In migrant justice work there are No Small Victories (Kamila Shamsie). Lucy Nabijou from Haringey Welcome talks to guests surviving and resisting the UK’s Hostile Environment immigration policy and explores what a kinder and more hopeful society could look like.
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Tales of Resistance is a collection of Stories about how the powerless resisted and changed the course of history. Many of these stories have gone untold, many names will not be recognizable, but you will almost always recognize the results that followed.
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Antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections have been recognized globally as a significant threat to public health. In this podcast series, we're going to be talking to folks who are working to address the AMR crisis, we'll hear how they got started working with AMR and why they care about it so much...all that and more in Tales of the Resistance.Ready to learn more about AMR? Check in with the iAMResponsible team: https://iamrproject.unl.edu/
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Lucy talks to Vincent Okosodo, an entrepreneur, campaigner and Nigerian migrant about his long and painful journey through the UK's hostile immigration system. Follow the links below to find out more about the issues and policies mentioned in this podcast, including the mental health cost of current migration policies in the UK, and to learn more a…
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Lucy speaks to Nanou Thassinda, a community activist with Migrants Organise, about her campaign work and her experience of migrating to the UK from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Follow the links below to find out more about Migrants Organise, the campaigns mentioned in this podcast and the Democratic Republic of Congo. To learn more about Harin…
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We're back! No Small Victories returns from the summer break with a very special episode about a hotel for asylum seekers in Haringey and its closure. We meet and hear from those who lived and worked in the hotel, as well as the community who campaigned to support its residents. Follow the links below to find out more about the events and organisat…
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A special message to No Small Victories Podcast listeners Haringey Welcome Statement on Violence Across the UK https://haringeywelcome.org/2024/08/05/haringey-welcome-statement-on-riots/ To learn more about No Small Victories and Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our website at https://haringeywelcome.org/ or follow us on Twitter @HaringeyWelcom…
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Lucy talks to Martin Newell, a Catholic Priest and social activist about his work for migrant justice in Haringey for the London Catholic Worker, including his involvement in Giuseppe Conlon House, a home for destitute migrants in North London. Follow the links below to find out more about the London Catholic Worker and Giuseppe Conlon House as wel…
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Lucy talks to ‘Ahmed’, an asylum seeker from Afghanistan who worked for NATO until 2021. He explains why he fled his country and what sustains him in his quest for safety as he navigates the UK’s cruel, hostile environment policies. Follow the links below to find out more about Afghanistan and the challenges Afghan refugees face in finding safety i…
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Lucy talks to Tonya Mavri about her work with children and families for Caris Haringey and her memories of growing up in Tottenham in the 1980s and 1990s. Please visit Caris Haringey to find out more and consider donating here. Follow the links below to find out more about the issues and organisations mentioned in this podcast . To learn more about…
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Welcome to Season 2 of No Small Victories! In this first episode , Lucy speaks to Rossana Leal, Founder and CEO of The Refugee Buddy Project and a refugee who arrived in Britain from Chile in the 1970s. Recorded at the end of 2023, fifty years after the violent right-wing Chilean coup toppled Salvador Allende's democratic government and brought a 1…
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In this episode, we remember the remarkable but tragic life of Sharif Barko, long term resident of Haringey, friend and supporter of Haringey Welcome, and a Sudanese refugee from Darfur’s Massaleit community, who was tragically killed on a family visit to Darfur in January 2021. Through Sharif’s story we explore the wider context of conflict and ge…
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Lucy speaks to Mavis, a single mum, author, campaigner, and migrant, about coming to the UK from Jamaica as a teenager and living for decades with insecure immigration status, navigating rules and systems such as ‘no recourse to public funds’ and the ‘ten-year route’. Mavis explains how she eventually found her power and her voice and the courage t…
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Lucy speaks to Mulugeta, Resettlement Support Worker at Haringey Council, about his experience of growing up in war-torn Eritrea, of travelling for two years in search of sanctuary, and finally of enduring the challenges of the UK’s hostile asylum system. Mulugeta shares his love of education and commitment to community development, which have allo…
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No Small Victories: Abdulrahman Bdiwi
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Lucy speaks to Abdulrahman Bdiwi, Lived Experience Involvement Officer at Breaking Barriers, about his experience of starting a new life in Britain after coming here via the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme. In a remarkably honest and revealing conversation, Abdulrahman describes the many challenges he and his family have lived through…
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Lucy speaks to Revd Matt Lunn, Minister at Muswell Hill Methodist Church, about how, together with Rabbi David Mason of Muswell Hill Synagogue, he set up Muswell Hill Welcomes, a support initiative for asylum seekers and refugees in the area. Follow the links below to find out more about Muswell Hill Methodist Church and Muswell Hill Welcomes. To l…
