Morocco

An unjust transition

Topic: 
Climate and Environmental (in)justice
English
Programmes: 
Agrarian & Environmental Justice
Subtitle: 
Energy, colonialism and extractivism in occupied Western Sahara
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Article
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Extractivism, colonialism, Western Sahara, greenwashing Morocco,

Revolutionary rehearsals: Rhythms of resistance in North Africa


You can find the Arabic recording here.

In the last decade, the North African region has witnessed momentous events from social justice struggles and mobilisations to massive uprisings and revolutions. The region is still a cauldron of resistance advancing demands of dignity, bread, social justice, freedom and sovereignty.

this 3rd webinar in the series ‘the Arab uprisings a decade on: Taking stock, Looking forward’, we will cover some of the second wave uprisings (2018-2021) in Algeria and Sudan and highlight some of the social and political struggles in Morocco in the last decade. We will also centre the decolonisation struggle of Western Sahara.

Speakers:


  • Malia Bouattia is an Algerian activist, the former President of the UK National Union of Students, and a co-founder of the Students not Suspects/Educators not Informants Network.

  • Sara Abbas is a Sudanese activist, feminist and political scientist. She is a PhD candidate at the Freie Universität Berlin.

  • Jalihenna Mohamed is a Saharawi activist and campaigner. He is the co-founder of Saharawi Campaign Against the Plunder of Natural Resources (SCAP).

  • Meriam Mabrouk is a Moroccan activist and translator. She is a PhD candidate in Politics at Birkbeck, University of London

Conversation will be moderated by Miriyam Aouragh & Hamza Hamouchene

Co-organised with Rosa Luxemburg Foundation – North Africa and Seminar in Marxist Theory Group. In English with Arabic interpretation.
English
Date: 
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Type: 
Webinar
Time: 
18:00 CET
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The webinar Revolutionary Rehearsals: Rhythms of Resistance in North Africa took a closer look at Algeria, Morocco, Sudan and Western Sahara with the in-depth expertise of our speakers.

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Arab Spring
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War & Pacification

Morocco and Cannabis

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La légalisation du cannabis est inévitable selon un expert en politique des drogues

Topic: 
Planta de cannabis
Reforma de las leyes de drogas
Spanish
Programmes: 
Drogas y Democracia
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« Avec la légalisation du cannabis en Uruguay et les débats actuelsailleurs dans le monde, je suis convaincu qu’un effet domino se produira». C’est ce qu’assure Martin Jelsma, politologue néerlandais spécialiséen politique internationale des drogues, dans une interview accordée au journal espagnol La Vanguardia. « Ni les Etats-Unis, ni les conventions onusiennes ne sauraient freiner la dynamiq... Read more

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La légalisation du cannabis est inévitable selon un expert en politique des drogues

Topic: 
Cannabis
UN Drug Control
Drug Law Reform
French
Programmes: 
Drugs & Democracy
Article type: 
In the media
Body: 

« Avec la légalisation du cannabis en Uruguay et les débats actuelsailleurs dans le monde, je suis convaincu qu’un effet domino se produira». C’est ce qu’assure Martin Jelsma, politologue néerlandais spécialiséen politique internationale des drogues, dans une interview accordée au journal espagnol La Vanguardia.... Read more

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Martin Jelsma: "Regular el mercado del cannabis no significa facilitar el acceso"

Topic: 
Planta de cannabis
Regulación de drogas
Reforma de las leyes de drogas
Spanish
Programmes: 
Drogas y Democracia
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"No debería ser impensable que España llegara a un acuerdo con Marruecos para importar hachís, porque un sector de los consumidores españoles lo prefiere"
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Jelsma, en Barcelona para presentar el informe Auge y caída de la regularización del cannabis -de la mano de la revista Cáñamo-,defiende sin complejos que el mercado de la marihuana debe estar enmanos del Estado para dar garantías a los consumidores -que siempre loshabrá- y evitar mafias. ¿Cuál es el objetivo principal de regular el consumo de cannabis? Existen dos grandes objetivos. El prime... Read more

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