-161h 02
The Victor Hong Berries#106 - Dr. Kumi NaidooDr. Kumi Naidoo is a South African human rights and environmental activist. He was Executive Director of Greenpeace International from 2009 to 2016 and Secretary General of Amnesty International from 2018 to 2020. His new podcast, “Power, People & Planet”, is available everywhere.2021-12-121h 08
Earth Day Live!Climate Restoration & Scaling Carbon Removal Worldwide 2 Panels from COP26EARTHDAY.ORG at COP26Panel 1Climate Restoration – The Only Future to Save the PlanetReducing carbon emissions won’t restore the conditions that historically enabled humans to thrive. How can we make climate restoration possible? Which climate restoration technologies are most promising? And what are the likely costs, the possible risks, and the potential benefits?Speakers include: Interviewer: Nick Nuttall – International Strategic Communications Director, EARTHDAY.ORG Peter Fiekowsky – Author, Entrepreneur, & Founder of global initiatives for climate restorationPanel 2Scaling Carbon Removal Worldwide to Achieve the Paris Agreement and Beyo...2021-12-101h 37Power, People and PlanetLysa John | Secretary General of CIVICUS"There is no alternative to alliances and there is no alternative to solidarity"Born in Mumbai, Lysa John started out building grassroots campaigns around urban poverty, governance and housing rights. Since then she has worked with Save the Children International and as Head of Outreach for the UN High Level Panel on the Sustainable Development Goals, and today describes herself as “a relentless enabler of activism.” She currently serves as the Secretary General of CIVICUS, a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists. In this episode Lysa and Kumi discuss the future and vulnerability of ci...2021-12-0746 min
Conduit Conversations4: Conduit Conversations at COP26: Kumi NaidooKumi Naidoo is a seasoned activist and has held leadership positions at Greenpeace International and Amnesty International.
In this impassioned conversation with his compatriot Paul van Zyl, Kumi lays out four things he believes activists could do better at in order to more effectively lead a green revolution. He also speaks about the representation of marginalised voices, how consumer spending power can force greener supply chains, and he suggests radically rethinking the economic systems that have caused so much environmental damage to date.2021-12-0630 minPower, People and PlanetCatarina de Albuquerque | CEO of Sanitation and Water for All“What we need are good politicians… who understand how basic access to water and sanitation is, if you want to deliver on any other development priority ”Lawyer and human rights activist Catarina de Albuquerque made history as the first person to serve as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation (2008 - 2014). She currently serves as CEO of Sanitation and Water for All, a global multi-stakeholder partnership with the goal of ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation worldwide.In this frank and powerful conversation, Catari...2021-11-2358 min
THE SPACESHIP EARTH PODCASTEpisode 54 - Stories for Life - What if Stories are technologies for beautiful change?“Now there are lots of writers who talk about how foundational stories have been across history. Just take Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, in it he maps that without story, humans wouldn’t have been able to live in civilisations larger than about 20,000. That myth and story have been fundamental to our evolution as a species. And if we want to shift stories, we need to start thinking of them as technologies. We need to recognise them for the complex and potent things that they are.”
This episode explores the role of stories and narrative as a technology for foundational econom...2021-11-211h 59THE SPACESHIP EARTH PODCASTEpisode 54 - Stories for Life - What if Stories are technologies for beautiful change?“Now there are lots of writers who talk about how foundational stories have been across history. Just take Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, in it he maps that without story, humans wouldn’t have been able to live in civilisations larger than about 20,000. That myth and story have been fundamental to our evolution as a species. And if we want to shift stories, we need to start thinking of them as technologies. We need to recognise them for the complex and potent things that they are.”
