The 3rd working session of the IA LAB was carried out in the context of the opening of the exhibition Øyfjellet by INTERPRT.
This working session is about sharing perspectives and approaches to the ethical, political and aesthetic challenges of the green transition and climate justice. Bringing together artists and researchers from inside and outside academia, we will discuss ethical and aesthetic aspects of the ongoing climate crisis and green transition policies through the lens of climate justice. The working session is a collaboration between the research projects Climate Rights, INTERPRT, IA LAB and PACESETTERS.
Participants are invited to share their perspectives on specific challenges and a proposed response or approach to addressing them. Examples could range from exploring the role of visual evidence for climate justice, to discussing mythologies of impact, to deconstructing corporate social impact communication strategies, to sharing examples of new alliances between trade unions, workers and researchers trying to take matters into their own hands.
Suodji/Suaja/Suodje project: Racism, Hate Speech and Sami Health in the Wake of the Fosen Case and the Norwegian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, presentation by Hanne Kristine Svinsås Magga,
Introduced by Professor Nabil Ahmed,
Stormen Library
Bodø, December 14, 2024
Hanne Kristine Svinsås Magga highlighted some of the key challenges of achieving a just green transition, focusing on past and ongoing injustices towards Indigenous and minority groups from a broader historical perspective. She introduced the project Suodji/Suaja/Suodje, owned by the Saami Council, which originated from experiences gained through the work of the Facebook group ‘Duođaš Sámecielaheami - dokumenter samehetsen’, established in 2017. Initially, the group aimed to expose the extent and severity of hate speech directed at Sámi people within the majority community. Over time, it evolved into a counseling and support resource for individuals experiencing harassment, homophobia, and prejudice, managed by administrators in their spare time.