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Lucy speaks to Dr Latefa Guemar about her personal and professional experience of the UK’s asylum and immigration system. They discuss Latefa’s forthcoming book, Algerian Women and Diasporic Experience (September 2023). You can find out about the UK’s complex asylum and immigration system and other topics mentioned by Latefa by following the links …
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Lucy speaks to Alison Davy about Community Cook Up in Northumberland Park and its ethos: solidarity not charity. They talk about the importance of providing a safe, friendly environment for people to meet and about the magic food offers to bring people together. You can find out more about the Community Cook Up by following the links below. To lear…
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Lucy speaks to Joel from Haringey Anti-Raids about the development of the Anti-Raids Network and their activities in Haringey. How can immigration raids be resisted and what rights do those being targeted have? They also discuss plans to protest removal of asylum seekers from a Haringey hotel to the notorious Napier Barracks. The protest took place…
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Leyla Laksari, CEO of Living Under One Sun in Tottenham, tells Lucy about her arrival in the UK from Iran in 1976, her work with migrant communities and the importance of collective space, friendship and belonging. They discuss how land, food and creativity can foster wellbeing, how much we can learn from each other and why we are stronger together…
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Lucy speaks to Jessica Potter, Consultant at North Middlesex University Hospital, about the right to health and dignity for all. They discuss why the Hostile Environment is so detrimental to our collective wellbeing and how racism is corroding the UK’s public health provision. You can find out more about health-focused organisations campaigning for…
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This week on Tales of the Resistance, we'll jump back into our deep dig mini series with a look at the work being done in environmental engineering to combat antimicrobial resistance. Our star interviewee today is Dr. Xu Li, a professor at the University of Nebraska. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outre…
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New mini series from Tales of the Resistance! We'll discover more about the work being done to combat antimicrobial resistance through interviews with our team specialists and bring in the voices of specialists in other fields affected by antimicrobial resistance. Today, Eduardo Gutiérrez-Rodríguez is back to dig deeper into how antimicrobial resis…
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In our final episode of our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19," we are joined by the woman herself Kari Nixon. We get her reflections on what she wrote, and its context now that the book has been out for a while. We talk about death - again, and we think about AMR, as always. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project,…
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Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with the conclusion: Covid-19s darkest timeline. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle chat about how all of the lessons in the book inform how we understand the covid-19 crisis and what we can do about the coming AMR threat. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible projec…
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Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 10: The hot zone. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle talk about Ebola, and how xenophobia shaped responses to disease overseas, with deadly consequences. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outreach team led by Amy Schm…
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Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 9: The great social leveler. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle talk about STDs, tuberculosis, and how social attitudes towards disease impact how the disease spreads. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outreach team l…
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Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 8: The kids are not alright. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle talk about the 1918 influenza pandemic, how to prepare for pandemics, and how socially disruptive they have always been, and will continue to be. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible projec…
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Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 7: An ethics debate for the ages. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle talk about the experience of Mary Mallon (Typhoid Mary) and what this can teach us about how people respond to new scientific information that could require them to change behaviors. This sho…
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Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with the interlude: Let's talk about death. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle get ready to face their own mortality and think about how maybe the Victorians knew a thing or two about grief that we could learn from. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a na…
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Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 4: Wash your hands. In this discussion, Mara, Amber, and Noelle get to talking about the "discovery" of handwashing and what the methods used to communicate that new knowledge can teach us about effective science communication. This show is produced by the iAMRespon…
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Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 5: Germs, germs everywhere. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle talk about germ theory: the good, the bad, the apocalyptic! Plus what does this historical perspective on how humans first understood bacteria tell us about how we can better address the AMR challe…
