Caravan of Hope Podcast

This week Kovido and Brent chat over the state of things at Christmas, and review the past year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week our guest is Ingrid Leary, NZ Member of Parliament for Taieri electorate. She talk about her life, her work, her activism, and meeting His Holiness The Dalai Lama. Amongst her many roles Ingrid co-chaired the Inter-parliamentary Alliance on China, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Taiwan, and the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians. She was also the Ambassador for Women in the New Zea...

This week we are joined again by Alison Phipps, the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow where she is also Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies. She is based in School of Education at the University of Glasgow where she uses creative, decolonising and restorative methods to teach widely in refugee studies, critical multilingual...

This week we welcome back Rula Youssef to talk with us two years on from our last conversation. Rula is a key figure in her local Palestinian community. She talks about the recent ceasefire in Gaza and what it really means for her family, her fellow Palestinian's and her homeland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Willis Green MP. This week we speak with Scott Willis, NZ Green Party List MP about his life and experiences. He shares how they shaped his unexpected entry into politics. Scott also shares his thoughts on alternative responses governments like New Zealand’s, could make to bring an end to the genocide in Gaza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kovido and Brent talk about the upcoming Voices for Palestine event in Ōtepoti Dunedin on Sunday July 27, at Errick's and round up the latest events in Gaza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caravan Unplugged. Brent and Kovido have a catch up about the state of things and share the details of the the online Rozana store and the pop-up here in Ōtepoti. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David ‘Bhakti’ Gotlieb bumped in Kovido on the Camino. In this episode he talks about his experiences over his long and varied career, his first hand experience of miracles, his travel, meeting with Ken Keys Jr, Ram Dass and K.K.Sah, (translator for Neem Karoli Baba). David shares his wisdom and suggests we should always “leave room for miracle.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

In Part 2 of Episode 11, Alison and Tawona share poetry from their 2018 book, “ The Warriors Who Do Not Fight”.   They also talk about their visit to Ōtepoti / Dunedin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have a two part show. In this first part, Caravan regular Professor Alison Phipps returns to Ōtepoti and introduces us to her colleague and collaborator, Dr Tawona Sithole aka Ganyamatopè. Tawona is a lecturer in creative practice education, UNESCO chair in refugee integration through education languages and the arts, University of Glasgow. He is also co-founder Seeds o...

This week we speak with Simon Keenan, whom Kovido met whilst walking the Camino.  Simon shares his wisdom of “peace within” and tells of the extraordinary  Story of his life, learning and travels and how he came to set up Terra Da Luz along the Camino. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the start of the long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza, we speak with Rinad Tamimi. Rinad has been a powerful voice in Ōtepoti / Dunedin’s anti-genocide protests for the past 15 months. Originally from Al-Khalil (Hebron), she talks about her life in Palestine, her transition to life in New Zealand and the work activists will continue to undertake to bring a lasting peace. Rinad's wish is t...

We start the new year off talking with Peter Frost. Peter is a psychologist, peace activist, farmer, and businessman. He talks about his career and the pathways that have taken him on a journey to confront what he calls "The Peace Impasse" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Brent and Kovido round off the year with a general chat about the state of things and talk about recent newsworthy events to raise awareness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we speak to Htet Hpone Myat Naing, a Myanmar national studying in Ōtepoti / Dunedin who reflects on life in his home country.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 2 of our interview with Alison Phipps Keep Telling Gaza Stories. Alison Phipps, is the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow where she is also Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies. She is based in School of Education at the University of Glasgow where she uses creative, decolonising and restorative methods to teach widely i...

Part 1 of our interview with Alison Phipps, the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow where she is also Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies. She is based in School of Education at the University of Glasgow where she uses creative, decolonising and restorative methods to teach widely in refugee studies, critical multilingual stu...

This week we welcome home Kovido Maddick. He talks about his travels and reflects on his adventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brent speaks again Daniel Fridberg. This week we hear more about how people can meet person-to-person and learn from one another at the grassroot level. Daniel talks about this and the alternate tracks for conflict resolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we speak with Danny Fridberg. Over the past 25 years, Danny has practised conflict resolution internationally and locally, including dialogue group facilitation, peace-building project management and evaluation, mediation, public participation processes and consensus building, research, training, and teaching. In his conflict resolution practice, he emphasises the importance of relations...

This week Brent speaks to Cole Yeoman, a freelance photo-video journalist who first visited Palestine five years ago where he made initial connections. He returned this year where he met up with Palestinian Christians. Cole talks about his experiences in Israel this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Brent speaks with Professor Richard Jackson, the Leading Thinker Chair in Peace Studies at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS) at the University of Otago. He is the founding editor and current editor-in-chief of the journal  Critical Studies on Terrorism , and the series editor of the  Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies  book series. Hosted on Aca...

This week Brent speaks to University of Otago lecturer, Dr Olivier Jutel. Dr Jutel is a former journalist and media worker his work has been concerned with the emergence of right-wing populism in and through affective forms of media. His research agenda has tracked very closely with tumultuous developments in western democracies and the swing from a political techno-utopianism to increasing concer...

This week we speak with Brent's longtime friend, US academic Dr Reed Perkins, Professor of Environmental Studies, Director of Environmental Studies at North Central College in Chicago, Illinois. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guy Sharrock is a Former Development Economist and old mate school mate of Kovido. He shares his experiences of working around the world as a Development Economist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.