13:00 KifKif writing competition award ceremony Oikois and Kifkif organised a writing competition around climate racism. Indeed, racism and the ecological crisis share a common cause: a (neo)colonial capitalist system that exploits both people and the planet for profit, or as Jamaican-British activist Mikaela Loach writes: ‘Climate justice shows us that addressing the climate crisis […]
15:00 Keynotes by Amir Bachrouri, Sabrine Ingabire and Chris Keulemans Three writers set the tone, each from their own background. Columnist Amir Bachrouri was president of the Flemish Youth Council from early 2021 to late 2023. Last year, he published his debut novel Doe maar niet, about the fire of youth that is always being […]
For the fifth year in a row, an edition of Ecopolis is taking place in Kortrijk. Ecopolis is a place for dialogue between authors, scientists, doers, activists and artists about responsibility and engagement. We look beyond the boundaries of identity and age and focus on connecting generations – how we can strengthen each other instead […]
In the 17th century, Europe experienced floods, cold winters and crop failures, leading to questions about man’s sin. Four hundred years later, nature is sick to death again and we must start asking questions again. Not about climate change, but about the threat of an end. Theatre maker and philosophy of science Jana De Kockere […]
We zetten bezorgdheid rond het klimaat om in engagement, met Rebecca Solnits woorden in het achterhoofd: “Het is niet te laat!” Net nu is het tijd om te luisteren naar diverse stemmen, om rechtvaardige oplossingen te formuleren, om radicale keuzes te maken, om een betere toekomst te formuleren. Kortom, om in actie te schieten want […]
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