We’ve all heard about the radical actions that Greenpeace has taken to raise awareness for environmental issues. What does Greenpeace do in Southeast Asia? What needs to be done to tackle the pressing problems of deforestation and transboundary haze? Join us in this interview with Heng, Regional Campaign Strategist for Greenpeace Southeast Asia. Heng Kiah Chun, or Heng for short, is the Regional Campaign Strategist from Greenpeace Southeast Asia. Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning o...
Apr 03, 2025•55 min
Join us in this conversation as we unravel the red tape around the “Israel-Hamas War” and pro-Palestinian activism in Singapore. In this episode, we meet the duo behind Youth For Peace (YFP) - Garrett and B. Youth For Peace is a platform that aims to empower youth voices in Singapore to take a stand for peace. This is the second part of a conversation with two members from the group Youth For Peace. In this second half of our conversation, we situate pro-Palestinian activism in the political cli...
Jan 19, 2025•36 min
Is the Palestinian issue a Muslim issue? Why should youth in Singapore care about conflicts beyond their borders? Join us in this conversation as we unravel the red tape around the “Israel-Hamas War” and pro-Palestinian activism in Singapore. In this episode, we meet the duo behind Youth For Peace (YFP) - Garrett and B. They share their journey, motivations and challenges in their justice-centric, pro-Palestinian activism. Youth For Peace is a platform that aims to empower youth voices in Singap...
Sep 15, 2024•28 min
How do academic institutions and their actors play a role in promoting social change? Specifically, what kind of research, education, and mediums can we develop in order to take action for climate justice? What are some developments in the environmental movement in Singapore? In this episode of the Climate Kopitiam, we continue our interview with Isaac and Prof. Kenneth Paul Tan, both of whom contributed chapters to a recently-published book by Ethos - We Are Not The Enemy: The Practice of Advoc...
Aug 05, 2024•37 min
How do academic institutions and their actors play a role in promoting social change? Specifically, what kind of research, education, and mediums can we develop in order to take action for climate justice? What are some developments in the environmental movement in Singapore? In this episode of the Climate Kopitiam, we interview Isaac and Prof. Kenneth Paul Tan, both of whom contributed chapters to a recently-published book by Ethos Books - We Are Not The Enemy: The Practice of Advocacy in Singa...
Aug 01, 2024•28 min
Economic or GDP growth is often taken for granted to be what all economies strive for. But does higher economic growth always mean a society that is better off? What is not measured by this number, and what are the social and environmental trade-offs in our pursuit of growth? Degrowth is one academic and social movement trying to understand the relationship between the earth’s biophysical limits, social well-being and our economy, and find out what can help economies deliver on “a good life for ...
Jan 11, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In September, clashes erupted between villagers and security forces on Rempang Island, part of the Riau Islands which includes Batam. At least 43 people have since been arrested. The cause of this conflict lies in a planned Rempang Eco-City development, an industrial and tourist project on the island. The Eco-City would lead to the displacement of around 7500 villagers from their land, which the local communities have been living on since 1834. The villagers have said that the compensation offer...
Oct 27, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In the run-up to our rally on 23 September at Hong Lim Park, SG Climate Rally will be featuring the voices and stories of climate activists in our region; after all, the climate crisis is an existential threat that transcends national borders, affecting people, ecosystems, and economies worldwide. In the second episode of this series, we speak with Mitzi Jonelle Tan, a full-time climate justice activist based in Metro Manila, Philippines. She is the convenor and international spokesperson of You...
Sep 11, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In the run-up to our rally on 23 September at Hong Lim Park, SG Climate Rally will be featuring the voices and stories of climate activists in our region; after all, the climate crisis is an existential threat that transcends national borders, affecting people, ecosystems, and economies worldwide. In this episode, we speak with Aroe Ajoeni, a student and Communications Director of Malaysian climate justice and feminist organisation Klima Action Malaysia (KAMY), where she focuses on the productio...
Sep 06, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Is Singapore a developed or developing nation? What do these terms mean, and what implications do they have in the world of climate finance and negotiations, and more broadly, climate justice? On this second episode of the Climate Kopitiam, join our hosts Isaac, Debby, and Sammie, as well as our guest for this episode, Yi Feng, a coastal ecologist from SG Climate Rally, as we talk about the differences between these two terms, the historical context of development, the Loss & Damage fund and...
Aug 27, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Introducing SG Climate Rally’s very own podcast - Climate Kopitiam! Through this podcast we hope to go deeper into some of the issues surrounding climate justice and also get other perspectives by chatting with invited guests. In this first episode, we introduce ourselves (Debby, Isaac and Sammie), share about what we do at SGCR, and ramble (quite a bit) about climate justice and its importance to the climate movement. Brew a cup of your favourite kopi or teh, and join us as a kopi kaki in Clima...
Jul 05, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1
