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Shrishtee Bajpai is a researcher, writer and activist working at the intersections of environmental justice, earthy governance, indigenous worldviews, and systemic transformations. She is a member of Kalpavriksh , and coordinates Vikalp Sangam (Alternatives Confluence) in India. She is part of the facilitation team of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives. She also serves on the executive committee of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature.
In this episode of Planet Local Voices II, Shrishtee lays out the profound nature of indigenous worldviews rooted in collective care and respect for, and intimate relationship with, the rest of the living Earth, and the work of bringing this ancient sensibility into contemporary practice through movements for the Rights of Nature and Earthy Governance. She explains how local, indigenous and other land-based and communities around the world are defending their territories and building locally-rooted alternatives to the destructive dominant economic system. Finally, she reflects on the political nature of hope, as a disciple through which we push back against the closure of the imagination, and allow ourselves to dream of - and enact - better futures.
This video forms part of the Planet Local Voices II series, produced by Local Futures, an
international non-profit organisation, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being
by strengthening communities and local economies. Explore our work: localfutures.org
Follow the Planet Local Voices Series II series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices-series-2
Listen to this episode as a podcast: localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast/planet-local-voices-ii-with-shrishtee-bajpai
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Shrishtee Bajpai is a researcher, writer and activist working at the intersections of environmental justice, earthy governance, indigenous worldviews, and systemic transformations. She is a member of Kalpavriksh , and coordinates Vikalp Sangam (Alternatives Confluence) in India. She is part of the facilitation team of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives. She also serves on the executive committee of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature.
In this episode of Planet Local Voices II, Shrishtee lays out the profound nature of indigenous worldviews rooted in collective care and respect for, and intimate relationship with, the rest of the living Earth, and the work of bringing this ancient sensibility into contemporary practice through movements for the Rights of Nature and Earthy Governance. She explains how local, indigenous and other land-based and communities around the world are defending their territories and building locally-rooted alternatives to the destructive dominant economic system. Finally, she reflects on the political nature of hope, as a disciple through which we push back against the closure of the imagination, and allow ourselves to dream of - and enact - better futures.
This video forms part of the Planet Local Voices II series, produced by Local Futures, an
international non-profit organisation, dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being
by strengthening communities and local economies. Explore our work: localfutures.org
Follow the Planet Local Voices Series II series: localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices-series-2
Listen to this episode as a podcast: localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast/planet-local-voices-ii-with-shrishtee-bajpai
Sign up for our newsletter to never miss an episode — exploring localization as a pathway to ecological balance and community resilience. Sign up here: localfutures.org/sign-up-to-our-newsletter
Explore our previous Planet Local Voices Series I:
localfutures.org/programs/planet-local-voices
