CONVENINGS, EVENTS, AND ACTIONS
ARCHIVE OF EVENTS AND EVENT RESOURCES
2020 Events
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April 29 - Resilience and a Just Recovery Through a Feminist Green New Deal, Online
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WECAN joined the Feminist Green New Deal Coalition during a Women's March call to discuss the principles and practices of the Feminist Green New Deal. Watch the recording here.
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April 22 - April 25 - Earth Week, Online
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April 23 - Women on the Frontlines of the Climate and COVID-19 Crises: Struggles & Solutions
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Watch the recording, which took place during the national Earth Day Live event, here.
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April 23 - Indigenous Women's Divestment Delegations Discussion - Divest Invest Protect & WECAN International
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Watch the recording, which took place during the national Earth Day Live event, here.
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April 24 - Resilience and a Just Recovery through a Feminist Green New Deal - The Feminist Green New Deal Coalition
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April 24 - Growing Resilience - Earth Optimism Summit
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WECAN Communications Coordinator, Katherine Quaid joined a panel discussion as part of the Smithsonian Institute's Earth Optimism Summit to discuss common themes for making modern food systems resilient, nourishing, and equitable.
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April 25 - Why Nature Needs ½ and Other Visions for a Systems-based Sustainable Future
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Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN Executive Director, participated in this EarthxWomen panel discussion reflecting on the lessons and learnings of the dual crises of COVID-19 and climate chaos rooted in the dominant culture's disconnect from and disrespect of Nature and each other.
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April 16 - Indigenous Women of Brazil and Ecuador on the Frontlines: COVID-19 and Defending Communities and the Amazon
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Find more information on our Online Trainings webpage.
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April 14 - Indigenous Women of North America, Turtle Island on the Frontlines: COVID-19 and Fossil Fuel Resistance
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Find more information on our Online Trainings webpage.
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March 25 - Caring for Our Communities: COVID-19 and our Health, Connections to Climate Preparedness, and Systemic Change, Online
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February 5 - WECAN International Network Wide Call, Online
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More information about the call can be found here.
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January 18 - Women's March, California & Oregon
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January 10 - Chase Bank Protest with Stop the Money Pipeline Campaign, Washington D.C.
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Find more information on this event on our website.
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2019 Events
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WECAN Delegation at the UNFCCC COP25 - Madrid, Spain
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December 11 - UN Side Event, Women for Climate Justice Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change
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December 10 - U.N. Press Conference, Toward a Feminist Green New Deal
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December 10 U.N. Press Conference: Women for Climate Justice on the Frontlines of Systemic Change
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December 9 U.N. Press Conference, Indigenous Women From the Amazon: Calls to Action
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AJ+ media coverage of Helena Gualinga's statement at the press conference
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December 9 - U.N. Press Conference, Rights of Nature
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December 8 - People's Climate Summit, Rights of Nature as a Powerful Tool for System Change
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December 7 - People's Climate Summit, Frontline Women Protecting and Defending Rights, Land, Communities and Climate
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December 6 - Mass Climate Strike Mobilization
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For full coverage of our COP25 delegation please see this blog.
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November 11 - 15 - Indigenous Women's Tongass Delegation, Washington D.C.
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Full coverage in this newsletter.
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September 23 - 27 - Climate Week - New York City, NY
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September 24 - Launch of a Feminist Agenda for the Green New Deal
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September 24 - Women on the Frontlines of Climate Solutions
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September 23 - No Greenwashing at the Principles for Responsible Banking - Direct Action
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More information about all events can be found in our past newsletter.
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September 20 - Women for Climate Justice Contingent at the San Francisco Climate Strike, San Francisco, CA
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More information about this event can be found in our past newsletter.
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September 20 - New York City Climate Strike, New York City, NY
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More information about this event can be found in our past newsletter.
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September 19 - Protecting Our Forests by Ending Tropical Standards, Sacramento, CA
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More information can be found on our Women for Forests webpage.
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September 5 - Act Now for Amazonia, San Francisco, CA
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More information can be found on the Facebook event page.
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August 30 - Eagle ~ Condor Prayer Action for Brasil: CALL OUT, San Francisco, CA
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More information can be found on the Facebook event page.
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July 30 - Indigenous Women's Divestment Delegation, Toronto, CA
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Full coverage of this delegation can be found here.
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June 22 - Turn Out for the Tongass Rally - Juneau, Alaska
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More information about this event can be found in our past newsletter.
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May 22 - Indigenous Women on the Frontlines of Fossil Fuel Resistance, Online Training
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April 22 - 26 - United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Eighteenth Session, New York City, NY
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April 25 - Indigenous Women Land Defenders of the Americas: Protecting Forests, Climate, and Communities - WECAN Official United Nations Side Event
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April 23 - Indigenous Women of the Americas Protecting Mother Earth
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April 23 - Stand with Indigenous Peoples of Brazil and the Amazon - Rally and Petition Delivery
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More information about all events can be found in our past newsletter.
