November 14, 2024 @ 8.30-10.00 (EST), 14.30-16.00 (CET)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82198860058?pwd=gCGKgcvpLuLklwOcby11r3H1aLEOjI.1

Meeting ID: 821 9886 0058
Passcode: 717780

Through a roundtable conversation, this webinar brings together three perspectives on youth activism in the Global South:

1. Understanding Marginalised Youth Activism: Providing a broader lens on the experiences of marginalised youth activists across the globe (Moldova, Kenya, and many others), exploring the specific barriers they encounter and the unique strategies they employ to overcome them.
2. Environmental Activism and Capabilities: Examines the risks and threats faced by young climate activists in Colombia and Brazil, and the role that the capabilities approach might play in better conceptualising their fundamental interests and needs as political actors.
3. Youth and Indigenous Groups at the United Nations: Investigating the participation of indigenous youth activist groups in UN negotiations, showcasing their contributions to global decision-making processes and the challenges they navigate in these formal spaces.

Speakers:

• Stacy Jeanne Kosko (University of Maryland)
• Pedro Hernando Maldonado Castañeda (Universitat de Barcelona)
• Roni Kay O'Dell (Seton Hill)
• Rithvik Yarlagadda (University of Maryland)

By exploring these diverse case studies, the roundtable aims to analyse the various mechanisms young activists use to mobilise, advocate, and achieve their goals. Identify the distinct barriers faced by marginalised youth activists and explore strategies for overcoming them. Examine the role of technology, inter-alliances, and human rights frameworks in enabling youth activism. Highlight the importance of amplifying the voices and experiences of young activists from the Global South and the opportunities for solidarity with youth in the North, as communication technologies increasingly makes such cooperation plausible.

This panel will contribute to a more nuanced understanding of youth activism in the Global South, fostering dialogue and knowledge exchange amongst researchers, activists, and policymakers.

For more information, feel free to send an email to Nico Brando.

Organised by the Human Rights Thematic Group and Children and Youth Thematic Group