Invited Speakers

We are honoured to announce the confirmed keynote speakers for the 5th edition:

  • Silvia Federici – Italian-American scholar-activist; Emerita Professor at Hofstra University (USA); co-founder of International Feminist Collective and Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa (bio | profile |publications
  • Iryna Kazakova – Coordinator of the Network of Permaculture Centers in Ukraine (bio | profile |publications
  • Rae Johnson – Professor at California Institute of Integral Studies; social worker, somatic movement therapist, working at the intersections of embodiment and social justice (USA)  (bio | profile |talks |publications
  • Carlos Milani – Professor at IESP-UERJ Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro  (bio | profile |publications
  • Theodoros Rakopoulos – Professor at the Social Anthropology Department at University of Oslo  (bio |works | publications
  • Maksym Zalevski – President of the Ukrainian Ecovillage Network  (GEN Ukraine | profile |publications
  • Tatiana Giannone – Member of the National Board and National Coordinator of the Confiscated Assets Department of Libera Terra Association – Associations, Names and Numbers Against Mafias (Italy) (LiberaTerra |publications)   
  • Maros Chmelik – Executive Director of the Center for Community Organizing, Slovakia  (Center for Community Organizing CKO | profile |publications
  • Guilherme Castagna – Executive Director of Fluxus Design Ecológico (Portugal)  (Fluxus Design Ecológico |bio |profile |publications
  • Cheila Colaço Rodrigues – Poet, performer, traditional singer, educator, cultural facilitator  and intersectional activist, Rede 8 de Março – Women’s International Strike, Extinction Rebellion, ,activist in anti-extractivist movements 
  • Helena Leonardo – Sociologist, artist and holistic therapist, scholar-activist, activist in anti-extractivist movements