The Autumn edition of the EnJust Regulars’ Table brought together three inspiring speakers and projects, offering thought-provoking perspectives on environmental justice, climate education, co-creation, and more-than-human approaches. We thank Aneesa Jamal, Lila Sax dos Santos Gomes, and Arabella Franz for sharing their work and contributing to a stimulating exchange.

For those who could not attend, or would like to explore the presentations further, here are some highlights and resources shared by our speakers.

Aneesa Jamal presented the Young Earth Authors & Young Climate Authors programs which has been the focus of her doctoral research. These programs center youth authorship and environmental justice and have resulted in over 50 picturebooks written by 10-15 year-old Indian children. Key research findings show transformation in cognitive-affective engagement with environmental/climate issues, place-based connectedness with the marginalized humans and more-than-humans, changed self-perception as changemakers and storytellers. The child-authored books can be read at https://www.cogitation.in/book-authoring-programs.

Message from Aneesa:

“I am wrapping up my PhD and looking for PostDoc positions which would allow me to further this research. Do reach out to me at jamal20@graduate.utm.my if you know of interesting opportunities. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2673-4024 “

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Yarrow Global Consulting, directed by Lila Sax dos Santos Gomes, is a non-profit organisation working on the gendered and intersectional impacts of the climate crisis and how co-creation might be implemented as an approach to more equitable change. Using their recent Wellcome funded project COHERE (Co-designing Heat-Resilient Responses through Biosensing Wearables) as an example, Lila talked about how Yarrow approach co-creation and some of their criticism of how the concept is often used in global health, particularly when participation is encouraged without genuinely sharing power or equally involving people with lived experience.

Message from Lila:

“If you’re interested in our work, check out our website (https://yarrow-global-consulting.com), follow us on Instagram (@yarrowglobal) or LinkedIn (Yarrow Global Consulting), or have a look at our Blog yarrowglobal.com or our newsletter, Genderational, where we write about gender, climate and other things that keep us thinking, as well as suggesting interesting readings, podcasts in and outside of our bubble: https://yarrow-globals-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/genderational-10-26. “

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Arabella Franz is writing a working paper at the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei that explores the limitations of the concept of tipping points within the natural and social sciences. The first section examines the role tipping points play in decision-making and communication, while also reviewing current literature regarding their interscalarity and various timescales. Subsequently, the paper introduces ‘rupture lines’ as a conceptual expansion intended to integrate critical scholarship (Political Ecology, more-than-human approaches, etc.). In particular, it discusses the catastrophic narratives often associated with tipping points and introduces more-than-human approaches to develop a more interdisciplinary and integrative research design. Finally, the study draws on Nixon’s concept of ‘slow violence’ to offer a different perspective on the temporality of tipping points, reframing the concept through the lenses of environmental justice and socio-ecological vulnerability.

Message from Arabella:

“Once my manuscript is ready, I’d be happy to share and discuss the paper. I hope to have it finished by the end of the year. My supervisor in this specific paper is Prof. Carlo Giupponi. If someone would like to get in touch with me, my LinkedIn is found here www.linkedin.com/in/arabella-f-733894205 “

Join the next Regulars’ Table

The EnJust Regulars’ Table provides a space for network members to share ongoing research, emerging ideas, projects, and experiences in an informal and interactive setting.

The next edition will take place in winter, with the date to be announced soon. We welcome members who would like to host a session or contribute a short presentation. If you are interested, please get in touch with the EnJust coordination team.

We look forward to continuing the exchange!