🔥 In this episode of Power, People and Planet Podcast, Kumi Naidoo sits down with Thiago Mundano — the Brazilian street artist and activist turning waste, ashes, and struggle into art that speaks for the planet.

From the streets of São Paulo to the heart of the Amazon, Mundano’s work bridges the worlds of waste pickers, Indigenous defenders, and environmental justice — transforming discarded materials into powerful symbols of resistance and renewal.

This conversation dives deep into:
🌍 How art can challenge systems of extraction and inequality
♻️ The dignity and power of waste pickers as environmental frontliners
🔥 Mundano’s project “Ashes of the Forest”, created from the remains of Amazon wildfires
🎨 The role of artivism in reclaiming hope and humanity amid climate chaos

Kumi and Mundano explore what happens when artists dare to confront power — and when creativity becomes both a weapon and a lifeline.

💬 “When art comes from the ashes, it carries truth. And when truth moves people, change begins.”

Join us in this journey through art, courage, and the fight for the Earth’s lungs.

📍References
Thiago Mundano: https://www.instagram.com/mundano_sp/
Pimp My Carroca: https://www.instagram.com/pimpmycarroca/


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#GlobalArtivism
#ClimateJustice

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“Laudato Si’ reframed climate change as an issue of justice, shifting the conversation into the moral and spiritual realm.”

In this episode, Kumi Naidoo speaks with Joe Moeono-Kolio, Pacific Regional Director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, about the spiritual and cultural dimensions of the climate struggle. Joe leads the Initiative’s diplomatic and campaign efforts across the Pacific.
They explore how Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ reframed climate change as a moral and ethical crisis, connecting “the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.” Joe reflects on how faith traditions, indigenous wisdom, and Pacific spirituality continue to inspire action and resilience.

🎶 The conversation also highlights the vital role of arts and music as living archives of Pacific resistance. From colonial struggles to today’s climate fight, songs and cultural expression carry memory, healing, and power—reaching hearts where reports and policies cannot.

🔥 Key themes in this episode:
Faith leadership and the impact of Laudato Si’
How spirituality and culture deepen the fight for justice
Arts and music as tools for healing, resistance, and movement building
Pacific traditions and their role in global climate activism


🎶 Featuring: This Is Our Home – Pacific Artists for Climate Justice

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🔗REFERENCES

Personal: @joe.moeonokolio
Organizational: @project.thisisourhome
https://www.fossilfreepacific.org/

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🔥 What can young leaders, indigenous wisdom, and the arts teach us about saving our future?

In this episode of Power, People, Planet Podcast, Kumi Naidoo sits down with Alopi Latukefu — Director of The Global Centre for Social Justice and Advocacy Leadership — to talk about his remarkable journey from Papua New Guinea to global advocacy and to explore stories of resilience, leadership, and justice from the Pacific to the world.
Together, they explore the Pacific’s leadership on climate justice—from law students in Vanuatu bringing the climate crisis before the International Court of Justice, to the region’s push for a Fossil Fuel Treaty that challenges global dependency on extraction. They highlight the urgent need to uplift indigenous knowledge, center cultural wisdom in climate solutions, and harness the power of art and music as tools for mobilization. The episode closes with the song “Don’t Mess It All Up” by Alope’s daughter Meena Siali, reminding us that protecting our planet is both a responsibility and a legacy.

🔑Episode Highlights:
How young Pacific law students brought the fight for climate justice to the International Court of Justice


Why indigenous knowledge and wisdom are essential for humanity’s survival


The Pacific’s leadership in pushing for a Fossil Fuel Treaty and the global transition away from extraction


The rising role of art and culture (“artivism”) in communicating the urgency of climate action


👉 Watch, listen, and be inspired to act: the fight for climate justice needs all of us.

🔗RESOURCES

A Just(ER) Generation Podcast (Episode with Kumi)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYnGjL0xWvs

Alopi Latukefu Linkein:

Mina-Siale Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6cgRFKW05DZQz6XJPkLgSR

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