A promising 7th edition of the Doculatino filmfestival takes place in Leuven, Mechelen and Antwerpen. With profound documentaries about issues of natural resource exploitation we won’t take you only to Latin America, but also the question about big mine giants in Europe will be raised. Out of different perspectives, with the focus on socio-ecological consequences and introduced by testimonies and background information different conflicts will be highlighted.
7 + 8 February, Vredeshuis, Ghent
This Masterclass for Sustainable Development is a series for young people but open to everybody and organised by Act for Change. This edition on Resource Scarcity is in collaboration with CATAPA.
There is a common programme. Along withthis you can follow one of the tracks that shed light on different angles of recourse scarcity. Within the tracks there is space for more in depth sessions and dialogue with experts on the topic.
Guest lecture facilitated by Lukas de Backer.
With us will be Nancy Fuentes León, MSc in Local Development and member of the NGO GRUFIDES, Researches on mining related problems and fighting against the mining industry Yanacocha in the region of Cajamarca, Peru;
On the 4th of March our guest speakers will travel to the Netherlands to attend an Expert Lunch Meeting in the afternoon and a debate in the evening at Wageningen University and Research Centre.
This night, the 5th of March 2015 CATAPA in collaboration with BELMUNDO and STAD-GENT will organize a debate about the impact of resource exploitation at the MONDIALE CAFÉ at the Zebrastraat 32; Gent