Philanthropy, Privilege, and Power

Peter Lipman is an initiator of Anthropocene Actions, and was formerly the founding chair of Transition Network and Common Cause Foundation. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.

• Anthropocene Actions: https://www.anaction.org/

• Transition Network: https://transitionnetwork.org/

• Common Cause Foundation: https://commoncausefoundation.org/

TOPICS

• 00:00 Introduction

• 02:25 Rights Imply Responsibilities

• 03:32 Philanthropy and Power Dynamics

• 09:52 Community Level Responses

• 15:55 Transition Network

• 38:54 Politics Around Immigration

• 44:01 People's Assemblies

• 49:12 Reflecting on Personal Journey and Future Aspirations

• 01:01:11 Closing Thoughts Around Philanthropy

EPISODE RESOURCES

• Solidarity Matters: https://www.anaction.org/values-based-solidarity

• Lankelly Chase to abolish itself: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/11/uk-charity-foundation-to-abolish-itself-and-give-away-130m

• Animal Liberation book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Liberation_(book)

• Pride film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_(2014_film)#:~:text=Based%20on%20a%20true%20story,Gays%20Support%20the%20Miners%20campaign

• A Paradise Built in Hell book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Paradise_Built_in_Hell

PODCAST

• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-regeneration-will-be-funded/id1706728107

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Fkf8ZqPx5RRkeXTbuojCJ