[KWPeace-groups] Upcoming virtual events at COP & upcoming webinars related to climate, women, peace & justice + Important climate resources

[Tamara Lorincz]

Hello KW peace!

I’m off tonight to Glasgow for the climate summit with the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom delegation. I’m bringing pins, banners and leaflets “Demilitarize, Decarbonize, Decolonize” and “NATO is a Climate Criminal”. You can follow us at @WILPFCOP26

I wanted to share with you some important resources related to climate, peace & women. If you aren’t aware of the Climate Action Network Canada’s briefing for COP entitled “A Manifesto for Resistance” I encourage you to read it, I listed it below. I’m also involved in the Women Gender Constituency of the UNFCCC. They have a briefing on the Gender Action Plan for climate and are using the hashtag #FeministClimateJustice – please see the PDF for the briefing and more info below.

Further below is a list of all the events (some virtual) related to climate & peace at COP. I have been involved in the international working group on Arms, Militarism and Climate Justice. Tomorrow, Nov. 4, there is a big press conference to push the UNFCCC to take military emissions and expenditures into account and the petitions signed by tens of thousands of people around the world will be delivered. We are using the hashtag #NoWarNoWarming – please can you retweet posts tomorrow to help us get that hashtag to trend?

Below that is 15 upcoming webinar for Canada and a petition to sign.

Finally, Ottawa Citizen journalist David Pugliese and the CBC have released some very troubling reports and new information about racism and sexual violence in the Canadian military, see his articles here: https://ottawacitizen.com/author/davidpugliese2  and this latest one from the CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/army-hateful-conduct-racism-1.6234699?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

Remember, November 6 is the UN Day for the Prevention of the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: https://www.un.org/en/observances/environment-in-war-protection-day

November 11 is Remembrance Day: to remember is to work for peace.

November 21 WILPF is doing a report back on COP 26 with a focus on women, feminist peace & climate. More details to come.

In solidarity for peace, earth and justice,
Tamara

COP 26 – PEACE AND CLIMATE JUSTICE ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES


Read the Climate Action Network Canada’s (2021) A Manifesto of Resistance released before COP:
https://climateactionnetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/A-Manifesto-of-Resistance-CAN-Rac-COP26-brief.pdf
(Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CANRacCanada)

Women Gender Constituency (2021) Pre-COP Briefing, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: https://womengenderclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WGC-PreCOP26-Brief.pdf
(Follow on Twitter: @WGC_Climate)

Gender Climate Tracker: https://www.genderclimatetracker.org/

United Nations Secretary General speech at opening of COP 26 (very important please read, 1 minute)
“UN Secretary-General: COP26 Must Keep 1.5 Degrees Celsius Goal Alive”
https://unfccc.int/news/un-secretary-general-cop26-must-keep-15-degrees-celsius-goal-alive

Canada’s emissions reduction plan is graded as “Highly Insufficient” by the Climate Action Tracker: https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/canada/

Most events in the green zone and blue zone will be live-streamed on the COP26 YouTube Channel.
https://womengenderclimate.org/wgc-cop26-gender-equality-feminist-events-overview/

Climate Fast outside US Consulate in Toronto on first day of COP:
https://www.facebook.com/angela.bischoff.79/videos/606229307466727

The Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom will be having a report back on COP on Sunday, November 21 at 1pm ET. Details to come.

Follow on social media #NoWarNoWarming #WILPFCOP26

In solidarity for peace, earth and justice,
Tamara

UPCOMING PEACE, ANTI-WAR AND CLIMATE JUSTICE EVENTS AT COP 26 IN PERSON & VIRTUAL
Follow this hashtag: #NoWarNoWarming
Climate and Peace Events and Actions at COP26

(source https://www.banthebomb.org/cop26-toolkit/)

Thursday 4 November: Radical Peace Activists Speak to the Independent Press (10:00)

Glasgow: Organised by Scottish CND, Code PINK, Trident Ploughshares and other peace campaign groups. Open to the Scottish and international press. By invitation. Please contact Scottish CND (scnd at banthebomb.org<mailto:scnd at banthebomb.org>) for more information.

Thursday 4 November: We Will Do This (15:00)

Glasgow, Marriott Hotel: Talks, film screenings, art exhibits and presentations for climate action, including key findings from the newly-released UN Second World Oceans Assessment (WOA II). Co-sponsored by Blue Planet Alliance, Earth X and partners.

Thursday 4 November: Stop War, Stop Climate Chaos (16:00)

Glasgow, Buchanan Steps: An international anti-war rally, with World Beyond War, Code PINK, Veterans for Peace, Stop the War Coalition and other peace and environmental campaign groups. Join us on Buchanan Steps, in front of the Royal Concert Hall, to demand that COP26 sets strict limits for greenhouse gas emissions that make no exception for militarism. All welcome; no booking required. More information via World Beyond War.<https://worldbeyondwar.org/climate-and-militarism-event-planned-for-4-november-in-glasgow-scotland/>

Thursday 4 November: Vigil for Peace (17:00)

Glasgow, Buchanan Street: Vigil for Peace organised by the Scottish Peace Network. Meet by the Donald Dewar Statue on Buchanan Street. All welcome.

