logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2024
51m 51s

Vivien Sansour: Palestinian seeds of sur...

kaméa chayne
About this episode

What can grief teach us about being truly alive? And how might seeds, and the compassionate acts of tending to them, be the “helpers and teachers” of mediating our collective grief?

In this episode, we are honored to welcome Vivien Sansour, founder of the Palestinian Heirloom Seed Project—an initiative centered on caring for and preserving seeds as keepers of ancestral connection and models of subversive advocacy.

Join us as Vivien shares about the systemic violence of disconnection and relational severance, the socio-economic pressures turning many historically food-centered farms into monocultural plantations of commercial tobacco for export, how Palestinian agriculturalists are standing up to reclaim food sovereignty, and more.

Up next
Jun 28
Tyson Yunkaporta: Shifting from ‘health & wellness’ to communities of care
What does it mean to reject the monocultural delusion of separation and endless growth, and to nurture systems that honor context and the brilliance of neurodiversity? What is the relationship between altered states of mind from ceremonies and our shared senses of “reality”? And ... Show More
1h 7m
Jun 19
[REPLAY] A. Naomi Paik: Immigration, deportation, and military recruits of the disenfranchised
This is a replay from May 2022 on Sanctuary for All, Sanctuary Everywhere — on the deportability of workers as labor discipline, immigration policy as labor policy, military recruits from disenfranchised communities and migrant workers, challenging the “nation of immigrants” narr ... Show More
52m 58s
Jun 12
Paul Hawken: Carbon is the flow of life
What is there to question about the dominant framing of “climate crisis”? What does it mean to understand carbon not just as an element but as the flow of life? And how do we begin to recalibrate our senses of delusion or reality in a world where often up is portrayed is down and ... Show More
56m 38s
Recommended Episodes
Dec 2024
We are the Seeds of Palestine | Vivien Sansour
As the founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library, Vivien Sansour is dedicated to preserving ancestral seeds and the knowledge they carry. In this episode, she explains why safeguarding these seeds is a powerful act of defiance against erasure and a vital contribution to Pale ... Show More
1h 7m
Jul 2024
Culture and Education: Seeds of Hope in Times of Conflict
When violent conflict erupts, you might think that staging a Shakespearean play would not be a priority. You might think that developing your business skills is a luxury reserved for peaceful times. In this episode of Our World, Connected, Christine Wilson talks to two guests who ... Show More
40m 22s
Mar 2024
David E. Gilbert, "Countering Dispossession, Reclaiming Land: A Social Movement Ethnography" (U California Press, 2024)
Two decades ago, a group of Indonesian agricultural workers began occupying the agribusiness plantation near their homes. In the years since, members of this remarkable movement have reclaimed collective control of their land and cultivated diverse agricultural forests on it, rep ... Show More
32m 59s
Aug 2024
Sacred commerce and why our soil and why our food matters with Kiss the Ground and Common Ground catalyst Ryland Engelhart
Today’s episode is with Ryland Engelhart who co-founded Kiss the Ground nonprofit and is a producer of the Kiss the Ground film released on Netflix and Executive producer of the award-winning sequel Film, Common Ground. He has been working for almost 20 years in health, wellness ... Show More
1h 2m
Sep 2024
Israel's Control of the Palestinian Economy
Since 1948, Israel has imposed policies and measures to control and hamper the Palestinian economy. In this episode of “This is Palestine,” host Diana Buttu speaks to Ali Hamdallah, a prominent Palestinian economist and analyst. Buttu and Hamdallah discuss the various ways Israel ... Show More
16m 47s
Jan 2024
Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza #Palestine | Mara Kronenfeld | UNRWA-USA
Mara Kronenfeld, the Executive Director of UNRWA-USA, gives context about the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza right now and the devastating impact the 17-year-long blockade has had on Palestinian life.This episode was recorded on October 20 at 15:30 Palestine time.Hosted by: Mik ... Show More
52m 41s
Sep 2024
Redefining Palestinian Identity with Jenan Matari
Today, we have the honor of introducing Jenan Matari, a dedicated advocate and storyteller whose journey encapsulates the struggles and triumphs of embracing one's identity. Born into a first-generation Arab American household, Jenan's family history is deeply rooted in the Pales ... Show More
1s
Oct 2024
How regenerative agriculture brings life back to the land | Gabe Brown
Over his decades of farming and ranching, Gabe Brown has noticed a troubling trend: the conventional farming techniques he used were degrading the soil and ruining crops. He shares how his family farm turned things around by adopting regenerative agricultural practices — and show ... Show More
15m 55s
Jul 2024
Fight Against Food Insecurity with Maen Mahfoud
Today’s tale is one of transformation, resilience, and social impact. We’re joined by Maen Mahfoud  whose remarkable path took him from the heart of Syria to the forefront of social entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley.  From medical student to founder of Replate, a revolutionary p ... Show More
46m 25s
Apr 25
Palestinian Ingredients Through Time & Space | Fadi Kattan
This special episode of Matbakh is the first in a series of talks and special menu events called "dawaween al diwan" at restaurant, louf, in Toronto. Franco-Palestinian chef, Fadi Kattan, and Salma Serry, a doctoral researcher specializing in food history in West Asia and Egypt, ... Show More
57m 41s