Part of the Festival of Migration collection This Green Tease event is about climate displacement, and the role of culture and art in achieving climate justice.

About this event

This Green Teaseevent is about climate displacement, and the role of culture and art in achieving climate justice. It takes place as part of the Migration Festival 2023. At the event Mattar Sennan from Glasgow Caledonian University will be speaking about how climate change drives migration and displacement, with examples from Zambia and Bangladesh. You will also get the chance to meet the people behind the project, “Breaking the 4th Wall of Climate Migration”, who will speak about their work with digital storytelling in raising awareness about the devastating consequences of climate change on communities in the Horn of Africa in Scottish classrooms. Following the talks, there will be time for discussions and networking with the aim of exploring the links between the art, culture and climate sector in working on climate-related displacement. ——————————————————————————

About Creative Carbon Scotland & Speakers: Creative Carbon Scotland is a Scottish charity formed in 2011​. We believe that the arts and culture have an essential role in achieving the transformational change to a sustainable future. This event is a part of our the Green Tease programme for those interested in teasing out the links between the arts, climate change and environmental sustainability through the exchange of ideas, knowledge and practices.

Dr Sennan D. Mattar is a Lecturer on Climate Justice at the Mary Robinson Centre for Climate Justice, Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU). His research focuses on climate migration, international development, and climate finance. Sennan will speak on how climate change drives migration and displacement, particularly to informal urban settlements, and the social injustices faced by those forced to leave their homes with examples from Zambia and Bangladesh. Dr Bennett Collins is a Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews. Training and Curriculum Development Coordinator at the Third Generation Project – think tank dedicated to educational research and programming on the social causes and implications of the climate crisis. Rahmina Paullete is a young climate activist, environmentalist, and wildlife conservationist from Kenya. She is also a climate migrant and will in a recorded talk share her personal story as well as the practical solutions she has initiated in her community. She is the head campaigner for #LetLakeVictoriaBreatheAgain which advocates for the restoration of Lake Victoria. She is the founder of Kisumu Environmental Champions, and the lead activists for Fridays for the Future, a youth champion for Fossil Fuel Treaty, ambassador for Climate Clock, Sustainable Food System advocate at Food At Cop, and a climate change champion at Wangari Maathai Foundation. “ This event is part of Festival of Migration ……. The Festival of Migration is a call to action. We need to change the narrative and challenge closed minds. Migration has always been a part of our country’s reality, and a driver of our nation’s economic, social, and cultural wealth. At the heart of this festival is a desire to make our world and our city peaceful, to respect the dignity of every person and to celebrate all cultural expression as the glue that binds us together to face an ever-uncertain future.