Our Podcast for Democracy is hosted by OPEN ED Giovanna Negretti and will bring you the latest thoughts and innovations on essential issues like climate change, indigenous activism, immigration, racial and gender equality, and the rise of authoritarianism, to name a few.
Let your inner progressive geek engage with the world's top strategists, practitioners, academics, funders and grassroots activists on a range of issues, such as innovative ways to mobilize young people; the risks and opportunities of AI; and the key role of digital organizing in defeating the alt right.
The Podcast For Democracy is brought to you by OPEN [The Online Progressive Engagement Network] and is hosted by its Executive Director, Giovanna Negretti.
Episode 1: How well do we know Gen Z?
How well do we know Gen Z? Executive Director of OPEN Giovanna Negretti speaks with John Della Volpe, Director of Polling at the Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the author of Fight: How Gen Z is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Save America on Gen Z and their impact on our current reality and future promise.
Episode 2: US Money in Global Far Right Movements
Funding for far-right movements around the world can be traced back to diverse sources in the United States. What are the implications and can anything be done to counter this? Executive Director of OPEN Giovanna Negretti speaks with Keesha Gaskins-Nathan, Director for the Democratic Practice US Programs and the Racial Justice Initiative at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Trellis Stepter, Senior Program officer for Climate Change Solutions and Democratic Values at the Mertz Gillmore Foundation on the influence of money and the state of democracy in the US and beyond.
Episode 6: Special Edition in Spanish / Edición Especial en Español
La directora ejecutiva de OPEN, Giovanna Negretti, emite una edición especial en español en donde conversa con Yeshing Juliana Upún Yos, mujer indígena activista de Guatemala, sobre su trabajo con jóvenes, mujeres y personas de comunidades marginadas en temas de clima y defensa de la naturaleza y biodiversidad en Guatemala. Esta entrevista ha sido posible gracias al Equipo de Derechos Humanos de la Conservación de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN) junto con el Foro Indígena sobre Biodiversidad.
Episode 4: Inspiration from Indigenous women leadership on climate
Indigenous communities are among the most affected by climate change and nature loss and their contributions are essential in designing and implementing solutions to sustainable development. How are indigenous women leading these efforts in countries like Kenya and the Phillipines?
Executive Director of OPEN Giovanna Negretti speaks with indigenous women activists Abigail Kitma and Lucy Mulenkei on climate and nature activism led by indigenous and first nations women in the Phillipines and Kenya. The interviews were made possible thanks to the Human Rights in Conservation Team of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with the Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity.
Episode 3: AI is rapidly advancing. How do we prepare?
In this episode, Executive Director of OPEN Giovanna Negretti speaks with Sam Gregory, Executive Director of Witness.org about the impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Rights activism around the world.
Episode 5: Lessons on Rise of Far Right in Latin America
There are interesting lessons from the rise of the far right in Latin America. Can these lessons be applied elsewhere? Executive Director of OPEN Giovanna Negretti discusses the rise of the far right in Latin America with Cristobal Rovira-Kaltwasser, the Director of UltraLab, a laboratory for the Study of the Alt Right based in Santiago de Chile.
