Entwicklung anders denken: Rethinking Development. 3rd and last session!

​In our final session, we turn to the territories where the dominant development model takes material form and is contested. Grounded in economic growth and the intensive appropriation of natural resources and labour, this model reproduces extractivist practices rooted in colonial legacies.

​Through concrete experiences and legal instruments, we will discuss the ongoing, yet still partial and vulnerable, efforts to ensure that community participation in decision-making goes beyond a mere formality and has a real influence on the course of development.

​Speakers:

​Layza Queiroz Santos and Dinamam Tuxá (both online) will share perspectives from Brazil on Indigenous peoples' rights, legal advocacy and community resistance to socio-environmental harm. Evandro Davi Holz, from UN-Habitat, will bring international experience in sustainable urban development, housing and slum upgrading. A representative of B.L.O.-Ateliers will contribute a local perspective from Berlin, sharing the experience of an artists' community organising to defend its space and secure its future.

​Who can join? Students, professionals and people working on topics related to development and sustainability, as well as anyone interested in discussing these questions further.

​Language: English
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, gender-neutral toilets