Earth at Stake

On Sunday 23 March, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we will present two films on the themes of water and food security. After the screenings, we will dive deeper into these topics in a discussion with experts from the ministry. Watch both films together for just €22.

The Battle for Laikipia

In Laikipia, Kenya, a battle over land and water is escalating between original pastoralist communities and large landowners. While these communities, who have practised nomadic herding for generations, fight to protect their way of life, landowners claim vast areas for conservation and ecotourism. Deep-rooted inequalities and postcolonial power structures fuel rising tensions, further exacerbated by political interests and corruption. 

After the screening of Battle for Laikipia, Marieke Eyskoot will be in conversation with two experts: Hugo Verkuijl, senior policy officer on food security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The second speaker will be added soon.

Capturing Water

Capturing Water delves into Cape Town’s escalating water crisis, a growing emergency in recent years. As pollution of natural water sources worsens and industrial and urban developments threaten access to clean water, government responses remain inadequate. The documentary follows the struggles of activists fighting for their communities: working-class residents mobilising against a city that cuts off their water without consultation, a farmer taking legal action to prevent an aquifer from being cemented over, and a suburban activist tirelessly pushing for action against sewage pollution in fragile wetlands. 

After the screening of Capturing Water, Marieke Eyskoot will be in conversation with two experts: Joyeeta Gupta, professor of Environment and Development of the Global South and Maarten Gischler, senior water consultant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This screening is in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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