Climate Feminist Summer School 20th -22nd August 2021

Climate Feminist Summer School

Summer University, Online Event

August 20^th – 22^nd, 2021

GEF-21-02 Feminists in the Climate Movement

Gender and Feminism

Green Economics Institute

Introduction:

Diverse decision-making and women’s empowerment are crucial to fighting the climate crisis and securing just and equitable policy solutions. Join this summer school for a crash course in all things climate feminism, and to connect with other activists, academics, and interested individuals from across Europe and beyond!

Main Text Body:

About the Event:

Women and minorities are more likely to be affected by the impacts of climate change and environmental crises, but are also key to bringing about change in their communities. Countries with more diversity in decision-making have more ambitious climate policies, while the empowerment of women is also closely linked to better economic and wellbeing outcomes for all.

We need this diversity and we celebrate it, but we also know that it flourishes best when it is pursued actively and obstacles are clearly understood. Specific support for systemically underrepresented groups, including women and non-binary people, is crucial in order to make a change in traditionally male-dominated spaces.

How are women currently excluded from climate negotiations and decisions? What are the lessons and insights from those leaders who have managed to break through? What are the narratives and structures that keep inequalities in place, and the “gender-blind” solutions that fail to challenge the status quo? How does the patriarchal exploitation of the planet relate to the lived experiences and activism of women of colour, indigenous women, LGBTQ+ women, and others? And above all, what can we do to address all of this?

This online summer school will feature dialogues, workshops, masterclasses, and various other formats to explore the gendered impacts of the climate crisis, but also provide concrete tools, inspiration, and knowledge to equip participants in their own lives and with a special eye on COP26. We will facilitate encounters between activists, climate scientists, researchers, policy makers, campaigners, politicians, and the general public, in order to move this priority high on the agenda and spark connections across Europe and beyond.

Context:

This summer school is part of the project “Feminists in the Climate Movement,” organised by GEF with the support of Visio, Green Economics Institute, Oikos, and Fundacja Strefa Zieleni. With a closed training programme for selected Feminist Climate Ambassadors as well as a series of public events, the project seeks to build capacity among (potential) climate leaders, while highlighting the gendered aspects and impacts of the climate crisis to a broader audience.

Programme:

The programme and speakers will be announced shortly. An indicative overview of possible sessions can be found here.

Practicalities:

Date and time: August 20^th – 22^nd, exact timings to be announced.

Audience: This summer school will take place in English, online, and is open to the general public. We strive for an open but safe space, making the summer school as interactive and accessible as possible while ensuring the wellbeing of our participants.

Registration: Please register in advance here.

Online events require extensive preparation, and speakers and moderators deserve fair compensation for their work. Therefore, while this event is free to those unable to contribute, we welcome donations and solidarity contributions.

Programme and Resources for the Climate Feminist Summer School

Climate Summer School and Feminist Climate Ambassadors

Weekend Summer School in the run up to COP26 United Nations Climate Conference

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Green Economics Institute, and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.

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Programme A

Day 1 Friday August 20th 2021 Introductory afternoon

Connection and tech testing 12.00- 13.00 CEST

Session 1 13.00- 14.30 CEST Introductions and familiarisations

Chair-, Marlyn Lee: Tech support -Sukriti Anand, Kristina Jocuite (Lithuania and UK ) Coordinator

Welcome from Miriam Kennet The Green Economics Institute (UK)

a) Introduction to the Climate Feminist Ambassador Project – Adele Hatungen Visio Education ( Finland)

b) Introduction to GEF Ewa Sufin (Poland)

c) Participant Introductions and orientation: Icebreaker:Random break out rooms.

