"How do we live and die in this moment of extinction, knowing that colonialism and its ongoing legacy continue to shape the lives and livelihoods of so many people on this planet—whether human or non-human?" (Juno Salazar Parreñas, Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Cornell University). Guided by this question, the workshop was much more than a conventional conference. It provided a platform to highlight the urgent issue of extinction from an intersectional and anti-racist perspective, presented by EMPOCAgUG, the Theater an der Parkaue and the Netzwerk Naturwissen. The focus was not only on the isolation of extinction, but also on its deep connections with anthropocentrism, racism and patriarchal structures.

The event addressed the complex links between extinction and contemporary social and political crises. Through interactive workshops and content-driven impulses, participants collectively explored possible courses of action. What happens when people with different backgrounds and expertise come together to explore the challenges of extinction and to develop socially just solutions together?

The workshop was facilitated by Anthony Owosekun, Cassandra Ellerbe, Club Real, and Grayson Earle.

For more information about the project group, visit the Transformations Lab project.