May be of interest, ashish -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [GTA] GJT: Global South Ecosocial Energy Manifesto launch this Friday Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2023 16:41:48 +0000 From: rehena Harilall <[email protected]> To: Ashish Kothari <[email protected]> By the way Ashish Not sure if relevant but we are offering an event to look at education for the ecological event with a free event (initially honing in on Buddhist Ethics) and we have 3 BIPOC monks/exmonks connecting across India, Uganda and USA. I have attached a PDF and details if you you feel it would benefit the network and can be shared. *Date: *Saturday 4th March, 3-5pm *Title: **Education for the Ecological Crisis using Buddhist Ethics* *Description:* Join us in conversation with three amazing Buddhist/Mindfulness practitioners who are innovating and actively transforming education - they share how Buddhist /Mindful ethical foundations of love, compassion and interconnection are being universally adopted into the present day learning centers of tomorrow. Bhante Bhikkhu Buddharakkhita (Bhante B., Uganda), Lobsang Phuntsok (Genla, India) and Brother Chan Phap Dung (Br Phap Dung, USA) join across 3 continents to share how humane-based education is being used to grow resilience, creativity and joy in the face of our ecological crisis. *Contact Booking Details* : Free/Donations Please register clicking here <https://shee.eventbrite.com/> or https://SHEE.eventbrite.com <https://shee.eventbrite.com/> Shee Flyer .png rehena *Dr rehena Harilall (we/she/her)* *[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>* *+44 (0) 7712 587 181* */"The moment we choose to love, webegin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others" /bell hooks*
On 7 Feb 2023, at 16:32, Ashish Kothari <[email protected]> wrote:
Friends, this event may be of interest, co-sponsored by GTA
ashish
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: GJT: Global South Ecosocial Energy Manifesto launch this Friday Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2023 11:27:46 -0500 From: John Feffer <[email protected]> To: John Feffer <[email protected]>
Dear advisory committee members:
Together with the Ecosocial and Intercultural Pact of the South, we'll be launching a new manifesto this Friday, February 10 at 9 am (EST).
The “*Manifesto for an Ecosocial Energy Transition from the Peoples of the South*” is the work of groups and individuals from across the Global South.
The central online launch event will feature several speakers: *Maristella Svampa* of the Ecosocial Pact (Argentina), *Trusha Reddy* of WoMin (South Africa), and *Ashish Kothari* of Kalpavriksh (India). The moderator will be *Liliana Buitrago*of the Ecosocial Pact (Venezuela).
Here is the link to register <https://ips-dc.org/events/southecosocialenergytransition/>for the event.
Organizational endorsers of the manifesto include the Ecosocial and Intercultural Pact of the South, Greenpeace, Focus on the Global South, War on Want, Global Justice Now, Third World Network, WoMin, Peoples Response Network, Health of Mother Earth Foundation, Global Tapestry of Alternatives, Censat Agua Viva - Amigos de la Tierra Colombia, Espacioenoff, Extinction Rebellion Medellín, Seminario permanente Re-Evolución de la Salud, Grupo Socioambiental Lotos, ACTRICES ARGENTINAS, Friends of the Earth Malaysia, and Consumers Association of Penang.
Here is a link to the manifesto <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfl_OW5eY_lZNABezGBhsbL3fy2xPOSpB0qwifkjnkA0B6y1A/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0>. We will be publishing it in several venues on Friday.
You can see short videos about the manifesto from advisory committee members Shalmali Guttal <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIVZDahgiWw&t=2s>, Kavita Naidu <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga8t23eH_A8>, and Nnimmo Bassey <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFlDPDqHcNw>.
I'll be back in touch shortly with updates on other work. But I also want to highlight an important new report:
Achieving Zero Emissions with More Mobility and Less Mining <https://www.climateandcommunity.org/more-mobility-less-mining> from the Climate and Community Project and lead author Thea Riofrancos.
I hope you can join us on Friday.
all the best,
John
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