Communicating in times of polarity
On 3rd November 2020, Irina Feygina and Sandhya Dave will lead a session exploring the psychology behind polarisation, and the deep identity processes that lead us to take strong positions and defend them vehemently.
The Food Journey
The Food Journey, held over three sessions in September, allowed participants to delve deep into the history and travels of food, plants, people and traditions, drawing on the knowledge and experience of all taking part.
Learning, connecting and practicing resilience during a Global Pandemic
Nessie Reid, GEN Director, writes about how the network adapted to new ways of engaging and supporting its members, and the wider community.
What does food mean to me, you, us?
Constanza Monterrubio Solís, Mama D Ujuaje, Gary Martin and Merelyn Valdivia Díaz shared their journeys and the transformative experiences which sculpted and informed the approaches they now take with food issues they engage with. Through the lenses of biocultural heritage, critical food advocacy, Community Centred Knowledge, local product commercialisation and Farmer Field Schools, our speakers weaved stories and experiences which sit at the intersections of justice, power and resilience.
Weaving land, life and justice within, through and beyond colonisation
In the first event of the GEN In Conversation Series, Octaviana Valenzuela Trujillo, Wangui wa Kamonji and Camille Barton shared their lived experiences of coloniality, whilst unpacking the current opportunity we are faced with: to re-consider the path we have been on as a global community and sow seeds to create the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.
Is there justice in the world? An introduction to regenerative justice, with Wangui wa Kamonji
In this 1.5-2 hour workshop, we explored in an embodied way various forms of justice that we have (not) experienced to understand what underpins them, and together moved towards building an understanding of regenerative justice.
Dance as pleasure activism: Visioning environmental regeneration through the body, with Camille Barton
GEN's first interactive workshop exclusively for members and shortlisted candidates is inspired by the work of Afrofutusists, namely Adrienne Maree Brown and Octavia Butler.