Thirteenth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society

Abstract

Within ecofeminist framework, this study focuses on post-Colonial eco-feminism which critically questions the attitude of human imperialist and consumerist relations to animals, plants, environment and nature. As such, it sets the mirror of social (in)justice and connects sexual (in)justice with ecological (in)justice. Social and ecological responsibility go hand in hand. The basic understanding is that we are all connected at the interface of various systemic and institutional discriminations (e.g. racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia). It is, therefore, a perspective based on the assumption that oppression of women and abuse of nature are related phenomena that are neglected and subordinated by the patriarchal system and other systems of oppression (capitalism, neo-liberalism, consumerism). Consequently, the active inclusion of women in environmental (inter)religious peacebuilding enables the dismantling and transformation of eco-apartheid and neocolonial mentality and bridges the ecotheological perspectives of the Global North (especially Western Christian theology) and the ecotheological perspectives and practices of the Global South.