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Open Forum 2025: A Solidarity of the Shaken - From Despair to Collective Action
In times of overlapping crises – economic instability, funding cuts, political uncertainty, and health emergencies – many in the global health space are navigating both professional and personal precarity. For some, solidarity has not been optional, but essential to survival. Yet acting in solidarity is rarely straightforward. It demands courage, creativity, and often resistance against existing systems of power.
This forum is part of a broader effort to move beyond solidarity rhetoric – to understand solidarity not just as a concept, but as a lived practice. In this forum, we will focus on understanding how solidarity can be a proactive response to feelings of helplessness.
Objectives of the Forum
Titled “A Solidarity of the Shaken: From Despair to Collective Action”, the forum will advance two objectives:
Share grounded insights and practices on how solidarity can drive meaningful change in global health
Celebrate and energise our shared commitment to transforming common vulnerabilities into collective strength through solidarity
Date:
25 June 2025, 14:00
Venue:
Virtual
Speakers:
Dr Alice Norton (University of Oxford),
Prof. Judd L Walson (John Hopkins University, USA),
Dr. Seye Abimbola (University of Sydney),
Dr. Mercy Mwangangi (Social Health Authority, Kenya),
Prof. Ntobeko Ntusi (South African Medical Research),
Georgia Nicolau (Instituto Procomum, Brazil)
Organising department:
Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health
Organisers:
Prof. Caesar Atuire (Global Health Solidarity Project, University of Oxford & University of Ghana),
Dr. Julian Natukunda (Global Health Solidarity Project, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
julian.natukunda@ndm.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Professor Caesar Atuire (Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford)
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.globalhealthsolidarity.org/events/solidarity-shaken-despair-collective-action-gh-solidarity-open-forum
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Julian Natukunda
