Workshop Block Two
Climate Justice
Amnesty Canada’s Climate Justice Workshop is an interactive, educational, and action-oriented session that discusses the nature and importance of climate justice and advocacy at national and international levels. Exposing how climate change is deeply connected to intra- and intergenerational human rights and inequity in our lives, provinces, and abroad, this workshop asks participants to reflect on what climate justice means to them and what solutions they might envision. To inspire our thoughts, we hear climate justice stories and calls to action from Canadian youth activists and Global South human rights defenders. We learn about Amnesty’s role in climate justice initiatives, peoples and communities that are disproportionately affected by climate change, how climate justice activism differs between the Global South and North, and what actions people can take. Overall, the goal of this workshop is to brainstorm and devise ways to protect, empower, and support youth activists, climate defenders, vulnerable communities, climate justice researchers, and rights holders.
Our special guest speakers are:
Cecilia La Rose - Cecilia La Rose is a 17 year old organizer based out of Toronto, she is a member of The Lokono nation and speaks on climate Justice through a decolonial lens.
Lavetanalagi Seru – Lavetanalagi is a Climate Justice Project Officer for the Pacific Islands Climate Action Network [PICAN], regional umbrella body for civil society organizations working on climate change in the Pacific.
Indigenous Territorial Defenders in Canada curriculum project
Heather Milton-Lightening and Sharon Lungo are Indigenous curriculum writers who are developing a series of lesson plans for Amnesty International that will focus on Indigenous issues in Canada. Topics will include Indigenous sovereignty, the impacts of colonization, national and international frameworks, active solidarity, gendered experiences, and settler/Indigenous relationship building. The curriculum will be of interest to home, school, and community educators. Come learn what our writers are working on, provide your feedback, and describe how you might use such a unique resource.
Our special guest speakers are:
Sharon Lungo is an Indigenous, organizer, mother, facilitator, curriculum designer and propagator of racial justice methodologies, and a key figure in the non-violent direct-action movement.
Heather Milton-Lightening has over twenty years of organizing experience and is currently consulting with numerous organizations and doing training and support work for Indigenous communities.