{"id":473012,"date":"2020-10-05T04:13:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T11:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=473012"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:19:28","slug":"ep-87-climate-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2020\/10\/05\/ep-87-climate-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 87: Climate Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7637\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-473012-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/87_Ep_87_FINAL.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/87_Ep_87_FINAL.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/87_Ep_87_FINAL.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/87_Ep_87_FINAL.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_pinw=473012-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/87_Ep_87_FINAL.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"87_Ep_87_FINAL.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('473012-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_473012-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_473012-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_embed=473012-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/disability-visibility\/id1282878324\u00a0?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fdisabilityvisibilityproject.com%2F%3Fp%3D473012\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today\u2019s episode is on climate action with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keraoregan\">Kera Sherwood-O&#8217;Regan,<\/a>\u00a0an indigenous multidisciplinary storyteller and activist based in Aotearoa, also known as New Zealand. Kera&#8217;s work and activism centers structurally oppressed communities in social change, and crosses the intersections of indigenous &amp; disability rights, health, and climate change. Kera will share about her involvement in climate activism and its intersections with disability and indigenous activism and why climate movements must center indigenous and disabled people.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1JXeE2QJ4Ru3YG3XmD2F4O-5bM831p23FtET3F9X-QYw\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>[Google doc]<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Climate-Action.pdf\"><strong>[PDF]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2019\/11\/03\/ep-63-climate-change\/\"><strong>Ep 63: Climate Change with Layel Camargo &amp; Elena Aurora and Alex Ghenis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a call out to white disabled Aotearoa. <\/p>\n<p>Take a minute. Disability spaces are so exclusive against M\u0101ori &amp; multiply oppressed folk, &amp; yet there are lots of white disabled folk aligning with the people doing us harm without thinking about whakapapa of projects or orgs.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kera O\u2019Regan (@keraoregan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keraoregan\/status\/1254202835585007616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am really sick of trying to be gracious and hold space for learning and growth for organisations and people who refuse to return the same care or awhi when we are harmed and seek support, and those who extract our knowledge to further divide our communities.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kera O\u2019Regan (@keraoregan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keraoregan\/status\/1307986595958591489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_473009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-473009\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"473009\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2020\/10\/05\/ep-87-climate-action\/kera-sherwood-oregan-headshot-march-2020\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kera-Sherwood-ORegan-Headshot-March-2020.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kera Sherwood-O&amp;#8217;Regan Headshot March 2020\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo of Kera Sherwood-O&amp;#8217;Regan, an Indigenous M\u0101ori woman with light olive skin and long brown hair, sitting in her living room. She is wearing a white collared jumpsuit, vintage style tortoiseshell glasses, Haus of Dizzy love heart earrings, and red lipstick. She wears a M\u0101ori pounamu greenstone pendant around her neck, and she is smiling slightly at the camera. There is a green houseplant and wooden furniture in the background.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kera-Sherwood-ORegan-Headshot-March-2020.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-473009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kera-Sherwood-ORegan-Headshot-March-2020.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of Kera Sherwood-O'Regan, an Indigenous M\u0101ori woman with light olive skin and long brown hair, sitting in her living room. She is wearing a white collared jumpsuit, vintage style tortoiseshell glasses, Haus of Dizzy love heart earrings, and red lipstick. She wears a M\u0101ori pounamu greenstone pendant around her neck, and she is smiling slightly at the camera. There is a green houseplant and wooden furniture in the background.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kera-Sherwood-ORegan-Headshot-March-2020.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kera-Sherwood-ORegan-Headshot-March-2020.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kera-Sherwood-ORegan-Headshot-March-2020.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kera-Sherwood-ORegan-Headshot-March-2020.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kera-Sherwood-ORegan-Headshot-March-2020.jpg?resize=1800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kera-Sherwood-ORegan-Headshot-March-2020.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-473009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of Kera Sherwood-O&#8217;Regan, an Indigenous M\u0101ori woman with light olive skin and long brown hair, sitting in her living room. She is wearing a white collared jumpsuit, vintage style tortoiseshell glasses, Haus of Dizzy love heart earrings, and red lipstick. She wears a M\u0101ori pounamu greenstone pendant around her neck, and she is smiling slightly at the camera. There is a green houseplant and wooden furniture in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kera Sherwood-O&#8217;Regan<\/strong> (K\u0101i Tahu, Te Waipounamu) is an indigenous multidisciplinary storyteller and activist based in Aotearoa New Zealand. She runs social impact creative agency, Activate [www.activate.film], to co-create community-led stories and projects for social change. Kera&#8217;s work and activism centers structurally oppressed communities in social change, and crosses the intersections of indigenous &amp; disability rights, hauora (health), and climate change. She is also the Founder of Fibromyalgia Aotearoa NZ [<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fibromyalgia.org.nz\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.fibromyalgia.org.nz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">], and in her spare time facilitates support groups for people living with chronic pain, and collaborates with many NGOs on issues of climate justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>website:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.keraoregan.co.nz\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.keraoregan.co.nz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>twitter: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keraoregan\"><span class=\"s1\">@keraoregan<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>instagram:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/keraoregan\/\"> @kera.oregan<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>linkedin:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/keraoregan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/keraoregan\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Support Disability Media and Culture<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/donate\/\"><b>DONATE<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0to the Disability Visibility Project\u00ae<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geraldineah-sue.com\/\">Geraldine Ah-Sue<\/a>, Audio Producer<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf\">Alice Wong<\/a>, Writer, Audio Producer, Host<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoAmIToStopIt\">Cheryl Green<\/a>, Text Transcript<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kut2smooth\">Lateef McLeod<\/a>, Introduction<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeeMort\">Mike Mort<\/a>, Artwork<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Theme Music (used with permission of artist)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Song:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N02wZiX7jso\">\u201cDance Off\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artist:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wheelchairsportscamp.bandcamp.com\/\">Wheelchair Sports Camp<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Music<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Podington_Bear\/Egress\/11_Origami\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Origami<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by Podington Bear (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Origami by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/soundofpicture.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Podington Bear<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is licensed under a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/3.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.)<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Sounds<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/Jack_Master\/sounds\/248096\/\">\u201cVOCODER countdown\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Jack_Master.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/sheepfilms\/sounds\/153583\/#\">8 Bit Beeping Computer Sounds<\/a>\u201d by sheepfilms.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/87_Ep_87_FINAL.mp3Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/87_Ep_87_FINAL.mp3Podcast<\/a>: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS&nbsp; 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