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Faith In The Community Interview with Bishop Of Edmonton

In this Podcast we interview Robert Wickham the Bishop of Edmonton about Faith in the Community.

Today religion is playing a more important part in many people’s lives than it did a decade or so ago even though the number attending traditional churches has declined.

Why is this and how important is it that faith organisations engage with communities not to just to increase their numbers but because they want to confront some pressing social problems.

Bishop Rob is passionate about civil society playing a major part in tackling the issues of knife crime, youth violence, school exclusions and poverty. Bishop Rob studied at the university of Durham, where he studied geography, especially urban regeneration, and perceptual geography.

He has worked in some Parishes before becoming a Bishop that were some of the most deprived in the UK and has been involved in the food bank and credit union movement.

What then does religion play in a society that faces huge social and economic problems. This is what we will discuss with Bishop Rob.

Performing Arts & Youth Crime

In this Podcast we interview Nina Lewis of Platinum Performing Arts which offers vocational training for young people in stage productions giving them the industry experience they deserve.

Nina also believe that performing arts can play an important role in combatting youth crime and she will tell us about the work that they do to achieve this.

Global Governance & Climate Change

Here we interview David James Parker who believes that our international institutions are not fit for purpose in the present century. He believes they were created in a different epoch and times have now changed.

How do we reform them so they can deliver on crucial questions like climate change. James was a Parliamentary Research Intern for the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP (when Hilary was the Cabinet Minister for International Development) and Research Intern for the leading think tank the Fabian Society. James has been a Policy Advisor for the Government on Energy and Climate Change.

This is part of the Conversations Across Borders series of interviews done by tracesdreams and GlobalNet21

Deportation & The Tragedy Of Madhi - Interview With Melanie Smith

In this Podcast we interview Melanie Smith about her campaign over a member of her church Madhi. - a gay Christian man from Iran currently being detained.

Melanie and friends feared that his life was at risk if he is forcibly deported. Madhi, after having been detained and tortured in Iran twice before escaping to Europe, was then homeless and abused in Germany before making his way to the UK. Here he met his partner, Ian, and started attending Melanie’s church.In the webinar

Melanie will tell us how this all happened, what she and others have done about it and the serious issues this raises.

Action On Meridian Water - Interview With Tolga Aramaz

In this webinar Podcast we interview Tolga Aramaz - a Councillor in Enfield and we discussed the Meridian Water development in Edmonton

He and other Enfield Councillors as well as many other Enfield residents have got together to set up, Meridian for Council Homes (M4CH).

They are a campaign group demanding that public land is used for the public good and that the council must build 100% council homes at social rent and that we provide 100% secure tenancies for all

Feeding The Community From My Allotment

In this Podcast we interview of Candice McDonald who has lived in Edmonton, North London,  for most of her life and has seen the impact poverty has had. She decided to use her allotment to do something about it, setting up a community kitchen to help feed her neighbours with the produce she has grown.

The Legacy of Dag Hammarskjöld - An Interview With Caroline Hammarskjöld

In this Podcast we interview the grand niece of Dag Hammarskjöld who was the second Secretary General of the United Nations and who died in a mysterious plane crash.

Caroline Hammarskjöld talks about the legacy of her great uncle, the international situation today and also about her own work to further the vision of Dag Hammarskjöld.

The Edmonton Incinerator & Local Opposition

In this Podcast we interviewed Carina Millstone of the Stop the Incinerator campaign in Edmonton when we ask questions about whether incinerators are the right solution at a time of climate change. This is not just a local issue but one that affects North London and indeed it is a nationwide concern At a time of climate emergency how we deal with the problem of waste is a concern that affects us all.

The Voluntary Sector, Local Authorities & Climate Change.

In this Podcast we talk to Jenny Edwards who was the Chief Executive of Homeless Link and a consultant with local authorities and the voluntary sector advising on how to create frameworks for change.

This is a critical task in the links between statutory authorities and the voluntary sector when creating strategies around climate change. She explains how they can work together but how they must change to do so

Community Energy and Climate Justice

In this Podcast we interview Camila Berens and Giovanna Speciale from SELCE about their project of providing community energy, addressing climate change and tackling fuel poverty. South East London Community Energy (SELCE) is a not-for-profit social enterprise. It was formed by residents of Greenwich and Lewisham who want to play an active role in shaping the energy future of South East London. Taking action on climate change and fuel poverty lies at the heart of our business model.