Description
We live in an era of mass starvation. In Sudan, 48 million people face a harrowing and unprecedented scale of famine and hunger, while regional sub-imperialist states extract and trade Sudanese food commodities and minerals with higher and higher profit margins. Devastating scenes from Gaza have exposed Israel’s depraved colonial food politics and the use of starvation as a weapon of war. And in Tigray, 13 million people continue to feel the impact of Ethiopia’s deadly civil war and the collapse of the food system.Why does famine and food insecurity continue to persist in some of the world’s most fertile and arable lands? Why is deliberate starvation of populations in Sudan, Palestine and Tigray framed as a food shortage rather than a weapon of war that works in tandem with mechanisms of displacement and resource extraction? And how has aid been weaponised to control food access and undermine local and communal food production?
Our speakers will explore these questions, helping us understand the root political and economic causes as well as the impact of famine and starvation in each region. We will explore the weaponisation of hunger as a tool of war and coercion, the resistance to these conditions by farmers and locals, and the grassroots initiatives you can support. This will be followed by an open discussion with the audience.
This event is a collaboration between The Decolonial Centre and Restless Beings. Ticket proceeds will help us continue funding the work we do.
| Period | 9 Oct 2025 |
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| Event title | The Global Politics of Hunger and Starvation |
| Event type | Seminar |
| Location | London, United KingdomShow on map |