These days, It’s impossible to grow up in the global South without caring about climate change.
We were born in Kenya, Indonesia, and Venezuela. Our communities have all suffered from climate-induced floods, droughts, or fires.
But most importantly, we’ve all seen multinational corporations take advantage of our natural resources, bribe our governments, steal land from indigenous communities and small farmers, then leave.
We know first-hand that human rights violations always accompany coal, oil, gas, and agribusiness expansions. Wealthy countries refuse to make good on the climate adaptation funding they promise.
The lack of action by our own governments to enforce laws that should protect local communities is stunning.
In the face of such hardship, faith sustains our communities. It also gives us the strength to stand up against environmental and climate injustices.
Women are an immense force of social change.
We are GreenFaith’s representatives at COP26. On 9 November, at 1PM Glasgow / 8AM New York / 10AM Rio de Janeiro / 4PM Nairobi / 8PM Jakarta, we want to share with you what we have been learning and seeing here.
Learning together is the first step in building moral power. And that’s exactly what we’ll need in the years to come.
COP-26 will not solve the impacts of climate change--we will.
Together.
By building a grassroots, multi-faith moral movement, with women from frontline communities of the global South leading the way.
Because we know from history that when women are uplifted, there are immense benefits to entire communities and society overall.
Rooted in our faiths, we will envision a beautiful future together.
In solidarity and with compassion,
Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo
Sister Nana Firman
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