Social Justice Salon

Welcome to Episode 23 of the Social Justice Salon. In this episode, Marianne talks about feminist economics. When running her company   Justice Studio from 2011 to 2024 Marianne began to see the links between the values that we find within business and leadership and how these are replicated on a larger scale in our economic system. Drawing on her work in business, international development and fe...

Welcome to Episode 22 of the Social Justice Salon. In this episode, we learn about the Boko Haram conflict that is ongoing in the Lake Chad Basin and how it has been affecting children, specifically those drawn into Boko Haram’s forces. Marianne is joined by the fantastic Chitra Nagarajan who gives us a rich insight into their experiences with findings from her extensive research. Chitra is an act...

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Social Justice Salon. In this fascinating and important episode, we learn about the work of Circles-UK. Circles of Support and Accountability are community initiative designed to reduce sex offending among high-risk perpetrators. The CEO of Circles UK, Riana Taylor joins Marianne to discuss their work. Prior to joining Circles in 2016, Riana was the Director of Operati...

Welcome to Episode 20 of the Social Justice Salon. In this episode, we learn about the amazing Women’s Revolution that emerged in Rojava in Syria during 2010s. We discuss how the Kurdish women set up an egalitarian society at the same time as fighting the forces of ISIS. Marianne is joined by Rahila Gupta who has been to Rojava and learned all about this region first hand Rahila is an author and a...

Welcome to Episode 19 of the Social Justice Salon. In this solo episode, Marianne talks about ways of knowing and how the ideology behind our knowledge systems affects our work in social justice. Marianne discusses how the men of the Scientific Revolution in 16th & 17th century set in stone the dominant ways of knowing that still impact how research and consultancy is done today. She outlines...

Welcome to Episode 18 of the Social Justice Salon. In this episode, we explore how women in the Uk today have to navigate their public sexuality: as we exist in public places and online. Marianne is joined by the fantastic Fiona Vera Grey who gives us a rich insight into this with findings from her extensive research. Fiona is a professor of sexual violence, activist and campaigner working on viol...

Welcome to Episode 17 of the Social Justice Salon. In this episode, Marianne is joined by the titan of financial and economic activism Nicholas Shaxson. We delve into predatory finance, tax havens and his latest research into monopoly power. Nicholas Shaxson is a journalist, author, and activist focusing on finance & economics, and their relationships to people and societies. He’s written for...

Welcome to Episode 16 of the podcast which has had a rebrand! We are now called the Social Justice Salon. In this episode, we are discussing how we can eliminate nuclear weapons. Susi Synder of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) joins hostess Marianne Moore to discuss everything about their campaign and why, 80 years after they were first tested, nuclear weapons finally n...

Hello! We're back and with a rebrand.! Justice Studio Sessions is now the Social Justice Salon with me, Marianne Moore. And I'm very very excited about Season 2 of this podcast. We've got some really really cool guests and interesting topics. We will have monopoly power with Nicholas Shaxson, public sexuality and how women navigate it, how we can eliminate nuclear weapons, and so much more. I hope...

Welcome to episode 15 of Justice Studio Sessions. In this concluding episode of series one, we have a frank discussion about what it means to run a consultancy focused on social justice. In this episode we discuss the challenges of running a small values based business in an industry that favours the big boys. For this episode Marianne Moore, foundress of Justice Studio, is joined by Dr Irum Ali a...

Welcome to episode 14 of Justice Studio Sessions. In this episode we discuss three international safeguarding scandals. In 2018 it was discovered that senior Oxfam staff had paid local young women for sex whilst working in the response to the Haiti earthquake. The Oxfam Haiti incident was not an isolated incident, however. In this episode Marianne talks about the Oxfam Scandal as well as two other...

Welcome to Episode 13 of Justice Studio Sessions. In this episode we discuss young people in Wessex, South West England. We focus on the work of the Wessex Dance Academy which is a dance school for young people aged 15-25 based in Hampshire. The young people referred to the Academy are either excluded from, or not attending, school, care leavers or those with experience of the criminal justice sys...

