Events

Events organised by the GPN target shortcomings of international partnerships that have historically been shaped by colonial relations between North and South.

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Schedule 2024

Schedule 2024

DateEventVenue
November

Workshop:

Workshop and space for reflection: Critical North-South partnership in practice

University of Kassel, Germany
August

Workshop:

Populisme et participation citoyenne

Balai Citoyen II, Burkina Faso
August

Workshop:

Protected Areas, People and Global Diversity Framework Implementation in India

Kalpavriksh Environment Action Group, Pune in collaboration with Khoj, Amravati, India
August

Workshop:

Sexual harassment and Gender Considerations for C-CAM and Community Groups

Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation, Jamaica
July

Workshop:

Auf den Spuren der afrikanischen Literatur und Kunst im Postkolonialismus

University of Kassel, Germany
July

Workshop:

Gender-Responsive Permaculture Practices for Sustainable Community Development

Ghana Permaculture Institute, Ghana
June

Workshop:

Bridging the Gap: Transforming Knowledge into Policy

Makerere University, Uganda
May

Workshop:

Atelier de formation des jeunes leaders responsables des structures du Balai Citoyen sur le plaidoyer

Balai Citoyen I, Burkina Faso
May

Workshop:

Writing and Knowledge Dissemination Workshop for Early Career Researchers: A Hands-on Approach

UCC, Ghana
April

Workshop:

Pluriversum - Stimmen aus aller Welt

 

University of Kassel, Germany

March

Workshop:

People and Protected Areas in Rajasthan

KALPAVRIKSH, India
 

Workshop:

 Localizing the SDG’s and Vision 2030 for Rural Women Producers

Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP), Jamaica

Schedule 2023

Schedule 2023

DateEventVenue

December

Workshop:

Réinsertion des migrants de retou

 
December

Workshop:

Indigenous visions of development and collective wellbeing in Arunachal Prades

Kalpavriksh, India
November

Workshop:

Atelier de formation sur la Décentralisation et Budgétisation Sensible au Genre Malika

Enda Graf Sahel, Senegal
March

Workshop:

Popular Movements And The Struggles For A Just Transitions In The Contemporary Global Sout

 
 

Workshop:

Political Economy of Climate Crisis

University of Kassel
 

Workshop:

Accelerating the Deep just transition in South Africa

University of Witswatersrand, South Africa
 

Workshop:

Labour rights in agricultural value system

Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
 

Workshop:

The political economy of agri-business in India: some regional experiences and policy implications

Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
 

Workshop:

Workshop on decentralisation, gender budgeting and advocacy for women and youzh of the national platform Suxali Jigeen in the suburbs of Dakar 

Enda Graf Sahel/ Plateforme Suxali Jigeen Telephone, Senegal
 

Workshop:

Reintegration of returning migrants

Enda Graf Sahel in collaboration with Boza fil, Senegal
 

Workshop:

Civil society voices on the conflict in the Sahel Region
University of Kassel
 

Workshop:

Strategic planning for management of the PBPA
Caribbean Coastal Area Management - C-CAM, Jamaica
 

Workshop:

Atelier de formation des jeunes leaders/ responsables des structures du Balai citoyen sur l’organisation des activités socio-éducatives et le Suivi Evaluation // 
Workshop for training of young leaders/managers for Balai citoyen's organisational strctures for social-educational activies and following evaluation 
Le Balai Citoyen, Burkina Faso 

 

Schedule - 2022

DateEventVenue
30th December

Workshop:

Atelier de restitution et de mise en débat experiénce d'implantation d'un agrobusiness sans déposseder les terres paysans

Quality Fruit Sénégal, Commune de

Mont-Rolland, Thiès-Sénégal

27th December

Workshop:

Launch of Towards a Feminist Solidarity Economy

India International Centre, Delhi
15th December

Public Talk:

The Invisible Conquest: From Indigenous Territories to National Frontiers in the Western Amazon (1850-1912)

Online via Zoom
21st and 22nd November

Workshop:

Capacity Building Training Programme for Trade Union Researchers

TUC- Ghana Conference Room, Accra
17th November

Public Talk:

Glo­bal Epis­te­mic Jus­ti­ce, Post-De­ve­lop­ment and Know­ledge Pro­duc­tion in the So­ci­al Sci­en­ces

Hybrid

Kleine Rosenstraße 3, Room 2019 (4th floor)

18th October

Policy and Empowerment Workshop:

What do civil society organisations in the global South need from us in Europe?

aka, Werner-Hilpert-Straße 22, Kassel, Germany
4th - 7th OctoberGPN Conference 2022University of Kassel (Gießhaus)
September

Workshop:

Technical Capacity building of the board and staff related to fundraising

Online
23rd September

Online Book Discussion:

En Bolivia no hay racismo, indios de mierda. Apuntes de un problema negado

Speakers: Dr. Julio Roldán, M.A. Claudia Guzmán de Rojas and more

Online (on Zoom)
25th August

Workshop:

Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP) Localizing SDGs Workshop

The College of Science Agriculture and Education, Jamaica
15th - 16th July

Workshop:

Atelier de formation des jeunes leaders membres des structures du Balai citoyen sur la problématique de la participation citoyenne

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
23rd June and 29th September

Workshop:

