»From Seed…to Sheltering Tree«
Talk & Screening mit Darlène Kassem
im Gespräch mit Jumoke Olusanmi, Culinary Performance by Luvinsky Atche
Darlène Kassem (b. 1996 in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, lives and works in France) is an environmental activist. She has a master's degree in project communications and social responsibility. Darlène became aware of her role in the environmental fight when she realised losses around her. In 2017, she set up her environmental association YIRI to carry out reforestation operations in Côte d'Ivoire's forests and raise awareness among the younger generation. With the film Africa, GMOs and Bill Gates, she aims to shed light on the underbelly of philantrocapitalism in Africa, particularly in food and health projects. Her talk at M.Bassy will help to question the practices of philantrocapitalism and the fight against climate change, and to discuss the importance of committing oneself to what one believes in through concrete actions.
Luvinsky Atche (b. in Bordeaux, France, lives and works in Paris, France) is a musician, composer, actor, theater director and vegan chef at the restaurant Chéri Coco, Pantin, France. He compares art with food and love – which are the essential things in life. He will be the vegan chef of the accompanying dinner following the talk & screening.
Sep 28, 4:30 pm: accompanying »Climate Fresc«-Workshop on Food and Drinking Water Security & Biodiversity
In 2 hours the climate puzzle workshop teaches the scientific basics of climate change and helps participants to take action on food and drinking water security & biodiversity . No prior knowledge is required. The workshop will be in English and German. With team spirit and collective intelligence, you put playing cards that illustrate the causes and effects of climate change in the right order. The event is based on the reports of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and promotes critical and interdisciplinary thinking, enabling open dialogue and solution-oriented discussions. The environmental activist Darlène Kassem will accompany the workshop team of Heike Falkenberg and Craig Lambert. Snacks and Drinks will be provided. We invite the participants to stay for the evening talk & screening »From Seed to...Sheltering Tree«.
Film screening »Africa, GMOs and Bill Gates«, 2021, directed by Jean-Baptiste Renaud
Across Africa, lobbyists, philanthropists and businessmen are working to open up the continent to GMO food. They argue that GMOs can provide a miracle solution to two of Africa’s biggest problems: famine and malaria. The main promoter is Bill Gates, now the head of the most powerful philanthropic foundation in history. This program reveals how the Gates Foundation became the main funder of genetic experiments underway on the continent and investigates the possible repercussions of their actions. The Gates Foundation is discreetly conducting research on cassava genes and on the genetic modification of mosquitoes to fight malaria. These kinds of tests are banned in Europe because of their potential risks to health and the environment. So the trials are carried out in Africa instead. By financing the development of GMOs in Africa, a neoliberal model of development and corporate domination is being imposed on Africa, opening it up to global agribusiness. This is the new world of philanthrocapitalism, where humanitarian aid has a stubborn aftertaste of business, famine programs are often a pretext to introduce GMOs and public investments can serve private interests.
»Food, Art & Activism: Nourishing Ourselves & Each Other«
The EXHIBITION »Food, Art & Activism: Nourishing Ourselves & Each Other« is funded by the Elbkulturfonds by the Ministry of Culture and Media Hamburg, Fonds Soziokultur from funds of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Norddeutsche Stiftung für Umwelt und Entwicklung from proceeds of of the BINGO! Die Umweltlotterie and Postcode Lotterie.
