While geography and global economies play an obvious role in the distribution of the effects of climate change, there are other intersections of experience that can exacerbate these effects. The question of gender is an extremely pertinent one, because, globally, women (especially poor women) tend to be among the most marginalised groups in society.
Youth Lab is hosting its Annual Young Feminist Roundtable on Environmental Justice, inviting young women working on gender justice and those working on climate change and renewable energy solutions to discuss the intersections between feminism and environmental justice in South Africa.
The invitation is extended to young women aged 18-35, who are interested in being part of a shared-learning and collaboration building workshop in Cape Town. We are looking for young women entrepreneurs, activists, academics and in public service to make this workshop an opportunity to rethink the ways that the agenda for environmental justice can be tackled through a gender sensitive lens. Youth Lab will cover all cost for participants including transport and accommodation.
The event details are as follows:
8th and 9th June 2017
Fountains Hotel, 1 St. Georges Mall, Cape Town
1 June 2017
RSVP to Pearl Pillay at
pearl.pillay(at)youthlab.org.za or
Two day young feminist roundtable on environmental justice Goals
The workshop will have 3 components:
Day 1 – 8th June 2017
08:00 – 10:00: Arrival and registration
10:00 – 11:00: Introductions
11:00 - 13:00: Introduction to feminism – Tessa Dooms/Olawunmi Busari
14:00 – 15: 30: Ignite Talks (5 minutes to express their work/ideas)
15:30 – 17:00: Interactive workshop on intersections between gender and environmental justice
Looking at society and seeing what the most pressing intersections are between environmental issues and women’s lives 18:00 – 20:00: Dinner – sign up of for Communities of Practice the next morning
Top three themes from the interactive workshops
Day 2 – 9th June 2017
07:30 – 09:30: Structured networking breakfast
09:30 – 10:30: Ignite Talks
10:30 – 13:30: Emerging issues in climate change
Tasneem Essop – National Planning Commission
14:30 – 16:00: Strategic thinking on ways forward
Tessa Dooms
Criterion for participants
34 Bompas Road
Dunkeld West
Johannesburg