Thursday 4 November: Global Justice – Climate Justice (19:00)

Online / Glasgow, Websters: Inspiring speakers from the Global South and North bring their varying perspectives to explore the intersecting issues of global and societal injustice, gender and race, in the context of the climate crisis. More information via SGI-UK and the Centre for Applied Buddhism.<https://sites.google.com/view/sowing-seeds-of-hope/home>

Friday 5 November: Fridays For Future Climate Strike (11:00)

Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park: Fridays For Future Scotland are organising a strike on November 5th, meeting at Kelvingrove Park at 11 am and aiming to arrive at George Square by 1:30 pm where there will be a rally for two hours. Hear from some very exciting speakers including Greta Thunberg and a wide range of activists from the Global South who will talk about the climate crisis firsthand, such as Vanessa Nakate from Uganda.

Friday 5 November: Climate World Café (13:00)

Glasgow, Websters: In an informal setting using the established World Café methodology we will explore possibilities of reimagining and co-creating the future. More information via SGI-UK and the Centre for Applied Buddhism.<https://sites.google.com/view/sowing-seeds-of-hope/home>

Friday 5 November: Vigil for Peace (17:00)

Glasgow, Buchanan Street: Vigil for Peace organised by the Scottish Peace Network. Meet by the Donald Dewar Statue on Buchanan Street. All welcome.

Friday 5 November: CODE RED – Peter Kennard (18:00)

Edinburgh, Out of the Blue Drill Hall: Join Peace & Justice for the in-person preview of CODE RED – a print installation by one of Britain’s foremost political artists, Peter Kennard. Free of charge, but advance booking required.<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/code-red-peter-kennard-tickets-192988934097>

Friday 5 November: The Power of Stories to Transform Narrative (19:00)

Online / Glasgow, Websters: What are the stories we live by and the stories that help us reimagine the future? Storytellers and speakers help us explore some of the narratives we are embedded in as well as exploring alternative stories. More information via SGI-UK and the Centre for Applied Buddhism.<https://sites.google.com/view/sowing-seeds-of-hope/home>

Saturday 6 November: Peace and Demilitarisation Bloc at the COP26 Coalition Rally (11:30)

Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park: Join the Peace and Demilitarisation bloc at the COP26 Coalition rally in Glasgow on 6 November. Meet by the Tigress & Cubs statue in Kelvingrove Park by 11:45am, ready to march at 12:30. All welcome; no booking required. More information on Facebook.<https://fb.me/e/1O3v8h3zV>

Saturday 6 November: Spread Second Stories – Lived Experiences and Diverse Voices (18:00)

Online / Glasgow, Websters: Inspiring speakers share their lived personal experiences beyond single narratives. Listen to their stories of being impacted by the climate crisis as well as the actions they are taking. More information via SGI-UK and the Centre for Applied Buddhism.<https://sites.google.com/view/sowing-seeds-of-hope/home>

Saturday 6 November: Climate Club / Open Mic (20:00)

Online / Glasgow, Websters: All welcome. More information via SGI-UK and the Centre for Applied Buddhism.<https://sites.google.com/view/sowing-seeds-of-hope/home>

Sunday 7 November: The Future is Now – Celebrating Life (15:00)

Online / Glasgow, Websters: Music and spoken word, celebrating life and the power of the arts that can help us look to the future in a collaborative spirit of hope and joy, with full awareness of the injustices and dangers facing us now. More information via SGI-UK and the Centre for Applied Buddhism.<https://sites.google.com/view/sowing-seeds-of-hope/home>

Sunday 7 November: US Militarism, Space Tech and the Climate Crisis – The Role of Demilitarisation in Climate Justice (20:00)

Online, People’s Summit: This panel will identify the intersections of militarism, space tech, and climate change – and how these can be challenged. Register via the COP26 Coalition.<https://cop26coalition.org/peoples-summit/u-s-militarism-space-tech-and-the-climate-crisis-the-role-of-demilitarization-in-climate-justice-3/>

Monday 8 November: Panel – Climate Colonialism and Climate Justice – the Case of Western Sahara (11:45)

Glasgow, People’s Summit: This session will explore how climate action is used by Morocco to entrench its illegal occupation and bolster its green credentials, and how the Sahrawi people are systematically excluded from international climate finance and governance mechanisms, increasing their vulnerability and inhibiting their ability to adapt. It will examine the Sahrawi vision for climate action, and the centrality of self-determination for tackling climate injustice. More information via COP26 Coalition.<https://cop26coalition.org/peoples-summit/climate-colonialism-and-climate-justice-the-case-of-western-sahara-2/>

Monday 8 November: Shadow World (14:00)

Glasgow, Glasgow Film Theatre: Introduced by Andrew Feinstein, Shadow World reveals the shocking realities of the global arms trade – the only business that counts its profits in billions and its losses in human lives. Andrew Feinstein will be available in the venue after the screening to answer questions until the following event at 16:15. More information via Shadow World Investigations.<https://shadowworldinvestigations.org/shadow-world-film/>

