Knowledge justice (or epistemic justice) is present when all people are equally acknowledged as knowledge holders, and their diverse ways of knowing and creating knowledge are recognized. Knowledge injustice occurs when this recognition is denied, and one form of knowledge is valued more than another. Generally, knowledge created by the dominant system is more valued than knowledge held by local communities or actors promoting or practicing agroecology.
Conventional ways of working often overlook the diverse “ways of knowing” (knowledge systems) and the knowledge local communities produce and maintain in collective custodianship. This has informed how policies and programmes aimed at benefiting local communities and farmers have been designed. Actors in both the #ShiftThePower and agroecology movements work on knowledge justice in various ways. This webinar invites you to explore how actors across these two movements address knowledge justice in the context of working with local communities and farmers.
Date: Wednesday 11 March 2026
Time: This 90-minute session will begin at 9:30am São Paulo / 12:30pm London and Accra / 3:30pm Nairobi / 6pm Delhi / 7:30pm Jakarta
Facilitator: Juliet Nangambo, Akina Mama wa Afrika
Speaker: Niamh Rooney, Centre for Global Development at Maynooth University
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