Southern Voices: Another Perspective

The upcoming workshop on Saturday (January 21st), ‘Climate Violence, History and Resistance’, looking at climate change, is being viewed with some interest. The event in Hulme, run by local network Southern Voices, critiques the commonly promoted framework of climate change understanding and its Western outlook.

Southern Voices, describe themselves as a network of people committed to bringing the knowledge and understanding of Southern and Black people to the global issues that are central to education and present-day concerns.

It’s focus is the relationship and issues affecting the countries of the South and the North and it aims to bring southern voices to fora where these issues are analysed, debated, policy decided and knowledge negotiated but where southern perspectives are seldom heard.

In fact, the workshop is the first of a series events where the main focus is Justice:

Jan 21 - ‘Climate violence’ with Kooj Chuhan at Hulme Hall

Feb 18 - ‘Climate justice: ideas into action’ with Caroline Downey, Bridge5Mill in Beswick

Mar 10 - ‘Corruption’ with Susan Chieni and ‘Cooperatives and Fair Trade’ with Yemi Adetona

Mar 31 - ‘Hidden Stories’ with Jaya Graves

Apr 14 - ‘Our role’ - justice, democracy and modern movements.

Southern Voices organisers, Jaya Graves and Dave Cooke, describe the programme as ‘opportunities for people from the South or with Southern roots to voice their experiences, ideas and analysis on critical global issues. This is so often missing in the media and the development of policy and practice. Listen to and engage with the South!’

Jaya/ Dave additionally says ‘The workshops will include presentations but also opportunity to discuss and examine the issues with other participants.’

To book onto any of the events email Dave Cooke at dmcooke@btinternet.com