Wednesday, April 17, 6:00 PM EDT - in person at Busboys and Poets, 450 K location, 450 K Street Northwest Washington, DC
DISMANTLING GREEN COLONIALISM | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
Join us to learn about how colonialism has contributed to the deterioration of natural resources in North Africa and the Middle East
By Busboys and Poets
The Arab region is a focus of world politics, with authoritarian regimes, significant fossil fuel reserves, and histories of colonialism and imperialism. It is also the site of potentially immense green energy resources.
In DISMANTLING GREEN COLONIALISM: ENERGY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE IN THE ARAB REGION, Katie Sandwell and Dr. Hamza Hamouchene explore a region ripe for energy transition but held back by resource-grabbing and (neo)colonial agendas. They show the importance of fighting for a just energy transition and climate justice - exposing policies and practices that protect global and local political elites, multinational corporations and military regimes. Covering a wide range of countries from Morocco, Western Sahara, Algeria and Tunisia to Egypt, Sudan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Palestine, this book challenges Eurocentrism. It highlights instead a class-conscious approach to climate justice that is necessary for our survival.
The co-editors of DISMANTLING GREEN COLONIALISM, Dr. Hamza Hamouchene and Katie Sandwell, and the Climate Justice Project Director at the Institute for Policy Studies, Basav Sen, are joining us on the Busboys stage to share their knowledge about the history of green colonialism and how we should approach climate activism today.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event, and our guests will be signing following the program. This program is sponsored in partnership with Arab Center Washington D.C., Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), and Transnational Institute (TNI).
This event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 6:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Please note that this event is in person and will not be livestreamed.
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