Crossing Borders Conversations: Recent Episodes
Owen Savage
Featuring our Hatebusters project, in this episode of Crossing Borders Conversations CBC Podcast, we spoke with Christian Mogensen, a lecturer and specialist consultant from the Center for Digital Pedagogy. Focusing on online hate speech, Christian explained to us how hate speech takes an online form and what they at the Center for Digital Pedagogy have found in "The Angry Internet" research.
In this episode, we also speak with one of our own, the Hatebusters project coordinator, Pauline Teruin, who shared with us what the Hatebusters project is about.
As of April 2021, Denmark decided to revoke residence permits for Syrian Refugees. Denmark claims that Damascus and the surrounding areas are now safe to return to, but it is the first European state to do so. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, along with Amnesty International, has expressed concern over Denmark’s decision.
Listen as Agob and Morten from Trampoline House discuss what it feels like to be a Syrian refugee in the context of current Danish migration policy, the notion of social fascism, and enforcing social change as a form of art.
We look at a modern labour struggle in Copenhagen’s gig economy where Wolt couriers are fighting to be considered employees. You’ll also hear about how Crossing Borders have contributed to improving workers’ rights across the globe.
Episode 1 of the Crossing Borders podcast, featuring Charlotte and Gift from Circus Zambia and Garba Diallo, the founder and director of Crossing Borders. Listen as Charlotte and Gift describe their project Together for Girls which uses Circus Skills to empower and educate young people, while Garba tells us about the origins of the organisation that helps make these projects happen.