Amnesty International Chair - Public lecture Elizabeth Wathuti
Elk jaar reikt de Universiteit Gent de Amnesty International Leerstoel uit aan een persoon die een belangrijke bijdrage levert aan de mensenrechten wereldwijd. Elizabeth Wathuti is de laureaat in 2023. Ze wordt door de UGent gelauwerd voor haar vooraanstaande rol als milieu- en klimaatactivist. Wathuti geeft een publiekslezing tijdens de uitreiking van de Amnesty International Leerstoel op 21 maart 2023 (19u30) in de Theaterzaal van VIERNULVIER in Gent. Dit is een unieke kans om de bevlogen en internationaal geprezen activist live te horen spreken!
Every year, Ghent University awards the Amnesty International Chair to an outstanding person who has made a significant contribution to human rights worldwide. Elizabeth Wathuti is the 2023 laureate. She is being honored by Ghent University for her prominent role as an environmental and climate activist. Wathuti will give a public lecture at the occasion of the award ceremony on 21 March 2023 in Arts Centre VIERNULVIER.
Today, more than ever, we face existential environmental challenges. But that's no reason for climate defeatism, according to Elizabeth Wathuti. She will explore how we can meet these challenges in her public lecture "Caring for the Earth, Caring for Ourselves: Planetary Health for a Sustainable Future". The event will be in English.
Programme
- 19h00 Doors open
- 19h30 Welcome by Wies De Graeve, Director Amnesty International Section Flanders
- 19h40 Reflections on the inspiring work of Elizabeth Wathuti by Jutte Dessein, student at Ghent University, member of the Green Office and climate activist
- 19h55 Award of the Amnesty International Chair and Medaille by Provicerector Freddy Mortier
- 20h00 Public Lecture by Elizabeth Wathuti ‘Caring for the Earth, Caring for Ourselves: Planetary Health for a Sustainable Future’
- 20h40 Q&A with the audience
- 21h00 Closing