Events

Upcoming events

TNI events bring together thinkers and activists to analyse critical global issues and put forward transformative alternatives and solutions. Our focus is transnational, highlighting the global context and dimensions of different crises, as well as profiling the social movements, especially those in the Global South, that are leading struggles for justice.

Missed a recent webinar? Don't worry, we recorded them so you can catch up in the past events section below.

IGNITE! : Festival of Radical Ideas

Event date: 27 September
19:00 - 22:00 CET
Event type: Event

Event location: Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam
Topics:

Climate Crisis

Just Transition

Stop Corporate Impunity

Finance

Middle East and North Africa
IGNITE! Festival of Radical Ideas
Join leading global activists and thinkers, dreamers and doers to chart a path towards a society built on justice, equity, democracy, peace, and liberation. TNI celebrates its 50th anniversary with a festival of radical ideas!The Friday night event is sold out, but you can still join us online by registering for the live stream.Join online live stream
‘Green’ Industrial Policy Challenges and Perspectives for Latin America in the Framework of the Global Energy Transition : International Seminar | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 10-12 October 2024

Event dates: 10 Oct — 12 Oct
Event type: Event
Topics:

Just Transition

Green Economy
‘Green’ Industrial Policy Challenges and Perspectives for Latin America in the Framework of the Global Energy Transition International Seminar | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 10-12 October 2024
The international seminar is an initiative of the Amsterdam-based Transnational Institute (TNI) and the GreenPaths/European Knowledge Hub on Just Transition Pathways project of the Horizon Europe research programme (grant agreement 101112305), in partnership with the GRIP-ARM/Green Industrial Policy in the Age of Rare Metals project of the European Research Council (grant number 9500565) and the Postgraduate Programme in Political Sociology, University Research Institute of Rio de Janeiro, at the Universidade Candido Mendes, Brazil.
TNI 50th Anniversary Celebration: Brussels Edition

Event date: 13 November
19:00 - 23:00 CET

Event type: Event

Event location: Sounds Jazz Club, Rue da la Tulipe 28, Brussels

TNI 50th Anniversary Celebration: Brussels Edition

Join us in Brussels as we celebrate TNI’s 50th anniversary with people with whom we have shared the trenches in these past 50 years, and with whom we will fight for the people and the planet for the next 50!

Past events

Dismantling Green Colonialism: South Africa Book Tour

Event dates: 10 Sep — 26 Sep
Event type: Event
Topics:

Middle East and North Africa

Just Transition
Dismantling Green Colonialism: South Africa Book Tour
You're invited to the upcoming Dismantling Green Colonialism South Africa Book Tour featuring a series of engaging events from September 10 to September 26. Whether you're in Johannesburg, Durban, or Cape Town, there's a chance for you to participate in person — and in some cases, join the discussions online.For more details, please see the programme below.
Guardians of seed, land and life : The Southern Africa Rural Women’s Assembly Seed Guardians exhibition

Event date: 23 May
16:00 - 17:00 CET
Event type: Event

Event location: International Institute of Social Studies - Room: Butterfly Bar
Topics:

Food Sovereignty

Land Sovereignty
Guardians of seed, land and life The Southern Africa Rural Women’s Assembly Seed Guardians exhibition
Join us on 23 May 2024, when the International Institute of Social Studies will host the Guardians of seed, land and life photo exhibition. The exhibition is a window to the lives and struggles of the seed guardians of the Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA).
What kind of multilateralism and global governance do we want? : Summit of the Future (SOTF) process update

Event date: 16 May
15:00 - 17:00 CET

Event type: Event

Event location: ZOOM

What kind of multilateralism and global governance do we want? Summit of the Future (SOTF) process update

Join us for an insightful workshop to explore the evolving landscape of multilateralism and global governance in the wake of the Summit of the Future (SOTF). The intense activity among nations surrounding the development of the zero draft for the Future Compact has been matched by vigorous engagement from social organizations and grassroots movements. These groups are working to track the pace set by the summit's co-facilitators and to influence the outcomes of this critical process.
Digital Capitalism : Six week course for activists

Event dates: 01 Apr — 12 May

Event type: Online course

Event location: Online

Topics:

Digital Futures

Digital Capitalism Six week course for activists

(This course has concluded but until September 2024, it is still possible to complete the course in your own time at https://digitalcapitalismcourse.tni.org/) This six week course explored what digital capitalism is, how and by whom is being shaped, its implications for our economy, society and environment, and the possibilities for transformation.