34: I would PROTECT THE PEOPLE not profits

Today’s episode is a little bit different... where Gillian gets to the guest on a podcast swap with The Starlit Stories podcast.  Artist and podcaster, Stella Marie for holds space for Gillian to rediscover her voice as she transitions towards quiet quitting the system (see previous episode).  In this episode, the tone and direction is set for the coming year on If I Ruled the World.

A huge thank you to Stella for permission to use this interview.  Do check out The Starlit Stories podcast (see links below).

Keywords:

system change, social justice, environmental justice, decolonisation, empathy, nature

Mentions:

Starlit Stories Podcast with host Stella Marie

Stella Marie on Instagram

The Man Engine in Cornwall

"Three companies responsible for more carbon emmissions than all UK households" from 2021 Tortoise Responsibility 100 Index: 

https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2021/04/22/sensemaker-210422

Kwame Toure quote:

From "Radical Discipleship: The Pitfalls of Liberalism"

"When [the liberal] seeks to talk about change, he always confronts the oppressed rather than the oppressor. He does not seek to influence the oppressor, he seeks to influence the oppressed. He says to the oppressed, time and time again, “You don’t need guns, you are moving too fast, you are too radical, you are too extreme.” He never says to the oppressor, “You are too extreme in your treatment of the oppressed,” because he is powerless among the oppressors, even if he is part of that group; but he has influence, or, at least, he is more powerful than the oppressed, and he enjoys this power by always cautioning, condemning, or certainly trying to direct and lead the movements of the oppressed."

 NATURE WRITING WORKSHOP this autumn 🍂 🪶🧡
📆  8 Nov - Fri 14 Nov 2025
🛏️ Book  at www.grantarmshotel.com

Hope to see you there!

✍️ Sign up for the newsletter on gillianburkevoice.com

🤝 Connect with Gillian on Instagram or email [email protected]

💚🌍✌🏾 Thanks for listening