Monday 8 November: Challenging the Military Carbon Bootprint (16:15)

Glasgow, Renfield Centre Church Hall: The world’s militaries are major carbon emitters yet are not even required to report their emissions, let alone reduce them. This workshop will discuss the size of military carbon emissions, the role of the military sector in protecting the extraction economy, how they seek to capitalise on the climate crisis by offering armed ‘solutions’, and how we might confront military power and forge lasting just alternatives to war. Keynote speaker: Stuart Parkinson (Scientists for Global Responsibility). Panel: Nnimmo Bassey (Health of Mother Earth Foundation Nigeria), Nancy Mancias (CODEPINK US), Tim Pluta (World BEYOND War US), Hilary Evans (Movement for the Abolition of War UK), Raki Ap (Free West Papua Campaign), Nick Buxton (Transnational Institute). All welcome.

Monday 8 November: The Environmental Hazards of Nuclear Weapons (19:00)

Glasgow, Pearce Institute: Join Peace Education Scotland for the launch of their new film on the environmental hazards of nuclear weapons, folllowed by reflections on the life of Kenneth McNeil. All welcome; no booking required.

Monday 8 November: Climate Walls – How the Militarisation of Borders Drives Injustice, and What We Can Do About It (20:00)

Online, People’s Summit: As climate change exacerbates displacement, the border industry is cashing in on anxiety about the future and states are investing billions in military, surveillance, and control systems. Border control as a climate adaptation strategy doesn’t work, causes unquantifiable human suffering, and draws investment away from real climate action – join us and help hold the new climate profiteers to account. Register online via the COP26 Coalition.<https://cop26coalition.org/peoples-summit/climate-walls-how-the-militarisation-of-borders-drives-injustice-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/>

Tuesday 9 November: Press Conference – Launch of www.militaryemissions.org<http://www.militaryemissions.org> (10:00)

Online / Glasgow, Arctic BaseCamp Tent (Federated Hermes Fringe Site): Scientists will launch a new website dedicated to showcasing the dire state of military greenhouse gas emissions reporting to the UNFCCC. A new website developed by the Conflict and Environment Observatory and Concrete Impacts (Lancaster & Durham Universities) – www.militaryemissions.org<http://www.militaryemissions.org> – will bring these voluntary reports into one place for the first time, allowing visitors to see what their countries do, and do not report, and just how big the military emissions gap is. Register for the livestream of the press conference via Zoom.<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__fPcB8ziSLS2L47vh1nulg>

Tuesday 9 November: Panel Discussion – Exploring the Military Emissions Gap (11:00)

Online / Glasgow, Arctic BaseCamp Tent (Federated Hermes Fringe Site): Join Concrete Impacts (Lancaster & Durham Universities) and the Conflict and Environment Observatory as they examine the military emissions reporting gap. Panellists will discuss the current flaws in military emissions reporting, and why the scope of reporting needs to be expanded to cover emissions created across the cycle of conflicts, and across militaries’ massive supply chains. Register for the livestream of the panel discussion via Zoom.<https://bit.ly/panel_MEG>

Tuesday 9 November: How Apartheid Israel and the Climate Crisis are Intertwined (11:45)

Glasgow, Centre for Contemporary Arts: Apartheid Israel and western extractivism build a settler colonial structure and barriers to climate justice. Workshop to discuss the joint struggle to achieve Palestinian self-determination and climate justice from the Jordan river to the Mediterranean sea. More information via the COP26 Coalition.<https://cop26coalition.org/peoples-summit/how-apartheid-israel-and-the-climate-crisis-are-intertwined-4/>

Tuesday 9 November: Decolonise, Demilitarise, Decarbonise – Divesting from Wars, Criminalisation and Militarism at Home and Abroad, to Invest in a Regenerative Future (14:00)

Glasgow, Fred Paton Main Hall: Confronting the climate crisis and advancing a just transition to a regenerative economy demands an end to wars, military culture and the violence of militarised forces and police in our communities and across the world. More information via the COP26 Coalition.<https://cop26coalition.org/peoples-summit/decolonize-demilitarize-decarbonize-divesting-from-wars-criminalization-and-militarism-at-home-and-abroad-to-invest-in-a-regenerative-future-2/>

Wednesday 10 November: Collisions – a VR film showing (18:00)

Glasgow, Pearce Institute: Join Peace Education and Scottish CND for a showing of the film Collisions, and hear reflections from Indigenous people whose lives have been affected by nuclear testing. All welcome; no booking required.

Thursday 11 November: A Guided Tour of the Unacceptable (19:30)

Glasgow, Pearce Institute: Preview a new film of Faslane, Coulport and the Scottish sites where the UK deploys its nuclear weapons. Learn about Scotland’s long-standing opposition and resistance. Unravel the links between nuclear weapons, climate change and environmental destruction. Post screening discussion with Bill Kidd MSP, Convenor Scottish Parliament Nuclear Disarmament Cross Party Group. All welcome; no booking required.
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