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“Water is Sacred, Water is Life”
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PRE-SUMMIT FOR THE UNITED NATIONS WATER CONFERENCE
Supporting and Affirming Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Knowledge and Vital Roles as Water Protectors and Defenders
MARCH 20 – 21, 2023, 9 AM – 5 PM
SALVATION ARMY INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION BUILDING
221 E. 52ND STREET, NEW YORK CITY
- Regional updates
- Water and the Climate Crisis
- Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge, Practices & Methods for Water Conservation, Restoration & Health
- Water and Food Sovereignty
- Defending Water from Extractives, Damming, Contamination and Commercialization
- Indigenous Women as Water Keepers & Knowledge Holders
- Supporting Indigenous Youth Leadership
- Imposed “Protected Areas” & other False Solutions
Lunches both days and interpretation in Spanish, English, Russian and French will be provided
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://bit.ly/Indigi_Water
For more information contact: Roberto Borrero, International Indian Treaty Council, [email protected], (917) 334-5658
This event is co-sponsored by the International Indian Treaty Council, Assembly of First Nations, United Confederation of Taino People, the Center for Support of Indigenous Peoples of Northern Russia, the Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee, and the Asian Indigenous Peoples Pact