Saúl Luciano is a mountain guide and farmer from Huaraz, a town in the Peruvian Andes. The city gained notoriety in 1941 due to a natural disaster caused by melting glaciers and is still threatened by flooding today. In 2015, Saúl Luciano accused the German energy company RWE of being partly responsible for global warming. He sued the company for financial participation in protective measures against the expected climate damage in his home country. The lawsuit is considered controversial as it could set a precedent. Saúl Luciano is now traveling to Germany to take part in the court case. During his stay, he will take part in the lecture series.
The program will begin with a relaxed walk around the university, during which participants will have the opportunity to discover the community garden at Christopherushof together. Afterwards, there will be a small meal together in Shahida's meeting place and the opportunity to get to know Saúl better in a cozy atmosphere. Interpreters will be on site.
The event will be held in German, English and Spanish.
About the lecture series "New narratives for planetary education"
The guiding question of the lecture series is: "How can we bear witness to climate change and how can we create new narratives for planetary education?"
Adapting to climate change is an evolutionary challenge where we need to understand that we are actually helping to shape the future. However, we think of climate change as a technical problem that has to do with carbon dioxide emissions. But it is about more than that - it is an adaptation challenge that also affects our beliefs, values and worldviews. We should not only consider the practical, technological and behavioral aspects, but also the personal and social aspects. To recognize the blind spot of these aspects, we need new narratives with a new awareness. This lecture series invites scientists and activists who are conceptualizing and practicing new WEs - global, transgenerational and planetary WEs. Each lecture will be hybrid - online and in person at the university. All participants will be invited to a planetary cooking/dinner on July 18th.