14.30-15.00 Short Break

Session 2 15.00- 16.30 CEST I Opening plenary

Introduction and scene setting about feminist climate issues: European Perspectives on intersectionality and climate change

Chair- Sukriti Anand (India) Tech support Marlyn Lee and Miriam Kennet (UK) Kristina Jocuite (Lithuania and UK )

The European Green Deal continues to marginalise women, especially those from minority backgrounds. The EU must integrate an intersectional feminist approach into its green transition

Impacts of climate change on women- historical and archaeological perspectives and understandings and insights -gender impacts and intersectional impacts and implications -demographics -contraction and convergence and the SDGs- feminist perspectives – indigenous womens perspectives –

Speakers:

-Jean Lambert Former Member of the European Parliament, EGP ( UK): – Her special interests include Democracy and Human Rights, Migrant & Refugee Rights, Anti-discrimination and Social Inclusion and aiding the development of a Green employment strategy.

Mana Livardjani -Director of ENOP European Network of Political Foundations (Brussels -Belgium)

Introduction to the Green European Foundation (Belgium and Luxembourg) and European Perspectives on climate change: Speaker Ewa Sufin Former Consul of Poland and Strefa Zeleni Green Institute (Poland)

-Agneta Granstrom tbc( SAMI Indigenous MP (Sweden)) The Indigenous perspective

Q and A Debate with participants

16.30-17.00 Short Break

Session 4 17.00 -18.00 CEST

Facilitator Marlyn Lee Chair and Co Chair Kristina Jocuite. Tech support Miriam Kennet and Kristina Jocuite (Lithuania and UK)

Participants share current climate impacts and intersectional issues and solutions.

Preparing a report on global intersectional climate issues

Networking with all participants in break out rooms –

a) Briefing b) break outs c) report backs in plenary

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Progamme B

Day 2 Saturday August 21st 2021

Tech conection for participants-12.00-12.15 -CEST

Session 1- Plenary No 1 Day 2 13.00- 14.30 CEST

Facilitator: Peg Alexander (UK) -Co chair-Miriam Kennet (UK) ; Coordination Kristina Jociute (Lithuania and UK) -Tech suport Volker Heinemann (Germany and UK)

Women as role models, pandemic and climate, womens leadership style, issues and changes and legal and institutional framework and statistics and Empowering women -skills and information to take part in climate dialogue and in shaping a renewed climate future- the information and reports we need. Impacts of climate change on different demographics in more detail .Meeting people around the world and the lived experience of climate change for women: Climate change, oppressions and the SDGs impacts throughout the world -case studies

Women at the cutting edge: Women in the climate industry, in climate finance, climate science -how they are challenging the status quo and how they are leaders today – introductions to key climate women Inspirational

‘We need to challenge inequalities and to reach a feminist and sustainable future, we need to translate those agreements into actions, we need gender-mainstreaming tools to be available and used. For that, we work to ensure enough women participation in all levels of decision making of climate policies’ Jelassi Olfa.2021

Speakers: Lynne Franks OBE influencer- communications expert, global icon and womens empowerment pioneer (UK)

-Jelassi Olfa (Tunisia )Steering committee and board member at Gender CC

-Elizabeth Wathuti Fourth Recipient of Wangari Maathai Scholarship Award, Environmentalist and Climate Activist,(Kenya)

-Bianca Madison -Vuleta (Croatia, Denmark and UK) Women as leaders

Discussion with participants -Break outs

14.30 -15.00 Short Break

15.00-15.40 CEST Session 2 Plenary no 2 Day 2

Facilitator: Peg Alexander (UK) -co chair-Miriam Kennet (UK) Coordination Kristina Jociute (Lithuania and UK) -Tech suport Volker Heinemann (Germany and UK)

Question and answer session –

Speaker: Frances Roberts-Gregory. Future Faculty Postdoc at Northeastern University. Governance and diversify leadership within environmental and climate policy. As a feminist scholar-activist,she research esGulf Coast women of color’s climate justice activism and strategies to resist environmental racism while navigating contradictory relationships with energy and petrochemical industries. Her dissertation is titled, “Post-Apocalyptic Environmental Politics: Women of Color, Climate Justice and State-Corporate Crime in Louisiana.” She hopes to use her scholarship to contribute to efforts to democratize environmental governance and diversify leadership within environmental and climate policy. tbc

Discussion with all participants

15.40 15.45 Short break

Session 3 15.45-16.30 CEST Reporting from the frontline of climate change with Actionaid Nigeria-

Anjikwi Mshelbwala reporting from the front line of cliamte change from Nigeria in the field with action aid. Reporting live from the outskirts of Nigeria.

