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Seble Samuel is a geographer and ecofeminist based inEthiopia. Seble's focus is around participatory city making, urban ecologies, the right to the city and community sovereignty, the protection of urban cultural heritage and the revival of displaced Indigenous cultural practices, such as traditional basket weaving. Through oral histories, creative storytelling and applying social practice, she works to revive traditional cultural practices for a more equitable and liveable city.
Seble is the co-founder of the urban sustainability non-profit organisation, Lem Ketema, meaning "urban bloom" or "flourishing city" in Amharic. At Lem Ketema, the focus is to reclaim and transform urban space for ecological sustainability and to make communities thrive, concentrating on circular systems, sustainable mobility, arts and education, and South-South exchange.