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April 3 - Women For Forests, Online Training
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More information about this training can be found here.
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March 18 - Final Rally: March for Fossil Fuel Freedom, San Francisco
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More information can be found on our Divest/Invest for a Just Transition webpage.
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March 13 - Indigenous Women Protecting The Tongass, Washington D.C.
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More information can be found on the Facebook event page.
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January 18 - Women for Climate Justice Contingent at the San Francisco Women's March, San Francisco
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More information can be found on the Facebook event page.
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2018 Events
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December 3-14 - WECAN Delegation at the UNFCCC COP24, Katowice, Poland
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December 12 - Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change
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Find more information about this delegation here.
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November 26 - WECAN at United Nation Convention on Biological Diversity - "Implementation of the CBD and Environmental Democracy through Human Rights, Nature Rights and the Escazu Agreement", Egypt
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October - Indigenous Women's Divestment Delegation To New York City & Washington DC
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Full coverage of this delegation can be found here.
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September - International Rights of Nature Symposium, Ecuador
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September - WECAN at GCAS, San Francisco, CA
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September 11 - Women's Assembly For Climate Justice - Bay Area, San Francisco, CA
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September 8 - #Women4ClimateJustice Contingent at RISE, the Peoples Climate March, San Francisco, CA
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Find more information about our events at GCAS here.
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September 6 - Press Conference: Women Kick-Off Global Climate Action Summit - Stories and Solutions From Grassroots, Frontline, and Indigenous Women, Online
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Watch a recording of this press conference here.
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July - Sarayaku 'Kawsak Sacha', 'Living Forest' Launch - Ecuador
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More information about this event can be found on our'Women for Forests' webpage.
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July 21 - #Women4ClimateJustice Art Build, Richmond, CA
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April - Indigenous Women’s Divestment Delegation, Germany & Switzerland
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April 26 - Indigenous Women's Divestment Delegation To Europe Event, Zurich, Switzerland
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Full coverage of this delegation can be found here.
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April - WECAN at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, New York City, NY
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April 18 - Indigenous Women Protecting and Defending Rights, Land and Climate, New York City, NY
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April 4 - Women For Forests, Online Training
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May 31 - Rights of Nature: Protecting and Defending the Places We Live, Online Training
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February 27 - Indigenous Women On The Frontlines: Report-Backs & Calls To Action, Online Training
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More information on this training can be found here.
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January 20 - #Women4ClimateJustice Contingent at the Women's March, San Francisco, CA
2017 Events
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November 6-17 - WECAN Delegation at the UNFCCC COP23 - Bonn, Germany
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Women Leading Solutions On The Frontlines of Climate Change, Bonn, Germany
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COP23 Press Conference - November 2017 Bonn, Germany
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COP23 Side Event - November 2017 Bonn, Germany
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COP23 Press Conference - November 2017 Bonn, Germany
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November - International Launch of the 'Women Speak' Research & Storytelling Database
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More information can be found on the 'Women Speak' website.
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October - Indigenous Women's Divestment Delegation To Europe
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Full coverage of the delegation can be found here.
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June - Women for Soils: Restorative Small-Scale Farming and Carbon Sequestration, Online Training
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More information on this training can be found here.
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May - Reclaiming Our Democracy: Resistance and Renewal, Online Training
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More information on this training can be found here.
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April - WECAN International Delegation to NYC & Washington DC
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April 29 - #Women4ClimateJustice Contingent at the Peoples Climate March 2017, Washington DC
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April 26 - Indigenous Women Protecting Earth, Rights and Communities, New York City, NY
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April 26 - Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change, Washington DC
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More information about these events can be found here.
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March 25 - April 5 - Indigenous Women’s Divestment Delegation, Norway & Switzerland
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Full coverage of the delegation can be found here.
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January 21 - #Women4ClimateJustice Contingent at the Women's March on Washington , Washington DC
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Find more information about this event here.
2016 Events
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November 7-18 - WECAN Delegation at the UNFCCC COP22 - Marrakech, Morocco
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November 4 - Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change
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November 16 - COP22 Press Conference - Women for Climate Justice Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change
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Novemer 16 - COP22 Side Event - Women for Climate Justice Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change
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November 17 - COP22 Press Conference - Indigenous Rights and Rights of Nature: Foundations for Systemic Change in Climate Solutions
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More information about the COP22 delegation can be found here.
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September 15 - #NoNewLeases Actions in Washington DC, Washington DC
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More information at the photo album here.
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September 2016 - Women Act for Climate Justice: Ten Days of Global Mobilization, Worldwide
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Additional information available in this HuffPost article.
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July 15 - WECAN Coordinators at the Mediterranean Youth Climate Forum, Tangiers, Morocco
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More information can be found here.
