Dealing with our crap: Who does, who doesn't, and why?
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST
With Sarah Nahar
In order for complex life forms to survive on planet Earth, people—especially those of us responsible for contributing to climate changes and benefiting from global inequality—must make significant transformations to how we live at a basic level. Human survival depends on access to water and food. We have rightfully given considerable attention to these essential human needs. But we have given far less consideration to the equally essential human need to release excess water and food from our system through urination and defecation. The line of research that I am proposing here seeks to address issues of disproportionate water usage, and the dearth of dignified, sustainable sanitation options and systems. Ecological sanitation is a neglected area of consideration for environmental innovators. Excretory justice (a term I made up) is a helpful framework to analyze the power dynamics at play when addressing climate issues! If we don't deal with our crap, it has impacts. How might we "do to those downstream as we'd have those upstream do to us?"
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST
With Sarah Nahar
In order for complex life forms to survive on planet Earth, people—especially those of us responsible for contributing to climate changes and benefiting from global inequality—must make significant transformations to how we live at a basic level. Human survival depends on access to water and food. We have rightfully given considerable attention to these essential human needs. But we have given far less consideration to the equally essential human need to release excess water and food from our system through urination and defecation. The line of research that I am proposing here seeks to address issues of disproportionate water usage, and the dearth of dignified, sustainable sanitation options and systems. Ecological sanitation is a neglected area of consideration for environmental innovators. Excretory justice (a term I made up) is a helpful framework to analyze the power dynamics at play when addressing climate issues! If we don't deal with our crap, it has impacts. How might we "do to those downstream as we'd have those upstream do to us?"
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST
With Sarah Nahar
In order for complex life forms to survive on planet Earth, people—especially those of us responsible for contributing to climate changes and benefiting from global inequality—must make significant transformations to how we live at a basic level. Human survival depends on access to water and food. We have rightfully given considerable attention to these essential human needs. But we have given far less consideration to the equally essential human need to release excess water and food from our system through urination and defecation. The line of research that I am proposing here seeks to address issues of disproportionate water usage, and the dearth of dignified, sustainable sanitation options and systems. Ecological sanitation is a neglected area of consideration for environmental innovators. Excretory justice (a term I made up) is a helpful framework to analyze the power dynamics at play when addressing climate issues! If we don't deal with our crap, it has impacts. How might we "do to those downstream as we'd have those upstream do to us?"