Organizing for Climate Justice: How are men and boys being engaged?

This is the third and final session in our series on masculinities and climate justice (Session 1 & Session 2).

Building on what we’ve learned about the roots of ecological harm and the realities of engaging men and boys on the ground, this session asks: how do we organize together across movements? 

Panelists will explore how the masculinities and climate justice space can build genuine, accountable coalitions with feminist, Indigenous, labor, and other social movements. We are also deeply interested in the materiality of our conditions, that is, how we can continue to fund the work that is being done. This is a session about solidarity, strategy, and the future we’re building together. 

As always, we will also discuss the question of what does engaging with men and boys as agents of change, allies, and beneficiaries of gender justice mean in practice — and why it matters. 

Panelists

• Niharika (they/​​she) Is a queer-intersectional anti-caste feminist and law graduate and has been associated with diverse social sector initiatives since 2019. They joined The Gender Lab as a facilitator for the boys program in 2022 and currently lead The Gender Lab’s Gender and Masculinities Academy, through which they work with different social sector organisations to strengthen approaches on working with men and boys and on gender and masculinities. 
  Passionate about exploring the intersections of masculinities with queerness, caste, climate and more, Niharika engages with these themes through practice and through writing as a medium for reflection and advocacy.
• Pierre Smith Khanna (he/​​him)
  Is an independent researcher. Pierre is also a contributor to the NORMA special issue, ​“Buen Vivir as fertile soil for ecological masculinities: learning from gardening men in Cali, Colombia.” With one foot in academia and the other in more hands-on learning, Pierre has a deep interest in education and encountering novel ways in which students and teachers can learn together in an environment free of fear and competition. He has developed and taught curricula in formal and non-formal educational settings for teenagers and young adults, launched a podcast series entitled ​‘Sustainable Masculinities’, authored papers on the same subject, and directed the feature-length documentary ​‘Fairytales of Growth’ exploring degrowth and climate activism.