The Offer: Your invitation to join a virtual space for The CDE Community
About this Event
Wednesday 29th July
The Offer 11.00-12.30pm
Art, Activism and Ecocide
“Mass damage and destruction of nature is taking place globally.
And right now, it’s legally permitted.
We call it ECOCIDE and we’re working to make it an INTERNATIONAL CRIME.” Stop Ecocide
International criminal law (ICL) involves the most serious crimes of concern to the global community. The “core” crimes are genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
"It has been proposed that ecocide, the environmental equivalent of genocide, becomes the 5th International Crime Against Peace alongside Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, Crimes of Aggression and War Crimes. Under the proposed new law, Heads of States and Directors of Corporations will be required to take individual and personal responsibility for their actions." Eradicating Ecocide, Polly Higgins 2011
This session of The Offer asks what role do the arts and culture have in making the Crime of Ecocide an international law?
Facilitators:
Ackroyd & Harvey
Contributors:
Nabil Ahmed | INTERPRT and Stop Ecocide Campaign
Suzanne Dhaliwal | Climate Justice Creative & Director of No Tar Sands
The Offer and The Evening Offer are a response to the context of Coronavirus and the devastating impact it is having on our society, and not least on the creative and cultural community. It is a space for anyone involved in or interested in a cultural response to the climate and ecological emergency to gather, to question, to share, and to support each other.
They will be happening every Wednesday, initially during April. The Offer at 11am for conversation-based sessions and The Evening Offer at 7.30pm for creative and regenerative sessions . If anyone is interested in making an offer and leading a session please do get in touch at culturedeclares@gmail.com or via our social media.
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