Rivers Hackathon

Developing creative collaborations to enhance King’s research, education and impact at Science Gallery London and Strand Cultural Quarter

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At our Rivers Hackathon lawyers, artists, campaigners and students will exchange ideas to tackle the impacts of climate change on rivers.

Moot Court, Somerset House East Wing - King's College London

Lost and Found: Stories of Sanctuary and Belonging

From 2 October 2024, London’s Strand Aldwych and spaces across King’s College London will be home to Lost & Found: Stories of sanctuary and belonging, a free public programme of arts and ideas, presented by King’s Culture.

King’s Legal Clinic invites you to the Rivers Hackathon as part of the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice.Since 2020 the King’s Legal Clinic has been working to raise awareness of the impact of our actions in the global north and of climate change and on communities who live around the Sundarbans river delta in West Bengal. Extreme weather events, salinated water and the pressure on the environment is forcing these communities to leave the delta and migrate yet again.Meanwhile in the UK, pressure on our rivers is preventing the migration of fish and killing the wildlife which lives in and around them.At the hackathon lawyers, artists, campaigners and students will exchange ideas and experience on these themes. Participants will then discuss and develop strategies to tackle the impacts of climate change on their communities and their rivers. About the event The event will kick off with a conversation between London Waterkeeper, Theo Thomas and Bangladesh Waterkeeper, Sharif Jamil to explore how students can think globally act locally to protect our rivers (as places of sanctuary) from a rights of nature perspective.Sharif is coordinator of Waterkeepers Bangladesh, a leader in advocating for environmental justice in both Bangladesh and abroad, joining us virtually from COP 29 in Azerbaijan. Theo is Chief Executive of London Waterkeeper, which uses environmental laws and grassroots advocacy to drive change.Participants then have the option to join a law or arts based workshop to take action on the rivers crisis.The art workshop will be led by Gayle Chong Kwan <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaylechongkwan.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Claura.laimable%40kcl.ac.uk%7Cc3a29026c74b47f5514508dd030bb846%7C8370cf1416f34c16b83c724071654356%7C0%7C0%7C638670072335955007%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=h6BCIyW26w02g8gjdC1mU9AM3Shsg%2F21IzjTIUYUP0g%3D&amp;reserved=0" title="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaylechongkwan.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Claura.laimable%40kcl.ac.uk%7Cc3a29026c74b47f5514508dd030bb846%7C8370cf1416f34c16b83c724071654356%7C0%7C0%7C638670072335955007%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=h6BCIyW26w02g8gjdC1mU9AM3Shsg%2F21IzjTIUYUP0g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.gaylechongkwan.com</a> working with students on a textile pollution map for installation at King's.The law workshops will be facilitated by Theo Thomas and Sue Willman exploring how High Street companies are responsible for river pollution as part of the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.londonwaterkeeper.org.uk%2Fsewage-pollution%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Claura.laimable%40kcl.ac.uk%7Cc3a29026c74b47f5514508dd030bb846%7C8370cf1416f34c16b83c724071654356%7C0%7C0%7C638670072336007719%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O%2BPbvWwW8CP5GxsQZRdC%2BiFpIDZKTzncyGbYVGHVmnA%3D&amp;reserved=0" title="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.londonwaterkeeper.org.uk%2Fsewage-pollution%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Claura.laimable%40kcl.ac.uk%7Cc3a29026c74b47f5514508dd030bb846%7C8370cf1416f34c16b83c724071654356%7C0%7C0%7C638670072336007719%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O%2BPbvWwW8CP5GxsQZRdC%2BiFpIDZKTzncyGbYVGHVmnA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.londonwaterkeeper.org.uk/sewage-pollution/</a> campaignLight refreshments will be provided. This event is also part of<a href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-culture-announces-lost-and-found" title="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-culture-announces-lost-and-found" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> King's Culture's Lost and Found season</a>.

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