Change the system! But how?
Speakers: Walden Bello (Focus on the Global South) and Tasneem Essop (Climate network Int.)
Language: ENGLISH
Will the crisis become a turning point in the transition to a more equitable world, both socially and ecologically?
The call for systemic change is not new. 2019 was a year filled with protest: the demand for a more ecological and equitable world has gained more traction. COVID-19 has strengthened this sentiment, raising voices across the world to re-build in a better way. The crisis has once again revealed the weaknesses of the system and shown that drastic interventions are possible.
Will the crisis become a turning point in the transition to a more equitable world, both socially and ecologically? Or will we eventually return to business as usual?
Speakers
Walden Bello is a Filipino professor, political analyst, activist and ex-parliamentarian. He studied Sociology at Princeton. As a political activist, he became one of the leading personalities in the international movement to restore democracy in the Philippines. Bello is an internationally recognised analyst, a critic of globalisation, and founder of the 11.11.11 partner Focus on the Global South, an international NGO with offices in Thailand, The Philippines, India and Cambodia.
Tasneem Essop is the current Executive Director of Climate Action Network International (CAN-I). She's also serving her second term as Commissioner in the National Planning Commission in South Africa, a role she was appointed for by the President. In this role, she leads the work on Climate Change and the Just Transition. Previously, she headed the Climate Team at WWF International and served as the Head of Delegation at the UNFCCC. She became a Member of the Provincial Parliament in the Western Cape in 1994 and held different positions of Provincial Minister until 2004. She resigned from politics in 2008.
