Ep.7 - The Importance of the Fat Community by Ula Chowaniec

In this episode of Podcast for Body Liberation, Aga talks with Ula, a fat activist from Poland, about the power of community and why it’s often difficult for fat people to come together and organize. They explore how internalized fatphobia, lack of inclusive spaces, and social stigma can prevent connection, and why building community spaces, both online and offline, is so important. Ula also shares insights from her podcast and recent book, along with dreams for future gatherings and a fat liberation congress. This episode continues the conversation from earlier episodes about belonging, visibility, and how shared spaces can empower fat people to take action together. This conversation is part of our ongoing work on body liberation and addressing weight stigma through youth work. Throughout our episodes, we explore the importance of creating inclusive spaces, reclaiming the word “fat” as a tool for liberation, and building supportive communities. We also examine how to challenge oppression and stigma- starting in our own minds and extending to healthcare systems and media content. SPEAKER: Ula Chowaniec INTERVIEWED BY: Aga Byrczek FILMED AND EDITED BY: Joy Vazquez ABOUT US WEB: bodyliberation.eu FB: https://www.facebook.com/bodyliberation IG: https://www.instagram.com/bodyliberation.eu/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bodyliberation TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bodyliberation.eu Linktree: https://linktr.ee/bodyliberation.eu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This podcast episode was created within an Erasmus+ funded project Microlearning for Body Liberation, contract No. 2024-1-LV02-KA210-YOU-000247374. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or The Agency For International Programs For Youth in Latvia (JSPA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. - - - - - - - - - This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/