An Artist’s Reflection on Alafu and the First Anniversary of Kenya’s “Gen Z” Protests
“Alafu, Alafu, Alafu, Alafu, Alafu,” the audience, then in a frenzy, sang with me. I broke the fourth wall and joined them from where they were standing; some were seated. It was a motley crowd but for the most part it comprised activists, some of whom I had been in the streets with. I held […]
Could Rest Re-Shape How We Meet the Climate Crisis?
When Jennifer Uchendu first began climate organizing in Lagos more than a decade ago, her energy was directed outward on action. She founded SustyVibes, a youth-led nonprofit that has since trained and mobilized many young people across Africa to take measures toward a more sustainable future. But in recent years, her attention has turned to […]
The Canopy Collective: Weaving Science, Art, and Indigenous Knowledge For Conservation
What is the language of love that mahouts use to communicate with their elephants? How deep is the ecological wisdom of forest women, preserved through oral traditions and folklore? These questions drive the work of ORA India Fellow Dr. Nandini Velho—a scientist, field biologist, and conservationist whose research lives at the intersection of the biophysical, […]
The Weal Podcast
The Weal Podcast is a limited podcast series on rest in the polycrisis produced by ORA Africa 2023 Fellow, Jennifer Uchendu. Her work focuses on the connections between Eco-Anxiety, Climate Change, and Mental Health. The Weal Podcast features a series of conversations with African change makers on rest in the polycrisis and how to reclaim […]
Holding the Fire 2: Ancient Wisdom with Anne Poelina
A conversation with Dr. Anne Poelina, the professor and chair of Indigenous Knowledge at Notre Dame University there, as well as the chair of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council.
Holding the Fire 1: Indigenous voices around the world
Dahr Jamail speaks with Dilafruz Khonikboyeva about how people can live through collapse while maintaining their core identities and values.
Bringing to light the polycrisis with a focus on India and philanthropic action
How does a polycrisis lens inform approaches to philanthropy in India?
Shared Global Problems Make Imagined Futures Relatable Across Cultures
Indian novelist Samit Basu discusses how speculative and science fiction genres transcend cultural and national borders more easily than expected.
Silk Punk and the Reimagining of Modernity
Ken Liu discusses the “silk punk” genre and how it overturns the paradigm of diminishing or erasing Indigenous ways of knowing.