Best Devall Podcasts (2025)

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Holding World Leaders Accountable 37:45

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On today's episode of Justice Matters, co-host Mathias Risse speaks with Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji who served as president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 2018-2021. Together they discuss his new book, “End of Immunity: Holding World Leaders Accountable for Aggression, Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes against Humanity.” Prior to joining…

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Governing Ireland Through Transformational Change 54:09

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On today's episode of Justice Matters, co-host Timothy Patrick McCarthy speaks with Dr. Leo Varadkar, the former Taoiseach, or Prime Minister, of Ireland from 2017-2020 and again from 2022-2024. Together they discuss a range of topics on contemporary human rights and global democracy on the occasion of Dr. Varadkar’s new memoir, “Speaking My Mind”.…

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Black Women and the Making of Human Rights 37:03

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On today's episode of Justice Matters, co-host Maggie Gates speaks with Dr. Keisha Blain, Professor of Africana Studies and History at Brown University, about her new book “Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights.” A 2022 Guggenheim Fellow and 2022 Carnegie Fellow, Dr. Blain is one of the most innovative and influential young histo…

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Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments 40:48

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters co-host Mathias Risse speaks with Ken Roth, former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch about his new book “Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments”. Ken Roth was executive director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) from 1993 to 2022. In the three decades under his leadershi…

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Oliver Towner: Direct cremation, climate change, and the next era of funeral service 31:38

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After working as an actor, Oliver Towner made a sharp career pivot in 2021 when he took over the family business – a funeral directors established in 1875 by cabinet maker Frederick Edward Towner. Guided by strong family values and a commitment to building a sustainable future, Oliver here shares his vision for the next era of funeral care and his …

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Misinformation and Digital Threats in the War in Ukraine 39:33

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters co-host Maggie Gates speaks with Anna Romandash about the impacts of misinformation in the global narrative around the war in Ukraine. Anna Romandash is an award-winning journalist from Ukraine and an author of “Women of Ukraine: Reportages from the War and Beyond” (2023). She has spent years documenting human …

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Making LGBTQI+ Rights a Global Priority 34:24

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Justice Matters is celebrating its 100th episode today with co-host Mathias Risse's conversation with Jessica Stern about the state of LGBTQI+ rights around the world. Jessica Stern is one of the world’s most distinguished LGBTQI+ human rights leaders. Appointed by President Joe Biden, Stern served as the U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rig…

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Collective Healing: Lessons from Women Human Rights Defenders in Egypt and Tunisia 42:21

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters co-host Aminta Ossom speaks with Yara Sallam about the experiences of women human rights defenders in Egypt and Tunisia as well as her personal history following the Arab Spring that led her to write about burnout and well-being in human rights activism. Yara Sallam is a prominent feminist activist and human ri…

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Daniel Devall on death, dignity, and designing a funeral that feels true 38:31

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Continuing our focus on the next generation of industry leaders, in this episode we welcome Daniel Devall to the podcast, Managing Director of Devall & Son Family Funeral Directors in Nuneaton. In 2006, Daniel followed in his parents' footsteps and began the third generation of Devalls to join the funeral industry. By the age of 18, he was arrangin…

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Digital Rights Across Borders: EU vs. US on Consumer Data Protection 29:28

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters co-host Mathias Risse speaks with Lex Zard, Technology and Human Rights Fellow at the Carr-Ryan Center, about recent developments concerning the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the Europe Union in regulating consumer data protection, how that compares to US regulatory models, and what this means for human rights i…

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How to lose your acting agent... 59:54

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Today it was Snejina and Jen talking about that awkward stage when you feel like you're getting nowhere with bookings. Feel familiar? What to look out for that your agent is doing everything they can. When to jump ship, how long to commit and do you actually love it enough to do something completely for free. Do you want to be famous or do you want…

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Educating Women in Afghanistan Today 27:27

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters co-host Maggie Gates speaks with Lucy Ferris about the all volunteer network of professors from around the world educating women in Afghanistan. Professor Ferris is the co-founder and president of the board of Afghan Female Student Outreach (AFSO), a volunteer non-profit organization committed to helping return…

