Program Summer School Environmental Justice and Transformative Futures

Activities

Lectures

Various academic and non-academic experts will explore different themes around creating a socially just future within the ecological limits of our planet. After each lecture, there will be room for questions and interdisciplinary discussion. See the schedule below for more info on time and date.

  • Introduction to Planetary Boundaries & Climate Change - Jorn Van de Velde - Auditorium A, Technicum
  • Political Ecologies and Diverse Economies - Jonas Vanderslycken - Auditorium A, Technicum
  • Environmental Justice & Intersectional Environmentalism - Mary Ann Manahan - Auditorium A, Technicum
  • Decolonisation & Eco-feminism - Philsan Osman - Auditorium A, Technicum
  • History of Action & Resistance - Erik Paredis (UGent) - Auditorium D, Technicum
  • Technology and Society - (Still to be defined) - Auditorium D - Technicum
  • Rights of Nature - (Still to be defined) - Auditorium D - Technicum

All lectures will take place in Auditorium A and D at Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000 Ghent -3. Colleagues and students wishing to join for one or more lectures are welcome.

Workshop tracks

In the workshop tracks, you work intensively with a smaller group of students on one theme in depth guided by experts. On Friday, the different groups present their learning process to the other students.

The different workshop tracks are:

  1. Parlement of Things (`Dutch)
  2. Reimagining Housing and Living
  3. Cross-Solidarity Struggles
  4. Diverse & Fair Economies

Speeddates & Field trips

During the speeddates, you will have the chance to ask questions in small groups to people who are already working on degrowth or climate in their work, engagements, daily life, ...

For the field trip, there are two options:

  1.  Ghent tour of alternatives
  2. To be determined

Week schedule

 

Monday 16/09

Tuesday 17/09

Wednesday 18/09

Thursday 19/09

Friday 20/09

 9–11

Teambuilding &
group agreements 

Lecture: The Financialisation
of Nature

Workshops

Excursions:

Workshops

11–13

Lecture:
Planetary Boundaries
& Climate Change

Lecture: Decolonisation & eco-feminism

Workshops

Ghent Degrowth Tour/

Aelmoeseneie Forest

Prepare for presentations

13–14

                      Lunch

14–16

Lecture: Political Ecologies and Diverse Economies  

Workshops

Lecture: History of
Action & Resistance

Lecture: Technology and society (tbd)

Presentations

16–17:30

Reflection groups

Workshops

Speeddates

Lecture: Rights of Nature

End reflection and closure

20

 

Keynote:

Kes Otter Lieffe

Language

The summer school will take place in English.

Location

All lectures will take place in Auditorium A - Jean Norbert Cloquet Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000 Ghent -3 (Directions)

The workshops and speed dates will also take place in Technicum -3 in various rooms there (Directions).

The Keynote will take place in Auditorium 3 - Suzanne Lilar, Blandijn (Directions).