How Black Mothers Are Leading Change for Clean Air and Justice in the UK | Black Earth Podcast

Описание: Welcome to Black Earth with me, Marion Atieno Osieyo. In each episode, I speak with pioneering Black women from around the world who are re-imagining our relationship with Earth and each other.

Today, I meet Agnes Agyepong, founder of Global Child and Maternal Health, for a deep, urgent, and hopeful conversation about air pollution, pregnancy, and environmental justice in the UK.

In this episode, we explore:

🌍 Groundbreaking research on how air pollution affects the health of Black pregnant women and unborn babies in London

🌍 How Black mothers are leading change for clean air

🌍 What you can do now to reduce air pollution in your home and community.

💬 “Clean air isn’t a luxury. It’s a birthright. For everyone.”

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📲 Connect with Agnes and support her organisation, Global Child and Maternal Health: https://globalcmh.org/about-us/

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Welcome to Black Earth 🌍
03:55 Agnes’ relationship with nature
09:00 The personal experience that led Agnes to start her organisation
14:11 The groundbreaking research led by Agnes and her team
16:48 The impacts of air pollution on pregnancy and unborn babies
21:51 Whose knowledge and experience matters when we talk about air pollution?
24:10 The hilarious wig story showing why context matters
25:40 How inequality shapes the air you breathe
31:40 Bringing different groups together helps us make progress on clean air
38:36 How to take action now
42:34 Ella’s Law, the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for clean air in the UK
45:32 Clean air helps us live longer, better
47:47 Support Agnes and her work
49:25 A call to action for funders
51:55 Join the conversation and connect with us at Black Earth 🌱

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