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Protecting Pride: Deval Patrick on the Fight for LGBTQI+ Rights 47:20

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters co-host Diego Garcia Blum speaks with former Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick about his work as Governor fighting for LGBTQI+ rights, as well as the current state of those rights in the country. Patrick began his career as a staff attorney at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, then went on to serve as Assista…

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Bringing Orban’s Playbook to America? 31:58

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters co-host Mathias Risse speaks with John Shattuck about the Trump administration’s attacks on Harvard University and the parallels to Victor Orban’s attacks on the Central European University (CEU) in Hungary. Shattuck is an international legal scholar, diplomat, human rights leader and former university presiden…

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We're back? 46:04

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In Actor and Agent podcast, we talk about the industry from both sides as well as being in two different countries. We discuss stories, talk to guests and give tips from our experience. This week after years of not recording an episode... we are BACK.... AGAIN! We talk about how we've changed these last few years, being mums/moms (depending on wher…

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Global Pride: Foreign Policy and LGBTQI+ Rights 39:47

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Diego Garcia Blum speaks with Wendy Sherman about her experience speaking to global leaders about LGBTQI+ rights while serving as Under Secretary of State from 2021-2023. In addition to her work at the State Department, she is a Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Director of the Center …

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Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis 37:18

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Today on Justice Matters co-host Maggie Gates speaks with Dr. Tao Leigh Goffe, associate professor of literary theory and cultural history with a focus on climate, race, and digital technologies. She teaches in the Department of Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies at Hunter College in New York after over a decade of research and teaching on B…

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Ross Hickton on why SAIF matters more than ever 31:02

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In this episode of The View, we're joined by Ross Hickton, Managing Director of Hickton Family Funeral Directors. Ross has always been a prominent member of SAIF, and it was a significant milestone recently when he took over the reins as National SAIF President from Declan Maguire. As he said himself, Ross wasn't even born when the organisation was…

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Rosedale's Emily Houghton on empathy, digital shifts, and the next generation of funeral leaders 33:48

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In this episode of The View, we welcome onto the podcast Emily Houghton, Director of Operations at Rosedale Funeral Home in Norfolk and Suffolk. Emily started working in the funeral profession at the age of 19 in London, and has now been in the industry for over 20 years. She has held various positions throughout her career, from funeral arranger t…

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Climate Change and Human Rights 36:50

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In honor of Earth Day last week, we are featuring an episode of Justice Matters with co-host Aminta Ossom on the topic of climate change and human rights. Aminta speaks with Sam Bookman, a scholar of climate change law and human rights, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard’s Project on the Foundations of Private Law, and a Hauser Global Fellow at NYU’s…

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Surviving Mariupol: A Firsthand Account of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine 38:28

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Mathias Risse speaks with Alina Beskronva, who is currently pursuing a Master's in Public Administration in International Development at the Harvard Kennedy School. Alina is from the city of Mariupol in South-Eastern Ukraine and was in the city during the first few weeks of the Russian attack on Mariup…

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DEI, Affirmative Action, and the Future of the Black Middle Class 43:27

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Maggie Gates speaks with Darcel Rockett, senior journalist for the Chicago Tribune whose work centers on narratives for and about populations/communities who need to be heard. An avid documenter of the Black experience, she continually aims to shine a light on the many facets of race and culture. She i…

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Pursuing Profits While Protecting Human Rights 43:46

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On this episode of Justice Matters, co-host Aminta Ossom speaks with Michael Posner, Professor of Ethics and Finance at the Stern School of Business at NYU and director for the Center for Business and Human Rights. He served in the Obama administration from 2009-2013 as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor…

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A Life in Human Rights 35:30

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Mathias Risse speaks with Douglas Johnson, former director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy from 2013-2017 and Lecturer on Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. On the occasion of his retirement from the university he reflects on his work over a long career in human rights including: h…

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Standing Up for LGBTQI+ Rights in Uganda 41:25

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Mathias Risse speaks with Kasha Nabagesera, Ugandan LGBTQ+ rights activist and Executive Director of Freedom & Roam Uganda (FARUG), about her decades of work. In today’s conversation, Mathias and Kasha discuss: Kasha’s origins as an activist standing up for LGBTQI+ rights, why Uganda is so hostile towa…

