CONVENINGS, EVENTS, AND ACTIONS

2022 Events

• July 22 - Climate Emergency Day, New York City

  • WECAN Program Associate Ashley Guardado, was in New York City for climate emergency day at the Climate Clock in Union Square, where the clock ticked down from 7 to 6 years, highlighting that we officially have less than 7 years to act to keep global warming below 1.5°C, based on scientific analysis. ​

  • More details and photos of the action are available here.

• June 30 - Webit Summer Impact Forum Panel: Global Collaboration and Solutions for Sustainable Planet

  • Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN Executive Director spoke during this panel hosted by Webit Summer Impact Forum.​

  • Watch the online event here.

• June 29 - Stand with Indigenous Land Defenders Action, San Francisco, California

  • On June 29, WECAN took action with our colleagues in San Francisco to honor the lives of Bruno Pereira, Indigenous environmental defender, and British journalist Dom Phillips, who were found murdered in the Amazon rainforest, after conducting research and interviews into illegal mining and other activities in Indigenous territories.  Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN Executive Director was honored to speak during the action. ​

  • Photos of the action available here.

• June 27 - Communities United by Water - Stop Line 5 Event, Wisconsin

  • water protectors, activists, and communities gathered for the Communities United by Water event to stop Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline and to uplift the vital importance of Indigenous rights, the great lakes ecosystems, and our global climate. WECAN was honored to be on the ground.​

  • Learn more and find photos of the event here. 

• June 20 - Intervention for Gender Equity and Women's Leadership at the 2022 Scenarios Forum

  • On June 20, at the 2022 Scenarios Forum, a team from The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), in affiliation with the UC Davis ModLab, delivered a presentation on how gender equity regarding women's leadership, agency, and political and social participation throughout society significantly reduces CO2 emissions. The Scenarios Forum is a conference bringing together climate scientists, social scientists, and energy systems modelers engaged in developing the Shared Socio-Economic Pathways (SSPs), which are a set of predictive climate models and data that inform reports by the IPCC. Global policymakers and decision-makers rely upon the IPCC reports to make data-informed decisions regarding climate policies and plans.

  • Watch Osprey's presentation here.

• June 2 - Women Leading Solutions for a Healthy and Just Planet

  • This online event was held as a formal side event during Stockholm+50.

  • Watch the recording of the event here.

• May 25 - BlackRock Shareholder Meeting Action

  • WECAN, allies, and nearly 100 activists on the frontlines of the climate crisis, including faith leaders and youth, protested outside BlackRock’s Manhattan headquarters demanding that BlackRock exclude companies expanding fossil fuel production from its active and passive funds.

  • Ashley Guardado, WECAN Program Associate spoke during the event. Watch the livestream here!​

• April 26 - Women Leading Efforts to Uphold Indigenous Rights, Sovereignty, and Due Diligence with Financial Institutions and Corporations

  • This online event was held as a formal side event during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII).

  • Watch the recording of the event here.

• April 21 - Fossil Fuel Treaty: a Bold Feminist Climate Solution for Peace at Stockholm+50

  • Watch the recording of the event here.

• April 19 - Implementing the Escazú Agreement: Opportunities and Implications for Women Land Defenders and Human Rights Advocates

  • This online event was held as a formal side event during the Escazú COP1.

  • Watch the recording of the event here.

• April 11 - Defund Climate Chaos Action, Juneau, Alaska

  • WECAN Tongass hub members participated in and spoke at the Defund Climate Chaos action in Juneau, Alaska. 

  •  Learn more about the action in this Juneau Empire article.

• March 31 - Defund Formosa NYC Petition Delivery

  • Petition delivery held as part of a week of action coordinated by Stop the Money Pipeline. ​

  • Watch a livestream of the action here.

• March 24 - Building Systemic Change: Frontline Women-Led Solutions for Climate Justice

  • This online event was held as a formal side event during the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66).

  • Watch the recording of the event here.​

• January 25 - Tongass Letter Delivery, Juneau Alaska

  • Learn more in this newsletter.

