Events + Opportunities
Sustainable Film Making & Best Practices from an Indigenous Lens
Date: November 25, 2024
Time: 1pm PST to 4pm PST / 4pm EST - 7pm EST
Location: Zoom
Join Sacred Earth Solar, Indigenous Screen Office & Telefilm Canada for this 3-hour pilot workshop with seasoned Indigenous filmmakers who tell powerful stories on screen, and advocate for sustainable practices behind the scenes!
We will discuss best practices that have been laid out in the film industry and discuss how Indigenous values and epistemology are critical as we move forward towards sustainable filmmaking to reflect Indigenous values of protecting Mother Earth, both on and off the screen.
Telefilm will be coordinating live simultaneous translation for francophones
Round Dance
Indigenous Climate Action is excited to host a community Round Dance on Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, in Treaty 6 Territory on Thursday, December 19, 2024.
Women on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Ending the Era of Fossil Fuels and Implementing Solutions
Date: Wednesday, September 25
Time: 4:45 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Location: 777 United Nations Plaza, New York
On September 25th, join us at the UN Church Center for a powerful forum organized by the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN). Hear from influential women leaders like Federal Deputy Celia Xakriaba, Casey Camp-Horinek, Jacqui Patterson, and others on the frontlines of the climate crisis as they discuss ending the era of fossil fuels and implementing solutions for a Just Transition.
This is an in-person during Climate Week in New York City for an inspiring and strategic WECAN forum, “Women on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Ending the Era of Fossil Fuels and Implementing Solutions.”
During this in-person forum, women leaders in all their diversity will come together to share comprehensive and intersectional approaches and strategies to stop fossil fuel extraction, accelerate community-led climate solutions, and lead a Just Transition grounded in a climate justice framework. Critical topics include fossil fuel resistance; food sovereignty; forest protection; gender-responsive climate policies; Indigenous and human rights; Rights of Nature; strategic preparations for COP29 and COP30; uplifting care economies; community-led solutions; and transformative policies for our collective future. Women are leading the way!
Confirmed speakers, with more to be announced soon:
Federal Deputy Célia Xakriabá (Xakriabá), Member of the Brazil Chamber of Deputies from Minas Gerais State, and Co-founder of The National Association of Indigenous Ancestral Women Warriors (ANMIGA)
Casey Camp Horinek (Ponca Nation), Ponca Nation Environmental Ambassador and WECAN Board Member and Project Coordinator
Jacqui Patterson, Founder and Executive Director of The Chisholm Legacy Project, 2024 TIME Women of the Year, Earth Award recipient
Secretary Puyr Tembé (Tembé), the first Secretary of Indigenous Peoples of the State of Pará in Brazil, and Co-founder of The National Association of Indigenous Ancestral Women Warriors (ANMIGA)
Roishetta Ozane, Founder of Vessel Project of Louisiana and Gulf Fossil Finance Coordinator for the Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund
Eriel Tchekwie Deranger (Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation), Executive Director of Indigenous Climate Action
Tzeporah Berman, Chair, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
With moderation and comments by Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)
Bridges and Barriers to Fossil Fuel Phase Out
Date: Wednesday, September 25,
Time: 11 AM – 5 PM EDT
Location: Elsie Rooftop, 1412 Broadway, New York
Organizers: Commission Project and co-hosts: Asia Pacific Movement on Debt & Development, CIEL, Ford Foundation, Global Climate & Health Alliance, GreenFaith, GWL Voices, Oak Foundation, Parliamentarians 4FFF, FFNP
Register here
NY Climate Finance Day
Date: Monday, September 23
Time: 1 - 5:30pm EDT
Location: 63 5th Avenue University Center, UL102 New York, NY 10003 United States
All in person attendees must register on Eventbrite. Space is limited.
Please join the waitlist if tickets are sold out, we will be accepting more registrants over time.
For VIRTUAL access, please register for the Zoom livestream here
As You Sow and Carbon Tracker are proud to present a Climate Finance Day as part of NYC Climate Week 2024 on Monday, September 23rd from 1 pm - 5:30 pm ET.
Climate Finance Day will bring together leading financial experts, investors, corporates, and advocates to engage in discussions, exchange ideas, and foster collaborations to find solutions. Don’t miss our last session – an expose on extreme weather and food, with a special tasting menu of foods threatened by climate change.
The day will include a diverse array of panels and speakers, covering the following topics: Overvalued Oil; Responding to the Anti-ESG Crusade; the Win-Win of Addressing Portfolio Risk and Fiduciary Duty; and a curated tasting event.
Renewables in Remote Communities Conference 2024
The Renewables in Remote Communities (RiRC) Conference convenes a wide range of Indigenous leaders, government, industry, utilities and more for dialogue on renewable energy development in remote Indigenous communities across Canada.
