Last week FRACTAL has participated at the Leverage Points Conference, held in Leuphana University (Lunenburg, Germany). Inspired by Meadows’ work on the leverage points —places in complex systems where a small shift may lead to fundamental changes in the system as a whole— during three days the conference attracted researchers from social and natural sciences to address the in-depth reflections on transformations for sustainability. Irene Iniesta-Arandia and Elisa Oteros-Rozas, lead two oral presentations followed by shared discussions in the format of “world café”. One was centred on how researchers can play a role in transformation within the current neoliberal academic environment, applying feminist reflexivity (i.e. positionality and subjectivity) and a collective facilitation of processes of dialogue. The other reflected around the role of different feminist and women collectives in science-policy-action arenas, including FRACTAL, and their transformative power. Federica Ravera, Cristina Quintas and Marina García Llorente also participated in the discussions as well as presenting other works.
FRACTAL at the Leverage Points 2019 Conference
