This International Workers' Day, this piece by Sipho Mthath makes the message clear. The law has recognized domestic workers—but now it’s on us. If you employ a domestic worker, you must register them and submit a Return of Earnings by 30 June.

On Workers’ Day, we honour the people who keep our world running. But it’s also a reminder: too many still face inequality, insecurity, and unsafe conditions. Dignity. Fairness. Respect. These should not be negotiable. #WorkersDay

From Santa Marta, I joined @democracynow.org for the first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. Fossil fuels are driving climate breakdown and conflict. The question isn’t if we transition but how quickly and how justly. www.democracynow.org/2026/4/28/cl... @fossiltreaty.bsky.social

On the ground in Santa Marta for the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels @fossiltreaty.bsky.social On April 24, I joined a powerful multi-faith gathering calling for a Fossil Fuel Treaty—urging to end new fossil fuel expansion and commit to a fast, fair, funded phase-out.

In my latest episode of Power, People & Planet, I sit down with Reem Turkmani —a remarkable voice reflecting on resistance, identity, and the power of culture to shape our world. Art can numb us. Or it can help us imagine and build change. 🎧 youtu.be/ueLzfjBmBKo?...

The Young & Emerging Leaders Project (YELP) by LéO Africa Institute is nurturing a new generation of values-driven leaders across the continent. If you’re a young African changemaker (21–35) ready to grow your impact—this is for you. 🗓 Apply by April 30, 2026 leoafricainstitute.org/programs/yelp

Speaking at the launch of a new global scientific panel on energy transition, @kuminaidoo.bsky.social highlighted a hard truth: for years, we’ve asked for a fair, ambitious and binding climate deal and instead got agreements full of loopholes.

After 30 years of climate talks, we’re still avoiding the truth: fossil fuels = root of the crisis. In my interview with Público, I reflect on why this silence persists and how global politics continues to expose the link between fossil fuels, conflict, and instability. @fossiltreaty.bsky.social

When we talk about climate solutions, we must start by listening to those who have protected our planet for generations. That’s why the campaign by Global Greengrants Fund matters. For a week, every contribution through their Big Give campaign will be doubled. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

The new issue of #PeaceandRiot from @counterstream.bsky.social — the AI issue — is OUT! AI isn’t artificial or intelligent, and its future isn’t inevitable Read my talk with Yessennia Funes about Artmaking as Resistance and Reclamation: How creative practitioners can challenge AI peaceandriot.org

On this Earth Day, I’m reminded that hope is not something we wait for—it is something we build. Our power lies in people. Our planet depends on it. Every voice, every action, every movement matters. The small acts, the bold stands, the quiet persistence, all add up.

We are grateful for the space we created together to discuss the power of artivism in a wellbeing economy. Thank you to The Nordic House team and our partners at The Wellbeing Economy Alliance for hosting our Global Artivism side event during the Wellbeing Economy Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland.

In this episode of Power, People and Planet, I speak with Reem Turkmani— a Syrian writer and cultural activist working at the intersection of media, knowledge, and social change.

Policy alone won’t deliver a well-being economy. We also need to shift the stories people believe in. At the Wellbeing Economy Forum, Global Artivism & Wellbeing Economy Alliance explores how artivism can help turn ideas into movements, mobilise people, reshape narratives, and drive real change.

Sharing opportunity for Proposals @civicusalliance.bsky.social Research Consultancy: Digital Sovereignty & Alternative Technologies Full Details: lnkd.in/dTP29p44 Deadline: 21 April 2026

We invite journalists to join us for a media briefing on Africa’s path to a just transition ahead of the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. 📆:15th April 2026 ⏰1 PM GMT/2 PM WAT/3 PM SAST/4 PM EAT Register, here 🔗 lnkd.in/dEu2QKFE

Art and culture are not on the sidelines of change—they are at its heart. In this podcast with RÚV, I discuss how creativity helps us make sense of the world, challenge what we’ve normalized, and imagine something better. www.ruv.is/english/2026...

