As the first decade of the new millennium ends, humanity faces enormous crises. The fight against hunger remains grim reality for more than a billion humans. The financial crisis shakes the industrial nations, and the climate crisis wears on and pronounces that the worst is still to come. The problems of the 21st century are global and complex. It will need drastic efforts to solve them, and approaches that overcome the thinking that led into these crises. Everyone is asked!
Universities should act as the cradle of new ways of thinking. But broad discussions do hardly take place, neither in lectures nor among students. The Green Bug Lectures are setting out to fill this gap.
»Every second Tuesday at the TMS
»Presentations and discussions in relaxed atmosphere
»to develop ideas, to call for action, to inspire engagement
First Subjects this year:
27.10. Opening Session: Geopoltical Situation in the arctic region: the race on new resources. Resources under the melting ice shield: which interests? Which stakeholders? What are the consequences? AT TROPENZENTRUM!
10.11.
What is the state of affairs in the moment? What’s going on in December accompanying the negotiations (events, actions and demonstrations)? How can we participate?
24.11. Engagement in politics: how can we be heard?
Which way to go? Experiences in political work, in the parliament or in NGOs. Presenters (invited): Hannes Rockenbauch (SÖS), Greenpeace/BUND
The lectures start at
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