6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal 1st Session: The End of the Fossil Fuel Era
6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal, 1st session: The End of the Fossil Fuel Era
Date: Sunday, September 22
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
Location: The New School Starr Foundation Hall, University Center Room UL102
63 Fifth Ave, New York
This Tribunal session for the End of the Fossil Fuel Era aims to expose the insufficiency, ambiguity, and structural limitations in achieving the 1.5° goal established in the Paris Agreement. Despite the lack of a phase-out agenda from governments, which continue to expand fossil fuel extraction under the guise of false solutions to the climate crisis, frontline communities worldwide continue to suffer from the destruction and pollution of their lands and water systems. The Tribunal session will highlight violations of the rights of Nature and Nature Defenders, demonstrating that a just and clean transition is viable by keeping oil underground, especially in biodiverse areas like Yasuní, and stopping further fossil fuel extraction. Additionally, the session will introduce the next Tribunal session, which will unveil that the energy transition and post-extractivism cannot rely on mining as a solution.
The Tribunal will convene frontline community representatives from around the world to provide testimony and present evidence. This event will not only bring international scrutiny and pressure to bear on the fossil fuel industry but also create a powerful opportunity for Indigenous Peoples and frontline communities fighting the same industry to come together, exchange knowledge and experiences, and build strategies for resistance.
The Tribunal will feature case presentations, expert panels, and deliberation sessions open to public and media engagement.
Cases from End of Fossil Fuels Era Tribunal:
1. False solutions (Carbon markets, geoengineering, net zero)
2. Fossil fuel infrastructure expansion and impacts
3. Sacrifice Zones
Solutions and voices of land defenders - Rights of Nature:
1. Yasuní
2. Keystone XL Pipeline
3. Just transition
No Nuclear Waste Dump at Chalk River: Art Coffee House
Date: July 3rd, 2024
Time: 10:30 AM - 4 PM (local time)
Location: Archives of Pontiac, 358 Main Street
Join us in Shawville July 3rd as we share art made by Destiny Cote, Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabeg, in response to the Chalk River nuclear megadump, photography taken during our indigenous-led assessment showcasing the biodiversity of the site, and a series of speakers with local knowledge and experience with the impact the nuclear facility has had on our ecosystem.
Come to our event to learn more about the issues regarding nuclear waste in the Ottawa region, and learn how you can support our campaign to reverse the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's decision to license the Chalk River nuclear megadump.
Indigenous Foods Symposium: “Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxw”
“Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ” Indigenous Foods Symposium to be held on May 3-4, 2024, at the University of Washington.
2024 National Tribal Leaders Climate Summit
The 2024 National Tribal Leaders Climate Summit will convene leaders from Tribes and First Nations to advance tribal climate change policy and action.
Alaska Just Transition Summit
The Alaska Just Transition Collective’s Just Transition Summit is a gathering to share knowledge, skills, inspiration, and connect about the equity and justice work we are doing in our communities. Register today an join us as we build pathways to liberation.
A Call to Action Webinar
On March 10, join Hereditary Chief Na’Moks, Eve Saint, Cedar George-Parker, and Sarah Shamy to talk about the impact of their work against RBC and the power that they have built in the Indigenous Divestment movement.
Northwest Intertribal Food Sovereignty Summit
The Northwest Intertribal Food Sovereignty Summit will bring together Tribal community leaders, youth, elders, Tribal food enterprises, Native food entrepreneurs, Native food producers, traditional food champions, funders, government agencies, and others to discuss, share and learn about Tribal food economies, small business development, climate resilience, and youth engagement in food systems and tradition.
Gitxsan and Gitanyow Resistance to Colonial Mega Projects
On Tuesday, March 5th at 5.30PM PT, please join this hour-long webinar to hear about current colonial projects facing Gixtsan people.
Panel: How UNDRIP is Changing the Duty to Consult and the Evolving Meaning of Consultation
Panel: How UNDRIP is Changing the Duty to Consult and the Evolving Meaning of Consultation
Date: February 21, 2024
Time: 10:30 AM MST (local time)
Location: Matrix Hotel, Edmonton, AB
This panel discussion, as part of the Western Indigenous Consultation & Engagement conference hosted by The Canadian Institute, will include:
Examining a “then and now” review of treaties in Northern Canada on the 30th Anniversary of the Modern Northern Land Claims Agreements
Examining the federal government’s efforts to develop resources in First Nation communities
Decolonizing the process of engagement and consultation
Communicating information throughout the entire community
Speakers:
Eriel Deranger, Executive Director, Indigenous Climate Action
Jay Telegdi, Manager Government Relations, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Brian Fung, Manager, Government Relations, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Dale Swampy, President, National Coalition of Chiefs
Anti-Oppression and Intersectionality 101 Workshop
The goal of this workshop is to equip participants with foundational concepts and tools that help you develop and uphold anti-oppressive and intersectional environmentalist practices in your organizing.