On 15 April, Global Artivism will be in conversation with Icelandic artists and changemakers, alongside friends from Wellbeing Economy Alliance, exploring how storytelling and creativity can help drive the transition toward wellbeing economies—and a just, fossil-free future. fb.me/e/9azexD8u2

I’ll be joining the Wellbeing Economy Forum in Reykjavík this 16–17 April—bringing a Fossil Fuel Treaty lens to some important conversations on justice, transition, and the future of our economies. Join us in Reykjavík, or follow the conversation from wherever you are www.wellbeingeconomyforum.com

I’m speaking at the NAM Climate and Health Summit 2026, a vital conversation on the role of health in driving climate action ahead of COP31. Fossil fuels are not just a climate issue—they are a public health crisis. Centering health makes the urgency undeniable. Join us: nam.edu/event/climat...

From Lent to Easter, we are called to reflect and to act. Lent asks us to sit with uncomfortable truths: injustice, inequality, and indifference. In a world in crisis, reflection cannot be passive. It must lead to courage, accountability, and action.

Always a great pleasure to reconnect with Mete Coban at #ChangeNow2026 in Paris! The is deeply grateful to him and to Mayor Sadiq Khan, who serves as the Treaty's Global Envoy, for supporting efforts to mobilize and advance a just transition away from Fossil Fuels.

I’m will join SOAS Sustainable Policy Society as part of an ongoing conversation on one of the defining challenges of our time. If you care about climate action, I hope you can join us. 🗓 13 April 2026 ⏰ 5:00- 6:00 PM (BST) 💻 Virtual Event (Register here) 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/.../guest-le....

I’ll be joining Debatable by Kite Insights at ChangeNOW 2026 alongside a diverse group of thinkers and practitioners, where we discuss whether Green growth is a solution or a comforting myth. ✅Tuesday, 31 March 2026 🕑5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m CET 📍Auditorium Stage, Grand Palais | PARIS

As conflict and illegal war escalate, a familiar pattern emerges: oil prices rise, fossil fuel giants profit, and ordinary people pay Fossil fuel dependence is driving crisis, inequality, and conflict Join us Apr 6 | 3PM UTC https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i93NDerVSBWawDQEr7Pa7Q#/registration

More wars = higher oil prices = fossil fuel company profits. Join @kuminaidoo.bsky.social President of @fossiltreaty.bsky.social to explore the connections between fossil fuels, conflict, and economic systems - and how all three are driving inequality. zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Culture is not a luxury—it’s how we reshape the world. The Creativity Pioneers Fund Open Call 2026 by the Moleskine Foundation is now live—backing organisations using creativity to drive social change. €5,000 grants + global network Due: 24 April 2026, 5pm CET creativitypioneersfund.org/opencall

A reminder for those at #ChangeNOW 2026: Artists help reimagine the world and rebuild it. I’ll be joining artists, thinkers, and storytellers to explore how culture can shift our relationship with land Regenerating Landscapes. Artists to the Rescue March 31 | 3:15 PM CET Grand Palais, Auditorium

Honoured to give the keynote at the 2026 Taco Kuiper Awards, marking 20 years of recognizing top investigative journalists. Grateful to the Wits Centre for Journalism, the University of the Witwatersrand, and The Valley Trust for hosting this important space. Congratulations to all awardees

For everyone at the Grand Palais attending #ChangeNOW2026, my colleague Nick Nuttall of We Don’t Have Time and Dr. Amiera Sawas, Head of Research and Policy @fossiltreaty.bsky.social will be hosting a briefing on fossil fuels. March 30, 2026, at 10:40 AM Conference Room 2, Grand Palais.

Artists don’t just reflect the world—we help reimagine and rebuild it. At ChangeNOW 2026, artists and storytellers will explore how culture can move us from extraction to regeneration. 🗓 March 31 | 3:30 PM 📍 Grand Palais, Paris  https://www.changenow.world/join-changenow-2026/

A reflective conversation with Julián Ginzo and They Said So. From apartheid to climate justice—on dignity, courage, and why movements must always be rooted in people. 🔗

Grateful to Alice Grundy and Dr. Richard Denniss for a rich and grounding conversation during @australiainstitute.org.au's What we Owe the Water Webinar yesterday March 24, 2026. Thank you to all those who joined, participated and asked important questions that push this conversations forward.

