Pitchforks and Arcadia: overcoming fear with a new vision

Seán O·Conlaín and Caroline Whyte speak with Mark Garavan, a lecturer in social care at the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology. Mark has a doctorate in the sociology of environmental activism and is the author of the book Compassionate Activism, and he is also a Feasta Director.  Topics covered include the environmental and economic pressures behind the COVID-19 pandemic, the social effects of the lockdowns, the sources of the anger that many people are feeling now, the reasons behind the rise of the far right, the role played by social media and other new technology, and things that could be emphasised in a vision of a more positive future so as to aid our transition from the existing economic system.