Decolonizing Power

We’re back to wrap up season 2 of the Decolonizing Power Podcast! Thank you for joining us on a journey that took us around the globe, from what is known as Canada, to the Philippines, Malawi, the UK, and finally Egypt! Join Freddie, Mishkakwan James, and their guests as they reflect on their time at COP 27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties, held last November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Indigenous Clean Energy invited a delegation of young and inspiring Indigenous clean energy leaders to attend the conference and share their knowledge and experiences with friends and kin across the world. Listen now wherever you find your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on social media @IndigClnEnergy, & check out the ICE Network at icenet.work!

Tune into Part 2 of the Cooperative Clean Energy story. In this episode, we hear more from Nelson Colón, president and CEO of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation (FCPR), and Feliciano Rodriguez Domínguez, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Pirucho Coop in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Our guests continue to share their experiences with community-led renewable energy and the immense impacts being realized in Puerto Rico. Nelson and Feliciano also delve into their visions for secure, accessible, and affordable clean energy for all communities in their region. 

You can find an English transcript as well as a Spanish translation of our episode here: https://tinyurl.com/S2E6-Decolonizing-Power

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Please join us for the first part of our interview with Nelson Colón, president and CEO of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation (FCPR), and Feliciano Rodriguez Domínguez, a Catholic priest and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Pirucho Coop in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Pirucho Coop started out in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico’s energy system. With the help of FCPR, Pirucho Coop established the first solar energy community under a cooperative model on the island. Nelson and Feliciano share how they’ve overcome limited resources and structural challenges on their way to finding the right model for their community.

The second part of this interview will be available on November 2nd. Please stay tuned!

You can find an English transcript as well as a Spanish translation of our episode here: https://tinyurl.com/Decolonizing-Power-S2E5

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Find out more about Camco here: https://www.camco.energy/

Geoff talked about the Mwenga Project, which resulted in Tanzania’s first-ever wind farm. You can read more about it here: https://repp.energy/project/mwenga-onshore-wind-farm/

Ieva also mentioned the Energicity project in Sierra Leone and Mobile Power, a provider of sustainable mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa. You can find more information about both companies on the Energicity and Mobile Power websites.

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/

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"The  Energy to Transform Communities" tells the story of RECAPO, a company  that is creating clean and affordable clean energy solutions for rural communities in Malawi. We hear from Lawrence Matengula, founder of RECAPO, as he shares strategies and solutions for rural electrification that leave no one behind. Please join us for this inspiring episode filled with creative and community-first clean energy action.

You can find out more about RECAPO on their website (https://recaposolar.com/) or Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/RECAPOMalawi). Lawrence also mentioned the African Mothers Health Initiative (find out more: https://www.africanmothers.org/).

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/ 

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Join us for the second episode of Decolonizing Power, Season 2! We’re in conversation with Philline Donggay (@philline_marie), co-founder of family-owned Greenergy Solar, the first commercial solar rooftop installer in the Philippines. Together, we talk about shifts and challenges in the Philippino clean energy sector, and Philline shares her dreams of distributed, decentralized, and democratized energy solutions for her home community in Mindanao and globally.

Find our more about Greenergy Solar:

On their website: https://www.greenergysolar.ph/
on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/greenergysolarph/
and on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/greenergysolarph/ 

Check out the documentary Philline mentions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1kleG6ZbSE 

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy.

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This episode is grounded in Mother Earth and all that she has to offer us as individuals and communities. You will hear journey’s from homelands to the Arctic and how Indigenous ways of knowing and being have been a part of every step. @kehlervisions and @jordynburnouf each wear many hats as they bring power, voice and perspective to the clean energy sector and everything else that they do. Tune in to hear how these incredible people root action in land, connection and community for the betterment of the whole.

Find out more about the organizations mentioned in this episode:

SevenGen: https://sevengenenergy.org/ 

2041 Foundation: https://2041foundation.org/

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy.

Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode! 

Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode! Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy.

- New Energy Nexus: https://www.newenergynexus.com/uganda

- ENVenture: https://www.enventureenterprises.org/

- Rural Family Care on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruralfamilycare/

This is the last episode of Decolonizing Power - for now! Thank you so much to our listeners who accompanied us on this amazing journey around the globe! We are excited to share more energy stories and connect with you at https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/. You can also follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy. If you missed any of the previous episodes of Decolonizing Power, you can find us on Google, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts!

