Media Advisory: Indigenous Divestment Webinar February 27
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 23, 2023
Defendendo a soberania indígena por meio do desinvestimento
An Introduction to Divestment for Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous nations all over the world share the fight against borderless corporations that rely on the lifeline of banks fuelling the climate crisis. Major Canadian banks such as RBC are the top investors of fossil fuel projects that continue to violate Indigenous rights. Indigenous sovereignty and traditions have proven to be a material risk for companies and their investors, but the threat to Indigenous ways of life is a climate risk for us all.
Indigenous rights have the capacity to stop oil and gas projects. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) recognises Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) is the right for Indigenous people to give or withhold consent to a project that may affect them or their territories. But who defines FPIC and how is it unique for each of our nations?
O QUE:
ICA invites you to join the conversation hosted by Ellen Gabrielle, featuring Vanessa Gray and Sleydo from Wet’suwet’en Nation to learn how we are working together to develop strategies based on ways of life including:
O que é o desinvestimento no contexto dos direitos e da soberania indígena?
What is risk?
Direitos legais dos povos indígenas e desinvestimento
A defesa do território como risco financeiro
Os bancos, os oleodutos e a polícia. Como os direitos soberanos dos Wet’suwet’en protegem o Yintah
ONDE/QUANDO:
Monday, February 27, 2023
7:00 PM (AT); 6:00 PM (ET); 5:00 PM (CT); 4:00 PM (MT); 3:00 PM (PT)
Online | Event will be recorded for those unable to attend live.
PALESTANTES:
Sleydo’ Molly Wickham, do Acampamento Gidim'
, Nação Wet’suwet’en
Sleydo’ Molly Wickham is a spokesperson for Gidimt’en checkpoint on Wet'suwet'en territory. The Wet’suwet’en people, under the governance of their hereditary chiefs, are standing in the way of the largest fracking project in Canadian history. The Coastal Gas Link pipeline (CGL), owned by TC Energy (formerly TransCanada) aims to connect the fracking operations of Northeastern B.C. with a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility in the coastal town of Kitimat.
Vanessa Gray, Ação Climática Indígena
Primeira Nação Aamjiwnaang
Vanessa Gray é uma mulher queer Anishinaabe Kwe da Primeira Nação Aamjiwnaang. Ela é defensora da água, pesquisadora ambiental e organizadora comunitária na região dos Grandes Lagos. Vanessa é uma respeitada defensora da terra, que destaca os direitos inerentes e legais dos povos indígenas, bem como sua soberania, no contexto da justiça climática. Leia mais.
Ellen Gabriel
Nação Kanien’kehá:ka
A Sra. Gabriel formou-se na Universidade Concordia em maio de 1990 com o título de Bacharel em Belas Artes, com especialização em Artes Plásticas. Ela iniciou seu ativismo público durante o cerco de Kanehsatà:ke em 1990 (a crise de “Oka” de 1990) e foi escolhida pelo Povo da Longhouse e por sua comunidade de Kanehsatà:ke para ser sua porta-voz. Leia mais.
CONTATO COM A IMPRENSA:
Rosalyn Boucha, Indigenous Climate Action
rosalyn@indigenousclimateaction.com
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Indigenous Climate Action (ICA) is the only Indigenous-led climate justice organization in so-called Canada. Guided by a diverse group of Indigenous knowledge keepers, water protectors and land defenders from communities and regions across the country, we believe that Indigenous Peoples’ rights and knowledge systems are critical to developing solutions to the climate crisis and achieving climate justice. We model our work and organizational structure on systems of free, prior and informed consent and self-determination. By providing communities with knowledge and resources, we can inspire a new generation of Indigenous climate leaders building solutions centered around our inherent rights and cultures.
