The contemporary sustainability industry is built to sustain a colonial world order.

We welcome professionals, academics, activists and students to join us in learning about, and grappling with, colonial sustainability - as we witnessed the Worldeater amass for the 29th time in Baku.

► Lawful and righteous Christian terrorism (6 Nov)

► Colonialism caused the climate crisis (13 Nov)

► Industrialisation of colonial sustainability (20 Nov)

For each of the workshops, participants received:

• a two-page brief

• a 30min discussion video by Colonial Sustainability co-authors

• Live ticket holders: an invitation to a 2h live workshop held at 2230h WIT, with access to workshop recording

• Playback ticket holders: receive the workshop recording within 7 days after the live workshop

Or, join or watch all three workshops:

► Worldeater Series

• join all three live workshops, take part in plenary and breakout discussions

• receive access to all workshop recordings

• summary pack including knowledge resources, plus reflective commentary from co-authors

► Worldeater Playback

• receive access to all workshop recordings

• summary pack including knowledge resources, plus reflective commentary from co-authors

All video content and live workshop recordings will be made available to all participants until 20th February 2025.

are available for individual workshops (live or playback) - as well as for a package of all three workshops (live or playback).

Live tickets require your presence and engagement; playback tickets provide only the workshop recording(s), uploaded for private viewing within one week after the corresponding live workshop.

At least 25% of total Worldeater Series revenues are allocated as decolonial reparations paid to our indigenous partners Instituto Janeraka, IPMSDL, and other organisations and individuals advancing decolonial aspects of the indigenous and peasant rights movements.

Please see below for discounts for students and those in the Global South.

Tickets

Live Workshops

Worldeater Playback

Student Tickets

are available at 50% discount for students currently on a Bachelor's programme or prior. Submit proof of study to obtain your student promo code that may be used for any or all of the above tickets.

Global South

We are using location- and currency-based dynamic pricing. If you are in the Global South, but are viewing the ticket price in Euros, please submit your currency request below. This option is available 5 days ahead of live workshops to guarantee you time to access it. We'll contact you directly.

Global Core

The Worldeater Series is 100% free for those in the Global South involved in indigenous rights or peasant rights organisations as part-time or full-time volunteers, interns, employees, or members. Use the form below to submit proof of involvement. We'll get back to you within 7 days.

Ticket sales for live workshops ended at 9pm PHT on 19th November 2024.

Playback Testimonial

"I had the pleasure of attending the "Should I Stay or Should I Go" workshop earlier this year, which helped me reframe many of my questions on what is mine to do, focus on learning and unlearning, and work at my own pace. [The Worldeater Series] arrived at the perfect time as I continue to expand my understanding of systems, restore critical thinking, and figure out a way to leave sustainability inc. It was especially enlightening to learn about Christendom and how it connects to the industrialisation of colonial sustainability. I am immensely grateful to everyone involved for offering this series. It was incredible to listen to all of your experiences. Grateful for this important work of peeling back the many layers to help develop a deeper understanding of coloniality in sustainability."

Agnes Richard, December 2024

Industrial sustainability practitioners who wish to minimise the harms their industries perpetuate could do so by paying attention to whether the above elements are at play in their projects, initiatives, organisations, and/or institutions.

► silence around or denial of colonial and neocolonial histories, using powerful, lucrative systems of hegemonic tunnel-visioning to centre white supremacist perspectives

► romanticisation and co-optation of indigenous and “ancient wisdoms”,

► saviourism, virtue-signalling, exceptionalism,

► centring of capitalist financial profit, and

► bypassing of complex issues from non-Western perspectives to focus on easy solutions and romanticised ideals.

"The sustainability industry's inherent coloniality very frequently reveals itself in its

Colonial Sustainability, Sayson et al (2024)