Creating Alternative Modes Of Development Cooperation For Food Sovereignty And Reparatory Justice, Especially For Afro-Descendant Farmers

Hybrid (Institut Culturel Karl Lévêque, Haiti and online)
13th June

Workshop:

Listening to Refugee Voices: Towards Better Future for Refugees

India International Centre, Delhi

13th June

Public Lecture:

Post Development, policies, and the sustainability of life

Speaker: Dr. Ana Agostino (Uruguay)

Hybrid (at GPN and Online)
09th June

Public Lecture:

China-Africa agricultural cooperation and South-South Cooperation

Speaker: Mariasole Pepa

Hybrid (at GPN and Online)
14th FebruaryPublic Talk:

Ancient Lineages, Modern Re-awakenings: Marx, Buddha and the Pursuit of Happiness

  • Speaker: Prof. Dr. Devan Pillay
Online

 

Schedule - 2021

DateEventVenue
10 December

Training:

ZOOM101: ZOOM Sensitization Workshop for Rural Women in Agriculture

Bridge Palm Resort, Jamaica; Bluefields People's Community Association, Jamaika; Village Academy, Jamaika; College of Agriculture, Science and Education, Jamaika
10 December

Academic, Policy:

Agricultural value systems and finance capital in India

JNU, Delhi, India
9 December

Training, Empowerment:

Contract Farming in India: A multi-sectoral exploration

JNU, Delhi, India
24-25 November

Conference:

16th Annual Caribbean Child Research Conference, 2021

Online
24-25 November

Training:

Journeys of initiation to Complete Sexual

Enda Graf Sahel, BP 13 069 Grant Yoff, Cité Millionaire, Dakar
18-19 November

Training:

Digitization training for organic vegetable farmers in the Bono east region to improve the marketing of their products

California Hall at Ghana Permaculture Institute
11-12 November

Training:

Digitization training for organic vegetable farmers in the Bono east region to improve the marketing of their products

California Hall at Ghana Permaculture Institute
27 & 29 October

Empowerment Workshop:

Empowerment of women in vulnerable communities of the Portland Bight Protected Area, Jamaica

Portland Cottage Community Center; Lionel Town, Claredon; Old Habour Bay
18 October

Public Talk:

Battleground Agriculture: Resistance of Indian Farmers to Neoliberalism

> Watch the recording

Online
postponed

Workshop:

Digitization training for organic vegetable farmers in the Bono east region to improve the marketing of their products

California Hall at Ghana Permaculture Institute

14-16 October

National Forum:

Agro ecology and food sovereignty: for food systems in line with popular demands

Port-au-Prince, Haiti
13 October

Webinar Series: AURORA

Mediterranean Food Systems in Conflict and Crisis
with Professor Rami Zurayk

Online
5-6 October

Workshop:

Making an Employment Program that works for Urban India

New Delhi, India
15 September

Webinar:

Introduction of the AURORA project

(Read more on the AURORA project)

Online (American University of Beirut and University of Kassel)
9-10 September

Workshop:

The Role of Women's Organisations in Urban Agriculture

278 -Avenue Bendogo,- BURKINA FASO 278 -Avenue Bendogo, - BURKINA FASO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3 September

Workshop:

"Free Prior Informed Consent" for the tribal/indigenous leaders and policy makers

Udaipur, India
18 August

Workshop:

"Free Prior Informed Consent" for the tribal/indigenous leaders and policy makers

Madhupur, India
13-14 August

Training Workshop:

Balai Citoyen’s Executive Training Workshop on Strategic Planning and Thematic Policy Formulation

Centre National Cardinal Paul Zoungrana, Dagnoen, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
11-12 August

Training Workshop:

Balai Citoyen’s Executive Training Workshop on Strategic Planning and Thematic Policy Formulation

Royal St. Louis; Rue de l'usine Yilma, Koubri, Burkina Faso
6 August

Empowerment Workshop:

Workshop on Food Systems in Haiti

Foreign direct investment megaprojects in Haiti: points of view and resistance of peasants and peasant farmers threatened or victims of eviction/expropriation

Port-au-Prince, Haiti
7 May - 11 June

Webinar Series:

The International System of Power

Online
9 March

Public Talk:

Global Partnerships, Global Finance and Uneven Inclusion

by Prof. Dr. Juvaria Jafri (Wangari Maathai Visiting Professor at the GPN)

> Link to the recording

Online
25-29 Jan

Training & Empowerment Workshop:

Rural Women Empowerment Recovery amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Jamaica
26 Jan

Training Workshop:

Impact of COVID 19 and Climate Change on Vulnerable Women

Portland Bight Discovery Center, Jamaica
16 Jan

Policy Workshop:

Framework workshop for actors and experts in political governance in Burkina Faso on the theme:

Building and stabilizing political institutions (post-election) in West Africa - The case of Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
7-8 Jan

Empowerment Workshop:

Ghana Permaculture Institute Empowerment program for Peasant farmers in Bono East Region

Ghana Permaculture Institute, Ghana

Schedule - 2020

DateEventVenue
19-20 Nov

Academic & Training Workshop:

School governance and territorial development: what roles for the local elite?

Senegal
02 NovOnline Kick-off ConferenceUniversity of Kassel, Germany
30 Oct

Online Kick-off Conference

> Link to the recording

University of Kassel, Germany