BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:26896@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Resisting Extractive Projects in South Africa DTSTAMP:20260831T225848Z DTSTART:20260930T151500Z DESCRIPTION:We live in a global climate emergency and yet\, the Global Nort h’s socio-economic\nmodel is still underpinned by extractivism. This impac ts vulnerable frontline\nand indigenous communities in the Global South\, thus leading to the emergence of\nantagonistic claims and forces. How do c ommunities resist socio-ecologically\ndisruptive extractive projects? How are justice claims catalysed and used\nagainst hegemonic forces?\n\nPlease note that this event will start at 17:15.\n\nIn this event\, we will hear testimonies and discuss scientific findings to\nunderstand how resistance to oil and gas extraction arises in South Africa. We\nwill document the c laims of vulnerable communities affected by extractive\nprojects and discu ss how such claims are verbalised in terms of contestation of\nexisting le gal and governance structure\, which lead to litigation in the case\nSusta ining the Wild Coast NPC and others v. Minister of Mineral Resources and\n Energy and Others. In Sustaining the Wild Coast\, South African courts sto pped\nRoyal Dutch Shell’s developments for oil and gas exploration in the area of\nXholobeni\, in the Eastern Cape.\n\nThe event will consist of a k eynote by Sinegugu Zukulu\, co-founder and director\nof Sustaining the Wil d Coast\, who will address the questions why and how\nindigenous people fi ght to protect their territories\, and how the rights of\nindigenous peopl e are being trampled in their own land. After the keynote\, a\nroundtable will follow with Sinegugu Zukulu and Janina Herzog-Hawelka. They will\ndis cuss existing scientific findings on the governance of offshore oil and ga s\nexploration in South Africa and its implications for the global imperat ive to\nleave fossil fuels in the ground. Moreover\, they will discuss how competing\nnarratives and social movements shape the context for the deve lopment of fossil\nfuel resources in South Africa. Moderation: Matteo Ferm eglia.\n\nSpeakers\n\nSinegugu Zukulu is a member of amaMpondo Indigenous people in South Africa’s\nEastern Cape Province\, a very proud Mpondo man\ , a storyteller\, social and\nenvironmental activist. He holds a Master of Philosophy in Environmental\nManagement degree (Stellenbosch University). For more than two decades he has\nengaged in activism\, advocating for hu man and environmental rights in rural\nSouth Africa. He is a 2024 recipien t of the Goldman Environmental Prize and a\nfew other national and interna tional environmental awards. He has published and\nco-authored several boo ks and papers.\n\nJanina Herzog-Hawelka is a PhD researcher in the Governa nce and Inclusive\nDevelopment (GID) programme group (AISSR) at the Univer sity of Amsterdam. Her\nresearch examines the role of oil and gas companie s in shaping pathways towards\nleaving fossil fuels underground. She focus es on corporate power\, legitimacy\,\ngovernance and the political and soc ial conditions that enable or constrain a\nfossil fuel phase-out.\n\nMatte o Fermeglia (moderator) is Assistant Professor of Climate Law and\nGoverna nce at the University of Amsterdam\, Department of History\, European\nStu dies and Religious Studies\, and at the Amsterdam School for Transnational \,\nEuropean and Regional Studies. Matteo’s research interests relate to\n International and European Union Law in the decarbonisation of the energy\ nsector. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/resisting-extractive-projects-in-south- africa GEO:52.3685931;4.8896879 LOCATION:SPUI25 - Spui 25-27\, 1012 WX Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:activism,amsterdam-centrum,books,community,live,spui X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

We live in a global climate emergency and y et, the Global North’s socio-economic model is still underpinned by extrac tivism. This impacts vulnerable frontline and indigenous communities in th e Global South, thus leading to the emergence of antagonistic claims and f orces. How do communities resist socio-ecologically disruptive extractive projects? How are justice claims catalysed and used against hegemonic forc es?

Please note that this event will start at 17:15.

In this event, we will hear testimonies and discuss scientific findings t o understand how resistance to oil and gas extraction arises in South Afri ca. We will document the claims of vulnerable communities affected by extr active projects and discuss how such claims are verbalised in terms of con testation of existing legal and governance structure, which lead to litiga tion in the case Sustaining the Wild Coast NPC and others v. Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others. In Sustaining the Wil d Coast, South African courts stopped Royal Dutch Shell’s development s for oil and gas exploration in the area of Xholobeni, in the Eastern Cap e.

The event will consist of a keynote by Sinegugu Zukulu, co-found er and director of Sustaining the Wild Coast, who will address the questio ns why and how indigenous people fight to protect their territories, and h ow the rights of indigenous people are being trampled in their own land. A fter the keynote, a roundtable will follow with Sinegugu Zukulu and Janina Herzog-Hawelka. They will discuss existing scientific findings on the gov ernance of offshore oil and gas exploration in South Africa and its implic ations for the global imperative to leave fossil fuels in the ground. More over, they will discuss how competing narratives and social movements shap e the context for the development of fossil fuel resources in South Africa . Moderation: Matteo Fermeglia.

Speakers

< strong>Sinegugu Zukulu is a member of amaMpondo Indigeno us people in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province, a very proud Mpondo man , a storyteller, social and environmental activist. He holds a Master of P hilosophy in Environmental Management degree (Stellenbosch University). Fo r more than two decades he has engaged in activism, advocating for human a nd environmental rights in rural South Africa. He is a 2024 recipient of t he Goldman Environmental Prize and a few other national and international environmental awards. He has published and co-authored several books and p apers.

Janina Herzog-Hawelka is a PhD res earcher in the Governance and Inclusive Development (GID) programme group (AISSR) at the University of Amsterdam. Her research examines the role of oil and gas companies in shaping pathways towards leaving fossil fuels und erground. She focuses on corporate power, legitimacy, governance and the p olitical and social conditions that enable or constrain a fossil fuel phas e-out.

Matteo Fermeglia (moderator) is As sistant Professor of Climate Law and Governance at the University of Amste rdam, Department of History, European Studies and Religious Studies, and a t the Amsterdam School for Transnational, European and Regional Studies. M atteo’s research interests relate to International and European Union Law in the decarbonisation of the energy sector.

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