Outreach & Pedagogy Events

The possibility of environmental justice during the ongoing Nakba: Agriculture, food, and infrastructures in Palestine

Date: Wednesday, 6 March 2024

Time: 16:00-17:30 (GMT)

Location: Online via Zoom

This event is free to attend and open to all, but registration is essential

About the Event

The possibility of environmental justice during the ongoing Nakba: Agriculture, food, and infrastructures in Palestine

As we watch in real time the annihilation of a people, human and non-human infrastructures, and the environment, we want to make space for reflecting together on the possibility for environmental justice and liberation - for a future in Palestine. In the spirit of solidarity, we engage in a conversation about agriculture, food politics, and the materiality of social organisation with scholars and practitioners. Agriculture as an activity connected to human and non-human survival will be discussed, along with the politics of food and its weaponization as an instrument of war. In parallel, the destruction of infrastructures is not only symbolic, but also has real consequences by making it difficult to imagine a future during a time when the Nakba is continuing to unfold but with even greater violence than ever before. Join us for a conversation about Palestine, the present and the future of environmental justice, and solidarity.

Image credit: Palestinian News & Information Agency (Wafa) in contract with APAimagesCC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Speakers

The possibility of environmental justice during the ongoing Nakba: Agriculture, food, and infrastructures in Palestine

Dr Muna Dajani, LSE 

Muna Dajani is an action researcher with a background in critical political ecology. Her work aims to understand environmental and water governance through decolonial and critical lenses. She holds a PhD from the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics (LSE). 


The possibility of environmental justice during the ongoing Nakba: Agriculture, food, and infrastructures in Palestine

Dr.des Saad Amira, Al Quds Bard College, Palestine 

Saad Amira is the head of urban studies and spatial practices at Al Quds Bard College in Palestine. His research examines the political ecology of Israeli settler-colonialism, the social history of modern Palestine, and social movements in the eastern Mediterranean region. 


The possibility of environmental justice during the ongoing Nakba: Agriculture, food, and infrastructures in Palestine

Akshaya Kumar, Human Rights Watch

Akshaya Kumar is the Director of Crisis Advocacy at Human Rights Watch. She oversees the organization’s advocacy response to emergencies and develops innovative strategies to respond to evolving crises. 


Chair

The possibility of environmental justice during the ongoing Nakba: Agriculture, food, and infrastructures in Palestine

Dr Paola Rivetti, Dublin City University

Paola Rivetti is Associate Professor in Politics in the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University. She is a member of BRISMES Council and the newly-formed Committee for Academic Freedom of the Italian Society for Middle East Studies SeSaMO.

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