African Climate Alliance Podcast

Decolonisation, Racism, and Inequality in the Climate Justice Movement

Episode Summary

What does it mean to decolonise the climate justice movement? This conversation helps us visualise what decolonisation looks like in a practical sense and imagine what possible opportunities exist when we look to creating a future that serves all, a future that is just and equitable.

Episode Notes

What does it mean to decolonise the climate justice movement? 

This conversation helps us visualise what decolonisation looks like in a practical sense and imagine what possible opportunities exist when we look to creating a future that serves all, a future that is just and equitable.

Panelists:

Brown (South Africa): Brown is a Queer Artivist. Their work is deeply rooted in honouring their tricontinental lineage. Embracing the responsibility of the role of the scribe has afforded them many meaningful collaborations. Most recently, their work has centred on collaborating with academia and artists telling stories about gender and food security. Brown is ultimately motivated by a sustainable future that is safe to create in.

Denisha Anand (South Africa): Denisha Anand is a researcher and intersectional environmentalist currently employed as a Biodiversity Project Manager at the Princess Vlei Forum and Community Conservation Specialist with the City of Cape Town. As a progressive environmental educator and advocate for restoration and rehabilitation of neglected biodiversity areas associated with People of Colour, she is also completing a Masters Degree in environmental humanities, with a focus on intergenerational plant-human practice and intimacies, at the University of the Western Cape. The conversation will be moderated by ACA's Mitchelle Mhaka and Gabriel Klaasen
 

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