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Written by: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Riccarda Flemmer With collaboration from: Lilian Eichorst - Research Assistant Zahid Zamudio - Research Assistant Photos by Emilia Campos On April 5, 2025, franz.K in Reutlingen came alive with the energy of Pluriversum 2025, an extraordinary multimedia event combining political dialogue, Latin American music, and powerful visual art. This unique evening invited the audience to experience how global struggles for justice—especially the fight for environmental and indigenous rights—can be felt through sound, image, and story. Moderated by Ecuadorian politician and activist Alberto Acosta and journalist Sandra Weiss, the event featured Grupo Sal, whose vibrant Latin American rhythms gave voice to social movements across the Global South. Artist Johannes Keitel contributed dynamic video-mapping projections that transformed the stage into a visual landscape of resistance and solidarity. A moving highlight was the live video call with Yuvelis Natalia Morales, a 22-year-old environmental activist from Colombia and member of Alianza Colombia Libre de Fracking. Yuvelis recounted her fight against fracking in Colombia—a struggle marked by courage in the face of threats and political persecution. She powerfully reminded the audience that fracking is a global crisis, responsible for environmental destruction, water contamination, and the displacement of indigenous and rural communities. The event invited the audience to recognize the Rights of Nature not just as a legal innovation, but as a necessary step toward reimagining human-nature relations and building a more just and sustainable world. Through sound, visuals, and dialogue, Pluriversum in Reutlingen showed what it means to resist extractivism and amplify voices from the frontlines of environmental defense. We thank our partner Grupo Sal and all collaborators for making this event possible. The event was funded as part of the Excellence Strategy of the German Federal and State Governments.
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