2021 Events

• November - WECAN Delegation at the UNFCCC COP26 - Glasgow, Scotland

  • November  9 - Missing Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Action

    • Coordinated by Indigenous Climate Action

    • Learn more in the WECAN Blog.​

  • November 9 - COP26 Press Conference: Accelerating a Feminist Green New Deal

    • Watch the press conference here.​

  • November 9 - Questioning the Paris Agreement in Feminist Pathways towards a Just and Equitable Transition

    • WECAN co-hosted this virtual event  alongside APWLD - Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, ESCR-Net, and the COP26 People’s Coalition.

  • November  9 - 'Activist Sisters,' SHE Changes Climate Day: Champions of Solutions

    • Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN Executive Director, joined SHE Changes Climate  for a day of live panels. She spoke on a panel titled, “Activist Sisters,” highlighting why women are crucial in climate leadership.

    • Watch a recording here.​

  • November 8 - COP26 WECAN Formal UN Side Event: Women for Climate Justice Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change

    • Watch the side event here.​

  • November 8 - COP26 Press Conference: Women for Climate Justice Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change

    • Watch the press conference here.​

  • November 6 - Global Day of Action for Climate Justice

    • See the photo album here.​

  • November 5 - Global COP26 Legislators Summit

    • Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN Executive Director, spoke to Parliament Ministers from around the world and other global leaders at the GLOBE COP26 Legislators Summit held Friday, November 5, at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland. 

    • Watch a recording here.​

  • November 5 - COP26 Press Conference: Report Back from the Rights of Nature Tribunal in Glasgow: Foundations for Systemic Change in Climate Solutions

    • Watch the press conference here.​

  • November 5 - COP26 Press Conference: Indigenous Women from the Amazon: Calls to Action

    • Watch the press conference here.​

  • November 3-4 - 5th International Rights of Nature Tribunal​

    • Learn more about the Tribunal here.​

  • See a full report back and analysis for COP26 here. 

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• October 26 - Delivering Climate Action: for People, Planet & Prosperity: one-day High-level Thematic Debate by the UN General Assembly

  • Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN Executive Director, spoke to world governments at this urgent one-day High-level Thematic Debate held at the UN Headquarters in New York. The event was hosted by the UN President of the General Assembly to call for hope and ambition in the lead up to COP26. During her intervention, Osprey also presented the Call to Action developed as part of the Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice. 

  • Watch the recording here. 
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• October 11-15 -  People vs. Fossil Fuels Action

  • Please see this newsletter for a full report back with livestreams and photos. ​

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• September 25-30 - Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice: Solutions from the Frontlines and the Protection and Defense of Human Rights and Nature

  • During the Assembly, thousands of attendees from around the world joined us throughout the week to hear from 100+ climate leaders across 20 unique panel sessions.​

  • Watch recordings of all panels, and learn more about the Assembly here. 

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• July 15 - Building Feminist Policies for Climate Justice - Congressional Briefing

  • Katherine Quaid, WECAN Communications and Outreach Coordinator, was honored to participate in this congressional briefing hosted by the Feminist Green New Deal Coalition. ​

  • Watch the recording here.

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• July 12-18 - Defund Line 3 Arts Visibility Week of Action​​

  • See the photo album here. ​

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• June - Treaty People Gathering at Line 3, Minnesota

  • See the photo album here. ​

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• May 7 - Global #DefundLine3 Action

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• April 27 - Indigenous Women Land Defenders, Protection of Nature and Human Rights, and the Escazú Agreement

  • Held in parallel to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues​

  • Watch the recording here. 

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• April 19 - Women and Feminists Act for Climate Justice

  • Held as part of the 2021 Powershift Convergence​

  • Watch the recording here. 

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• April 16 - Listening Circle: Rights of Nature, Ecocide and Restorative Justice

  • Organized by the Global Rights of Nature, Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN Executive Director was honored to be a panelist for this discussion. ​

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• April 9 - Women for Climate Justice Leading Solutions on the Frontlines

  • held as part of the Global Just Recovery Gathering Event​.

