{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Accessible Disruption - Strategy Table Pathways","title":"S3 Episode 2: Belonging is a Climate Solution - Aish Mann","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2090,"description":"Visit the Tanah Air Project Site: https://tanahairproject.org/Connect with Aish on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aish-mann/In this episode of Accessible Disruption, hosts Anthony Vade and Tahira Endean speak with Aish Mann, founder and executive director of the Tanah Air Project. Following her immigration to Canada, Aish founded the organization to transform how newcomers are seen, supported, and empowered in Canada's climate movement. Aish Mann is an award-winning climate leader and the founder of Tanah Air Project, a newcomer-led initiative positioning belonging as a climate solution.Based in Vancouver and originally from Malaysia, Aish brings experience in climate education, community-building, and policy innovation.Her work bridges newcomers and Indigenous communities, amplifying migrant leadership in climate action and reimagining a more inclusive climate future for Canada.The discussion highlights the importance of human-centered climate solutions and examines how eco-anxiety distinctly impacts immigrants, for whom environmental threats often mean literal survival rather than distant worries.The Tanah Air Project operates on the core philosophy that \"belonging is a climate solution\". To bridge the gap between skilled immigrants and the environmental sector, the organization focuses on three interconnected streams of action: climate literacy, leadership workshops, and Green Stream immigration advocacy. A central pillar of their work is building Indigenous-immigrant solidarity, which helps newcomers root themselves in the land and co-create a just, thriving future alongside Indigenous Peoples.Throughout the episode, Aish emphasizes the power of \"soft leadership,\" sharing how vulnerability and human connection helped her find mentors and build her community. By challenging colonial frameworks and treating lived experience as expertise, the Tanah Air Project redefines who gets to be a climate leader. The episode serves as a powerful call to action,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2jhldo0IUEttyWG54qAb-cWZ-iGTp7eM65bDwoLPejc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MGU2/OWI5MGNlNWM5ZjM5/MDljZTc5M2I1MmJm/MTkzMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}