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Someone Smart Says writing letters saves lives
In this episode, we will talk about the Write for Rights campaign.
Write for Rights is an annual global letter-writing campaign by Amnesty International where millions of people join to demand justice for human rights defenders who have wrongfully been imprisoned or whose rights have been violated. Through the power of people, there have been activists freed from prison and the campaign has been proven to be highly effective.
I talked to Joke Schaapman who has been volunteering for Amnesty International for over 20 years. She started writing letters as a young girl and has never stopped!
Find out more about Write for Rights and write your own letter!
You can join us on the 9th of December at the beurs, Wirdumerdijk 34 in Leeuwarden, between 11 and 15 and write the letters together or you can write your own letter online!
Letter toolkit and information on who to write for
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/act30/5834/2022/en/
online letters/ online petition
https://join.amnesty.org/page/114929/petition/1?mode=DEMO&locale=en-US
All you have to do is pick up a pen and you can fight for someone's rights!
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In the first episode of this month, we talk to Brigit Megens a community organizer for Amnesty Netherlands. She is currently working on the let’s talk about yes campaign against sexual violence. You will learn more about the campaign, Amnesty International, and the concept of human power throughout this episode. We will talk about what Brigit has learned working with activists and how to become more active in your own life for the things that are important to you.
Trigger warning in this episode we will discuss the “Let’s talk about yes” campaign against sexual violence. We will therefore talk about the current laws in the Netherlands that are not consent-based, how higher education can protect their students better, and about common misconceptions about sexual violence.
Please feel free to skip this episode entirely or certain parts if you are not comfortable or if this is a sensitive topic for you.
Are you curious if your school or university has signed the manifesto of the Let’s talk about yes campaign?
Welcome back to someone smart says if you listen closely your coffee beans will tell you a story!
Last time we talked with Nicholas Q. Emlen, a linguistic anthropologist, about the daily life and struggles of coffee farmers in the Andean rainforest. If this is new to you, then first check out Someone smart says your coffee beans will tell you a story if you listen closely, part 1.
We left things off by talking about the safety and dangers that come from living in the area. In this episode, we will talk about the cocaine trade, the realities of being a coffee farmer, aspirations for the younger generations, spirituality, and sustainable farming. Trigger warning we will also discuss heavier subjects in this episode like drugs, violence, a hostage situation, and the effects of poverty.
Enjoy "Someone Smart Says if you listen closely your coffee beans will tell you a story" part 2!
Have you ever wondered where your coffee comes from? What stories and lives are behind something as mundane as drinking your coffee in the morning? Today we have Nicholas Q. Emlen with us. He is a linguistic anthropologist who studies multilingualism and migration and who is the author of the book Language, Coffee, and Migration on an Andean-Amazonian Frontier. Nick will talk about his fieldwork in the Peruvian rainforest where he studied Quechua and Matsigenka while learning more about the lives of local coffee farmers. We will touch upon coffee farming, daily life, the cocaine trade, spirituality, and the effect of climate change on the region
There will be two parts, the first one will focus on a variety of topics like Indigenous languages, the arrival of the internet, gas drilling, deforestation, the process and local history of coffee farming, the use of chainsaws, and education for children, so stay tuned.
Enjoy "Someone Smart Says if you listen closely your coffee beans will tell you a story" part 1!
Welcome to Someone Smart Says! Find out more about this Podcast by listening to this Trailer. You will get a quick overview of what to expect and can also find out why I decided to make this Podcast.
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