Campaigning in the Age of Bigots

How are campaigners winning progressive victories in the age of bigots and bullies? Kajal Odedra (twitter.com/kajalodedra1?lang=en) is the UK director of Change.org, a global petition service that allows members of the public to mobilise support for issues they care about. She’s also the author of the 2019 book (hodder.co.uk/titles/kajal-odedra/do-something/…) Do Something: Activism for Everyone. Andrew Stroehlein (hrw.org/about/people/andrew-stroehlein) is the European Media Director for Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental organisation that investigates and reports on abuses worldwide. His Twitter (twitter.com/astroehlein) feed on human rights violations and campaigns for justice has more than 90,000 followers. Magid Magid (twitter.com/MagicMagid) is among the more than 70 UK members of the European Parliament who had to leave office because of Brexit. One of his final initiatives as an MEP was to gather nominations for Europe’s Biggest Bigot Awards — and Europe’s Biggest Bigot-Busters. Click to Magid’s site (magicmagid.com) for the winners (magicmagid.com/ebbawards). Musician Wael Koudaih (fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayess_Bek) contributed his track “Thawra” to this episode. You’ll find more of his music under the name Rayess Bek (rayessbek.com). Visit our website (euscream.com) for our episode art and for more EU Scream.
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