Welcome to Episode 12 of Justice Studio Sessions. In this episode we discuss the situation for veterans in war torn Ukraine. The Russo-Ukrainian war, which began in 2014 and has escalated since 2022, is affecting the whole country. We delve into the experiences of the men and women fighting in the conflict, and how the different waves have affected their ability to reintegrate into society. We are...

Welcome to Episode 11 of Justice Studio Sessions. In this episode we look at the difficult instances of near deaths in male prisons in England. We discuss the adult male prison estate, the challenges it has faced over recent years, and the tragic violence within it. Joining us for the discussion is Rob Allen who works on prison reform in the UK and internationally. From 2005 to 2010 he was directo...

Welcome to Episode 10 of Justice Studio Sessions. In this episode we look at international tax abuse. As part of this discussion, we look in-depth at illicit financial flows, tax havens, financial secrecy and imperialism. Joining us for this discussion is Alex Cobham, an economist and chief executive of the Tax Justice Network. He is also a founding member of the steering group of the Independent...

Welcome to Episode 9 of Justice Studio Sessions. In this episode, we examine the lives of the women working in the fisheries sector in Fiji. The discussion sits firmly at the intersection of gender justice and climate justice and how both these issues affect the fisherwomen.   Justice Studio were extremely lucky to come across this issue as part of our research project into intergenerational movem...

Welcome to Episode 8 of Justice Studio Sessions. In this episode we discuss child slavery in the chocolate industry. This was a topic that Justice Studio came across during an evaluation for the German Government, of their Covid 19 Regeneration and Re-build Programme, which supported suppliers in the coffee and cocoa sectors across Africa. Joining us is Terry Collingsworth in an international huma...

Welcome to Episode 7 of Justice studio Session. In this episode Marianne Moore explains the importance of understanding fear and anxiety within organisations. She explains how they got to be so fearful in the first place, what the symptoms of an anxious organisation are, and some practical ways that anxiety can manifest in organisations, such as through over-functioning and under-functioning. Mari...

Welcome to Episode 6 of Justice Studio Sessions. in this episode we delve into the issues of Older LGBT+ people in England and Wales. Justice Studio has undertaken a number of projects to promote and understand LGBT+ activism as well as the challenges facing older people, and we are glad to discuss these important issues in this episode. Joining us for our discussion is Bridget Symonds. Bridget is...

Welcome to Episode 5 of Justice Studio Sessions. In this episode we discuss equitable quantitative research. Perfect for research nerds and data scientists, we will be deep diving into numbers, statistics and all that is “hard data” to establish what to do to ensure that, however you crunch it, it is equitable. We are joined by the super smart Heather Krause, who is a data scientist and cross-sect...

Welcome to Episode 4 of Justice Studio Sessions. In this episode we will be discussing Children’s Rights in Somaliland. Justice Studio worked in Somaliland during 2014 and 2015 to develop their first Children's Rights Act. We were working for a taskforce led by the Somaliland Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA), UNICEF and Save the Children. The creation of the Act included consultations...

Welcome to Episode 3 of Justice Studio Sessions. In this episode we will be discussing Women in Prison in Uganda. We’re delighted to have Doreen N. Kyazze joining us for this episode. Doreen is a Human Rights lawyer, Prison Reformer and Regional Director at Penal Reform International, she also has her own organisation the Zebra Foundation which advocates for the rights and dignity of women in pris...

Welcome to Episode 2 of Justice Studio Sessions. In this episode we discuss food poverty, and in particular, Food Banks in London. We’re delighted to have two guests with us to delve into this topic: Dr Irum Ali, is a social scientist and consultant who works in diversity, equity and inclusion in the charity sector, and is also on the Board of Trustees at the Bow Foodbank in Tower Hamlets Lily Bis...

Welcome to Justice Studio Sessions! In this very first episode of the podcast, Marianne Moore introduces Justice Studio. She takes you through the reasons why she set Justice Studio up, the kind of work and projects we do, and the values and philosophy behind how we do things. Links for this episode: Justice Studio’s website: www.justicestudio.org Follow Justice Studio on Instagram: @justicestudio...