Weekly Round-Up, September 2, 2022
September 2, 2022
A lot has been happening lately across Turtle Island. We know it can be hard to keep up, so we’ve compiled a list of news, events, and big stories related to Indigeneity and the climate crisis.
OPPORTUNITIES:
Migrant Rights Network needs your support
Immediate Action Needed
Because of migrant organizing, Parliament has unanimously called for a plan to be tabled by September 8th 2022 to “allow workers of all skill levels permanent residency.” In parallel, Prime Minister Trudeau has instructed the Minister of Immigration to move ahead with “regularizing” (giving Permanent Resident status) status for undocumented people. This has finally opened the door to citizenship for all migrants including undocumented people.
Add your name to the petition to insist that no one should be left behind.
Community Events Manager with Muskrat Collective
Deadline: September 4, 2022
The BIPOC2COP Project is looking for someone who is caring, responsive, organized, and committed to Indigenous sovereignty and climate justice to serve as the CBD COP15 Community Events Manager on our team.
The Muskrat Collective’s BIPOC2COP Project is a BIPOC youth peer support initiative launched in 2021 to resource Indigenous and racialized youth participating in the yearly United Nations environmental conferences (aka COP). The Muskrat Collective is a BIPOC-led organizing space for young BIPOC activists and BIPOC-led groups that are based north of the medicine line (in so-called Canada) dedicated to decolonial and anti-racist work within the United Nations.
CJRF’s New Governing Board
Deadline: September 5, 2022
The Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF) is embarking on an exciting transformation from a donor-led fund to a fully participatory, movement-facing and constituent-led fund. As a key step in this change process, our current Review Board (comprised of funders) has decided to hand off leadership to a new governing Board comprised of activists, practitioners, thinkers, and others. We are now recruiting 7-9 members for this new governing Board, which will oversee and support the second six-year phase of the CJRF.
Now Accepting Applications for ICA’s Climate Leadership Program
ICA is now accepting applications for our Fall 2022 Climate Leadership Cohort happening September 16-18, 2022.
This is a great opportunity for our Indigenous relatives living in so-called Canada to learn more about climate change, develop regionally relevant and effective climate strategies, and further our nations as climate change leaders!
EVENTS:
#GenClimateAction: Support Ontario youths as they take government to court
Sunday, September 11, 2022 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Queens Park, Toronto
Sophia, Zoe, Shaelyn, Shelby, Alex, Madison, and Beze — represented by Ecojustice lawyers — are going to the Ontario Superior Court on September 12–14. This case is a Canadian first and we want them to head into proceedings with your support ringing in their ears.
They're suing the Ontario government because its weakened climate target violates the constitutional right to life, liberty, and security of every person in Ontario. Stand in solidarity with the young people taking the Ontario government to court.
Healing Justice: Rematriation of our Time, Bodies & Spirits
Thursday, September 15, 2022 | 1:00 PM (EST)
Online | Zoom
Join The Circle and Indigenous Climate Action's team members for a conversation focused on the important work of wellness and collective care. Together we will learn what Healing Justice is and why it’s critical to invest in these practices to sustain transformation and resilience.
KEPA 7th Annual Summit: Water Conservation for the Future
September 14-16, 2022
Standoff, Alberta
Please join us for the 7th Annual Miohpokoiiyiiksi Kainai Ecosystem Protection Association (KEPA) Summit. This year’s theme is Water Conservation for the Future and will focus on water protection, conservation and Siksikaitsitapi relations to water.
This years summit will be a 3 day event from September 14-16, 2022. Over the 3-days, guests will be invited to learn on the land with us and have the opportunity to learn about water conservation efforts from an Indigenous worldview. Everyone is welcome to attend the 7th Annual KEPA Summit. Please see below for a detailed summary of events.
NEWS:
Protesters rally as Cal Fire announces plans to resume logging in Mendocino County
August 30, 2022
After an eight-month pause, the state’s fire agency Cal Fire announced it will soon resume timber harvesting plans in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest.
Jackson is the largest of California’s state-owned forests, located in Mendocino County, and known for its redwood trees. Controversy sparked in the area over two years ago when protesters rallied and even camped out in the forest to prevent Cal Fire from logging its redwoods.
The forest has a long history with logging, but some local activists and Indigenous leaders say that logging these trees ignores the interests of tribes in the area, among other concerns.
On Remote Farms and in City Gardens, a Native American Movement Grows
August 30, 2022
Through classes, seed banks and plantings, tribes across the United States are reclaiming their agricultural roots, growing healthy foods and aiming for self-sufficiency.
Indigenous peoples at greater risk of flooding caused by climate change: study
August 26, 2022
A new study has found socially vulnerable groups, including Indigenous peoples, are at greater risk for flooding caused by climate change.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ont., used national data sets on flood hazards, residential address points and census population to determine flood vulnerable neighborhoods and the number of residential properties exposed to river, periodic rainfall and coastal flooding.
Scientists, First Nations in Dawson City dig deep into our future under climate change
August 25, 2022
First Nations, scientists and climate change experts are sharing how the Yukon's landscape — shaped by permafrost — is thawing and what that means for adaptation, land use, industry and wildlife.
"I think it's very important the message gets across that First Nation [and Elders'] voices matter and they have a huge amount to contribute and they need to be heard"
