This video highlights a discussion amongst four Caribbean feminist activists sharing examples of their work for ecological justice. The roundtable discussion, moderated by Ambassador Dessima Williams of Grenada, features co-founder of Fondes Amandes Community Re-forestation Project Akilah Jaramogi; activist Attillah Springer, of Idakeda Group; and Michele Irving, of Productive Organisation for Women in Action (Belize) […]
Rosalea Hamilton of Institute for Law and Economics and University of Technology Jamaica presents the paper “Sustainable Development, Fiscal Policy and Participatory Democracy in the Caribbean” she co-wrote with Vanus James of University of Technology. In this engaging 10-minute presentation, Rosalea illustrates the structural inequalities facing the Caribbean and their roots in the constraints of […]
Feminist activists, trade union and NGO leaders, and academics gathered for an initial think-meeting to rekindle analysis and advocacy at the intersection of gender and trade to meet contemporary challenges. After surveying the current landscape in the context of past struggles to identify critical needs and organizing strategies, participants agreed to form the Gender and […]
In this first instalment of a series of talks with scholars and activists across the region, Drs Mariama Williams and Michael Witter discuss the global economic position of the Caribbean and potential avenues for exploration to increase regional reliance. As the world grapples with the Novel Coronavirus and its tremendous impact, the Caribbean must contend […]
In this Virtual Teach-in Video, Mariama Williams of South Centre provides an overview of climate finance and its gender dimensions, particularly as they relate to the Caribbean. This was part of the workshop “Caribbean Partnerships II: Co-Constructing Transformative Economic Policy – Exploring a Heterodox and Feminist Approach,” which took place 23-25 May 2016, at University […]
Mariama Williams, Senior Researcher at the South Centre, speaks on an ITUC sponsored panel, “Trade for Development” at UNCTAD XIII on April 22, 2012 in Doha, Qatar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH9kxIzsH_c