I’m looking forward to joining #ChangeNOW2026 in Paris—an important gathering for solutions to the planetary crisis. This March 30 at 10:30 AM CET, I’ll be speaking at the Action Group with the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative on the urgent question: “Can We Finally Phase Out Fossil Fuels?”

The United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund’s Rapid Response Window is offering short-term grants of up to $100,000 to support civil society organisations advancing women’s participation in peace processes—from advocacy building to monitoring gender commitments wphfund.org/rrw-short-te...

Grateful to have joined Macquarie University for this important conversation on securing justice for our planet. The message is simple: we cannot solve the climate crisis while expanding fossil fuels. It’s time to turn off the tap. @macquarie university @fossiltreaty.bsky.social

I’m looking forward to joining the Africa Matters: Climate Change - Financing Africa’s Recovery hosted by Channel Africa. If you are in the area, please join us 📍 Wits Business School  📅  25 March 2026, 8:30 CAT Register: https://www.channelafrica.co.za/channelafrica/events/africa-matters-2026/

Join me in conversation with Dr Richard Denniss for a timely discussion on my new essay, What We Owe the Water: It’s Time for a Fossil Fuel Treaty. March 24, 2026 6pm AEDT / 9am SAST Register here https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6817720628630/WN_B-YZ3nAGSBmrGccYrzgFKg#/registration

Today, on Human Rights Day in South Africa, we remember the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960 66 years ago, people gathered peacefully and were met with bullets. Sharpeville is a painful reminder of the cost of injustice and the courage it takes to resist it  

Celebrating Mama Graça Machel at 80. Honored to attend the Accord dinner in Sandton celebrating her extraordinary life—a freedom fighter, educator, and global champion for women and children. Thank you, Mama, for your courage and lifelong commitment to justice. A privilege to call you Mom.

I’ll be speaking at Macquarie University this Mar. 19 for the “Securing Justice for the Planet: Opportunities for, and Barriers to, Course Correction,” organised by the MQ Environmental Law Research Centre (ELRC) and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (Pacific Regional Office)

Across the world, Indigenous peoples hold deep knowledge about living in balance with land, water, and oceans.  Inviting knowledge holders and leaders to contribute to the “Voices of the Land and Sea” Symposium on Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Futures by the University of Cambridge on 14 May 2026

In these challenging times, the voices of faith remain powerful moral guides. Leaders from churches across the Global South are coming together to launch a Manifesto for Our Common Home, calling for a just transition beyond fossil fuels and supporting the push for a @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social

I will be delivering one of the keynote addresses at the Oxford Africa Business Forum on March 14, 2026, speaking on Energy Access, Transition, and Climate Resilience: Powering a Sustainable Africa If you are in Oxford,  get your tickets at https://www.oxfordafricaforum.com/tickets-faqs

We mark International Women’s Day and Month not only with celebration, but also with a call for justice. Too many survivors of sexual violence have waited years, sometimes decades, for accountability, while powerful networks protect wealth, reputation, and influence. This must change.

I will be speaking at the Dennis Brutus Institutional Public Lecture hosted by Nelson Mandela University (@MandelaUni) tomorrow, March 10, 2026, from 18:00- 20:00 SAST at the South End Museum, in Gqeberha.

Today on #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate the extraordinary women who shape our lives, our work, and our movements for justice. This video highlights just a few who inspire me. Many more deserve recognition. The struggle for equality, dignity, and #ClimateJustice continues.

Artivism is where art meets activism — where creativity becomes a force for justice. In movements for human rights, social and climate justice, I’ve learned that facts and policies alone are not enough. Real change happens through people’s hearts and imagination. web.facebook.com/reel/2653990...

🎙️The Lunch Break with Varshan Sookhun Join me this coming March 05, 2026 at 13:15 SAST on Lotus FM as we reflect on legacy, land, justice, and hope. We’ll be touching on the vision of the Riky Rick & Anton Chaka Memorial Forest, the spirit of Mayibuye iAfrika, and the Human Rights Month.

I’ll be delivering a Keynote at the Alkebulan Society for Environmental Sustainability2026 International Virtual Symposium. Feb. 26, 2026 🕦 11:30AM WAT “Why Africa and the World Need a Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative" us06web.zoom.us/j/8137916607... Meeting ID: 813 7916 6073 Passcode: 381708