This episode explores the role of stories and narrative as a technology for foundational econom...2021-11-211h 59
The Owen Jones PodcastTories In Crisis As Their Polls SlumpAs the Tories are embroiled in corruption scandals, the polls are finally turning against them - after months of seeming apparently immune to pandemic mishandling, a fuel crisis, cuts to Universal Credit and a surge in the cost of living. But how much trouble are they in - and can Labour capitalise on the Tories' crisis?We're joined by Byline's Adam Bienkov and CLASS Director Ellie Mae O'Hagan.Plus - with a COP26 agreement signed - how much of a step forward or travesty is it? We're joined by human rights and environmental...2021-11-151h 04Power, People and PlanetDisha Ravi | Climate and Environmental Activist“There are no prisons big enough for ideas. They can’t put our ideas behind bars. Your movement and what you work for will always be bigger than you.”Disha Ravi is an Indian climate and environmental activist. She is a founder and active member of Fridays For Future India with a focus on “MAPA” (most affected people and areas). Her arrest and detention by the Indian government in February of 2021 was met with widespread international condemnation. In conversation with Kumi, Disha shares her perspective as a youth climate leader from the Global South. She explains wh...2021-11-0947 minPower, People and PlanetDr Amara Enyia | Managing Director of Diaspora Rising“The social contracts can always be negotiated. I think our responsibility actually is to be constantly negotiating what that social contract looks like. How we relate to each other. How we live with one another.”Dr Amara Enyia is a community organizer, lawyer and political strategist. A former candidate for Mayor of Chicago, she is currently the managing director of Diaspora Rising, an advocacy hub dedicated to strengthening the bonds amongst members of the global Black family.In this conversation, Kumi and Amara take an in-depth look at the relationship between cities and their residents, the...2021-11-0243 minPower, People and PlanetAshish Kothari | Environmental activist and co-founder of Kalpavriksh“Understanding that actually power lies inherent in us. It’s the responsibility and the rights and the beauties and the power to actually change society from within and outside.”Ashish Kothari is an Indian green activist, scholar and co-founder of the Kalpavriksh Environmental Action Group. He has served as chair of Greenpeace India, on the board of Greenpeace International and has been active with a number of people’s movements. He has also been part of the Indian government’s Environmental Appraisal Committee and other government initiatives. In this episode, Kumi and Ashish discuss al...2021-10-2050 minPower, People and PlanetDr Tolullah Oni | Urban epidemiologist and founder of UrbanBetter"Health is a public good. So if we have a market system that's not working for the public good, then that needs to change."Dr Tolullah Oni is a public health physician and urban epidemiologist. She grew up in Lagos and today is a Clinical Senior Research associate with the University of Cambridge as well as an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town. She is also Founder of UrbanBetter, an Africa-led, youth-privileged, science-based and equity-centred learning collaborative designing health and sustainability in cities.In this episode, Tolullah explains the deeper structural issues...2021-10-0554 min
The Gender at Work PodcastEpisode 19: Caring in a Post Covid WorldIn a passionate and wide-ranging conversation, Kumi Naidoo and Aruna Rao explore hope, fear, Black Lives Matter, feminist principles, intersectionality and structural change. They ask whether the institutions that were set up to protect us, like the police, and to enable social change, such as social services, the UN, and international development organizations, have failed us and whether we should keep trying to change them from the inside or tear them down and start again. This episode is a re-broadcast of Kumi’s new podcast - Power, People & Planet – produced by the Green Economy Coalition – which brings together activists, artist...2021-10-0159 minPower, People and PlanetTasneem Essop | Executive Director of Climate Action Network"There's nothing like watching the home that you live in being demolished by bulldozers to make you politically conscious."Growing up in Cape Town's District 6 in the 1970s, Tasneem experienced racial segregation, forced eviction and discrimination first hand. Her anti-apartheid activism eventually took her into politics, serving as a provincial environment minister in South Africa’s post-apartheid ANC government. As a radical minister within a conservative bureaucracy, Tasneem fought to connect environmental issues to poverty and development.Since then, Tasneem has served as WWF's head of global climate policy, going be...2021-09-1558 min
