About this episode

James Leonard discusses his work in community development and politics, focusing on building initiatives and raising awareness about the carceral experience.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack James Leonard is no stranger to the tortoise shack. Yet this is his first-ever appearance in the shack, and it is, like the man himself, really great. We talk about his post 2 Norries work, including collaborating internationally to raise awareness about the carceral experience, his work in Cork in building life-long learning initiatives and his work in Local Govt where he sees the friction between politics and community development. Thanks for the chat, James. The SpiceBag podcast is out here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-158702753 #JusticeForYvesSakila podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-158808490

People in this episode

Guest: James Leonard

Topics covered

• community development
• politics
• carceral experience
• life-long learning
• local government

Keywords

• community
• politics
• Cork
• carceral
• learning initiatives
• James Leonard

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tortoise Shack Media, SpiceBag podcast, JusticeForYvesSakila podcast

Places: Cork

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