Settler Colonial Continuities: The Energy Transition in Indian Country
Settler Colonial Continuities: The Energy Transition in Indian Country
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM (local time)
Location: Helliwell Centre, Osgoode Hall Law School
Join the first event in a new speaker series, “Up in Flames: Anticolonial Impulses for a Radically-Just Transition”, sponsored by York’s Global Labour Research Centre and the Infrastructure Beyond Extractivism project.
Professor Andrew Curley from the University of Arizona’s School of Geography, Development & Environment will talk on “Settler Colonial Continuities: The Energy Transition in Indian Country”. Professor Deborah Cowen of University of Toronto’s Department of Geography & Planning as commentator.
The talk will be followed by a reception. All are welcome.
Rally to Protect the Kichi Sibi
Date: February 14, 2024
Time: 1 PM (local time)
Location: Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Scrap the NSDF (Near-Surface Disposal Site) Project Approval
Algonquin nations resisting the construction of a nuclear disposal site, just 1 KM from the Kichi Sìbì (Ottawa River). This will not only impact local communities along the river, but citizens living in Ottawa that rely on this river for drinking water.
Show up and demand this project be scrapped!
Learning from the Indigenous Land Rights Movement
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Time: 8 AM PST / 9 AM MST / 10 AM CST / 11AM EST / 12 PM AST / 12:30 PM NST
Location: Zoom, Register Here
Hosted by International Funders for Indigenous Peoples. Delve into real-world case studies showcasing Indigenous leadership, resistance, and their engagement in the land rights movement. These valuable insights and best practices will shed light on successful strategies employed by Indigenous communities in their quest to reclaim land and reaffirm their sacred relationship with it.
Structure 101 Workshop
The goal of this workshop is to equip participants with decision-making reflections and frameworks that help them guide their groups towards establishing a group structure that lines up with the group's purpose and Theory of Change.
Securing Indigenous Peoples' Right to Self-Determination
Join us for a discussion about FPIC and FPIC community protocols.
How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis
At this event, movement leaders and change-makers will weave together stories, worldviews, and experiences of restoration and justice that demonstrate the world we know is possible and needed.
Strategy 101 Workshop
The goal of this workshop is to equip participants with frameworks and decision-making tools that help guide groups collaboratively towards creating solid strategies.
Just Transition Guide Fireside Chat with David Suzuki & Melina Laboucan-Massimo
Join us for a fireside chat between two of Turtle Island’s most prominent environmental activists on climate change and Indigenous leadership!
Value Change for Survival: Facing Climate Change from a Haudenosaunee Point of View
Tuscarora historian, artist, and educator, Rick Hill currently serves as the Indigenous Innovation Specialist for Mohawk College in the development of a new school on Climate Action. “By rebuilding our personal relationship to the Mother Earth, we will embrace the values necessary to ensure future generations will be born into a sustainable world. This presentation will examine the underlying values of land holding, gratitude for what nature provides and the conducts necessary to halt the continued disregard for the sacred earth.”
Winter Legends: Haudenosaunee Star Teachings
Want to learn how connected we are to the Cosmos? Join Indigenous Youth Roots Winter Legends event featuring Samantha Doxtator to learn about Haudenosaunee star teachings.
Indigenous Just Transition Southwest Regional Gathering
Attention Local Indigenous grassroots, Traditional Knowledge-Holders and spiritual leaders:
The Indigenous Environmental Network is hosting an Indigenous Just Transition Southwest Regional Gathering, exchanging knowledge, practices, and solutions between local grassroots, Traditional Knowledge Holders, and spiritual leaders.
This three-day convening will feature a variety of presentations, breakout sessions, site-visits, and discussions on regenerative economies, food sovereignty, renewable energy, Inherent Relationship Jurisprudence/Rights of Nature, community resistance against extractivism and more!
For more information, email missy@ienearth.org
Just Transition Guide Virtual Community Launch
Join Sacred Earth Solar and Indigenous Climate Action to celebrate the launch of our Just Transition Guide!
Climate Camp
Join Climate Justice Edmonton from October 13-15 for Climate Camp in Edmonton, AB.
Land Alliance March
On September 27 at 12 PM, join five First Nations to march in alliance with the land against unwanted mining!
Data Sovereignty & First Nations Principles of OCAP
Data Sovereignty & First Nations Principles of OCAP by First Nations Information Governance Center.
WECAN: Women Ending the Era of Fossil Fuels
Women Ending the Era of Fossil Fuels and Leading a Just Transition hosted by WECAN