Brown Bag

Sanjana Hattotuwa

Hosted by Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor at the ICT4Peace Foundation, Brown Bag is a podcast around social media, politics and society from a Global South perspective. As name suggests, Brown Bag can be listened to over lunch, on a drive, walk, run, at gym or whenever you find the time to listen to a podcast. It's also a play on browning a discourse dominated by a Global North/Western gaze. read less
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Brown Bag Episode 7: Elina Noor
12-12-2022
Brown Bag Episode 7: Elina Noor
ICT4Peace is delighted to release Episode 7 of Brown Bag, the ICT4Peace podcast series on social media, politics, democracy and society from a Global South perspective, hosted and produced by ICT4Peace Foundation’s Special Advisor, Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa. In Episode 7, Hattotuwa speaks with Elina Noor who is presently Director, Political-Security Affairs and Deputy Director, Washington, D.C., and also a Senior Advisor and a member of the ICT4Peace Foundation's International Advisory Board.

Episodes

Brown Bag Episode 7: Elina Noor
12-12-2022
Brown Bag Episode 7: Elina Noor
ICT4Peace is delighted to release Episode 7 of Brown Bag, the ICT4Peace podcast series on social media, politics, democracy and society from a Global South perspective, hosted and produced by ICT4Peace Foundation’s Special Advisor, Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa. In Episode 7, Hattotuwa speaks with Elina Noor who is presently Director, Political-Security Affairs and Deputy Director, Washington, D.C., and also a Senior Advisor and a member of the ICT4Peace Foundation's International Advisory Board.
Brown Bag Episode 6: Sarah Oh
22-10-2022
Brown Bag Episode 6: Sarah Oh
ICT4Peace is delighted to release Episode 6 of Brown Bag, the ICT4Peace podcast series on social media, politics, democracy and society from a Global South perspective, hosted and produced by ICT4Peace Foundation’s Special Advisor, Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa. In Episode 6, Hattotuwa speaks with Sarah Oh, who works with technology companies to launch new programmes focused on responsible growth, equitable partnerships, and social impact, with an emphasis on human rights.
Brown Bag Episode 5: Victoire Rio
08-10-2022
Brown Bag Episode 5: Victoire Rio
ICT4Peace is delighted to release Episode 5 of Brown Bag, the ICT4Peace podcast series on social media, politics, democracy and society from a Global South perspective, hosted and produced by ICT4Peace Foundation’s Special Advisor, Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa. In Episode 4, Hattotuwa speaks with Victoire Rio, an activist, researcher and currently working with The Myanmar Internet Project.
Brown Bag Episode 4: David Shanks, Former Chief Censor of New Zealand
17-09-2022
Brown Bag Episode 4: David Shanks, Former Chief Censor of New Zealand
Episode 4 of Brown Bag, a podcast on social media, politics and society from a Global South perspective, hosted by ICT4Peace Foundation's Special Advisor Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa. In this episode, Hattotuwa speaks with David Shanks, former Chief Censor of New Zealand. This production of this podcast series is supported by the Daniel Gablinger Foundation.
Brown Bag Episode 3: Vidhya Ramalingam
03-09-2022
Brown Bag Episode 3: Vidhya Ramalingam
Episode 3 of Brown Bag, a podcast on social media, politics and society from a Global South perspective, hosted by ICT4Peace Foundation's Special Advisor Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa. In this episode, Hattotuwa speaks with Vidhya Ramalingam, Founder and CEO of Moonshot. This production of this podcast series is supported by the Daniel Gablinger Foundation.
Brown Bag Episode 2: Meenakshi Ganguly
14-08-2022
Brown Bag Episode 2: Meenakshi Ganguly
Episode 2 of Brown Bag, a podcast on social media, politics and society from a Global South perspective, hosted by ICT4Peace Foundation's Special Advisor Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa. In this episode, Hattotuwa speaks with Meenakshi Ganguli, South Asia director at Human Rights Watch. This production of this podcast series is supported by the Daniel Gablinger Foundation.
Brown Bag Episode 1: Ivan Sigal
01-08-2022
Brown Bag Episode 1: Ivan Sigal
Episode 1 of Brown Bag, a podcast on social media, politics and society from a Global South perspective, hosted by ICT4Peace Foundation's Special Advisor Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa. In this episode, Hattotuwa speaks with Ivan Sigal, the Executive Director of Global Voices. This production of this podcast series is supported by the Daniel Gablinger Foundation.