Wednesday 24th May at 7pm

Systemic injustice is at the heart of the climate crisis; determining who will be hit hardest and fastest by the impacts - from fossil fuel extraction, to local pollution, to the flood and droughts caused by temperature rise. Climate change itself is also a symptom of global injustice - fuelled by political and economic systems which prioritise some lives over others.

If we truly want to build the mass movement we need to take on the climate crisis, we need to address the root causes of climate change - economic injustice, white supremacy and Western colonial attitudes - both within our movement, and in the wider world around us. We also need take leadership from the people on the frontlines, and work to find climate solutions based in justice.

How as a divestment movement can we work to further these goals, and not to replicate the injustices we see in the wider world within our movements?

This web workshop will explore what we mean by ‘decolonisation’, how it relates to the divestment movement and offer some examples, reflections and prompts to develop our practice.

This workshop will be run by Suzanne Dhaliwal from UK Tar Sands Network, reflecting on her experience of decolonisation work to date, and exploring some of the principles of organising which UKTSN have used to ensure that indigenous, black, and brown voices are elevated within the climate movement.

The workshop will explore creative communications strategies that may be useful for divestment campaigners who are seeking to address white supremacy in our movements to lift up the voices on the frontline of climate resistance.

We will explore some of the complexities that divestment raises for community justice - for instance, reclamation after environmental pollution and investment and ownership of community energy. What do we mean by a 'Just Transition'? How can we make sure we don't replicate colonial energy systems?

We welcome input and discussion, this is a space to share knowledge and to engage in reflection about our movements.