Student Workshop on Ecological Belonging and the Climate Crisis
Georgetown University students interested in attending this workshop should fill out this short form. Workshop attendance and details will be confirmed by email. Please contact globaldialogues@georgetown.edu with questions.
The global energy transition is proceeding dangerously slowly. The December 2023 COP28 meeting in Dubai repeated the familiar pattern—idealistic rhetoric without the ambitious, practical steps necessary to confront the global climate crisis. The politics of national and corporate self-interest continue to trump the health of the planet as a whole. Only a greater sense of ecological belonging—an awareness of our interdependence with nature and commitment to care for our common home—can reframe and transform the politics of climate change at the international, national, and local levels.
How can we draw on humanity’s diverse spiritual and philosophical traditions to develop a sense of ecological belonging? What kinds of educational, cultural, and political efforts can advance an awareness and appreciation of ecological belonging in practice?
This workshop will feature both a panel discussion and breakout groups that explore concrete ways to advance ecological belonging in practice—with a focus on the practical impact that young people can have in effecting positive change.
This event is part of the Georgetown Global Dialogues, which feature leading intellectuals from the Global South in forward-looking conversations with U.S.-based thinkers across a range of topics. It is co-sponsored by the Earth Commons Institute and the Office of Sustainability at Georgetown University.
Learn more about the Georgetown Global Dialogues at https://globaldialogues.georgetown.edu/overview
Accessibility: Please email globaldialogues@georgetown.edu by April 12 with any accessibility requests. A good-faith effort will be made to fulfill all requests made after this date.