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#Indigenous people have always been at the forefront of #climatejustice efforts, and the term itself can give power to groups that have been historically oppressed. However, indigeneity can be complicated and cause more harm than good when co-opted to serve other agendas.
Let’s break it down together and go #BackToBasics with #Indigeneity!
Happy International Non-Binary People's Day! Let’s talk a bit about #nonbinary rights within #climatejustice.
It’s unsurprising that climate change disproportionately affects marginalised groups, for whom climate hazards compound their daily experiences of discrimination. Queer identities, especially trans and non-binary folks, are often left out, despite facing added dangers with uncertain and limited access to resources and safe spaces.
Definitions of climate justice may vary, but it is fundamentally about building a fairer world for ALL. Recognising the intersecting oppressions that exacerbate climate crises is essential to systemic change, and TGP is always working to pursue a climate justice that prioritises trans and non-binary voices and their well-being.
Money makes the world go around... but does it have to? Our economic system relies on exploiting people and the environment to produce profit and acquire more money. What would a world look like, that didn't use money?
If you have a vision for alternate, non-monetary systems, Arkbound is looking to collate and publish your ideas! Arkbound wants to test and prove the most promising ideas, giving you a chance to take a leading role in implementing it. To participate, contact them via [email protected] or social media.
For more info, see https://arkbound.com/moneyless/
It is perhaps ironic that the one thing which enables anything from happening is an illusion. Its value does not arise intrinsically, but instead from a collective belief that it can be used to acquire real things. To create it, governments and banks use an extensive system of inter-exchangeable ...
A big congrats to our 2022 Emerging Researchers cohort, who just graduated from the University of St Andrews this week 🎓🎉 Wishing Cate, Yasemin, Marcelina, and Pia all the best wherever they go next!
Learn more about our Emerging Researchers Programme here: https://www.thirdgenerationproject.org/our-work/erp/
ODW is partnering with AIMPO, a long-time partner of TGP, to build a community hygiene centre in Bukamba Village and they need your help!
In Rwanda’s conservation efforts, Indigenous groups like the Batwa have been displaced from the forests they have traditionally lived and hunted in to be moved into new homes with limited income for basic sanitation infrastructure.
Environmental efforts and transitions must be just to succeed. Working with Indigenous-led organisations like AIMPO is essential to understanding communities’ needs and ensuring that no one is left behind on the road to #climatejustice. Donate and support the Bukamba community’s rights to hygiene and sanitation!
Learn more and donate: https://onedayswages-aimpo.funraise.org/
TGP’s Bennett and Cara will be speaking at an event with Creative Carbon Scotland! Hear about their current work developing a climate literacy comic series for Halley Stewart, and join discussions with other experts about the links between art, culture, and climate displacement in achieving #climatejustice.
🗓 Sunday 18th June
🕒 2 - 4:30PM
📍 Southside Community Centre, Edinburgh
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/green-tease-climate-migration-culture-and-the-role-of-storytelling-tickets-632759951047
Have you heard of Kitasu Bay? Let’s look back on the first marine protected area (MPA) declared under Indigenous law! #ClimateJusticeFridays
After 20 years of back and forth with the Canadian federal government, the Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation took matters into their own hands last year when they declared the creation of a new MPA, closing Kitasu Bay in British Columbia off to commercial and sport fishing. The nation has historically relied on local fish populations for food and cultural purposes, but overfishing has depleted the waters for decades with little government intervention.
Despite lacking government approval, the unprecedented declaration was informed by months of consultation with industry and community stakeholders. Coastal nations may be tired of negotiation deadlocks, but they are ultimately eager to partner with the Canadian government. Indigenous protected areas like Kitasu Bay demonstrate the potential for collaborative conservation.
Often, conversations about #climatejustice throw around concepts, which are rich in possibility and history, without explaining what they could mean or providing important context. At TGP we try to make #climateeducation as accessible as possible.
In this series of explainers, we’re going #BackToBasics with some climate justice language, starting with #decolonisation. We commonly hear the term in relation to justice and community action, but what does it really look like for climate justice?
