• "Parents need to step up": Rowan Ryrie on why we can't leave climate activism to children
    Nov 25 2023

    Join Eloise and Rowan for a conversation on why the climate movement needs all of us, why activism doesn’t have to be scary, and why this is the time for action.


    The climate crisis is the biggest risk children collectively face, the biggest threat to children’s rights. Yet governments are rolling back on their climate promises - just as scientists are telling us that this decade is our last chance to keep warming from reaching catastrophic levels. There’s never been a more urgent need for us to fight for our children’s futures. But activism doesn’t need to be illegal or dangerous, and joining together with others to take action can alleviate feelings of guilt and anxiety.


    You can read a transcript of this interview here (though please note this is automatically generated by Substack so there may be some errors!)


    You can find Rowan on Instagram here and right here on Substack.


    You can find the Parents for Future UK website here, follow them on Instagram here, and find them on X here.


    You can find the Parents for Future Global website here.


    And of course, if you’re not subscribed to Small Places yet then you can do that here to get all future conversations straight to your inbox! Small Places relies entirely on readers like you, and every subscriber makes a difference. If you can, please consider supporting my work by paying just £5 a month.


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    49 mins
  • World Children's Day special: Dr Harry Shier on children's right to be heard
    Nov 20 2023

    Join Eloise and Harry for a World Children’s Day conversation on children’s rights! Specifically, we get into the right to play and children’s participation rights, what these might look like in action, and the barriers children still face which prevent them from enjoying these rights.


    You can read a transcript of this interview here (though please note this is automatically generated by Substack so there may be some errors!)


    You can find Harry’s website here and follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) here.


    And of course, if you’re not subscribed to Small Places yet then you can do that here to get all future conversations straight to your inbox!


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    1 hr
  • "The world does see them differently": Meghan from The Unschool Files on the radical joy of working with teens
    Nov 13 2023

    Join Eloise and Meghan for a conversation on the joys of working with young people, what teenagers lost during the pandemic, muddling through tackling the adultism in our family relationships - and the horrors of living societies where you can buy ‘teen repellent’ devices.


    You can read a transcript of this interview here (though please note this is automatically generated by Substack so there may be some errors!)


    You can find Meghan’s website here and follow her on Instagram here.


    You can find out more about ROAM teen travel here.


    And of course, if you’re not subscribed to Small Places yet then you can do that here to get all future conversations straight to your inbox!


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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • "Solidarity begins at home": carla joy bergman on why we should work towards collective liberation
    Nov 9 2023
    Join Eloise and carla for a conversation on why the left needs to take youth autonomy seriously, tackling adult supremacy, organising in multi-generational spaces, and resisting systems of domination and control.


    You can read a transcript of this interview here (though please note this is automatically generated by Substack so there may be some errors and it’s not perfect!)


    You can find carla’s website here.


    You can buy Trust Kids from websites such as this one (U.K), this one (U.S), and this one (Australia), or why not order it to your favourite indie bookshop or local library?


    And of course, if you’re not subscribed to Small Places yet then you can do that here to get all future conversations straight to your inbox!


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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • "We are depoliticising children's distress": Dr Naomi Fisher on why the school system needs to change
    Nov 9 2023
    Listen in as we discuss Dr Naomi Fisher's latest book A Different Way To Learn: Neurodiversity and Self-Directed Education.


    You can find Naomi's website here.


    A Different Way To Learn is available from all good bookshops, and you can read about it here.


    You can follow Naomi on Instagram here and on Substack here.


    If you’re interested in Self-Directed Education, you can read more about it here.


    Thank you Naomi!


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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • How do we love our children in the age of climate crisis?: Doreen Cunningham on resistance, activism, and whales
    Nov 9 2023
    Listen in to my conversation with author Doreen Cunningham as we discuss her new book Soundings: Journeying North in the Company of Whales.


    We spoke about resistance, community, activism, and how to love our children in the age of climate crisis.


    Soundings is out now in all good bookshops, or why not order it from your local library?


    Thank you Doreen!




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    35 mins