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This season of Climate on Tap commemorates 20 years since Hurricane Katrina. These conversations explore Katrina as a major migration event that spurred one of the largest climate-displaced communities in the United States today. We contextualize the relationship between the climate crisis and migration and affirm the human right to remain, the human right to migrate, and the human right to return. Taproot.earth

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Episode 3: The Right to Return with Colette Pichon-Battle 29.08.2025 51:30

In the final episode of Climate on Tap’s K20 podcast series, Colette Pichon Battle, co-founder of Taproot Earth, talks about the right to return and the barriers that were in place for people who wanted to return after Katrina. We also connect the dots to the battles over immigration today and the climate crisis. Please visit www.katrina20.org for more information on the K20 Week of Action Plea...

Episode 2: The Right to Migrate with Chief Brenda Dardar Robichaux 25.08.2025 57:33

In this episode Mary talks to Chief Brenda Dardar Robichaux, who was the principal chief of the Houma Nation in 2005 during both Katrina and Rita. We explore that experience and how it affected the Houma people, especially those who were displaced. We also talk about what subsequent storms and sea level rise have meant for the Houma Nation since then and what their future might look like. Please...

Episode 1: The Right to Remain with Malik Rahim 22.08.2025 1:00:29

In the first episode, our host Mary Annaise Heglar talks with Malik Rahim, a Black Panther and community activist, about what it meant to stay and fight for New Orleans and his work with Common Ground Collective. This conversation reminds us that everyone should have the right to remain in the places that they love. Please visit www.katrina20.org for more information on the K20 Week of Action