ECOFE2020

Join us for the first
ECOFE2020
Ecofeminism and Education Online Conference
November 19–20, 2020

Keynote speakers: Rebecca Martusewicz (USA), Derek Rasmussen (CAN)
Keynote artist: Raisa Foster (FIN)

Thank you for the ECOFE2020 conference! You made it special!

Join us for the first two-day Ecofeminism and Education Online Conference. The ECOFE2020 conference and a meditation retreat organised after the conference are an unparalleled collaborative endeavour of brilliant speakers, art, science, hope, activism and collective conversations curated by Ylätaso collective. ECOFE2020 challenges the traditional pattern of a scientific conference by increasing the time for discussion between conference presentations and artistic performances.

By doing that, we intend to transform power relations and create a community space that gives opportunities for building shared understanding. Participation does not require any foreknowledge or advanced skills. Anybody can participate on the level she, he or they want by listening, asking questions or taking active part in the discussions. The conference is free for all participants.

We understand ecofeminism as a movement for ecological justice that sees the ecological crisis not only as an issue of conserving the natural environment but also as a human rights issue. The Western consumer culture and our way of thinking about the well-being of societies have a direct or indirect negative impact on the natural environment and living conditions all over the world. Ecofeminism defends all living creatures that are held in an oppressed position. Our concern extends to plants and inanimate things, such as air and water. Ecofeminism also holds kindness and hope in high esteem as part of the solution to the ecological crisis we are living in.

Well-being, human rights and the appreciation of nature are all sewn together. Furthermore, they are woven in the world with our lived bodily presence. An account of the interweavement is necessary in order to address these issues together through scientific research and arts. With ecofeminist education, we are able to find the kindness we need when faced with this contested subject while also using the boldness of feminism to demand justice in a radical way.

We encourage all researchers, artists and students interested in ecofeminism and education to take part in the conference as a participant or a performer. Registration is now open!

Call for papers is now closed. We call for presentations in three categories:

• scientific presentations
• workshops
• artistic pieces and performances

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