Invitation: young feminist roundtable on environmental justice 2017
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.
What?
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.
Who?
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.
When?
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
Methodology
Two day young feminist roundtable on environmental justice Goals
- To learn about feminism and climate change from experts
- To discuss the work being done by participants
- To discuss possibilities for partnerships going forward
The workshop will have 3 components:
- Expert guest speakers on feminism and climate change/ renewable energy
- Ignite talks: 5 min talks by each participant to facilitate peer to peer learning of theory and practice in challenges and opportunities for young women in climate change and renewable energy work
- Strategic networking and collaborative thinking on innovations in climate change and renewable energy work through a feminist lens.
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
Participants
Criterion for participants
- Headhunting young women working on climate change and renewable energy in various sectors
- Different sectors (4/5 from public sector; 4/5 private sector; 4/5 academic spaces; 4/5 civil society)
- Under 35 (preferably under 30)
- Demonstrated link to work around gender or environmental justice
- Most people from Cape Town
Travel
- Max. 5 people flown in from other provinces
- 10 people reimbursed for travel within the Western Cape o Accommodation for every participant for one night o Shuttles
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
South Africa Office
34 Bompas Road
Dunkeld West
Johannesburg
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