Video and question and answer with Rahila James Actionaid live from Yobid State bordering Chad and Niger video from the frontline location with serious flooding issues 100 houses in rural area are under water -evacuating 1000 people -flash floods.

Coordination Kristina Jociute, Miriam Kennet and Volker Heinemann

16.45- 17.30 CEST Parallel Sessions

Mens workshop – tbc

16.45 – 17.45 CEST Session 4 What is feminism, ecofeminism, intersectionality -and why do they matter ? Attempting to define and understand these terms today in 2021.

Facilitation Peg Alexander, Coordinator -Chair Kristina Jocuite (Lithuania) Tech Support Miriam Kennet

Speakers: Bahar Topçu Turkish Green Institute speaks with a video explaining eco feminism

Claire Bailey , N Ireland Green leader identifies as pro-choice and a feminist. She was a client escort for women accessing healthcare advice at the Belfast Marie Stopes Clinic, enduring assault and intimidation from anti-abortion protesters. She has also worked supporting survivors of sexual violence and abuse.TBC

-Bianca- Madison -Vuleta (UK, Croatia and Denmark) Ecofeminism

-Dorothy Nalebega (Uganda)

– Womens Budget Group: Anna Johnston by video: Towards a Feminist Green New Deal.

-Lest we forget what is at stake this week in Afgahnistan -BBC report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-58230070

Discussion with all participants

17.45- 18.15 CEST Short Break

Session 5 – 18.15- 19.00 CEST

Chair-Miriam Kennet (UK) Coordination Kristina Jociute (Lithuania and UK) -Tech suport Volker Heinemann (Germany and UK)

Networking plenary and recap days 1 and 2

a) Icebreakers: Break out rooms: What would you say to your ancesters about the world today ? you rather travel back in time to meet your ancestors and What would you say to your future descendants about the world today and your role in it?

What three things would you like to accomplish this year?

b) Facilitation of Report Backs: All participants share learnings from day one and two. Break out rooms. Group reports back.Networking plenary and recap days 1 and 2

c) Break out room : Summer School Forum – Facilitation of Report Back Peg Alexander:

Recap and learnings -gold fish bowl- other ways of work -participant discussions. Break out rooms Plenary report backs.

What would be your main message if you got to speak to the world at COP26 Recommendation for COP26

19.30-20.00 CEST Short Break

Session 6 20.00 -21.00 CEST After Dinner speaker- Inspiriational well known-A lister author of IPCC Nobel Prize Winning Report –

Speaker- Professor Dr Graciela Chichilnisky PHD Maths, statistics, USA and Argentina creator of the carbon market in the Kyoto Protocol and feminist.

Chair-Miriam Kennet (UK) Coordination Kristina Jociute (Lithuania and UK) -Tech suport Volker Heinemann (Germany and UK)

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Day 3 August 22nd 2021 Sunday

Tech conection test for participants 12.00-12.15 CEST

Session 1 13.00 -14.30 CEST -Opening Plenary

Chair -Miriam Kennet Tech Support Marlyn Lee and Miriam Kennet, Leena Ahmed

Analysing the impact on women of climate change, the need for change and aspects of its philosophy and conception for different situations. Bringing intersectionality in to counter the crushing stereotypes and take our power back as leaders and matrifocal futures. Climate Leadership: enabling us to take part in climate leadership -the tools, the info, the skills, empowering us all.

Speakers:

–Professor Maria Madi (Argentina and Brazil) Professor of Economics and finance -Editor of 3 academic journals and author of 20 books on empowerment.