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: What anti-apartheid can teach the climate movementFrom protesting on the front lines against the apartheid in South Africa to sitting in the boardrooms of global climate change and human rights organisations, Kumi Naidoo is a lifelong activist with a tonne of experience in how to make people in power sit up and take notice. The only way? Through music, dance, culture – ‘artivism’, says Kumi, in this week’s Climate Quickie.“When I started as a 15 year old, I had an intuitive sense of injustice. [...] What I learned in the first sort of 10 years of my activism was probably the most instructive. I wish I had hung...2021-09-0104 minPower, People and PlanetCarne Ross | Writer, former British diplomat and founder of Independent Diplomat“Due to COVID 19 people have been questioning their basic contract. Is this government protecting me, and are these politicians doing what they claim to do, which is to look after us and to protect our health?” Once a British diplomat and now self proclaimed 'gentle anarchist', Carne Ross describes how solving today’s problems starts with shedding our assumptions about what works and what is possible. Drawing inspiration from diverse movements and places - the ancient Greeks, the philosophy of anarchy, and a Brazilian city - Ross reveals practical steps for re-imagining democracies so that they are capable...2021-08-3146 minPower, People and PlanetAruna Rao | Activist, feminist and co-founder of Gender At Work“We need to centre care, care in the widest sense of the word, as we try to rebuild in this post COVID era.”Aruna Rao is a feminist, an activist, and the co-founder of Gender At Work, an international network dedicated to building new cultures of equality and inclusion.In a passionate and wide-ranging conversation that opens with Aruna’s rendition of the spiritual Wade in the Water, Kumi and Aruna explore hope, fear, Black Lives Matter, intersectionality and structural change. They ask whether we have been failed by the institutions that were set up...2021-08-3157 min
NEXT NORMAL: Re-imagining Capitalism for Our Future“The Most Consequential Decade in Humanity’s History” with Kumi NaidooThis inspiring, must-listen new episode of Next Normal highlights the visionary thinking of South African leader, Kumi Naidoo. Naidoo is a life-long campaigner for human rights, social justice, and our environment – all issues that intersect with our global economic system. In his conversation with Amit, Kumi paints a compelling portrait of his early work as an anti-apartheid activist and describes how that activism still guides his work today. He tells Amit why he thinks the worst disease the world presently faces is not COVID-19 but “affluenza,” and he offers an urgent call-to-action for systemic change as we enter “the most con...2021-08-2044 min
Climate CuriousHow culture can help us win the climate war, p.2In the second of a special two-part feature, we’re back with South African human rights and environmental activist, Kumi Naidoo, on how we can tap into culture, communications and identity to influence politics and reveal the truth about the climate crisis.Follow Climate Curious:NewsletterInstagramTwitterLinkedInFacebookSuggest a topic you’d like Climate Curious to coverCreated by TEDxLondonProduced by Josie ColterEdit, mix, master by Ben BeheshtyCurated by Maryam Pasha Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst...2021-08-0443 min
Climate CuriousHow culture can help us win the climate war, p.1In the first of a special Climate Curious two-part feature, we hear from the extraordinary South African human rights and environmental activist, Kumi Naidoo, on how we can tap into culture, communications and identity to influence politics and reveal the truth about the climate crisis.Read the highlights in our article: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climatecuriouskumiFollow Climate Curious:NewsletterInstagramTwitterLinkedInFacebookSuggest a topic you’d like Climate Curious to coverCreated by TEDxLondonProduced by Josie ColterEdit, mix, ma...2021-07-2841 minPower, People and PlanetIntroducing | Power, People and Planet with Kumi NaidooFeeling at all freaked out by the state of the world at the moment? Wondering what you can do about it? Join Kumi Naidoo, the veteran social and environmental justice campaigner, to tackle some of the biggest issues of our time. In each episode Kumi is joined by activists, artists and community leaders who are dismantling our broken system - and building something better in its place. Hear their stories. Learn what has kept them fighting. Find out how we all can make a difference.2021-07-1501 min
