« Institute of Development Policy (IOB) – UAntwerp » : Invitation to « Mining the Globe: Value, Waste, Labour, and Resistance » Mini-Conference on 9 February 2024

Mining the Globe: Value, Waste,
Labour and Resistance
We are delighted to invite you to the mini-conference « Mining the Globe: Value, Waste, Labour, and Resistance, » organized within the framework of the Global Organization of Production subunit, with support from the ICP Connect project.  

Event details Date: February 9, 2024 Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Presentations) | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Panel Discussion)

Presentations include
Diana Vela Almeida: Revealing the unrecognized labor organization at a mining frontier in Indonesia
Brian Garvey: (To be confirmed)
Sara Geenen and Marie-Rose Bashwira: Women in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mining: reconsidering value and waste

Video interventions by
Selmira Flores: Mining expansion without active resistance. What is happening in the indigenous territories of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast?
Maite Yie Garzon: « Legitimate » Popular Consultations about the large mining projects and the building of the Agri-Food Peasant Territory of the Macizo Northern of Nariño and Southern of Cauca, Colombia
Jennifer Casolo: Anti-colonial challenges in strategic litigation: Collaborating as an « expert » in defense of indigenous rights

Venue & registration Online and live on campus in Antwerp City Centre
(details will be provided upon registration)  
This conference promises engaging discussions on topics related to global mining practices, labor, and resistance.   
To confirm your attendance, please register here. We look forward to your participation
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