The Politics of Waking Up: a conversation with Indra Adnan and Pat Kane. Pt.1
Release Date: 02/19/2020
The Politics of Waking Up: a conversation with Indra Adnan and Pat Kane. Pt.2
The Talking Revolution
In this second part of our conversation with Indra Adnan and Pat Kane,, we explore how we can talk and listen to each other in a way that will shake things up but also encourage the flexibility and openness that’s needed for 'the politics of waking up' to emerge.
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The Politics of Waking Up: a conversation with Indra Adnan and Pat Kane. Pt.1
The Talking Revolution
Indra and Pat are co-initiators of The Alternative UK, which aims to transform the language and practice of UK politics through what they describe as 'a friendly revolution’.
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The Disunited Kingdom - so how can we heal? A conversation with Kim Leadbeater and Ros Wynne-Jones
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With Brexit upon us, can the divisions of the past four years be overcome? Kim Leadbeater, the sister of murdered MP Jo Cox and Ambassador for the Jo Cox Foundation, joins Daily Mirror journalist Ros Wynne-Jones to talk about the practical actions they are taking to help heal the social ruptures thrown up by this jarring episode in UK history.
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Helping, understanding - and revolution: a conversation with Gerard Egan
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What would happen If more of us used the basic skills of counselling in our normal everyday conversations? Professor Gerard Egan thinks the effect would be revolutionary. He's one of the most influential figures in the world of psychotherapy and his seminal work, 'The Skilled Helper', is a core text for the profession - it's now in its eleventh edition.
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Trauma, Tea and Stickies - a conversation with Marina Cantacuzino and Jo Berry
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Talking to someone who's caused us immense pain can be hard or even impossible to imagine. But Marina Cantacuzino and Jo Berry are proving that well-handled conversations can lead to not just to reconciliation, but to transformation. In this episode we ask them about their approach.
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Relegating Rankism - a conversation with Robert W. Fuller
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Open, productive conversation can so easily be stifled when there’s a difference, real or perceived, in the status of those involved. This is one of the many problems outlined in Robert W. Fuller’s excellent book ’Somebodies and Nobodies’ about the perils of one of the last great ‘isms’ - rankism. Anyone who’s ever felt the sting of being made to feel like a 'nobody' by a (supposed) 'somebody' will instantly recognise the picture he paints - and maybe even want to do something about it…
info_outlineIndra and Pat are co-initiators of The Alternative UK, a political platform aimed at transforming the language and practice of UK politics - through what they describe as 'a friendly revolution'.
They point out that 98% of people in this country aren't involved in mainstream party politics, except to vote in elections, and even then turnout is low. But below the radar they see a burgeoning range of local, grassroots activism, sparked by many different issues, which isn’t reflected in the mainstream.
So - is a new kind of politics emerging, what Indra and Pat call 'the politics of waking up'?