Through talks and films (some of which were selected at the Berlinale FF), Basandja Coalition will share their organizing and movement building experiences from the frontlines of the rainforest, mining communities, and conflict zones in the DRCongo. The delegation is made up of four members of the Basandja Coalition: Petna Ndaliko Katondolo, Filmmaker, Activist and Educator; Samuel Yagase Bayombe, Indigenous Leader and Climate Justice Advocate, and Stella Ramazani, film producer and logistics coordinator. The delegation will screen films concerning the Congo Basin Rainforest (exploring the role of Indigenous knowledge and wisdom in combating the climate crisis) and the challenges of mining communities (tying the accelerated quest for critical minerals that power the green and/or clean energy transition to cobalt diggers) and the conflict in the east of the Congo (delving into the clash between local organizations and the state and UN peacekeepers).

Schedule:

3pm: Welcome by Matthias C.J. De Groof, introducing Petna Ndaliko Katondolo, Samuel Yagase Bayombe, and Stella Ramazani

3.15: Introduction by Petna Ndaliko Katondolo & Stella Ramazani

3.30: Screening A Tree Prayer

4.10: discussion

4.30: break

4.45: Introduction by Samuel Yagase Bayombe & Leance Tubangilie

5.00: Screening film 2 [TBA]

5.40: discussion & roundtable

Contact info for registration for the event: Matthias De Groof: m.c.j.degroof@uva.nl

Please registration before May 11

Conditions for obtaining the ECTS (1): attendance, readings (a link to the readings will be sent upon registration) and prepare two questions (send to and m.c.j.degroof@uva.nl and H.H.Kuipers@uva.nl ).