Climate Week 2019
Guardians of the Forest congregated in New York ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019. Leading the Global Climate Strike, indigenous leaders fronted a march of more than 250 000 in New York and 4 million worldwide. Our Village, community corner opened its doors in mid-Manhattan holding workshops and discussions from peoples of color and indigenous and local communities.
Participating in creative activism, messages were projected onto iconic NY landmarks around the city: can you hear us?
Take a look at some of the highlights:
In 2019 Our Village popped up in New York City for the much anticipated UN #ClimateAction Summit. We took over the Helen Mills centre Join us in for a culture hub + immersive experience bringing together global leaders, community activists, & artists to create meaningful & just solutions to #ClimateChange.
Indigenous leaders in New York for the Climate Action Summit have a message to share:
"We came here to bring our voice and ask the international community for support and to join us in this struggle in defense of indigenous peoples, in defense of the environment, which is everyone's struggle."
Christiane Pankararu
Sônia Guajajara
Dinaman Tuxá
Artemisa Xakriabá
APIB - Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil
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Can you hear us?
#GuardiansOfTheForest takeover Time Square last night to send a clear message ahead of the UN #ClimateActionSummit:
We are a climate solution: respect our rights!
The message is simple:
We Can’t Stop Climate Change Without Nature
And Nature Needs Guardians
Protect Forests Now
Our Village - is now open!
Mina Setra, Dayak leader from Kalimantan and indigenous organisations AMAN, shows us inside and what we can expect over the next few days
On fire: Indigenous youth activists take their message to those in power.
Across the globe indigenous land is being decimated by fires and deforestation for mono-plantations, illegal mining and cattle grazing, to fuel a lifestyle that accelerates climate change.
The climate crisis is already here: indigenous peoples and local communities are on the frontline. So are the youth.
The young will be disproportionately affected by the climate and ecological crisis.
Their futures are not certain.
But they will not be silenced.
Youth across the globe are stepping out and demanding climate justice.
It’s time we joined them.