FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Saturday, November 6, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT
Katherine Quaid, Communications Coordinator, WECAN International
Global Grassroots, Indigenous and Frontline Women Leaders Speak Out for Climate Justice at COP26
GLASGOW, Scotland (November 6, 2021) – On November 8, grassroots, frontline and Indigenous women leaders, alongside representatives from international climate justice organizations, will speak out and present struggles and solutions for climate justice at two upcoming events organized by the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland.
Amongst various topics, speakers will address root causes of interlocking crises and the need for solutions based in a climate justice framework, forest and biodiversity protection, Indigenous rights, agro-ecology, fossil fuel resistance, protection of women land defenders, and community-led solutions. See details for both events below.
COP26 WECAN Formal UN Side Event:
Women for Climate Justice Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change
WHEN: 13:15 - 14:30, Monday, November 8
WHERE: Online via the COP26 Platform or YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJlvsGJAR8NsiyLzuBf_cQg
Press Conference:
Women for Climate Justice Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change
WHEN: 17:45 - 18:15, Monday, November 8
WHERE: Press Conference Room Durdle Door, SEC Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
Find the public webcast here: https://unfccc-cop26.streamworld.de/webcast/womens-earth-and-climate-action-network-2
Speakers for both events include:
Eriel Deranger (Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation), Executive Director, Indigenous Climate Action, Canada
Helena Gualinga (Kichwa), Youth Climate Activist from Sarayaku, WECAN Youth Leader Ecuadorian Amazon
Sonia Guajajara (Guajajara), Executive Coordinator, APIB, Brazilian Amazon
Sostine Namanya, Gender & Food Security Officer, National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE), Uganda
Casey Camp-Horinek (Ponca Nation), Environmental Ambassador and WECAN Board Member, USA
Moderation and Comments by Osprey Orielle Lake, Executive Director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International, USA
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The Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International
www.wecaninternational.org - @WECAN_INTL
The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International is a 501(c)3 and solutions-based organization established to engage women worldwide in policy advocacy, on-the-ground projects, trainings, and movement building for global climate justice.