-Professor Dr Enkhbayar Shagdar(Japan and Mongolia) (シャグダルエンクバヤル) https://researchmap.jp/www.erina.or.jp?lang=en -expert in low carbon economy and Pan Asian Smart Grid and nomadic peoples in Asia.

-Professor Elaine Rocha, (University of West Indies), Professor of History. Global Environmental Issues, past and present and I research Women’s History, Black History and Indigenous History.The impact of f climate change on lives of indigenous women in Latin America (mostly Brazil), discussing climate/economic migrations. The climate impacts for women of a small island state. Climate Change and the Impact on the lives of Indigenous Women of Latin America. Past and present.

Q and A with participants

14.00-14.30 CEST Short Break

14.30-15.00 Session 2 CEST How the COP works and inputs from IPCC

Chair -: Marlyn Lee: Group Facilitator Suniti Goulding, Tech Support Leena Ahmed and Miriam Kennet Tech Support Volker Heinemann

Networking and recap – all participants Break outs plans and recap

15.00 -15.30 CEST Session 3 Chair -Leena Ahmed Tech support Marlyn Lee and Miriam Kennet Volker Heinemann

– The role of the Civil Society Activists – introducing the COP United Nations Climate Event and our plans and how we can each plan to make a difference

Speakers-Pamela Harling COP Representative and creator of carbon neutral home

-Marie Pochon ( France )Secrétaire Générale, Notre Affaire à Tous Agir ensemble pour la justice climatique Climate ecofeminist activist.

15.30-16.00 Short Break

Session 4– 16.00-16.30 CEST Chair Suniti Goulding and Leena Ahmed Tech support Marlyn Lee and Miriam Kennet Volker Heinemann

Keynote speaker discusses climate change impacts on women and girls- the reality on the ground- and what the future holds-and what feminism and eco feminism really means for women and girls in reality

-Nkechi Ilochi-Omekedo, Women’s Rights Programme Manager – ActionAid ( Nigeria),Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria project funded by Global Affairs Canada, $1 million Ford Foundation funded project on Strengthening Women’s Rights Organisation’s capacities to combat violence against women, and theForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office of UK Government project on protecting women and girls from GBV, COVID-19 and Conflict. Leads the implementation of these three major projects in addition to driving other AAN’s feminist intervention programmes in Nigeria.

16.30-17.45 CEST Session – 5 Chair Leena Ahmed -and Facilitator Suniti Goulding, Tech Support- Miriam Kennet and Marlyn Lee and Volker Heinemann

Introduction: Critical realism and the lived experience. Climate change, oppressions and the SDGs impacts throughout the world -case studies, major workshop – Critical Realism Exploring lived experiences and particular challenges of different groups and some virtual visits :Panel of experts: Regional lived experiences.

– Invisible women -women at the UN- women at COP -women missing from climate negotations, from think tanks, women experts, women in the climate dialogue- Exploring main stream climate narratives- women as victims- women as saviours, women as sustainable spenders- ? The theoretical background of popular categorization of women stereotypes.

a) -Introduction to the issues -Speaker – Leena Ahmed Green Economics Institute, Global Diplomacy (UK) 5 mins

b) Meeting people around the world and the lived experience of climate change for women, climate change, oppressions and the SDGs impacts throughout the world. Work on the ground- how it impacts womens lives -and what we can do to change it- the practicalities.

Climate change -real lives- the lived experience:: A panel debate of experts 45 minutes

– Dorothy Nalebega (Uganda)) How to input to the treaty: How the COP works- the law and how to use it- the issues for women and gender – the institutional framework of climate change.

