Planetary Dysregulation, Capitalism, & Healthcare

Climate ChangePlanetary DysregulationHealthcareEpistemologyUrban Planning

17 Feb

INTRODUCTION

The intention of this audio project is to discuss the links between systems and imaginations rooted in supremacy, the dysregulation of planetary systems, and the poor health outcomes being experienced by peoples who are racialised and minoritised. We also aim to dismantle the individualised health narrative propagated by western medicine as it has been used to blame people for their poor health, which helps propagate health injustice. As we go through the audio story we will be using certain linguistic baselines.

“there are real parallels in the way that humans extract from the planet and create borders and control to police populations in service of profit, and the way that humans extract what they need from the bodies of people, and create borders between our bodies, and control us in service of profit.”

Guppi Bola quoting Nim Ralph, trans climate justice activist and organiser.

EPISODE 1

In this episode, Araceli Camargo will be providing a working definition of health, breaking down the factors of planetary dysregulation and the physiological links to health.

EPISODE 2

In this episode, Guppi Bola will be covering the epistemologies of supremacy and how they are used to imagine policies, understandings of health, and economies. This will be followed by Rhiannon who will be discussing the individualised perspective of health - where it comes from and who it serves.

EPISODE 3

This episode will open with Dr. Rhiannon Mihranian who will be discussing how the system of capitalism affects our health systems. The section will end with Araceli describing how the individualisation of health narrative erases both Indigenous and non-human Kin healing knowledges.

EPISODE 4

Josh Artus will open up with highlighting how “Right To Pollute” policies contribute to Planetary Dysregulation. This section will end with Dr. Rhiannon Mihranian tracing the link between the practices of extractivism and health outcomes.

PROJECT TEAM

GUPPI BOLA

An organiser and educator with a passion for supporting groups who are committed to meaningful transformative change and who are working towards building an economic democracy rooted in racial justice principles.
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DR. RHIANNON MIHRANIAN

A junior doctor, researcher and organiser whose work focuses on environmental justice, access to medicines, and re-imagining health beyond capitalism and colonialism. Rhiannon is a health activist and columnist at the British Medical Journal, writing on policy, junior doctoring, global health and politics.
SOCIALS: Twitter | LinkedIn

ARACELI CAMARGO

A neuroscientist and health activist at Centric Lab, and descendent of Peoples from Turtle Island.
SOCIALS: LinkedIn

JOSH ARTUS

An urban strategist with a focus on spatial justice.
SOCIALS: LinkedIn

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Josh Artus

Planetary Dysregulation, Capitalism, & Healthcare

INTRODUCTION

EPISODE 1

EPISODE 2

EPISODE 3

EPISODE 4

PROJECT TEAM

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