Hope in the Anthropocene: Sustainability Solutions and Inspirations
How to Quench South Africans' Thirst
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Mary Galvin, Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
Coach House, Green College, UBC
Wednesday, September 20, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to followin the series
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In 2014 the South African police shot and killed four people during a community march to municipal offices in Madibeng. This talk considers protest as an important response to the crisis of local governnance in South Africa. Drawing on experiences in Mothutlung, it examines the role of protest in the particular area of water services. It then analyses national protest data to assess water and sanitation protests as a means of understanding the broader direction of local change. Finally this talk reflects on options that are available to residents in pursuing their right to access drinking water.
Mary Galvin will also be speaking at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability on Thursday, September 21. For details, please click here.This talk is co-sponsored by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at UBC.
Hope in the Anthropocene is co-sponsored by the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at UBC.
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Unless otherwise noted, all of our lectures are free to attend and do not require registration.
September 20, 2017
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Coach House
6201 Cecil Green Park Rd
Speakers
Mary Galvin, Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg