Lecture

SG – Climate Justice and Making Change

What does decolonisation mean for climate justice? How do colonialism and coloniality affect political decision making and social change? Which actors become of importance in a decolonising framework of climate justice?

Organised by Studium Generale
Date

Tue 4 April 2023 20:00

Venue Impulse, building number 115
Stippeneng 2
115
6708 WE Wageningen
+31 (0) 317 - 482828

About series ‘Decolonisation’

One way decolonial movements have addressed symbols of historical injustice is by toppling statues and changing street names. But what is decolonisation? Is (de)colonisation an event of the past, or are there colonial processes that continue until today? This series looks at a number of burning questions which touch upon the past and shine a light for the future.

About Climate Justice and Making Change

By looking at the world through a decolonial lens, different pathways for change can become visible. In conversation with Churmer Bomba and Prof. Dr. Bram Büscher we will talk about questions such as: what does decolonisation mean for climate justice? How do colonialism and coloniality affect political decision making and social change? Which actors become of importance in a decolonising framework of climate justice? This conversation offers an opportunity to expand your personal and professional toolbox by develop awareness, understanding and intuition of the power of decolonisation.

About Churmer Bomba

Churmer Bomba is a Community Mobilizer at Greenpeace Netherlands working on Climate Justice:

"I was born and raised on Bonaire, a small island in the Caribbean at risk of impacts by the climate crisis. I contribute to safe spaces for communities, and aim to amplify struggles of those often forgotten in this crisis and build power together."

About Bram Büscher

Bram Büscher is Chair of Development Sociology at Wageningen University and visiting professor at the University of Johannesburg. He published widely on the relations between nature, development and political-economy. His most recent book on environmentalism in the era of post-truth and platform capitalism was published by University of California Press.