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Can climate protests make a difference?

Mass protests and demonstrations attract attention but do they lead to lasting change?

From being glued to diggers to bunking off school, what happens when the public takes climate action into their own hands? Mass protests and demonstrations can be an effective way to gain media attention but do they lead to lasting change?

Kate Lamble and Neal Razzell are joined by:
Disha Ravi, climate activist, India
Dan Hooper, (Swampy), climate activist, UK
Mel, member of Scientist Rebellion, Mexico
Dana R. Fisher, Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, USA
Ruud Wouters, researcher Media, Movements & Politics, University of Antwerp, Belgium

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Team:
Reporter: Imran Qureshi, India
Producer: Lizzy McNeill
Researcher: Natasha Fernandes
Series Producer: Alex Lewis
Production Co-ordinators: Helena Warwick-Cross, Siobhan Reed
Sound engineer: Tom Brignell

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27 minutes

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Mon 10 Oct 202219:06GMT
BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

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  • Mon 10 Oct 202201:32GMT
    BBC World Service
  • Mon 10 Oct 202208:06GMT
    BBC World Service
  • Mon 10 Oct 202212:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only
  • Mon 10 Oct 202219:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

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