Lecturer in Geography and International Development @SussexDev @SussexGlobal Social movements, indigenous autonomy, decoloniality, climate justice. Views my own
Peers in the UK House of Lords have backed our demands, as the deal “undermines sovereign democratic rights to legislate to protect Indigenous communities and environmental rights.”
Join the growing movement — take action: https://t.co/SHgW6WcjUz
What's next after #COP29 on climate finance?
Join ‘Decolonising Climate Finance Practitioner Roundtable’ event by @SussexRightsRC on 28 Nov, 3-5pm @Sussexuni campus to discuss COP29 outcomes and developing countries’ needs
Stuart Hall Foundation @SussexUni#PGR#Studentship competition now open to offer one funded studentship for the 2025-26 intake to Black British students to cover fees for up to 4 years. https://t.co/BxbEs9A7KV
The Geopolitics of Green Colonialism: Global Justice and Ecosocial Transitions. UK book launch hosted by @DevGeogsRG Presented by @DrKatRichter in conversation with Miriam Lang, and with commentary by Josefa Sánchez Contreras https://t.co/R2YzoKJwr9
📰 New blog post! Critical Hope Workshops 2023/24
Read all about what took place across 5 weeks of this fantastic project.
🗣️ "Being a part of this Critical Hope series inspires students like me to occupy & lead ‘change-making’ now, and in the future."
https://t.co/pI0JCvskVb
What does 'critical hope' @SussexDev mean to our staff and students? Watch this video from a workshop series introducing our #DevelopmentStudies students to the stories and work of local change makers to find out: https://t.co/7bp1krkyfp
Loved speaking to Josefa Sanchez Contreras & Miriam Lang about the coloniality of energy transitions and the capitalist capture of environmental policy-making.
The book's final part explores alternatives to green colonialism - highly recommend it!
https://t.co/F3oyqky1sp
This was such a fruitful experience. Thank You @DevGeogsRG for organizing this workshop on Decolonizing development geography.
I found answers to my questions about gendering of space. I got a chance to dance too.
@RGS_IBG
Our second session started with some fun games to stimulate discussion on theatre in participatory action research led by the fantastic Prof Angelo Miramonti 🙌
Angelo is using theatre as a decolonial method and way for communities to assess policies and seed collective action💡
Great start to day 2 of the decolonising development geographies workshop - Prof Miriam Lang on the usefulness and problems of the GN/GS binary @DevGeogsRG
This morning, we're starting off our second day at the 'Decolonising Development Geographies' workshop with another fantastic keynote by Prof Miriam Lang
She's asking what the Global North/South binary hides and makes visible from a decolonial, feminist perspective🌍
@PactoSur
The morning of our @RGS_IBG 'Decolonising Development Geographies' workshop concluded with participants discussing what #decolonising means to them, in research, teaching and wider practice, and what the challenges and tensions are of this endeavour in #development#geographies
We're now hearing a fantastic variety of Latin American Approaches to Decolonising Development Geographies from Brazil, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina.
It's a great line-up of speakers brought together by our @lag_uk colleagues @BarataAline@CeperoPietra
We're now very excited to hear from @ilankapoor about the use and misuse of the decolonisation agenda based on his paper below.
We're then giving over to our participants to discuss these issues in small groups.
https://t.co/sBp1iD66DY
Our 'Decolonising Development Geographies' Workshop was off to a great start this morning, with a fantastic keynote by @professor_sud 🙌
Nikita spoke about the frontierisation of the energy transition in Rempang, Indonesia, highlighting how frontiers are processes, not facts 💡
🌍 Decolonising Development
🗓️ Weds 1 May (12-1 pm)
👩🏫 Delivered by: Dr Suda Perera
Don't miss this FREE webinar that focuses on unpacking knowledge, power, and identity to challenge colonial oppression.
Register:
🔗 https://t.co/r8jxKd28gs
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