Opening _The British East India Company on Trial,_ a new chapter of the _Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes (CICC),_ Radha D’Souza and Jonas Staal discuss why we need to apply the law in the face of catastrophic climate and societal breakdown. Introduction by Lucia Pietroiusti, Head of Ecologies at Serpentine.
_CICC_ is a project by Radha D’Souza (academic, writer, lawyer and activist) and Jonas Staal (artist and propaganda researcher). It stages public hearings which address crimes of the past, present and future, reflecting how states and corporations have intergenerational impacts on ecologies and communities. To learn more, visit https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/court-for-intergenerational-climate-crimes-cicc/.
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_CICC: The British East India Company on Trial_ was commissioned and produced by Serpentine Ecologies, in partnership with Framer Framed, Amsterdam (long term partner), Law Development & Conflict Research Group, CREAM, Ambika P3, University of Westminster, Creative Scotland, Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) and Create Ireland. Special thanks to Mondriaan Fund and Jessica Sweidan. Curated and produced by Lucia Pietroiusti, Daisy Gould and Isobel Peyton-Jones.
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