– Chelungat Scholar, Climate Campaigner (Kenya), The Effects of climate change on women and children

Rahila James Actionaid, Womens Rights Programme Officer at ActionAid Nigeria (Nigeria)Perspective from NGO Charity Development in the fact of climate change impacts

Anjikwi Mshalbwala-Action- Aid (Nigeria) womens and girls issues- The impact of climate on Nigerian women and girls and the programmes to address the issues.Perspective from NGO Charity Development in the fact of climate change impacts

-Nakiyemba Harriet Ssebuwufu, (Uganda)

Break of 10 minutes mid session

c) Indigenous lived experiences:Marginalised groups decision making from the climate decision making. Older women, Young women and Middle aged women Women of colour experience; Climate Campaigner Kenya and Uganda, Indigenous women: , SAMI Sweden Indigenous Farmers -10 minutes

– Hadijah Nakazibwe Indigenous Farmer -(Uganda )- Head Teacher Action for Fundamental Change and Development /AFFCAD/

-Agneta Granstroem (SAMI) Sweden Indigenous perspectives

Q and A 15 minutes

17.45-18.00 CEST Break

Session 6 CEST 18.00-19.00 Next steps and closing session

Chair -Marlyn Lee- Co Chair: Miriam Kennet and Leena Ahmed Tech support Volker Heinemann

Contemporary navigations Gender and feminist perspectives of green new deal, build back better, renewables, climate and green economy

Empowering tools and preparation for COP and climate actions : Closing plenary and plans for the next steps and sessions and COP 26 Glasgow and Kunming, China- next steps and take aways. Plans sharing and aspects of making a new wave of change- –

How to input to the treaty CEST How the COP works- the law and how to use it- the issues for women and gender – the institutional framework of climate change.

Closing keynote speeches:

“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. … It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

a) Speaker: The institutional aspects of climate change and how to save the climate

Professor Alexandra Harrington Fulbright ScholarDr. Alexandra Harrington Research Director and Senior Fellow, Member of the Senior Leadership Team J.D., LL.M., D.C.L. (McGill), Professor, University of Albany School of Law, and Fulbright Canada Special Foundation Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Canada- (USA)

b) What feminism, ecofeminism and the fights against poverty and racism have in common: the need for system change

Speaker: Natalie Bennett Green Party member of the UK House of Lords, 2019-; leader of the Green Party of England and Wales 2012-2016, board member of the Fawcett Society 2009-13; board member Green European Journal, 2021-; editor Guardian Weekly 2007-2012: editor, Thailand’s Combined Second and Third Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women:

c) All participants in break out rooms and report back to plenary to share thoughts and plans

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Delivery Team

Facilitators: Peg Alexander (UK and Ireland), Suniti Golding (UK and India), Leena Ahmed (UK)

Chairs: Leena Ahmed, Sukriti Anand, Marlyn Lee, Miriam Kennet,

Administrative managers and coordinators ; Leena Ahmed Diplomacy and Global Network Coordinator, Marlyn Hughes Tech and Kristina Jocuite (Lithuania)

Professors: Denise Hawkes tbc,(UK) Maria Madi,(Brazil) Alexandra Harrington (USA) Professor Graciela Chichilniski (USA and Argentina) IPCC; Senior Research Fellow Enkhbayar Shagdar (Japan and Mongolia) University of Mongolia Business School [ERINA cooperation](Ulaanbaatar,Dr Olfa Jelassi Eng Tunisia others to be confirmed

Lecturers and Educational Professionals, Marlyn Lee, Suniti Golding, Denise Hawkes,(UK) Maria Madi,(Brazil) Alexandra Harrington (USA) Professor Graciela Chichilniski (USA and Argentina) IPCC; Senior Research Fellow Enkhbayar Shagdar (Japan and Mongolia) University of Mongolia Business School [ERINA cooperation](Ulaanbaatar,Dr Olfa Jelassi Eng Tunisia, Danika Formosa (Malta), Lynne Franks (UK),Frances Roberts – Gregary Faculty Member, Berkley University, (USA)Founder, Green Generation Initiative, Hadijah Nakazibwe Headteacher (Uganda),Professor Ealaine Rocha(UWI)

