Invest in Indigenous Sovereignty: A Panel Discussion with ICA & SES

and are coming to New York Climate Week!

Please join us on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 for hybrid panel discussion: Invest in Indigenous Sovereignty with Indigenous leaders confronting colonial false solutions, and advocating for strong rights based divestment strategies to the climate crisis. This panel will explore lessons learned from Indigenous activists and land defenders, including Indigenous Climate Action staff, and how Indigenous knowledge, rights and ways of being can be utilized to strengthen climate solutions, actions and simultaneously advance Indigenous-led divestment in relation to global climate action.

Indigenous peoples have been advancing some of the strongest climate policies rooted in our rights, language, culture and identities - deepening a collective appreciation for natural law and the importance of living natural systems as critical to survival on this planet. It’s time we examine how this can be applied to divestment and investment movements.

There are not enough Indigenous-led climate justice organizations North of the Medicine Line, and at ICA we have a responsibility to stay involved, informed and active in international spaces where global colonial leaders are negotiating plans and actions that directly impact Indigenous lives, our rights and our culture. Bottom line, no decisions about us without us.

There will be a Q&A period following this discussion, where participants will have the opportunity to ask questions to the panelists. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and closed captions will be provided, and there will be a recording of this session on ICA’s YouTube channel in the days following this event. More details to follow–stay tuned for more information!

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Registration is necessary as space to attend this event in-person will be limited. Please RSVP to secure your spot. If you’re unable to join us in-person, you can to attend virtually. We hope to see you there!

Host or Publisher Indigenous Climate Action