Linking Global and Local: A Just Transitions Roundtable
Co-hosted by the Othering and Belonging Institute (OBI)
In this interactive breakout session, participants will explore the intersection of global and local, national and international Climate Justice movements, focusing on Just Transition principles and strategies demonstrated in Richmond, California and OBI’s African Just Transitions project. This roundtable discussion will draw from OBI’s Climate Justice Principles to foster dialogue on how these distinct efforts on different continents share common goals and challenges. Using a conversational, inclusive format, the session will highlight community-driven solutions, economic transformations, and the importance of accountability to those most impacted by the climate crisis. Hosted by Eli Moore, researcher and facilitator with the Othering and Belonging Institute. With Fadhel Kaboub, associate professor of economics at Denison University and President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity; Elsadig Elsheikh, Director of the Global Justice Program at the Othering & Belonging Institute; Luna Angulo, a political and environmental justice activist.
Goldman Theater, Brower Center
March 28th | 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
Panelists
Eli Moore
Researcher and Facilitator
Othering and Belonging Institute
Eli Moore is a researcher and facilitator with the Othering and Belonging Institute where he leads transformative research processes with community-based organizations and networks. His recent work has focused on community-driven Just Transition planning, co-governance and community ownership, and a belonging economy as these frameworks apply to housing, local economies, and ecosystems.
Fadhel Kaboub
President
Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity
Fadhel Kaboub, Ph.D., an expert on designing public policies to enhance economic sovereignty, build resilience, and promote equitable and sustainable prosperity in the Global South, is an associate professor of economics at Denison University and President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. Dr. Kaboub has held a number of research affiliations with major institutions in Africa and the U.S. and is an active member of several global commissions and initiatives, including the Independent Expert Group on Just Transition and Development, and the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. His most recent co-authored publication is Just Transition: A Climate, Energy, and Development Vision for Africa (May 2023).
Elsadig Elsheikh
Global Justice Program Director
Othering & Belonging Institute
Elsadig Elsheikh, Global Justice Program Director at the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, oversees that program’s projects portfolio and conducts research focused on: global North-global South inequity, the socio-political dynamics of climate justice, food systems, Islamophobia, nation-state citizenship issues, the structural mechanisms of othering, and global expressions of belonging.
Luna Angulo