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Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 3: Let's stick together. In this discussion, Mara and Amber are joined by recent guest Noelle Atieno Mware to explore what the cholera epidemics in London in the mid-1800s tell us about how important community is for addressing contagious disease, and how community …
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Continuing our deep dive on “Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19” with chapter 2: Risky Business. In this discussion Mara and Amber explore what the work of Daniel Defoe has to tell us about how societies can or should react to pandemics or widespread infectious diseases. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide univer…
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This week on Tales of the Resistance we begin a multi-week deep dive on the book “Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19” written by iAMResponsible member Kari Nixon. During this series, our hosts will discuss the lessons of the book, about how people react and act in a world of infectious disease, and try to apply those lessons to AMR, and how w…
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In this episode hosts Mara and Amber chat with Noelle Atieno Mware, one of their frequent collaborators during her studies at the University of Nebraska. Noelle shares her thoughts on priorities for future efforts and research related to AMR and why she has been so drawn to the work. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide…
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Did you know that antimicrobial resistance isn't just about antibiotics? AMR refers to genetic mutations in all kinds of microbes (bacteria, fungi, viruses, etc) that allow them to survive the effects of an antimicrobial (antibiotics, antifungal, fungicide, biocide, disinfectant, etc.) that should kill them. So yeah, AMR is everywhere. In this week…
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Antimicrobial resistance isn't just something that impacts grumpy old people - kids need to know about AMR too! Lindsay Chichester is an extension educator at the University of Nevada where she works to develop educational experiences for kids in her state on topics related to animal husbandry and health - and AMR! In this week's episode, we hear m…
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On this week's episode of Tales of the Resistance we're checking in with our resident English teacher - wait what? A podcast series about microbes is going to English class? Indeed we are, this week Dr. Kari Nixon, from Whitworth University, is joining us to talk about her specialization - medical humanities, specifically how we (humans) have respo…
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Since antimicrobial resistance is about microbes, it is probably a good idea to sit down with a microbiologist! Divya Jaroni is a food microbiologist and professor at Oklahoma State University and in this episode, she shares with Mara and Amber her tale of resistance, how she first learned about AMR, why she’s so passionate about working to address…
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Time to break out the shades and sunscreen everybody this week on “Tales of the Resistance” we have Emmanuel Okello from sunny University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. This week is wild as we talk not only about AMR’s effect on people but animals, more specifically livestock. Emmanuel brings a fresh perspective to the table as …
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Welcome to “Tales of the Resistance” a podcast centered around learning about antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Hosted by three members of iAMResponsible team, a nationwide outreach effort on AMR, Mara Zelt, Amber Patterson, and Bella Breinig work together at the University of Nebraska and with the iAMResponsible team, and on this podcast – what are …
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Mara, Amber, and Bella continue their journey learning about microbe resistance with Eduardo Gutiérrez-Rodríguez this week on “Tales of the Resistance.” Eduardo brings his expertise in AMR’s effects on produce production to the discussion today from his research and outreach with Colorado State University. In this episode we found ourselves asking …
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Welcome to “Tales of the Resistance” a podcast centered around learning about the IAMResponisble team and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Hosted by 3 iAMResponsible staffers Mara Zelt, Amber Patterson, and Bella Breinig – they looove those microbes. This week on “Tales of the Resistance” we have a manure connoisseur, microbe master, and our boss Am…
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Welcome to “Tales of the Resistance” a podcast all about resistance, not political but microbiological, in other words: antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR is a serious and growing public health threat that impacts us all. We all have a story to tell about how it can and does impact our lives. So in this series members of the iAMResponsible team, a…
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When we last left our hero, She had changed her name in advance of escaping bondage. Here she breaks free, Leads others to freedom, and becomes the first woman to lead a Military Mission for the US. Our Resistance of the Week features the year-long resistance and eventual success of New Jersey 11th for Change. Our Action of the Week outlines how to…
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In Episode 1a, I will introduce the show, then we are going to talk about one of my favorite Civil Rights Leaders. She was a slave, a spy, and the first woman to lead a military mission for the US: Araminta Ross. After the first part of our story, which will continue in the next episode, we then talk about the impact of the 2017 Women's March and f…
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