Policy Makers and diplomats : Jean Lambert, former MEP, (UK), Ewa Suffin, Former Consul of Poland (Poland), Marie Tousant (France) MEP, Mana Livarjarni -Director of ENOP European Network of Political Foundations (Brussels -Belgium)

Civil Society: Marie Pochon (France) , Ewa Suffin,(Poland) Dorothy Nalebega, (Uganda) Elizabeth Wathuti (Kenya) Chelungut Scholar (Kenya), Nkechi Ilochi-Omekedo, Rahila James and Anjikwi Mshalbwala-Actioonaid (Nigeria), BiancaMadison -Vuleta (Croatia, UK), Kristina Jocuite (Lithuania, and UK)

Speakers and workshop facilitators to include; All speakers currently being confirmed

Professor Dr Graciela Chichilsnisky -PHD ( USA and Argentina) creator of the Kyoto carbon market and CEO of global thermostat

Senior Research Fellow Enkhbayar Shagdar (Japan and Mongolia) University of Mongolia Business School [ERINA cooperation](Ulaanbaatar, (シャグダルエンクバヤル) https://researchmap.jp/www.erina.or.jp?lang=en -expert in low carbon economy and Pan Asian Smart Grid.

Professor Elaine Rocha, Senior Lecturer, Dept. History and Philosophy, UWI -The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill,(Barbados)

Dorothy Nalubega, Global Greens and Farmer ( Uganda) COP GEI speaker and delgate

Claire Bailey Leader of the N Ireland Greens and Feminist activist

Lynne Franks OBE world reknowned Feminist Award winning communication powerhouse- SEED -PR pioneer mentor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Franks

Scholar Chelangat Co-Party Leader Green Congress of Kenya (Kenya)

Mana Livardjani -Director of ENOP European Network of Political Foundations (Brussels -Belgium)

Dr Olfa Jelassi Eng Tunisia Gender CC , Young Environmental Leader Award Hydro-meteorology engineering at National Engineering School of Tunisia, International Cooperation& Development, Advocate:Climate Change (Tunisia)

Leena Ahmed Green Economics Institute, Diplomacy (UK)

Sukriti Anand (Spain and India) Economics, Accounting and Finance- women and survivability.

Marie Pochon ( France) Militante écologiste, de l’eau bien commun, des droits du vivant, de la justice climatique: One leg building the climate movement in Europe and another fighting for justice in the Mediterranean. Secretary General of Notre Affaire à Tous.Interested in youth and girls* rights, self-determination, imagining and building better futures

Suniti Golding (UK) -Chair and Facilitator : Experienced Tutor with a demonstrated history of working in the primary/secondary education industry. Skilled in Teaching, Lesson Planning, Tutoring, Curriculum Development, and Emotional Intelligence. Strong education professional with a Master’s Degree focused in MA International Affairs from Carleton University and Political Science from York University- International Diplomatic Background.

Elizabeth Wathuti Fourth Recipient of Wangari Maathai Scholarship Award, Environmentalist and Climate Activist,(Kenya)

Professor Maria Madi -(Brazil -Finance and Economics ) Author

Michelle Gale -Gender Progress-( USA and Brazil)

Frances Roberts-Gregory. Future Faculty Postdoc at Northeastern University. (USA)=

Jean Lambert former MEP Member of the European Parliament

Natalie Bennett Green Party Peer

Bahar Topçu Turkish Green Institute speaks with a video explaining eco feminism

-Bianca- Madison -Vuleta (UK, Croatia and Denmark) Ecofeminism

-Dorothy Nalebega (Uganda)

– Womens Budget Group: Anna Johnston by video: Towards a Feminist Green New Deal.

