Connecting Communities & a Working Class Perspective on Climate - Caitriona Kenny

I came to know Caitríona through Extinction Rebellion. She has been showing up to protests since she was a child, and organising them since she was in her teens! She is an activist who advocated anti war, animal rights, Repealing the 8th, and of course the environment. She is now a member of Connecting Cabra & The Dóthain Collective, as well as being a recent graduate of the DCU Masters in Climate Change programme. You can follow her on Twitter @KennyCaitriona.

We covered:

[04:30] What inspired Caitriona to be the change she wanted to see.

[06:50] Connecting Cabra – what’s involved & how it started.

[13:40] Advice for anyone wanting to start a community group.

[14:35] DCU Masters in Climate Change

[21:00] How the climate movement can’t be discriminatory to marginalised groups such as disabled & working class communities.

[30:50] Framing climate action in a positive light.

[35:15] Tips for saving money that are also more eco friendly!

[40:10] Her favourite protest memories.

[43:00] Random questions

Also mentioned:

Energy Master Plan

Bloomin' Crumlin

Ringsend Sustainable Energy Community

Ecolution

Environmental Justice in Ireland report

Commuinity Supported Agriculture (CSA)

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