The Breakfast XpressVACCINE HOARDING - DR KUMI NAIDOOAs we try to stay afloat in the midst of our third wave, we chat to Dr Kumi Naidoo on economic apartheid fuelling unequal access to vaccines and vaccine hoarding2021-05-2407 min
Reinventing SolidarityEpisode 6 - A Global Public Goods Approach to Combatting Climate ChangeFrom Durban, South Africa, New Labor Forum columnist Sean Sweeney interviews human rights and environmental leader Kumi Naidoo. In 2009, Naidoo became the first African head of Greenpeace, then went on to serve as Secretary General of Amnesty International, from 2018 to 2020. In his interview with Sweeney, Naidoo rebukes successive U.S. administrations for their failure to play a useful role in halting climate change. He also reproaches leaders in the global South who suggest they should be given a pass on environmental destruction as they seek to increase living standards and develop their economies.2020-12-0433 min
What Could Possibly Go Right?#22R Kumi Naidoo Reflection: Lifelong Dedication to Social MovementsOur host Vicki Robin reflects on her conversation with long-time activist Kumi Naidoo, as heard on episode 22 of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” Connect with Kumi NaidooWebsite: kuminaidoo.netTwitter: twitter.com/kuminaidooFollow WCPGR on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/postcarbonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/postcarboninstitute/Learn more: https://bit.ly/pci-wcpgrseries***Join us in December for a special Zoom call with Vicki! When you donate any amount to support the show, we'll...2020-11-1208 min
What Could Possibly Go Right?#22 Kumi Naidoo: A Broken Economic System, the Power of Intersectionality, and Why Giving Up Is Not An Option"Let's not let those that brought humanity to this point of destruction get away with the injustices that it created."Kumi Naidoo is recognized internationally as a forceful advocate for human rights, gender equity, economic justice, and environmental justice. A seasoned activist in South Africa during its struggle against apartheid, his long career of deep commitment to people and the planet has included serving as Executive Director of Greenpeace International and as Secretary General of Amnesty International. Kumi’s current roles include Professor of Practice, Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State Uni...2020-11-1031 min
Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast56. The Head and The Heart of Radical Leadership with Kumi Naidoo and Lindsay LevinThis week, something a little different! For our conversation, we are joined by South African Environmental and Human Rights Activist, Kumi Naidoo. Kumi is best know for his time running GreenPeace International and Amnesty International, two massive organizations that get at the heart of enacting justice in all it's forms around the world. We talk about what kind of leadership is needed in our search for environmental and racial justice. And our main guest this week is Lindsay Levin, CEO of Leaders' Quest. Lindsay has dedicated her life and her work to reshaping what leadership...2020-06-1259 min
CUANDO LAS GOTAS HACEN LLUVIACuando las gotas hacen lluvia 03x05En el programa de hoy miércoles 13 hablaremos sobre el cambio climático.
A partir de la 19:30 en el 106.4 FM.
"Es más que evidente que el cambio climático ya está teniendo impacto en los derechos humanos, y que ese impacto no va sino a intensificarse en los próximos años."
Kumi Naidoo, secretario general de Amnistía Internacional
#RadioOasis #CuandoLasGotasHacenLLuvia #AmnistíaInternacional #CambioClimático2020-01-281h 22
Global Dispatches -- World News That MattersKumi Naidoo, Head of Amnesty InternationalMy guest today, Kumi Naidoo, is Secretary General of Amnesty International. He's a longtime activist and civil society leader who joined the anti-apartheid movement as a teenager and for many years lead Greenpeace. In September, ahead of the UN Climate Summit, Amnesty International conferred its highest honor, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, to Greta Thunberg and the Friday's for the Future Movement. In this conversation I sought to draw out Kumi Naidoo's perspective as a longtime activist on this burgeoning transnational youth climate movement. That is the focus of much of our conversation in this episode. ...2019-09-2635 min
Conduit ConversationsEP.010 - Kumi NaidooPaul's guest this week is the Secretary General of Amnesty International (and fellow South African), Kumi Naidoo. From protesting against apartheid to heading up Greenpeace, Kumi reflects on his life as an activist, explains why he feels civil disobedience is so necessary and shares his take on our current global political climate.