Thank you, hiy hiy!

- Generation Power: https://www.generationpower.ca/; https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/generation-power/;

- Layane Moura: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/layane-moura-ice-team-bio/;

- Instituto Socioambiental: https://www.socioambiental.org/en;https://twitter.com/socioambiental; Programa Xingu: https://www.socioambiental.org/pt-br/o-isa/programas/xingu; Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: https://www.socioambiental.org/en/o-isa/programas/indigenous-peoples-in-brazil

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy! You can find Generation Power at genertationpower.ca, don’t forget to check it out!

Our next episode takes us to Uganda! We'll talk with two representatives of community-based organizations involved in energy safety and security. You can listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts! We’re back in two weeks with episode 6.

- The Isle of Eigg info: http://isleofeigg.org; https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserve/isle-of-eigg/; on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isleofeigg;

- Eigg Electric: http://isleofeigg.org/eigg-electric/;

- Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust: http://isleofeigg.org/ieht/;

- Lucy Conway on Twitter: @eiggbox

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy! Subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. We’re back in 2 weeks on July 28 with another renewable energy story, this time from the heart of Brazil, where we visit a remote indigenous community - subscribe now, so you never miss an episode!

- The Knoydart Foundation: https://knoydart.org/;
- Knoydart Renewables: https://knoydart.org/knoydart-renewables/; on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knoydartrenewables/;
- The Knoydart Renewables Team: https://knoydart.org/about-knoydart-renewables-team/
- Visit Knoydart: https://www.visitknoydart.co.uk/  

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy! Subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. We’re back in 2 weeks on July 14 with another renewable energy story from Scotland, this time from the Isle of Eigg - don’t miss it!

- ICE Network: https://icenet.work;

- 20/20 Catalysts Program: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/2020-catalysts-program/;

- AJ Esquega on instagram @kingeshkwegaboh and at Indigenous Clean Energy: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/2020-catalysts-program/program-mentors-coaches/aj-esquega/;

- Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (KZA) website: http://www.gullbayfirstnation.com; on instagram @kza_gbfn and twitter @kza_gbfn;

- the famous KZA newsletters: http://www.gullbayfirstnation.com/newsletters/;

- “From Shore to Sky - a reconciliation story”: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/from-shore-to-sky-a-reconciliation-story

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy! Subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts.

Tune in again in 2 weeks on June 30 to hear the next instalment of our clean energy journey! This time, we visit Knoydart, a beautiful and remote peninsula on the west coast of Scotland.

- ICE Network: https://icenet.work;

- 20/20 Catalysts Program: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/2020-catalysts-program/;

- AJ Esquega on instagram @kingeshkwegaboh and at Indigenous Clean Energy: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/2020-catalysts-program/program-mentors-coaches/aj-esquega/;

- Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (KZA) website: http://www.gullbayfirstnation.com, on instagram @kza_gbfn and twitter @kza_gbfn;

- the famous KZA newsletters: http://www.gullbayfirstnation.com/newsletters/;

- “Gull Bay First Nation: Then and Now”: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=9d6b026596d841a9a059af5edab47da3

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy.
Subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. We will continue AJ's story on June 16!

Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy.

Subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. Our first episode airs on June 2, 2021!

For more information on the incredible artists involved in the production, music and artwork, follow the links below.

Tara Miller is a Toronto-based Maliseet artist and the creator of our Decolonizing Power podcast logo. She is trained in multiple art forms, and enjoys telling stories through her art, no matter what the medium. Find Tara on instagram @seaohso and check out her portfolio of amazing work at https://taramiller.carbonmade.com.

Quentin Condo is a Mi'kmaq artist who wrote and produced the song "Power Generation". His music is a call to take collective responsibility and ask for systemic changes while telling soulful and touching stories, straight from the Rez. He's also part of the band Q052. Find Quentin on instagram @quentincondo052 and listen to his music on Bandcamp at https://q052.bandcamp.com.

Alexandra Jurecko is a podcast producer and editor currently located in Montreal. In her work, she relies on audio-visual storytelling techniques to explore themes of identity and belonging. Find Alex on instagram @alexjurecko and check out her portfolio at https://www.alexjurecko.com.