A Power No Government Can Suppress: Activism as Development.

In 2019 we witnessed protests in Chile, Hong Kong, Lebanon, and even Nova Scotia.  Why are these protests occurring, and how effective are they in making transformative change?  In this "In the Now" bonus podcast on GDP, Dr. Bob Huish speaks with Dr. Jon Langdon about the efficacy of activism today.  Knowing the local matters when it comes to Activism & Development, and in this conversation we discuss the bigger issues that go beyond street-level protest. What makes for successful activism?  What motivates people to put themselves in harms way when it comes to fighting for change?  This is a bonus podcast that goes far beyond  the headlines of activism and protest today. Jonathan Langdon is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Sustainability and Social Change Leadership at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He has been working with social movements in Ghana for the last 18 years, and more specifically with a movement in Ada defending communal access to a salt yielding lagoon since 2008. His recent work connects with other resource contention hot spots in Ghana, as well as with Indigenous Mayan educators/activists in Guatemala. He also works closely with climate justice movements and Mi’kmaq First Nation Water Protectors in Nova Scotia, and sits on the steering committee of the Nova Scotia Fracking Resource Action Coalition (NOFRAC). Follow Dr. Bob on Twitter:  @ProfessorHuish