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May 2016 - International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) World Conservation Congress, Hawaii
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IUCN Event - A Deep Dive on Gender and Environment: Exploring the Policy Landscape, Strategies in Action, and Women’s Frontlines Solutions
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IUCN Press Conference - Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change
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IUCN Press Conference - Rights Of Nature
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More information on these events can be found here.
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May 2016 - Women for 100% Renewable Energy: From Installation to Advocacy, Online Training
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More information on this training can be found here.
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May 12 - Indigenous Women of the Americas Protecting Mother Earth: Struggles and Climate Solutions, New York City, NY
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More information on this event can be found here.
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April 25 - Rights of Nature: Protecting and Defending the Places We Live, Online Training
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More information on this training can be found here.
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April 5 - Direct Action and Non-Violent Civil Disobedience: Tools for your Advocacy Work, Online Training
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More information on this training can be found here.
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March 16 - Health and Climate Change: What Is At Stake, What Can Be Done?, Online Training
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More information on this training can be found here.
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March 10 - Women of Ecuadorian Amazon and International Allies Stand For Protection of the Amazon Rainforest. Quito, Ecuador
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More information on this event can be found here.
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March 9 - WECAN at the International Women's Day March In Defense of Land and Life, Puyo, Ecuador
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Additional information available in this Common Dreams article.
2015 Events
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November 30 - December 12 - WECAN Delegation at the UNFCCC COP21 - Paris, France
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December 7 - Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change – Paris
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December - COP21 Side Event
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December - Frontline Women's COP21 Press Conference
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December 1 - Rights of Mother Earth, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights, and Women's Rights Panel
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November 21 - Andean Walk for the Climate - La Paz, Bolivia
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More information about this event can be found here.
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September 2015 - WECAN at the Social Good Summit - New York City
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September 29 - Women Speak: Climate Justice on the Road to Paris & Beyond - New York City
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More information about this event can be found here.
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September 29 - Global Women's Climate Justice Day of Action 2015 - Worldwide
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Find a collection of photos from the Day of Action here.
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Related article: From Ecuador to Nigeria – Women Speak for Climate Justice, Build Solutions
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July 28 - Rights of Nature & Community Rights: Protecting & Defending the Places We Live - Online
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More information about this event can be found here.
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July 8 - Women on the Frontlines of Climate Change: Resistance & Solutions - Online
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More information about this event can be found here.
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June 23-25 - Health & Climate Change: What Is At Stake, What Can Be Done? - Online
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More information about this event can be found here.
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June 4-5 - Women for 100% Renewable Energy- From Installation to Advocacy - Online
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More information about this event can be found here.
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May 2 - Osprey Orielle Lake at It’s Time 2015 – A Partnership Summit to Elevate Women’s Leadership - San Francisco, CA
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More information about this event can be found here.
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March 10 - WECAN at Commission on Status of Women - New York City
2014 Events
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December 1 - 12 - WECAN Delegation at the UNFCCC COP20 - Lima, Peru
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December 8 - Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change
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December 5-6 - International Rights of Nature Ethics Tribunal
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October 6 - The Rights of Nature and Earth Economics - Praxis Peace Institute Economics of Sustainability Conference - San Francisco
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More information about this event can be found here.
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October 5 - People’s Tribunal on the Rights of Nature - San Francisco - San Francisco
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More information about this event can be found here.
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September 23 - Rights of Nature and Systemic Change in Climate Solutions - New York City
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More information about this event can be found here.
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September 22 - Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change - New York City
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More information about this event can be found here.
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September 21 - #Women4ClimateJustice Contingent at the Peoples Climate March 2014 - New York City
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More information about this event can be found here.
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September 2014 - United Nation Climate Leadership Summit - New York City
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More information about this event can be found here.
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September 21- 22 - 2014 Wall Of Women Day Of Action - Worldwide
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More information about this event can be found here.
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September 22 - Leaders’ Forum on Women Leading the Way: Raising Ambition for Climate Action with UN Women and the Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice - New York City
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More information about this event can be found here.
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April 2014 - Earth Day San Francisco with WECAN International - San Francisco
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More information about this event can be found here.
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February 14 - Women and Climate Justice Day of Action with 1 Billion Rising - Worldwide
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More information about this event can be found in our past newsletter.
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2013 Events
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November 11-22 - WECAN Delegation at the UNFCCC COP19 - Warsaw, Poland
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WECAN International efforts at COP19 included:
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Advocacy work inside COP19 alongside the Women and Gender Constituency.
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Presentation of the WECAN Women’s Climate Declaration, including an action and reading of the Declaration, dedicated to the women of the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Hayian.
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Participation in civil society direct actions.
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September 20-23 - International Women's Earth and Climate Summit - New York City
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More information about this event can be found on this web page.
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More information about this event can be found at this video.
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July 5-6 - Tar Sands Healing Delegation - Alberta, Canada
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More information about this event can be found in our past newsletter.
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