97. The Future of Cities E05: Activism's role in innovative policy creation. w/ Ksenia Ashrafullina

Host André Marquet talks to Ksenia Ahsrafulina. She is an activist, the Founder of Invisible City non-profit organization, which is helping emerging artists to perform more and get paid fairly. She is a co-founder of the civic movement Lisboa Possivel for inclusive mobility in Lisbon. And she calls herself a “self-employed diplomat” for the virtual embassy of Russia of the future in Portugal. Time stamps: Introduction of the guest [1:20] How did Ksenia start her path in activism [5:00] Ksenia moved to Europe from Russia - what was the reason for that? [6:40] How did Ksenia learn Spanish (Ksenia speaks about her mad obsession with southern countries) [9:30] Self-employed diplomat for Russia - what is this title about? [13:30] How did Ksenia learn 9 languages [16:30] What TV hosts are expecting Ksenia to stand for [18:00] Is there a democratic deficit in Portuguese society? [19:40] Invisible City NPO development [24:00] Organization of events for solidarity [26:15] What's the connection of Invisible City and Lisboa Possível [29:20] Work towards mobility improvement in Lisbon [31:00] Bike lane in Almirante Reis [32:00] How to start on being an activist? An activist guide with all the information [37:00] Ksenia is organising an event about petition writing[41:20] Problem of the bike lanes in Baixa downtown [43:30] Engaging youth in activism [50:00] What is Ksenia the most passionate about in her job [51:00] Besides work and activism, what are Ksenia's hobbies [53:20] Which technology would Ksenia learn if she had to choose one? [55:10] What kind of innovation tech-people could create to make activist's life easier? [57:00] What words of advice would Ksenia give her younger self [59:00] Book recommendations [1:00:30] 📕 Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoğlu 📕 Raised From the Ground by José Saramago 📕 Letters From a Stoic by Seneca 📕 The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins Useful links: https://lisboapossivel.pt/ https://invisiblecity.eu/ PRODUCTION 🎙 The Productized Podcast is a series of int