On 20 February the Debt Observatory in Globalisation held a talk in Pati Llimona (Barcelona).
Militaristic and securitarian tendencies and the bailout of transnational corporations through green capitalism are diverting public funds that could make an ecofeminist future possible.
In addition, technological innovation is seen as the solution for the climate emergency, without taking into account basic questions asked by feminists such as “which are the jobs and sectors socially necessary to sustain life on Earth?”. Any institution doing public investments in the name of the ecosocial transition should consider this question.
In this context, multiple crises (ecological, care, debt, etc.) from an ecofeminist standpoint were analysed to shed light on invisible debts, and also alternatives were discussed. Specifically, degrowth-ecofeminist proposals were tackled, which aimed at bringing together feminist contributions to transform the current care system and reassess essential jobs, the defense of degrowth as a fair and necessary way out to make the responsible for the crisis accountable and, at the same time, respect planetary boundaries.
61 people participated in the event (of which 57 were living in the EU). The dialogue fed interesting reflections and questions from the audience.
The recording of the session can be retrieved here.
More details on the event and how it was evaluated by the participants through the EU Survey on Justice, Rights and Values, that was sent after the session can be found in the detailed event description here.