Professor Dr Alexandra Harrington, Fulbreight lawyer (USA)

Ewa Suffin former consul for Poland (Poland)

Nakiyemba Harriet Ssebuwufu,( Uganda )Harriet Nakiyemba Ssebuwufu Mrs

Environmental activist,Headteacher and University Lecturer,Woman and child rights activist,Leader of Lay Catholics,Former MP Aspirant

Adelle Hattunen Visio ( Finland)

Hadijah Nakazibwe Headtecher Indigenous Farmer -(Uganda )Hadijah Nakazibwe is a Ugandan Youth Environmentalist, specialising in Indigenous and organic farming.

Womens Budget Group Anna Johnston

Bianca Madison- Vuleta -(Croatia, Denmark and UK)

Gabrielle Sousa e Silva Hiltmann (Brazil and Germany)

Camila Born She/Her: Deputy Director of Strategy – of the COP and Office of The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, The COP President Designate COP26, United Nations Climate Change Conference (Invited -TBC)

Marie Tousant- MEP France, France – Europe Écologie (France) Raporteur,n 2015, Toussaint founded Notre affaire à tous, an NGO defending a right to climate justice. Together with Oxfam France, Greenpeace France and the Foundation for Nature and Man their national climate justice campaign “Affaire du siècle” 2018 to sue France for global warming. Her petition became the most signed in France with 2 million signatories very fast. TBC

Nkechi Ilochi-Omekedo, Rahila James and Anjikwi Mshalbwala-Action- Aid Nigeria womens and girls issues- The impact of climate on Nigerian women and girls and the programmes to address the issues. tbc

-Professor Denise Hawkes -Head of Department of Economics of Education Univeristy of Greenwich. (UK)tbc

Professor Susan Buckingham -invited -to be confirmed (UK)

Countries represented by participants:

The Americas

Trairi, Brazil, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada,Tampa, FL, United States, Lima, Peru 4

Africa

Kisumu, Kenya, Tunisia, Harare, Zimbabwe,Suleja, Nigeria, Nairobi, Kenya

Cairo, Egypt, Johannesburg, South Africa, Uganda, 8

Europe

Scarborough, United Kingdom, Dobris, Czech Republic,Riga, Latvia, Porto, Portugal, Queluz, Portugal, Albania,Istanbul, Turkey, Rome, Italy, Luxembourg, Glasgow Scotland, Liège, Belgium, K’alak’i T’bilisi, Georgia, Munich Germany, Athens, Greece,Valencia, Spain, Vienna, Austria,Belfast, United Kingdom,Copenhagen, Denmark, Vilnius, Lithuania, Izmir, Turkey,Besançon, France,Oslo, Norway, Porto, Portugal,Budapest, Hungary, Pomorie, Bulgaria, Dublin, Ireland, Zhytomyr, Ukraine, Lodz, Poland, Norbotten, Sweden, Malta, 34

Asia

Hangzhou, China, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Kolkata, India, Bacolod City, Philippines,Baku, Azerbaijan, Edogawa, Japan, Tel Aviv, Israel,Ramallah, Palestinian Territories,Bandung, Indonesia, Mongolia 9

Australasia

Sydney, Australia, Fiji

53 countries represented at the event.

Recommended Reading and Writing by participants and coordinators in more detail

1.https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/fighting-the-patriarchy-to-save-the-planet/

2. https://geibooks.org.uk/product/womens-unequal-pay-and-poverty/

This book is designed to help ease this process and ensure that women in the 21st century, throughout the world, can achieve their full potential. It is also designed to inspire the reader to get involved in this process and help to create a viable, vibrant and equitable society, for a secure future, for all of humanity in the 21st century.

