Climate justice made in Kassel - How climate crisis, inequalities and racism are connected

On Friday, 9 April, from 7.30 to 9.30 pm, the next event in the series "Climate Talks - Our Kassel 2030" will take place, organized by the regional group of Scientists for Future in cooperation with the Staatstheater Kassel.

What does it actually mean to make climate protection intersectional? And why is it so important? How exactly are the climate crisis, inequalities and racism connected? Geo Kocheril (Scientists for Future) will moderate the fourth climate talk and, together with experts Imeh Ituen (social scientist and activist, University of Hamburg), Franziska Müller (professor specializing in global climate policy, University of Hamburg) and Awet Tesfaiesus (local politician and lawyer), will link global climate justice issues and problems with the local level. What solutions for fair participation and representativeness are available for achieving climate neutrality? The audience can also get involved. As usual, the event will be available as a livestream on the Staatstheater Kassel YouTube channel.

Kassel, we need to talk!

The Kassel Scientists for Future (S4F Kassel) and the Staatstheater Kassel - with the initiator team consisting of dramaturge Julia Hagen, actor Tim Czerwonatis and scientist Geo Kocheril - have joined forces to create the event series "Climate Talks - Our Kassel 2030", to which the entire city society is invited. Together with experts from scientific fields such as environmental psychology, economics, energy and systems science, they want to present findings from research and practice, discuss the role of art and culture in the fight against climate change and engage in a conversation with citizens about the future of the city of Kassel.

Scientific findings will be used to provide active education and advice, propose concrete options for action and also point out the consequences and opportunities for shaping climate policy for a better Kassel 2030.

Scientists for Future (S4F) is an initiative of scientists that published a broadly coordinated, science-based statement on climate change and suitable countermeasures in March 2019. 26,800 scientists from Germany, Austria and Switzerland have signed the statement. The aim is to expressly reaffirm the demands of the Fridays for Future movement of students for a different climate policy and to objectify the dialog with politicians and society through scientifically validated findings.

S4F is divided into regional groups in individual cities and regions that are committed to bringing scientific expertise to politics and society. S4F sees itself as a non-institutional, non-partisan and interdisciplinary association of scientists who are committed to a sustainable future. The regional group S4F Kassel was founded in August 2019 and consists of over 150 members, mainly from the University of Kassel and the Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology.

All information at www.scientists4future.org and https://www.staatstheater-kassel.de/programm/a-z/klimagespraeche-unser-kassel-2030/

Live stream: https://youtu.be/qJYSmgxahMY

If you have any questions, please contact: presse@staatstheater-kassel.de, kassel@scientists4future.org