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The Untold History of Slavery and Resistance in California 39:27

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Mathias Risse speaks with Jean Pfaelzer, award-winning historian and Professor Emerita of English, Asian Studies, and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Delaware, about her 2023 book, California, A Slave State, which investigates California’s histories of enslavement. Together, they discuss:…

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Radio as a Tool for Change in Syria 30:21

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Maggie Gates talks with Lina Chawaf, CEO of Radio Rozana and fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Radio Rozana was created in 2013 in the aftermath of the Arab Spring to examine the conflict in Syria with a focus on women’s voices for an audience of over 8 million listeners. Chawaf has a lon…

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NAFD's Rachel Bradburne: Regulations and the politics of dying 34:37

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There may never have been so much regulatory change in the industry as we're seeing at present, so who better to discuss the likely changes and potential outcomes for the sector than the NAFD's Director of External Affairs. Rachel Bradburne spearheads most of the external engagement on behalf of the association with government, press and cross part…

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Championing Democracy in Myanmar: Three Years After the Military Coup 40:44

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In this episode of Justice Matters, co-host Maggie Gates speaks with Burmese human rights defender Wai Wai Nu and her colleague Hana Seita about their work in Myanmar. Wai Wai Nu spent seven years as a political prisoner in Myanmar and upon her release founded the Women’s Peace Network (WPN) and the Yangon Youth Center. Through WPN she advocates fo…

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Mobilizing Black Germany 32:44

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In this episode of Justice Matters, co-host Mathias Risse speaks with Tiffany Florvil, associate professor of history at the University of New Mexico and fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. She is a 20th century cultural historian of Germany whose work focuses on Black Germans and their creation of new intellectual, cultural, and political p…

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Fighting the Stigmas Against Intersex Peoples 45:57

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Diego Garcia Blum speaks with Kimberly Zieselman, an intersex woman, lawyer, and human rights advocate with over 25 years of experience in nonprofit leadership. Currently, she serves as a Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons at the U.S. State Department and…

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How much does dying really cost? A chat with SAIF's Dec Maguire 36:48

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Every years funeral directors across the nation are frustrated by the SunLife 'Cost of Dying' report, which doesn't seem to truly capture what it promises. So this year, The National Society Of Allied And Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has aimed to address this with a new report titled 'What is the real average cost of a funeral in the UK in …

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Finding Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 27:11

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Mathias Risse speaks with Amani Matabaro Tom, educator and community organizer from Eastern Congo who is currently a Scholar at Risk at the Carr Center. Amani is a co-founder of Action for the Welfare of Women and Children in Congo (ABFEC), which possesses several core initiatives: entrepreneurship tra…

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Building Just Technologies of the Future 37:57

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Maggie Gates speaks with Albert Fox Cahn, founder and executive director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP). STOP litigates and advocates for privacy to ensure that technological advancements don't come at the expense of age-old rights. As a lawyer, technologist, and activist, Albe…

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Nick Douch on providing quality in the regulation era 21:01

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Our current focus on multigenerational funeral firms this week takes us to Douch Family Funeral Directors in Dorset, UK. The family business was founded in 1910 by Frederick Charles Douch and grown by his eldest son, Jack. A talismanic figure not only for the company but in the wider Dorset area, Jack played a key role as a telegrapher on the warti…

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(Re)Building Nations with Indigenous Governance 30:09

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Mathias Risse speaks with Megan Minoka Hill, the Senior Director of the Project on Indigenous Governance and Development and the Director of the Honoring Nations program at the Harvard Kennedy School. The Project on Indigenous Governance and Development works with Indigenous people to provide them with…

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Rainbow Railroad: Relocating LGBTQI+ Refugees to Safety 43:04

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Diego Garcia Blum speaks with Kimahli Powell, former executive director of Rainbow Railroad, a Toronto-based organization that relocates LGBTQI+ refugees from nations where they are at risk. Powell is a senior leader in the INGO field with expertise in community-building and strategic advocacy with a f…

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What’s at Stake in the U.S. Presidential Election 31:40