3. Patriarchy and accumulation – Professor Maria Mies https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=13059 In International Journal of Green Economics

4 Climate Change- economics or science International Journal of Green Economics -https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=31320

5. Gender and climate justice- Wendy Harcoutt and Sonja Cappello-International Journal of Green Economics https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=31327

6. https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=31331 Persepctives of energy efficient housing in Estonia- Maret Merisaar Green MP International Journal of Green Economics

7. Special issue on gender and environment International Journal of Green Econonics https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticletoc.php?jcode=ijge&year=2009&vol=3&issue=2

8 The costs of women’s unequal pay and opportunity: transforming the unbalanced structure of our economy to meet the challenges of today: climate change, poverty and the twin crises of the economy and economics. Authors: Miriam Kennet International Journal of Green Economics

https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=30988

Abstract: In the clamour to be green, it is often forgotten that women are more likely to be poor and earn less than men in all countries of the world. They have much less political, economic and institutional representation and are less present on the boards of the world|s companies. If green economics means social and environmental justice, then gender must be included in all claims to be green. This paper explores the gendered aspects of three formative aspects of the aims of green economics – poverty prevention, climate change prevention, and economic practise and reform. Highlighting gender absence, gender blindness, and gender justice, the paper explores how women are more likely to be victims of environmental change and of the economic crisis and it suggests how rebalancing of the structure of economics towards gender balance could possibly benefit everyone.

9. Malala Nobel Prize winner explains why it matters https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/malala-yousafzai-deeply-worried-women-minorities-afghanistan-falls/story?id=79475886&cid=social_twitter_abcn

10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-58250062 An Afghan woman reporter asks the leader of Nato -how this situation is possible? It illustrates the issue of womens rights being not understood by the worlds powers – fascinating and worth watching

11. https://youtu.be/aLWAURnle84 Why the Green New Deal Must be Feminst Women’s Environmental Network and Womens Budget Group

12 https://wbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/A-Feminist-Green-New-Deal.pdf

13 https://wbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Feminist-Green-New-Deal.pdf

14 Rosalind Miles- Womens History of the world 19098 and Who cooked the last supper

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women%27s_History_of_the_World

15 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23206098-who-cooked-adam-smith-s-dinner-a-story-about-women-and-economics Katrin Marcal

16 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41104077-invisible-women?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=nlD4JWaWaM&rank=1 Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias, in time, money, and often with their lives.

17. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/591671/the-whiteness-of-wealth-by-dorothy-a-brown/ Dorothy Brown -How the tax system impoverishes Black Americans

18 Green Economics and Climate Change Miriam Kennet (UK) and Winston Ka Ming Mak Green (Hong Kong) Economics Institute Ed https://geibooks.org.uk/product/green-economics-and-climate-change/

19 Climate Justice- Irene Garcia (Spain ) and Miriam Kennet (UK) Eds 2021 Based on our most recent GEF GEI climate change event.https://geibooks.org.uk/product/climate-justice-book/

20 Climate Change – The Inner Landscapes By Jeremy Seabrook 2021 ISBN : 978 1 913354 0 804 Green Economics Institute https://geibooks.org.uk/product/climate-change-the-inner-landscapes/

21 Climate Change books from the Green Economics Institute https://geibooks.org.uk/product-category/geibooks/climate-change/

21b https://www.migrationdataportal.org/themes/migration-data-relevant-covid-19-pandemic Migration and women portal

Green European Foundation Publications and recomendations:

22. Article: Fighting the Patriarchy to Save the Planet – on being an ecofeminist in theory and in practice https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/fighting-the-patriarchy-to-save-the-planet/

22. Article: Quality of Life Before Sustainability: Questioning Contemporary Green Discourse – on ecological citizenship and embracing quality of life for all https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/quality-of-life-before-sustainability-questioning-contemporary-green-discourse/

23. Article: The Politics of Representation in the Climate Movement – on (the need for) inclusiveness in the climate movement https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-politics-of-representation-in-the-climate-movement/

24. Audiobook: Climate Feminism – a feminist story about climate justice activism https://gef.eu/publication/climate-feminism-audiobook/?_sft_related-focus=feminism

25. Guidebook: SAFE – a guide for people (esp. women and minorities) targeted by online violence during their activism https://gef.eu/publication/safe-a-guide-for-people-targeted-by-online-violence/?_sft_related-focus=feminism

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