Last month, from 14-19 October 2024, we successfully organized the "Autumn Academy for Planetary Wellbeing: A Graduate School on Multispecies Conviviality" at the University of Cologne (UoC).
The Commission created by His Majesty Foyn Gilbert Njong III, King of Mbessa, Patron and Ex Officio Member, is tasked with embedding anticipatory and long-term governance based on foresight and futures thinking; building peace; promoting sustainable development; fighting climate change and protecting biodiversity and cultural diversity; ensuring the wellbeing of present and future generations of humans and nonhumans, among others.
Jacinto Zarabata, the young Kogi from Colombia (seen in the foreground of this picture), approached the Tairona Heritage Trust for assistance showcasing his short film ‘Home Among the Clouds’ at the biodiversity COP16 in Cali, Colombia (Mon, 21 Oct 2024 – Fri, 1 Nov 2024).
In the past nine months, the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, including both the Executive Directorate, Cologne Hub, and other Hubs, has been significantly involved in many high-level, international and multilateral policymaking activities, especially in connection with the United Nations Summit of the Future (SOTF).
The Social Justice Jam: Spaces for Change took place from the 10th to the 12th of June 2024 and it was the culmination of collaborative efforts that started in early 2024 between the University of Leeds, the University of Pretoria, Mothing African Heritage and ls14trust.
