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  • A tale of three cities

    A tale of three cities
    2019/06/27
    Current and former leaders of Commonwealth cities discuss how to maintain accountability to diverse constituents. South African writer and chair Gillian Slovo speaks to Hon. Khalid Belisle (Belmopan), H.E. Babatunde Fashola (Lagos), and Matthew Ryder (London).

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    40 分
  • Waste pickers’ rights

    Waste pickers’ rights
    2019/05/29
    This episode documents the struggle faced by South Africa's waste pickers to organise for their rights and recognition.

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    26 分
  • Just economies

    Just economies
    2019/04/29
    There is today an unquestioning global focus on economic growth. What governance approaches could make the global economy more just? Political commentator and columnist Owen Jones chairs a discussion with fellow journalist Sainath Palagummi (India) and economist Faiza Shaheen (UK).

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    42 分
  • Institutional racism

    Institutional racism
    2019/03/27
    This discussion examines the role of institutions in perpetuating structural discrimination in the fabric of governance, and examines ways of challenging and changing it. Historian and writer Onyeka Nubia chairs the discussion at the Commonwealth People’s Forum in London. Panellists include: Kalpana Kannabiran, a sociologist and legal researcher; Marai Larasi, a black women’s rights activist; and Tshepo Madlingozi, a senior lecturer in Law at the University of Pretoria.

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    40 分
  • Jamaicans for clean air

    Jamaicans for clean air
    2019/02/26
    What happens when air quality is so dangerous, it brings businesses, schools and other services to a close and hundreds of people to the doors of public health clinics? The Jamaica Environment Trust were already calling on the government to tackle the public health risks of contaminated air and water. In 2018, when the decades old problem of fires at the Riverton city Dump resurfaced, their calls got louder.

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    29 分