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Idealistically
Choked Up, Collectivism & Combating Air Pollution with Destiny Boka Batesa (LIVE Episode)
Recorded LIVE at the Cheltenham Science Festival, co-founder of Choked Up, Destiny Boka Batesa (they/them), discusses what they would idealistically want in an ideal world, from safety and security to a polluted-air-sucking machine...
Hosted by 22-year-old artist and climate justice activist, Tolmeia Gregory (she/her - also known as, Tolly), Idealistically is the podcast where activists, artists, influencers, scientists and more are asked what they would idealistically want, in an ideal world, to inspire more people to start creating radical visions of the future.
Things mentioned in this episode:
- Choked Up in The Guardian - theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/11/london-teenagers-road-signs-highlight-effect-of-toxic-air-on-people-of-colour
- Halo Collective - halocollective.co.uk
- Address Pollution - addresspollution.org
- Extinction Rebellion Cheltenham - rebellioncheltenham.earth/
- Clean Air Cheltenham - cleanaircheltenham.org
- Planet Cheltenham - planetcheltenham.org
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Recorded at: Cheltenham Science Festival Sunday 12 June 2022
Created and edited by: Tolmeia Gregory
Original music by: Stowe Gregory
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