Name: Hope in Action: Climate Justice Organizing in the Global South
Start: 2023-06-27T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-06-27T23:59:59+00:00

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Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing our planet, but it doesn’t affect us equally.

That’s why we’re hosting our first-ever session focused on climate justice organizing happening in the global south, where the impacts of the climate crises are felt most acutely.

Together with the LCN Climate Justice Group and AktivAsia, we’re bringing together climate justice organizers and activists from across the global south and beyond to share stories of hope and resistance, and explore challenges unique to the context, such as restricted civic spaces, scarcity of resources, and questions around centering the most marginalized to achieve a just transition.

Join us on Tuesday, June 27th, to explore the challenges and opportunities of climate justice organizing in the global south!

We’ll be hearing from incredible climate organizers across Asia who are building power in their communities including:

Prabhakaran Veeraarasu, Poovulagin Nanbargal (India)
Kholida Annisa, Environmental Division Lead, Muhammadiyah Student Association Executive Body (Indonesia)
Rubby Emir, Co-founder and Indonesia Lead, AktivAsia (Indonesia)
Tami Alvarez, Vice-Chairperson for External Relations of Sabokahan Unity of Lumad Women (The Philippines), and more!

We also want to hear from YOU! In breakout rooms, you will have opportunities to share your own stories of hope and inspiration, as well as your experiences, insights, and challenges around climate justice organizing with each other.

This session is free and open to everyone, so please invite your team, colleagues, and community members to join us!

Prabhakaran Veeraarasu, Poovulagin Nanbargal (India)

Prabhakaran is an environmental activist from Chennai, India. He’s a longtime member of the Poovulagin Nanbargal, a 30-year-old environmental organization, working on the issue of climate change and promotes alternative energy. Prabhakaran is a well known campaigner on various issues related to pollution & waste management. At present, he is serving as an expert committee member in the Tamil Nadu state planning commission, Government of Tamil Nadu for framing the state’s waste management policy. He holds an Environmental Engineering master’s degree from Anna University.

Kholida Annisa, Environmental Division Lead, Muhammadiyah Student Association Executive Body (Indonesia)

Kholida is from Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and is the Head of the Environment field at the largest learning organization in Indonesia. Kholida has mobilized student action for climate as many as 110 points scattered throughout Indonesia and is currently initiating MY Green Leaders, a student movement to encourage pro-environmental leaders in the 2024 election.

Rubby Emir, Co-founder and Indonesia Lead, AktivAsia (Indonesia)

Rubby is an activist educator who is passionate about popular education and value-based organising. Since he co-founded AktivAsia Indonesia 3 years ago, he has been successful in transforming it to the most progressive and grounded training organisation with hundreds of alumni spread across all major islands in Indonesia, actively building grassroot climate movements. In movement building, he involved in facilitating big and small coalitions in Indonesia including #BersihkanIndonesia, Transisi Bersih, JET-P Task Force, Sustainable Biofuel, and many more

Tami Alvarez, Vice-Chairperson for External Relations of Sabokahan Unity of Lumad Women (The Philippines)

Tami is a queer activist from the Manobo and Dibabawon tribes, coming from a lineage of Datu (tribal chieftains) and Baylan (tribal healer). They represent Sabokahan in local and international engagements, with the goal of linking the plight and aspirations of Lumad indigenous women and LGBTQ+ to other groups.