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• April 1 - Gender, Race and Climate Justice: National and Global Policy Perspectives Webinar

  • Organized by the Consortium on Gender, Security, and Human Rights, Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN Executive Director was honored to be a speaker for this powerful panel discussion.​

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• April 1 - DAPL & Line 3 Frontlines to D.C. Action

  • Watch a livestream of the event here. ​

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• March 8 - Womxn Act for Climate Justice: International Women's Day Online Event

  • Watch the recording here. ​

• December 11 - Feminist Green New Deal Dialogue with DiemTV

  • Watch the recording here. ​
     

• October 1 - Indigenous Rights & Women’s Leadership are Central to Divestment Strategies

  • Watch the recording here. ​
     

• September 23 - Ratifying the Escazú Agreement: Women for Human Rights & The Defense of Nature Forum

  • Watch the recording here. ​
     

• August 27 - Women for Forests and Future Generations: Defending Communities from Pandemics and Climate Chaos

  • Watch the recording here. ​

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• June 26 -  Artists United for Amazonia: Protecting the Protectors Livestream to Benefit the Amazon Emergency Fund

  • Learn more here.​
     

• May 28 - Structuring an Economy for People and Planet in the Time of Climate Crisis and COVID-19

  • Watch the recording here. ​

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• April 29 - Resilience and a Just Recovery Through a Feminist Green New Deal, Online​

  • 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

  • April 23​ - Women on the Frontlines of the Climate and COVID-19 Crises: Struggles & Solutions 

    • Watch the recording, which took place during the national Earth Day Live event, here.​ 

  • April 23 - Indigenous Women's Divestment Delegations Discussion - Divest Invest Protect & WECAN International

    • Watch the recording, which took place during the national Earth Day Live event, here.​

  • April 24 - Resilience and a Just Recovery through a Feminist Green New Deal - The Feminist Green New Deal Coalition

    • Watch a recording of this online dialogue here.

  • April 24 - Growing Resilience - Earth Optimism Summit

    • 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. ​

  • April 25 - Why Nature Needs ½ and Other Visions for a Systems-based Sustainable Future

    • 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

  • Watch a recording of this webinar here.​

  • 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

  • Watch a recording of this webinar here.​

  • 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

  • Watch a recording of this webinar here.​

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• February 5 - WECAN International Network Wide Call, Online

  • 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.​

  • Find more information on this event on our website.

• WECAN Delegation at the UNFCCC COP25 - Madrid, Spain

  • December 11 - UN Side Event, Women for Climate Justice Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change​

  • December 10 - U.N. Press Conference, Toward a Feminist Green New Deal

    • Watch the press conference here.​

  • December 10 U.N. Press Conference: Women for Climate Justice on the Frontlines of Systemic Change

    • Watch the press conference here.​

  • December 9 U.N. Press Conference, Indigenous Women From the Amazon: Calls to Action

    • Watch the press conference here

    • AJ+ media coverage of Helena Gualinga's statement at the press conference

  • December 9 - U.N. Press Conference, Rights of Nature

    • Watch the press conference here.​

  • December 8 - People's Climate Summit, Rights of Nature as a Powerful Tool for System Change

  • December 7 - People's Climate Summit, Frontline Women Protecting and Defending Rights, Land, Communities and Climate​

  • December 6 - Mass Climate Strike Mobilization

    • Watch a livestream of the march here.​

  • 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.

  • Watch a video of the delegation here.​

  • Full coverage in this newsletter.

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• September 23 - 27 - Climate Week - New York City, NY

  • September 24 - Launch of a Feminist Agenda for the Green New Deal

  • September 24 - Women on the Frontlines of Climate Solutions

  • September 23 - No Greenwashing at the Principles for Responsible Banking -                                                                                                     Direct Action

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • More information can be found on our Women for Forests webpage.

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• September 5 - Act Now for Amazonia, San Francisco, CA

  • 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

  • More information can be found on the Facebook event page​.​

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• July 30 - Indigenous Women's Divestment Delegation, Toronto, CA

  • Full coverage of this delegation can be found here.​

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• June 22 - Turn Out for the Tongass Rally - Juneau, Alaska

  • 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

  • April 25 - Indigenous Women Land Defenders of the Americas:                                                                                                                        Protecting Forests, Climate, and Communities - WECAN Official                                                                                                                              United Nations Side Event

  • April 23 - Indigenous Women of the Americas Protecting Mother Earth

  • April 23 - Stand with Indigenous Peoples of Brazil and the Amazon -                                                                                                                   Rally and Petition Delivery

  • More information about all events can be found in our past newsletter.

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• April 3 - Women For Forests, Online Training

  • More information about this training can be found here.​

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• March 18 - Final Rally: March for Fossil Fuel Freedom, San Francisco

  • 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.

  • 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

  • More information can be found on the Facebook event page.