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Check out the article by Climate Desk containing interviews with several global experts on what the Biden victory means for climate work internationally. My interview addressed a range of issues. Read more here! https://www.carbonbrief.org/us-election-climate-experts-react-to-joe-bidens-victory

Check out my interview with Scientific American on what a Biden presidency could mean for climate change and climate justice! https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heres-how-scientists-want-biden-to-take-on-climate-change/

I spoke at the Climate Justice and Intersectionality webinar organized by the Centre for Climate Justice of the Glasgow Caledonian University (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intersectionality-and-climate-justice-an-emancipatory-research-agenda-tickets-109786462264#). Watch the webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tRpxaTHWMw

I was one of the original signatories to the letter to NY Governor & NY State Comptroller for NY fossil fuel divestment that was subsequently signed by 1100 academics. I spoke at the Press Conference, organized by 350.org, along with other signatories. The press statement, press conference video, and the letter are here: 1100+ Academics

I gave a talk at the session organized by the Karachi Urban Lab and Climate Change & Urban Violence Network (CCUVN) on issues related to climate change, gender, and urban injustices. Check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5yIp9e-Wt0. Two newspapers covered the session:Dawn Newspaper: https://www.dawn.com/news/1565208Pakistan Tribune: https://tinyurl.com/ycwsdx29

Check out my latest piece on moving forward from racism in academia & STEM fields, created in solidarity with #ShutDownSTEM, #ShutDownAcademia, #Strike4BlackLives and #BlackInIvory. https://medium.com/@rowan_institute/bingo-cards-for-racist-bullsh-t-in-academia-and-stem-db19a8ad8f7e

I was an invited speaker at the webinar “Digitising Anti-Racist & Anti-Imperialist Teaching Amidst COVID-19” organized by University of Oxford, UK. The webinar video is here, check it out! https://youtu.be/a9cX7AAJE_EAn article we wrote related to the event can be found here: https://www.coronatimes.net/digitising-critical-pedagogies-higher-education-covid-19/

My new article in the journal Human Geography is out! It’s a wide-ranging theoretical piece that takes on higher education, pedagogy, praxis, colonialism, international development & social justice. Access it here: https://www.farhanasultana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Farhana-Sultana-Decolonizing-Development-Education-and-the-Pursuit-of-Social-Justice.pdf

I’m speaking at the Princeton Environmental Forum at Princeton University on Oct 24-25, 2019: https://environment.princeton.edu/pei25/schedule/. Here’s my podcast that was recorded in relation to this event: https://allforearth.princeton.edu/episodes/ The Princeton University news article about this is here: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2019/10/17/farhana-sultana-talks-about-universal-right-water-all-earth-podcast