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 Sixth South South Forum on Sustainability (SSFS6) 

Three events of SSFS6, co-organized by Global U and Lingnan University, will be held on the following dates:


A.    June 24-26, 2019: Summer School on “Understanding Nuclear Issues”. Rebecca Johnson, Founding President of The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) that was the 2017 Nobel Peace Laureate, will be the speaker to explain issues about nuclear power plants, nuclear weapons, and the status of peace movements today. The Fukushima Pamphlet Committee from Japan will present a case study of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant disaster. 


B.    June 28-30, 2019: Forum on “Ecology, Livelihood and Community Regeneration”. Rebecca Johnson, Katherine Gibson, among others, will be key speakers at the Forum. To enable in-depth discussions, papers will be made available in English and Chinese one month before the Forum.  


C.   C.  July 1-3, 2019: Workshop on Architecture and Urbanism. Eka Swadiansa will be coordinator of this Workshop co-organized with SPIRIT_45.

 In addition, on June 27, a visit to local communities in Hong Kong will be organized. There will also be public lectures given by some Forum participants on July 1 and 3.

As is the practice in previous South South Forums, a registration fee will be charged, and accommodation at Lingnan University student hostels will be available at a low rate of HKD250 per room (twin bed) per night. 

 The programme, reader and registration form of SSFS6 will be available on the Global U website after Feb 20. 

on Global U website: https://our-global-u.org/oguorg/en

The 6th South South Forum on Sustainability has started. 


For all Programme, Reader, etc., of SSFS6, please visit https://our-global-u.org/oguorg/en/sixth-south-south-forum-on-sustainability-ssfs6/



As we will be live-streaming SSFS6 in English, if you have the time, please click the youtube links below.


With warm regards,


Kin Chi




June 24-26  Summer School on Nuclear Weapons and Power:

24/6 Summer School Day One 0930 Lecture 1 

24/6 Summer School Day One 1430 Lecture 2

25/6 Summer School Day Two 0930 Lecture 3

25/6 Summer School Day Two 1430 Lecture 4

26/6 Summer School Day Three 0930 Lecture 5

26/6 Summer School Day Three 1430 Lecture 6



June 28-30  Forum on Ecology, Livelihood, and Community Regeneration

DAY ONE: 28 June 09:30-11:00 Feminist-Humanitarian Reframing of Global Security Activism

DAY ONE: 28 June 11:30-12:30 Feminist-Humanitarian Reframing of Global Security Activism (continued)

DAY ONE: 28 June 14:00-16:00 Politics of Ecology, Energy and Community

DAY ONE: 28 June 16:30-18:30 Politics of Ecology, Energy and Community (continued)

DAY TWO: 29 June 09:00-11:00 Re-Embedding Economies in Ecologies

DAY TWO: 29 June 11:30-12:30 Re-Embedding Economies in Ecologies (continued)

DAY TWO: 29 June 14:00-16:15 Experiences in Community Regeneration

DAY TWO: 29 June 16:45-18:00 Experiences in Community Regeneration (continued)

DAY THREE: 30 June 09:00-11:00 China: Trajectory of 70 Years

https://youtu.be/PAMZDvEC7To

DAY THREE: 30 June 11:30-12:30 China: Trajectory of 70 Years (cont’d)

DAY THREE: 30 June 14:00-16:00 The Alternatives Debate: Envisioning and Organizing

DAY THREE: 30 June 16:30-18:00 The Alternatives Debate: Envisioning and Organizing (continued)

https://youtu.be/n0qH8tT_FxU