Parhankua: Fire, Community, and Ecological Justice

Join a festive and hybrid celebration taking place at Loughborough University (UK) and in Cherán (Mexico) to conclude the collaborative project 'Parhankua: Fire, Community, and Ecological Justice'.

Hosted by Radar, this special gathering marks the culmination of a rich exchange between artists Betel Cucué, Rosa Marina Flores Cruz, Dorine van Meel, Felipe Viveros, members of Futuros Indígenas and Cherán’s community and participants at Loughborough University.

Centring the perspectives and cosmovisions of Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples, the project engages with ecological justice and intersectional equity. It opens a space to learn from and with one another through artistic expressions that support struggles for territorial defence and help shape alternative narratives.

As part of the celebration, we will share for the first time the collectively created moving image work 'Parhankua: Conversaciones Alrededor del Fuego', alongside live performances, discussions, and music. The event invites participants across both locations to connect through a shared moment of reflection, creativity, and exchange.

By engaging with different ways of being and doing together, the project seeks to build long-term relationships rooted in care and solidarity, relationships that open a shared horizon for ecological and social justice to emerge.

Free refreshments will be served, including a vegetarian soup during the interval.

If you are unable to travel to Loughborough, then you can book a place to attend this event online via Microsoft Teams.

This event is part of Radar's project 'Rehearsals (for a world we could live in)'.

Accessibility

Stanley Evernden Studio (MHL0.14) is on the ground floor of Martin Hall, and there is step-free access into the building. There is a gender neutral, accessible toilet on the ground-floor corridor of Martin Hall.

If you have any specific access requirements or anything you would like the event organiser to be aware of when running the event, please let them know via the booking form or email LU.Arts@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk in advance of booking, and they will do their best to accommodate them.