Cooper UNion

In this episode of Cooper UNion, Joshua Cooper speaks with Jackie Cabasso and John Burroughs — long-time nuclear disarmament advocates working through the Western States Legal Foundation, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, and global networks calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. The conversation explores why nuclear abolition is not only an international security issue but also a huma...

In this episode of Cooper UNion, Joshua Cooper speaks with Dwayne Mamo, Documentation and Communications Manager at the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) and General Editor of The Indigenous World, about one of the most important annual publications documenting the realities of Indigenous Peoples worldwide. Recorded during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the conv...

In this episode of Cooper UNion, Joshua Cooper speaks with Viro Xulue, human and Indigenous rights advisor to the Drehu Customary Council, about Indigenous rights, decolonization, and self-determination in Kanaky/New Caledonia. The conversation explores the Kanak people’s struggle for recognition, justice, and cultural survival, including Indigenous identity, youth leadership, and dialogue during...

What if destroying nature became an international crime? In this episode of Cooper UNion, Joshua Cooper speaks with Lauren Banham, Anna Maddrick, and Rodrigo Lledó about the growing global movement to recognize ecocide — severe and widespread environmental destruction — as a crime under international law. The conversation traces the origins of the concept, its connection to human rights, climate j...

In this episode of Cooper UNion, recorded during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Joshua Cooper speaks with Dr. Richard Grounds about the power of Indigenous languages as a foundation of identity, knowledge, culture, and human rights. The conversation explores how languages carry ancestral wisdom — from relationships with the land and stars to ceremonies, histories, and ways of underst...

Welcome to Cooper UNion — a peacecast exploring the future of global cooperation, human rights, sustainable development, and the people working to shape a more just and connected world. Hosted by Joshua Cooper, Cooper UNion brings together activists, researchers, UN practitioners, policymakers, artists, and grassroots voices for thoughtful and accessible conversations on the defining challenges of...