Workshop with Payal Parekh and Jayda Sauseng, organized by Hummus.
Content Short
This Workshop will discuss how a shift towards mutual aid, towards cooperative networks for collective action to meet the needs of a community for common benefit, could be indispensable for withstanding climate disasters justly. It would likely also strengthen solidarity and accountability within society.
But what would it look like?
This interactive session will explore the concept of mutual aid by drawing from examples globally and how the concept can be applied within the European context through a decolonial and anti-racist lens.
The Workshop is for educators, facilitators, community organizers and all who are interested in that topic. All bodies, backgrounds, and levels of experience are welcome.
Parts of the Workshop have already been held online. To get an idea of this longer offline Workshop, visit: https://skills4crisis.org/workshop/extreme-weather/.
Place / Date
The event will take place in Innsbruck (AT) on 13th of September, from 10:30 am to 16:30 pm CEST.
The venue is close to the tram station CLAUDIAPLATZ. The space is wheelchair-accessible. The exact location and further access information will be shared after signing up (see information below).
The Duration of the event is 6,5 hours with a long lunch break (around 1 hour) and several small breaks.
Rough Timetable
- Arrival 09:30-10:00
- Morning Session 10:00-13:00
- Lunch Break 13:00-14:00 / with common lunch
- Afternoon Session 14:00-16:30
- Closing 16:30
Estimated Work Amount
There is no prior reading or preparation required.
Barriers
Some information on barriers. Please feel free to contact us with needs and wishes at skills4crisis@protonmail.com.
- The location is wheelchair accessible.
- There will be snacks, proper food for lunch and an optional dinner after the workshop.
- There will be input, group discussions and visualisation. There might be some invitations to move, which you do not have to participate in.
- There is some space to go for quiet alone time.
- There will be one longer and several shorter breaks.
Language
The spoken language will be German. Translation on the spot to English spoken language is possible if you inform us beforehand, so we can also translate handout materials.
Costs
The event is free of charge. If you feel like you want to support the project, feel free to donate though 🙂 https://skills4crisis.org/#get-involved
Applying
The workshop is limited to 20 people. You can apply via our application platform “typeform”. You will be asked for a name and an E-Mail-address. We will also ask 5 questions to get to know you and your needs a little better. The details of the Workshop will be sent as soon as possible via E-Mail.
If you have questions, please send an E-Mail to skills4crisis@protonmail.com
Facilitator(s)
Payal Parekh gave up her career as a climate scientist in 2008 to dedicate her life to climate activism. She has developed campaigns in numerous countries and her clients include global organizations and various grassroots movements from India to Switzerland. Payal is familiar with organizing strategies and tools. She writes texts and gives trainings and seminars for the necessary social change from a decolonial perspective.
Jayda Sauseng is part of the Skills4Crisis project team. Their main task is networking and establishing international cooperation for the partner organisation Humus, as well as organizing the skills share event Tipping Points.
About the project
The ‘Skills for Crisis’ project acknowledges that ecological tipping points, social collapse and multiple crises have been reached. They will be and already are our reality. The world as we know it is coming to an end. Embracing this thought, faces us as individuals, but also our communities with questions, feelings and processes, forcing us to leave our known ground of “solving” and “saving”.
Together we want to explore what civil society organisations, our communities and social movements need in order to react and act in Solidarity to crises. We want to learn from the past, support healing in the present and shape the way we enter the future.
For one year, we will collect and discuss existing knowledge and practices about crises and develop workshops based on five streams of thoughts.
Stream of Thought
Facing Extreme Weather is one of the 5 Streams of Thoughts we are following throughout the project. The Illustrations show a crisis and its Solidarity alternative. Drawing by Fine / Educat Kollektiv.
