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#ChangeTheCulture: International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day Better Angels special focuses on the theme #ChangeTheCulture Ìý- a challenge to end violence against girls and women both in the UK and around the world.
Welcome to the Key! Here you can find a comprehensive information toolkit to help you advocate for education both locally and on the global stage.
From government and aid budgets to corporate boardrooms, education is on the chopping block. The Key has all of the talking points, facts and infographics to answer questions such as why invest in education now, why is it relevant and how does it relate to other priorities?Ìý
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The Importance of Girls’ Education
In this Better Angels episode focusing on the importance of girls’ education, Sarah Brown talks to an array of inspirational guests including Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed, former Australian Prime Minister and Chair of the Global Partnership for Education Julia Gillard, young education champions Shazia Ramzan and Kainat Riaz, and co-founder of HOPE for Children Cameroon and ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Global Youth Ambassador Joannes Yimbesalu. Amina Mohammed talks about the the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on the gender and education goals. She highlights the basic right to education that all girls are entitled to and the potential it brings to their future life and family. Julia Gillard discusses her move from politics into education and her role with the Global Partnership for Education. Shazia Ramzan and Kainat Riaz, who were also attacked in the shooting of Malala Yousafzai on their school bus in Pakistan in 2012, discuss their journey back into education, as well as how they now help and inspire other girls to continue fighting for their right to education. Joannes Yimbesalu talks about his work with children in rural Cameroon and how to ensure they stay in school and learn in a safe environment.
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New Year Special
Happy New Year! Welcome to the first Better Angels episode of 2018, the podcast for the activist spirit.
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Safe Schools
In this episode of Better Angels focusing on Safe Schools, Sarah Brown talks to the Director for Education Cannot Wait Yasmine Sherif, Nigerian lawyer Zannah Mustapha, who helped to secure the release of dozens of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram, former ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï GYA and active campaigner Courage Nyamhunga, and activist and campaigner Sylvia Kayko.
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Safe Schools: An Education Free from Violence (August 2017)
Every child in the world has the right to an education without fear of violence or attack. Every school should be a safe place for children to learn, play and fulfil their potential.Ìý But every year millions of children and young people have their education disrupted - by conflicts, direct attacks on schools, military occupation of schools, sexual abuse, bullying and other forms of violence. Each of these is an attack on the future of children, an attack on hope itself.
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Interview Special: Harriet Lamb
In this interview special Sarah Brown talks to CEO of International Alert Harriet Lamb about peacebuilding, and her longstanding career working for Fairtrade International, The Fairtrade Foundation and International Alert.
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#BetterAngels Interview Special: Dr. Denis Mukwege
Sarah Brown talks to Dr. Denis Mukwege, a doctor saving women’s lives in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Ìý
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Peacebuilding
Sarah Brown talks to Harriet Lamb, Kirthi Jayakumar, Jakaya Kikwete with contributions from United Nations Secretary General António Guterres.
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Lord Cashman CBE: Interview Special
Sarah Brown talks to Lord Cashman CBE, a social campaigner dedicated to tackling poverty and social injustice. Throughout his life, Michael Cashman has championed LGBT issues and been at the centre of unfolding changes in legislation and social acceptance for LGBT people in Britain, as well as actively campaigning internationally.
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No stage is too small: Learning from Millennials
Sarah Brown talks to youth activists and artists including Amrit Kaur Lohia and Benedict Joson, the ‘super connector’ Marc Adelman and Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good Immigrant anthology.
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Interview Special: Peter Tatchell
In this episode Sarah talks to the uncompromising human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, who has just marked his 50th anniversary of being in the front line of tackling human rights abuses and challenging the status quo in the interests of equality.
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Lessons from the LGBT struggle for equality in the UK
Sarah Brown talks to Lord Michael Cashman CBE, Peter Tatchell and Julian Clary.