This episode concludes series one of Conduit Conversations - we hope you've enjoyed it! We'll be back with for series two in the autumn, bringing you a new group of exceptional people who have changed the world for the better.2019-08-1248 min
The Bridge from The Aspen InstituteAi-jen Poo and Kumi Naidoo: Activism is an Act of LoveHow can we build a global movement of love in a time of change and hatred? Ai-jen Poo is the Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Co-Director of Caring Across Generations, and Co-Founder of Supermajority. Kumi Naidoo is a human rights activist and the current Secretary-General of Amnesty International. Kumi was also the first African head of Greenpeace. On this episode, Ai-jen and Kumi join host Peggy Clark, Vice President of the Aspen Institute and Executive Director of the Aspen Global Innovators Group, to discuss the state of global movements today and how activism is an act of...2019-06-1443 min
POLITICO's EU ConfidentialDavos Confidential 2019: Ep 3 - Amnesty's Kumi Naidoo — WHO chief TedrosKumi Naidoo, secretary-general of Amnesty International, talks to POLITICO's Ryan Heath in our latest pop-up podcast from the World Economic Forum.
Ryan also sums up his impressions of the WEF so far and talks to World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Wellcome Trust boss Jeremy Farrar about global efforts to improve mental health.2019-01-2319 min
EU ConfidentialDavos Confidential 2019: Ep 3 - Amnesty's Kumi Naidoo — WHO chief TedrosKumi Naidoo, secretary-general of Amnesty International, talks to POLITICO's Ryan Heath in our latest pop-up podcast from the World Economic Forum.Ryan also sums up his impressions of the WEF so far and talks to World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Wellcome Trust boss Jeremy Farrar about global efforts to improve mental health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-01-2320 min
100 Campaigns that Changed the WorldKumi NaidooEpisode 5 contains an interview with Kumi Naidoo, the South African Secretary General of Amnesty International, and well known campaigner on global poverty, climate justice and human rights. He covers and touches on several campaigns including Make Poverty History, Anti-Apartheid and climate change campaigns. Kumi speaks frankly about the current state of civil society, progress being won and lost and how he keeps motivated in the face of external and internal challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-01-1056 min
The CompassAfter the Crash: Power ShiftIn 2008 when the financial systems of the world’s richest countries crashed, others did not. Asian nations, especially China, bounced back quickly from the crisis, and were able to capitalise on their financial power to build up their reputation as global players.
Professor Ian Goldin looks at how this has led to a shift in power from West to East, the ripples of which can be seen in everything from the founding of the G20, to Chinese foreign investment in Africa, to a rise in confidence in developing countries. With this massive change in world power still underway, should we...2018-10-1026 min
AnalysisPower ShiftHow power moved from West to East after the 2008 financial crisis. Ian Goldin, professor of globalisation and development at Oxford University, explores how Asian nations, especially China, demonstrated resilience, and rebounded quickly from the crisis. This led to a profound loss of faith in the ability of the Western leaders to manage the global economy effectively.
Interviewees:
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former finance minister, Nigeria
Nick Stern, former chief economist, The World Bank
Jeffrey Sachs, professor Columbia University
Kumi Naidoo, secretary general, Amnesty International
Willem Buiter, former Chief Economist, Citibank
Martin Wolf, the chief economics commentator, The Financial Times
Kishore Mahbubani...2018-10-0128 min
Mothers of InventionWe Want A Colour TV! Climate Week specialThis episode comes to you direct from New York City where Maeve lives and Mary was attending Climate Week. Governments, diplomates, business leaders and climate change gathered to assess progress and push for solutions to avert the climate crisis and deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement. Mary and Maeve set up in a Manhattan studio, for a special dispatch from the week joined by a flurry of Mothers of Invention. Kumi Naidoo, the new Director General of Amnesty International, passes by the studio at the start of the week, to share his perspective on environmental...2018-09-3000 min
KWMR Post Carbon RadioKumi Naidoo and Africans RisingWe speak with Kumi Naidoo, former director of Greenpeace International who is now helping promote Africans Rising! Africans Rising is a new pan-Africanist movement launching this May 25th, African Liberation Day. From the first point of its founding charter, the Kilimanjaro Declaration, Africans Rising focuses on Africa's environment and natural resources in the context of justice and liberation. What can we learn from this effort for our own struggles for climate and environmental justice in the U.S.?2017-05-2328 min