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[Monthly Meeting] NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
VirtualNGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples July members meeting via Zoom Thursday, July 16, 2020, 1:00 - 3:00pm EST/New York Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2028703180pwd=RWY2dm5QYVRGNEpwM3dmS3FVQVZVdz09 Meeting ID: 202 870 3180 Password: NGOCRIP AGENDA 1. Moment of Silence in Honor of the Land we are on and the Native Peoples of this land. 2. Welcome
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[Monthly Meeting] NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
VirtualNGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples July members meeting via Zoom Thursday, July 16, 2020, 1:00 - 3:00pm EST/New York Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2028703180pwd=RWY2dm5QYVRGNEpwM3dmS3FVQVZVdz09 Meeting ID: 202 870 3180 Password: NGOCRIP AGENDA 1. Moment of Silence in Honor of the Land we are on and the Native Peoples of this land. 2. Welcome
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Day of Indigenous Unity
virtualJoin us on October 12th for a day of storytelling, music, and discussion with Tribal Elders and Indigenous Youth Activists from around the world. Watch the entire broadcast here: https://www.midheaven.network October 12th, 2020 marks 528 years since Columbus first arrived on the American continent and sparked half a millennium of genocide, denial of human rights, theft and desecration
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Day of Indigenous Unity
virtualJoin us on October 12th for a day of storytelling, music, and discussion with Tribal Elders and Indigenous Youth Activists from around the world. Watch the entire broadcast here: https://www.midheaven.network October 12th, 2020 marks 528 years since Columbus first arrived on the American continent and sparked half a millennium of genocide, denial of human rights, theft and desecration
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Doctrine of Discovery: Dismantling the Church’s Authorization of Supremacy
virtualIn 1452, Pope Nicholas V issued Dum Diversas, a Papal Bull (reaffirmed by subsequent popes) which came to be known as the Doctrine of Discovery. This gave church authorization to the global movement of European conquest and colonization, which decimated the Native populations in the Americas. While many countries in Africa and Asia saw significant suffering, Sri Lanka’s
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Doctrine of Discovery: Dismantling the Church’s Authorization of Supremacy
virtualIn 1452, Pope Nicholas V issued Dum Diversas, a Papal Bull (reaffirmed by subsequent popes) which came to be known as the Doctrine of Discovery. This gave church authorization to the global movement of European conquest and colonization, which decimated the Native populations in the Americas. While many countries in Africa and Asia saw significant suffering, Sri Lanka’s
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Adequate reparation in the future LBI: The example of mining disasters
worldwide/virtualJoin us for this official side event during the 7th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights. Examining the concrete situations in Marinduque Island (the Philippines) and Minas Gerais State (Brazil), panelists will interrogate whether articles in the current draft for the legally
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Adequate reparation in the future LBI: The example of mining disasters
worldwide/virtualJoin us for this official side event during the 7th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights. Examining the concrete situations in Marinduque Island (the Philippines) and Minas Gerais State (Brazil), panelists will interrogate whether articles in the current draft for the legally
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COP26, Fossil Fuel Divestment and a Just Transition for All
worldwide/virtualAround the world, faith institutions are supporting a just transition from fossil fuels to clean energy by divesting from fossil fuel companies and investing in climate solutions. More than 500 faith institutions have made fossil fuel divestment commitments, including the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, the Methodist Church of Great Britain, the Anglican Church of Southern
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COP26, Fossil Fuel Divestment and a Just Transition for All
worldwide/virtualAround the world, faith institutions are supporting a just transition from fossil fuels to clean energy by divesting from fossil fuel companies and investing in climate solutions. More than 500 faith institutions have made fossil fuel divestment commitments, including the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, the Methodist Church of Great Britain, the Anglican Church of Southern
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