Kupfer, Kolonialismus und die grüne Transformation

In the organizer's words:

No energy transition without copper - the raw material is indispensable for the expansion of renewable energies. But its extraction has serious social and ecological consequences, especially in the affected regions of the Global South. How do colonial power structures continue to have an impact on the copper trade, and what role does Hamburg play in this? Is modern copper mining a new form of colonization under the guise of "green transformation"? And what could a fair, decolonial raw materials transition look like?

We talk to experts about the colonial continuities in the global copper trade, the business practices of the Hamburg-based company Aurubis and possible alternatives for a fairer raw materials policy

With:
Vanessa Schaeffer Manrique is a lawyer. In Peru, she has worked with the NGOs Cooperaccion and Red Muqui, among others. In Germany, she works for the Archdiocese of Freiburg and represents the Mining Peru campaign. She specializes in environmental law, raw materials policy and human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Astrid Lorenzen is an industrial designer and co-founder of FairLötet e.V. She is currently in charge of the "Fair Copper" project. FairLötet campaigns for social justice in the globalized supply chains of the electronics industry.
Christian Wimberger studied Latin American Studies and Conflict Research. He works for the Romero Initiative as a consultant for corporate responsibility and Guatemala.
Elisabeth Weydt is a journalist and author. She is primarily concerned with the suffering inherent in our supply chains and the transformative power of civil society. In 2023, she published her first book "Nature is right. When animals, forests and rivers go to court."

The event is part of the Hamburg. handelt. decolonial? series, in which we want to make decolonial perspectives on business and trade visible.

You can register here: https://eveeno.com/351145955