Pond inlet inuit testifying about the impact of iron mining, february 6

Message from Norman Cohen re: testimony at Pond Inlet Inuit on Saturday February 6th This Saturday, one day before 120 million viewers will watch the Super Bowl live from Tampa, another live television event will unfold in Pond Inlet in the Canadian arctic that maybe a few thousand people worldwide will be lucky enough to […]

Biomimicry: Design inspired by nature

Nov. 18 at Noonhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/biomimicry-design-inspired-by-nature-tickets-128055562635?aff=fyi The lecture will be followed by a live Q&A moderated by Carlos Fiorentino, lecturer in design studies at the University of Alberta and MacEwan University. Biomimicry teaches us how to become an integral part of the natural world: acknowledging the strength and resilience of the living systems that support us, and […]

walden bello november 24th

 Post-Neoliberalism or Neoliberalism’s Second Act? Date/Time: Tuesday November 24, 2020 @ 7:00 pm via Zoom Title: Post-Neoliberalism or Neoliberalism’s Second Act? Abstract: Will the aftermath of the pandemic witness another round of neoliberalism, offer bigger opportunities for left politics, or be another step in the rise of the far-right? An academic/activist from the global South […]

Fly Me to the Moon: Imagining a Future Beyond Extraction (November 11, 2020)

The remarkable Jamaican film Fly Me to the Moon examines the deep ecological and racialized geopolitical connections between the polluted landscapes left by bauxite mining in Jamaica (and other Caribbean countries) and the sleek icons of space travel and modernity. Esther Figueroa, director of the film, joins a panel of activists, artists, and scholars to discuss toxic mining and […]

ecopolitics podcast series with canadian scholars

Series produced by Professor Ryan Katz-Rosene (University of Ottawa) and Professor Peter Andree (University of Carleton)  https://www.ecopoliticspodcast.ca/ Topics covered include environmental racism and justice in Canada, federalism and the environment, environmental law and policy, environmental political economy, Indigenous environmental politics, corporate social responsibility, ENGO activism, and more. In each episode we interview experts in the […]

global extraction–a film festival, July 16-20

Streaming Online | July 16-20, 2020 | #FocusOnGlobalExtraction | #GlobalExtractionAction https://politicalecologynetwork.org/2020/07/13/global-extraction-film-festival-geff-2020/#more-4404 The 1st Global Extraction Film Festival, streaming online from July 16-20, 2020, is free to the public worldwide. Curated and hosted by Esther Figueroa, environmental filmmaker based in Jamaica and Emiel Martens, founding director of Caribbean Creativity based in the Netherlands, GEFF 2020 is part of […]