Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd
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As this chapter of Reasons to be Cheerful almost draws to a close we wanted to leave you feeling motivated and inspired to take action on the things you care most about, from climate change to inequality. Feeling disempowered and frustrated with the state of the world? Our three guests are here to tell you why doing your bit can be joyful, fun and might just restore your faith in humanity a little bit! We hear from Froi Legaspi from Citizens UK who tells us about his journey into community organising, from Emily Bolton who's working with Grimsby Football Club to build a more optimistic future for the town, and to Dan McCallum, who back in 1998 started an energy co-op in Wales that's now the biggest rooftop solar co-op in the UK.
Plus: Keep sending us your messages of what you've learnt from the pod since 2017! We'd love to hear from you at reasons@cheerfulpodcast.com
Guests
Froi Legaspi, Senior Organiser, Citizens UK (@FroilanLegaspi / @CitizensUK)
Emily Bolton, Founder, Our Future (@EmilyJBolton_ / @OurFutureGY)
Dan McCallum, Co-Founder & Manager, Awel Aman Tawe (@AwelAmanTawe)
More information
Check out the work of Citizens UK including their local chapters
Read more about the work of Our Future and of Awel Aman Tawe
Want to set up your own project? Go to Community Energy England, Wales & Scotland
Dan also mentioned Energy4All
Learn more about the work of We're Right Here, the campaign for a Community Power Act and of Locality
UCL's Policy Lab is undertaking a new project called Ordinary Hope, find out more here
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122. SCHOOL OF ROCKING THE BOAT: training the activists of tomorrow
121. THE SKY’S THE LIMIT: reining in the fat cat pay gap
120. ON FIRE: in conversation with Naomi Klein
119. THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2019 CHART SHOW
118. CHEERFUL OFFICE XMAS PARTY
117. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
116. YOU HAVE TO VOTE: the case for compulsory participation
115. GOING BACK TO MY GRASSROOTS: the return of the ground campaign
114. A VOTE FOR THE PLANET: making this the climate election
113. WHY AM I SEEING THIS AD: regulating campaigns in the digital age
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112. THE ELECTION WILL BE TELEVISED: leaders’ debates and democracy
111. UNIVERSAL JOBS GUARANTEE: 21st century full employment
110. (F)AIR MILES: the case for a frequent flyer tax
109. FAKE IT ‘TIL YOU BREAK IT: challenging the spread of disinformation
108. KEEP IT CIVIL (AND DISOBEDIENT): the power of non-violent direct action
107. WHEN THEY GO LOW, WE GO HIGH (STREET)
106. BACK TO THE FUTURE: representing the coming generations
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