In today’s episode, I had a wonderful conversation with Gigi, an Indigenous Earth Defender, self-proclaimed eco-punk/eco-goth, and she also runs the online platform Gente del Maiz – an educational platform focusing on environmental education in bitesize pieces, fostering collective unlearning and relearning with her community. 

In this conversation, we delve into subjects of identity, the power embedded in the language we use, the ways in which the environmental movement needs to become a more inclusive space, and the current prominent narratives of environmentalism that are in many ways damaging and exclusive.

Gigi shares her personal experiences of feeling for a long time that she did environmentalism ‘backwards’ and how she has now come to honour the way she learned about environmentalism. We also discuss connections with nature, the importance of compassion and calling in, as well as her thoughts and approaches to managing eco-grief and eco-anxiety

Gigi also shares her beautiful intentions that she set at the beginning of this year, and how they have guided and shaped her decisions moving forward, and of course what a little bit of Lagom means to her.

Episode notes/transcript:

https://www.alittlebitoflagom.org/ep-37-the-power-held-in-language-identity-and-unlearning-with-gigi-from-gente-del-maiz/ 

Music: Martyn King