01:30 - 02:30 (+1) AEDT | 23:30 - 00:30 JST/KST | 22:30 - 23:30 SGT | 16:30 - 17:30 EET | 16:30 - 17:30 CEST | 15:30 - 16:30 BST | 10:30 - 11:30 EST | 07:30 - 08:30 PST

Address: Musikhuset Thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Please note that there are two entrances to Musikhuset. If you come straight from Godsbanen, the nearest entrance is from Skovgårdsgade 2C.

How have we reached this point of an environmental crisis with so little change? What is it going to take for society to step up, take action and drive an ecological revolution? 

We often hear about the polarisation of modern societies, but when it comes to climate change and vanishing landscapes, shouldn't those who want to protect the ecosystem and share liveable land unite against those who don't?

Before revolutions can take place, a cultural shift needs to happen. As societal values and class aesthetics evolve, a new social organisation can emerge which is aware of its own interests and ready to take power from those who resist.

'Nature doesn't unify — it divides'.*

Join us as we take a provocative dive into the sociology of the ecological transition in the first keynote address of the IETM Aarhus Plenary Meeting.

*Schultz, Nikolaj, and Bruno Latour. On the Emergence of an Ecological Class: A Memo. Translated by Julie Rose, Polity Press, 2022.

Speaker

Nikolaj Schultz, Writer and Researcher, Denmark

Welcome word by

Ása Richardsdóttir, IETM, Belgium

Charlotte Mors, Performing Arts Platform, Denmark

This session will be captioned and broadcasted online on HowlRound. Access the livestream on the day here

17:30 - 18:30 AEDT | 16:30 - 17:30 JST/KST | 15:30 - 16:30 SGT | 10:30 - 11:30 EET | 09:30 - 10:30 CEST | 08:30 - 09:30 GMT | 03:30 - 04:30 EST | 00:30 - 01:30 PST

Address: Musikhuset Thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Please note that there are two entrances to Musikhuset. If you come straight from Godsbanen, the nearest entrance is from Skovgårdsgade 2C.

The Land Back movement is a grassroots movement that aims to return sovereignty over land to Indigenous communities and redress the systemic oppression of Indigenous peoples. They do so by reclaiming land and restoring their cultural practices and recognising their unique relationship with the land. This movement is crucial for protecting Indigenous rights and preserving biodiversity. 

Unfortunately, Indigenous communities have to face additional challenges as the increasing demand for green energy often results in the destruction of perfectly thriving ecosystems.

In Norway, a notable protest is currently underway as climate and Indigenous activists fight against a windmill farm constructed on unceded and sacred Indigenous land, with striking parallels to the 1980s Alta conflict over a hydroelectric power plant in the same area. A young Sami actor leads the protest as a spokesperson, and her recent role in a film depicting the earlier protests raises questions about the intersection of fiction, reality and of past and present policies. How can this situation give us a deeper understanding of the paradox of green energy production? Can art negotiate a new understanding of history, while it is repeating itself in front of our eyes?

Speaker:

Aili Keskitalo, Former Sápmi President, Sápmi/Norway

Hosted by:

Maria Utsi, Davvi - Centre for Performing Arts, Norway

This session will be captioned and broadcasted online on HowlRound. Access the livestream on the day here