'Our Village' NY Climate Week

If Not Us Then Who - in collaboration with the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities, the Hip Hop Caucus, and our Partners - invite you to join us for Our Village: NY Climate Week 2023.

On September 22 + September 23 during our two full days of programming at the Helen Mills Theater in Manhattan we will gather with indigenous leaders, black environmental leaders, local communities, impact leaders, activists, artists, decision makers, funders, and organizational partners to participate in dialogues to amplify ideas, generate action, and meaningfully connect through inclusive spaces to forge cooperative relationships towards the healing of our planet.

Along with panels and discussions, Our Village will host networking opportunities, feature indigenous and black artists, host screenings of films made by indigenous and black storytellers, showcase an inspirational Indigenous musical festival and special musical guests, and a tribute to the indigenous leaders and environmental defenders who have been murdered in their territories.

RSVP SPACES ARE AVAILABLE FOR MORNING OR AFTERNOON SESSIONS ON EITHER OR BOTH DAYS.

OUR VILLAGE DAY 1- September 22nd - 11am- 11pm

MORNING SESSION

- 10:45am- Doors Open to Theater

- 11:00am- Opening Remarks from the Hip Hop Caucus and local NY representative

- 11:15am- Panel: How Do We Save the World’s Rainforests Through Scalable Grassroots Solutions? - Hosted by Rainforest Foundation

- 12:30pm- Panel: What is a Just Transition? - Hosted by Amazon Watch + Nia Tero

- 1:30pm- Discussion: How Can Carbon Markets Respect Indigenous Territories?- Interactive discussion + short films w/ Re:Wild, Nature 4 Climate, Nia Tero and indigenous leaders

- 2:15pm- Panel: What Mechanisms Support Indigenous Peoples to Oversee Direct Funding w/ Global Alliance of Territorial Communities- Shandia, Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance, APIB, Indonesian Nusantara Fund

- 3:30-5:30pm- Break and Networking in gallery of Helen Mills

AFTERNOON SESSION

- 5:30pm- Doors open to the Theater

- 5:45pm- Opening Remarks from Levi Sucre- GATC + Keynote on Saweto Bill- Brazil

- 6:00pm- NY Deforestation Free Procurement Act - Keynote w/ State Representatives + Panel with GATC Leaders + Dr Mustafa Santiago Ali from National Wildlife Federation

- 7:00pm- Keynote on Marco Temporal - Nara Baré- Brazil

- 7:15pm- What Are the Community Impacts of Extractive Industries?Moderator: Brittany Bell Surratt// Opening statement from Rev. Yearwood- Hip Hop Caucus, Dream Hampton- Filmmaker, Russell Armstrong- Hip Hop Caucus, Nina Guilinga- Ecuador Yasuni Referendum, Alexis Posey- Center for Cultural Power

- 8:40pm- Voices for Tomorrow - Presentations on Earth Stewardship from representatives from Global Alliance of Territorial Communities

- 9:00pm- Closing Remarks

- 9:30pm- Networking, drinks, and music in the Gallery space at the Helen Mills

- 11:00pm- Closing of Our Village Day 1

OUR VILLAGE DAY 2- September 23rd - 10am- 11pm

MORNING SESSION

In partnership with the Tenure Facility, INUTW will host a morning of interactive conversations and networking sessions at Helen Mills designed to connect impact funders with Indigenous leaders from the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities.

-9:30am- Doors Open to Theater

-10:00am- Welcome and opening cacao ceremony with Nana Marina Cruz- Tzʼutujil, Guatemala

-10:30- How do we steward the earth? - Talks with leaders from the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities + Nelson Raya- Masai Conservancy, and Nemonte Nenquimo- Ceibo Alliance

-11am- What radical ideas can save the planet? -Pop up presentations moderated by Maryam Pasha from TedxLondon. We'll hear from various spokespeople about innovative climate ideas from: GATC, APIB, NY Assembly Member, Re:Wild, Center for Cultural Power, Packard Foundation, and more.

-11:40am- Networking session- Curated opportunity for participants to network and dialogue

-12:15pm- Panel: Radical Listening: What key community messages can we bring to COP28? - Fireside chat moderated by Maryam Pasha from TedX London with UN Climate Champion- Razan Al Mubarak, Jing Tauli-Corpuz-Nia Tero, Rukka Sombolinggi - Global Alliance of Territorial Communities, Valéria Paye- Podaali Fund

AFTERNOON SESSION

After the commemorative walk to Madison Square Park, we will return to Helen Mills Theater to kick off our evening programming including panel discussions, film screenings, networking, and an Indigenous music showcase.

-3:30pm- Doors open to Theater

-4:00pm- How do we start a new era of climate communications? - Panel Discussion moderated by Jessica Kleczka - Zero New World. Panelists: Tracy Rector - Nia Tero, David Hernandez - INUTW, Dominique Palmer - Climate Live, Samuel Rubin- Zero New World.

-5:15 pm- Wake Up! Why do we need to diversify climate storytelling? - Panel Discussion and short films with Black and Indigenous Filmmakers

-6:00 pm- Film Screening + Q & A- ‘We Are Guardians' - award winning documentary film directed by Indigenous activist and filmmaker Edivan Guajajara and environmental filmmakers Chelsea Greene and Rob Grobman, and produced by Academy Award winner Fisher Stevens. Short Q & A with Directors to follow

IN THE GALLERY OF THE HELEN MILLS

Ancestronic Musical Showcase 7:45-11pm

Hosted at Our Village at the Helen Mills Theater, INUTW has partnered with Maraka Music for a musical and audiovisual SHOWCASE to launch ANCESTRONIC. Featuring Brazilian and South American Indigenous artists who combine traditional and electronic music to convey the fight of their communities.

The night will open with a political statement from Brazilian Indigenous leaders. The message:

- Cultural resilience IS territorial resilience - Indigenous culture protects natural ecosystems

- Building a bridge to US consumers so they understand the impact of their purchases in Indigenous territories.

- Music connects souls to fight for the same cause: Climate Justice

8:05 PM Act 1 - Brisa Flow and Ian Wapichana

8:55PM Act 2 - Brô MCs

9:45PM Act 3 - Djuena Tikuna

10:35PM Act 4 - Eric and Edivan Fulni-ô

11:15pm- End of Our Village Day 2