
Micaela Iron Shell has painted red hands over their mouth during a rally with climate activist Greta Thunberg at Civic Center Park on October 11, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo: R.J. Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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Micaela Iron Shell has painted red hands over their mouth during a rally with climate activist Greta Thunberg at Civic Center Park on October 11, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo: R.J. Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
"As the world prepares for one of the most important climate talks since the Paris Agreement, we know solutions exist to mitigate the worst impacts, and that women are leading the way."
--Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN International
\u201cWhile the #UNGA is in session,\u00a0we are joining 120+ organizations to deliver an urgent message to governments and financial institutions - Climate Justice Now! We can and must take immediate action to address the #ClimateCrisis.\n\nRead the full CTA: \u00a0https://t.co/9FL2Uy2PJH\u201d— WECAN, International (@WECAN, International) 1632417168
The organizations also plan to present their demands at the 2021 U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in November, where leaders from nearly 200 countries will be under pressure to increase their ambitions to reduce emissions and uphold their existing obligations to frontline communities across the globe, particularly in the Global South.
"We are at a choice point for humanity," said Osprey Orielle Lake, executive director of WECAN International. "Every day, we can see for ourselves forest fires burning all over the world, massive flooding, extreme droughts, people losing their livelihoods and lives--we are in a climate emergency. As the world prepares for one of the most important climate talks since the Paris Agreement, we know solutions exist to mitigate the worst impacts, and that women are leading the way."
The call to action includes a number of steps recommended for governments as well as financial institutions, including:
"As a Matriarch of the Ponca Nation, I am honored to have the responsibility of caring for the generations to come by ensuring the health and welfare of Mother Earth, Father Sky, and Relatives in every form," said Camp-Horinek. "Life itself hangs in the balance, and we women are coming together to say that we must make the correct choices for our collective future now."
"We can act now and we must act now, which is why WECAN is hosting the Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice to uplift women, gender-diverse and community-led solutions, strategies, policies, and frameworks to address the climate crisis," said Lake. "It is code red and we are drawing a red line to say no more sacrifice people and no more sacrifice zones. This is the time to unite together to build the healthy and just future we know is possible for each other and the Earth."
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"As the world prepares for one of the most important climate talks since the Paris Agreement, we know solutions exist to mitigate the worst impacts, and that women are leading the way."
--Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN International
\u201cWhile the #UNGA is in session,\u00a0we are joining 120+ organizations to deliver an urgent message to governments and financial institutions - Climate Justice Now! We can and must take immediate action to address the #ClimateCrisis.\n\nRead the full CTA: \u00a0https://t.co/9FL2Uy2PJH\u201d— WECAN, International (@WECAN, International) 1632417168
The organizations also plan to present their demands at the 2021 U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in November, where leaders from nearly 200 countries will be under pressure to increase their ambitions to reduce emissions and uphold their existing obligations to frontline communities across the globe, particularly in the Global South.
"We are at a choice point for humanity," said Osprey Orielle Lake, executive director of WECAN International. "Every day, we can see for ourselves forest fires burning all over the world, massive flooding, extreme droughts, people losing their livelihoods and lives--we are in a climate emergency. As the world prepares for one of the most important climate talks since the Paris Agreement, we know solutions exist to mitigate the worst impacts, and that women are leading the way."
The call to action includes a number of steps recommended for governments as well as financial institutions, including:
"As a Matriarch of the Ponca Nation, I am honored to have the responsibility of caring for the generations to come by ensuring the health and welfare of Mother Earth, Father Sky, and Relatives in every form," said Camp-Horinek. "Life itself hangs in the balance, and we women are coming together to say that we must make the correct choices for our collective future now."
"We can act now and we must act now, which is why WECAN is hosting the Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice to uplift women, gender-diverse and community-led solutions, strategies, policies, and frameworks to address the climate crisis," said Lake. "It is code red and we are drawing a red line to say no more sacrifice people and no more sacrifice zones. This is the time to unite together to build the healthy and just future we know is possible for each other and the Earth."
"As the world prepares for one of the most important climate talks since the Paris Agreement, we know solutions exist to mitigate the worst impacts, and that women are leading the way."
--Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN International
\u201cWhile the #UNGA is in session,\u00a0we are joining 120+ organizations to deliver an urgent message to governments and financial institutions - Climate Justice Now! We can and must take immediate action to address the #ClimateCrisis.\n\nRead the full CTA: \u00a0https://t.co/9FL2Uy2PJH\u201d— WECAN, International (@WECAN, International) 1632417168
The organizations also plan to present their demands at the 2021 U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in November, where leaders from nearly 200 countries will be under pressure to increase their ambitions to reduce emissions and uphold their existing obligations to frontline communities across the globe, particularly in the Global South.
"We are at a choice point for humanity," said Osprey Orielle Lake, executive director of WECAN International. "Every day, we can see for ourselves forest fires burning all over the world, massive flooding, extreme droughts, people losing their livelihoods and lives--we are in a climate emergency. As the world prepares for one of the most important climate talks since the Paris Agreement, we know solutions exist to mitigate the worst impacts, and that women are leading the way."
The call to action includes a number of steps recommended for governments as well as financial institutions, including:
"As a Matriarch of the Ponca Nation, I am honored to have the responsibility of caring for the generations to come by ensuring the health and welfare of Mother Earth, Father Sky, and Relatives in every form," said Camp-Horinek. "Life itself hangs in the balance, and we women are coming together to say that we must make the correct choices for our collective future now."
"We can act now and we must act now, which is why WECAN is hosting the Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice to uplift women, gender-diverse and community-led solutions, strategies, policies, and frameworks to address the climate crisis," said Lake. "It is code red and we are drawing a red line to say no more sacrifice people and no more sacrifice zones. This is the time to unite together to build the healthy and just future we know is possible for each other and the Earth."