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Matthias Risse talks with Archon Fung, Harvard Kennedy School’s Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Democracy, about the state of democracy around the world and the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Fung is the director of the Ash Center for Innovation and Democratic Governance, a…

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Tim Purves: Providing a funeral fit for a Queen 34:18

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This week on The View we welcome Tim Purvis, owner, chairman and director of William Purvis Funeral Directors to the show. William Purves is a business that is family owned and goes back five generations, based in Edinburgh but extending into the North East of England. William Purves prides itself on delivering a caring service for all families acr…

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Moral Universalism, Interventionism, and Human Rights as Politics 36:55

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"One of the great virtues of human rights is that it's very alert to the dark side of human nature. All the human rights covenants are a systematic inventory of all the horrible things that human beings can and have done to each other. I respect human rights for their moral realism, and I want human rights that are very realistic in their conceptio…

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CPJ Field: When a family business goes big 28:48

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As part of our current focus on industry leaders of multi-generational funeral firms, in this episode we welcome Jeremy Field of CPJ Field to the podcast. CPJ Field is a 300-year-old business founded in the 17th century. The board of directors features five family members, and ten generations of the family have been involved with the business, whic…

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A New Theory of Systemic Police Terrorism 51:27

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On this week's episode of Justice Matters, co-host Maggie Gates speaks with Dr. Charity Clay, Assistant Professor of Sociology and UNCF Mellon Fellow at Harvard's Hutchins Center for African and African-American Research. As a sociologist of the African Diaspora, Clay's research interests are varied but center around the dispersal, preservation, ma…

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Dismantling the Global Anti-LGBTQI Movement 47:40

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On this week's episode of Justice Matters, co-host Diego Garcia Blum talks with Kristopher Velasco, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Princeton University about his research on the global anti-LGBTQI movement. Professor Velasco’s research centers on the intersections of global & transnational sociology, organizations, political …

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SAIF CEO Terry Tennens on regulation and supporting independent family funeral firms 20:55

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Terry Tennens has been CEO of trade association SAIF since 2016 and is committed to ensuring the views of the independent funeral directors are heard throughout the UK. He has been at the forefront of supporting the sector through the numerous challenges of the last few years and remains a firm advocate of navigating change to ensure all members ca…

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Racial Justice Without Borders 31:11

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On this week's episode of Justice Matters, co-host Mathias Risse talks with Desirée Cormier Smith, the Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice for the U.S. State Department. In this position, she is the face of the United States for all matters regarding racial equity in the world outside of the United States. Together they talk about …

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Diversity Matters: The Importance of Inclusivity in Business 49:09

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On this week's episode of Justice Matters, co-host Maggie Gates talks with Jessica Yamoah, the CEO and Founder of Innovate Inc., an organization that provides awareness and access to underrepresented communities at the intersection of business, entrepreneurship, and technology. Together they discuss Innovate's work to provide awareness and access i…

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Poetry as a Means of Defending Human Rights in Uganda 41:06

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Mathias Risse speaks with Danson Kahyana, a fellow at the Carr Center and Associate Professor in the Department of Literature at Makerere University in Uganda. His recent work includes an examination of the effects of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 on artistic freedom; exploring the representa…

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EduTalks Canada: Episode 5 | Enhancing Support for International Students with Zahid Sheikh 1:05:03

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In Episode 5 of Edu Talks Canada, we have the privilege of hosting Zahid Sheikh, a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) and International Student Immigration Advisor at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC. Since 2021, Zahid has been dedicated to guiding international students through their educational journeys in Canada. He has a…

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Reversing the Global Backlash Against LGBTQI+ Rights 33:41

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On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Maggie Gates talks with Diego Garcia Blum, Program Director of the Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. His work is dedicated to advocating for the safety and acceptance of LGBTQI+ individuals globally, particularly in regions whe…

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Andrew Judd on how the NAFD is facing the industry's biggest challenges 49:06

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Andrew Judd is Chief Executive of the NAFD, being appointed by the association's governing body in December 2022. He is a former member of the NAFD Executive Committee, President of the NAFD Western Counties Area Federation and Operations Director for Dignity PLC. Besides operating at a senior level for many years in the industry, Andrew has also b…