Caravan of Hope Podcast

This week we speak with Mike Seawright from ReliefAid. He talks about their work in Gaza and the ways in which we can support them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we celebrate Kovido's completion of the Camino Trail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk with Katzhiko Takashige aka "Kay”, a Japanese national who is running around the world for peace. Kovido chats to him on the Camino Trail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk with Rachel Brooking, the MP for Dunedin. She is a member of the Environment Committee and has previously been a member of the Finance and Expenditure, and Regulations Review select committees. Rachel is Labour's Spokesperson for Environment, Food Safety and Space.  Rachel has lived and worked in Dunedin nearly all of her life, attending kindergarten through to secondar...

Kovido is halfway along the Camino Trail. he has taken half a milion steps for peace. We hear the latest from his peace walk along this ancient pilgrim's trail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 27 This week we talk with Mai Tamimi, PhD, MNZM, a facilitator in Middle Eastern Culture, interfaith dialogues, women and youth cultural well being and cultural & intercultural competence as well as delivering crisis services for ethnic communities. She is a strong local government, community and social services professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused on Human Geogr...

We catch up with Kovido who has now been walking for three weeks on the Camino Trail. He is on a pilgrimage to walk a million steps for peace to raise funds for Gaza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk with Kovido who has embarked on the Camino Trail. A pilgrimage of a million steps for peace to raise funds for Gaza Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we speak with Olha Viazenko, a Ukraine national living and working in Ōtepoti / Dunedin in Aoatearoa / New Zealand. She shares her thoughts and response to the invasion of her homeland by Russia. She tells us how we can help. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Māia Moeone returns to shares her experiences, insights and hopes all people’s in Gaza and Israel and clarify some of her thoughts from last week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 21 This week our guest is Maia Moeone. Originally from Ōtepoti / Dunedin, Maia is amongst other things: a yoga teacher, a world traveller and most recently, a resident of the south of Israel. She shares her experiences, insights and hopes all people’s in Gaza and Israel.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week our guest is Professor Kevin P Clements, Emeritus Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand. He is currently Director, of the Toda Peace Institute. Kevin’s background has seen him working in conflict prevention/reconciliation work in Africa, the Caucasus , Nepal and the Philippines as head of International Alert.  Hosted on Acast. See ac...

This week our guest is Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab, a global citizen, who shares her experiences of life in Gaza and the Middle East.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: The UN finally manages to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat about the state of things in Aotearoa / New Zealand and abroad. Kovido leads us in self-care meditation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk with Peter Matheson Emeritus Professor Knox Theological College; Fellow of Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand. Peter was formerly Dean of the School of Theology at University of Otago, Aotearoa / New Zealand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk to Alison Phipps holds 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.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk again to Abram Sterne from Jerusalem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kovido talks about the universality of the First Buddhist Precept: to refrain from taking life. We also talk about the film 5 Broken Cameras documentary film co-directed by Palestinian  Emad Burnat  and Israeli  Guy Davidi .  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Brent reflects on marching in the rain, Kovido talks about Germany's Silent Majority. Brent remembers his trip to Eastern Europe in the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Palestinian Kiwi Rula Yousef shares her story, the ideas of cultural resistance and call on all peoples to support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS). BDS is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality. BDS upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Our guest this week is Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations and an Inaugural Sesquicentennial Distinguished Chair at the University of Otago, Dunedin, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are once again joined by Brent's former colleague, Abram Stern, who joins us from Jerusalem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we discuss how the media curates the messages of activists, such as Pink Floyd's Roger Waters.  We also recap the topics covered in the missing Episode 6! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Caravan of Hope talks to Brent's longtime friend, Abram Sterne, a Jerusalem-based educational psychologist, father and orthodox Jew. He shares his views on Gaza, the Israeli government's relationship with its people and the reportage of events as they have unfolded. This is the first of a two-part special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.