Dear Community,

Please join us at Climate Week this September as the call for governments and financial institutions to take urgent climate action grows louder than ever. Global climate justice movements are rallying to address the deepening crisis and accelerate a path forward. At the forefront women and feminists in all of their diversity are championing just and resilient community-led solutions.

We invite you to join us, both in-person in New York City and virtually for our Women for Climate Justice Forum! We are bringing together women leaders from around the world for a series of public events, actions, and advocacy opportunities, all are welcome!

Stay tuned for updates as we add more in-person and virtual events, as well as collaborations with our partners and colleagues. Find all event details on our website here. We are together in the movement for climate justice!

In-Person Forum — Women on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Ending the Era of Fossil Fuels and Implementing Solutions

Wednesday, September 25, 4:45 - 8:00pm ET NYC Time

777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 

Please join us in-person during Climate Week in New York City for an inspiring and strategic WECAN forum, “Women on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Ending the Era of Fossil Fuels and Implementing Solutions.”

​During this in-person forum, women leaders in all their diversity will come together to share comprehensive and intersectional approaches and strategies to stop fossil fuel extraction, accelerate community-led climate solutions, and lead a Just Transition grounded in a climate justice framework. Critical topics include fossil fuel resistance; food sovereignty; forest protection; gender-responsive climate policies; Indigenous and human rights; Rights of Nature; strategic preparations for COP29 and COP30; uplifting care economies; community-led solutions; and transformative policies for our collective future. Women are leading the way!

​Confirmed speakers, with more to be announced soon:

• Federal Deputy Célia Xakriabá (Xakriabá), Member of the Brazil Chamber of Deputies from Minas Gerais State, and Co-founder of The National Association of Indigenous Ancestral Women Warriors (ANMIGA)
• Casey Camp Horinek (Ponca Nation), Ponca Nation Environmental Ambassador, and WECAN Board Member and Project Coordinator
• Jacqui Patterson, Founder and Executive Director of The Chisholm Legacy Project, 2024 TIME Women of the Year, and Earth Award recipient
• Secretary Puyr Tembé (Tembé), Secretary of Indigenous Peoples of the State of Pará in Brazil, and Co-founder of The National Association of Indigenous Ancestral Women Warriors (ANMIGA)
• Roishetta Ozane, Founder of Vessel Project of Louisiana, and Gulf Fossil Finance Coordinator for the Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund
• Eriel Tchekwie Deranger (Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation), Executive Director of Indigenous Climate Action
• Tzeporah Berman, Chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
• With moderation and comments by Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)

Virtual Event — Transforming Global Economies:

From Extraction to Regeneration in a Just Transition

Thursday, September 26, 11:00 - 12:30pm ET NYC Time

Virtual via Zoom

Our current economic system relentlessly extracts resources from the Earth, fueling climate chaos and exploiting both people and the planet. It's time for bold, regenerative solutions to transform global economies! To secure a healthy and equitable future, we must change our global economic system and champion a regenerative, rights-based approach that prioritizes communities and nature, tackling the root causes of our intertwined social, economic, and climate crises.

Join us for an inspiring event where global women leaders will shine a light on Just Transition and innovative economic models, solutions, and frameworks. Topics include community-led initiatives, feminist economics, Indigenous wisdom, beyond-growth economies, and traditional practices of reciprocity with the Earth. Engage in dynamic discussions on emerging, socially just, place-based, and ecologically enriching economic models that offer a clear path to a thriving future for all.

International Rights of Nature Tribunal

Sunday, September 22

New York City

More details coming soon!

The Tribunal aims to create a forum for people from all around the world to speak on behalf of nature, to protest the destruction of the Earth, destruction that is often sanctioned by governments and corporations, and to make recommendations about Earth’s protection and restoration. Learn more about previous tribunals here.

Please consider supporting WECAN as we continue to uplift the leadership and solutions of women worldwide fighting for climate justice and the defense of the planet for current and future generations.