Sustaining All Life/United to End Racism
COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
November 6-13, 2022
The United Nations talks on climate change (COPs) happened in Egypt from November 7 through November 18. Sustaining All Life and United to End Racism (SAL/UER) were present the first week to do in-person workshops, forums, and more. The second week we held four workshops online and two members of our delegation also presented to talk to people, referred them to our online events, and did what two people can figure out to do there in person.
Thank you for supporting us in so many ways: by attending our practice events online, helping us present our events online, fundraising for us, and in so many other ways. We welcomed your support over those few weeks in the following ways.
In-Person Events Offered
We asked co-counselors if they knew people attending the COP to talk to them about SAL/UER and encouraged them to check us out while they were there. We had a booth in both the Blue Zone (governmental area) and the Green Zone (civil society area). Information about the in-person events, including a flyer of our events that you could be download and sent to them, posted on the SAL and RC websites.
Workshops we offered:
Emotional Burden of Oppression and the Climate Crisis
Monday, November 7, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Green Zone SAL booth.
Interpreted into French
War and Climate Justice
Tuesday, November 8, 11 am - 1 pm, Green Zone SAL booth.
Interpreted into Arabic and French
Young People at the Forefront of the Climate Emergency, Tuesday, November 8, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Green Zone SAL booth.
Interpreted into Spanish and French
Women and the Climate Crisis
Wednesday, November 9, 11 am - 1 pm, Green Zone SAL booth.
Interpreted into Arabic and Spanish
Forum: The Impact of the Climate Crisis on Africa
Thursday, November 10, 11 am - 1 pm, Green Zone SAL booth.
Interpreted into French and Arabic
Healing the Trauma of the Climate Crisis
Thursday, November 10, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Green Zone SAL booth.
Interpreted into Spanish and French
No Human Enemies: A Strategy for Climate Justice Organizing
Friday, November 11, 11 am - 1 pm, Green Zone SAL booth.
Interpreted into Arabic and French
Staying Hopeful as We Face the Climate Crisis
Friday, November 11, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Green Zone SAL booth.
Interpreted into Spanish and French
The Legacy of Colonization and Racism in Africa
Saturday, November 12, 11 am - 1 pm, Green Zone SAL booth.
Interpreted into French
Daily introduction to the tools of Sustaining All Life classes
Daily listening projects and listening circles
Online Events Offered the Week of November 14
The second week of COP27 we had 4 online events scheduled. These events are targeted at people who are at the COP and interested in supporting the work of the COP. We encourage RCers to bring a friend to these events. If you bring a friend and attend the event, it will go best if you give your friend at least a little introduction to RC and the work of SAL/UER before the event. Any RCer at the event should primarily be there to support those people attending who are new to RC and learning about SAL, UER, RC, and racism at this event. This means warmly greeting anyone you are paired with in a mini (whether you speak the same language or not). And it means coming as counselors to the new people who will be there, and only discharging in ways that will make sense for the new person. Flyer for the online events is here.
We Want to Live: Our Water, Art & Climate Justice Movements
Saturday, November 12, 12:30 - 2:30 pm EST / 5:30 - 7:30 Nigeria/London.
Led by AL Caballes
Interpreted into Igbo, French, and Spanish
Listening Circles: A Tool for Climate Activists
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 5:00 - 6:30 EST / 10:00 - 11:30 AM GMT. Led by Caroline New
Interpreted into French
What Does Race Have to Do with It: Racism and the Climate Emergency
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 12:30 - 2:00 EST / 5:30 - 7:30 pm Nigeria/London, followed by half hour listening circle.
Led by L.G. Shanklin-Flowers
Interpreted into French and Spanish
Muslims and Jews United for Climate Change
Sunday, November 20, 12:00 - 2:00 pm EST / 5:00 - 7:00 pm Nigeria/London.
Led by Cherie Brown
Interpreted into Hebrew
Social Media
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
SAL Handouts
with many translations
SAL VIDEOS
Check out our two minute Overview of Sustaining All Life. That and many other videos can be found on the SAL resource page.
We produced a 30-minute video about SAL that played in our spaces in the Blue Zone (governmental area) and Green Zone (civil society area) at COP27.
Thank you again for all your support for the work of Sustaining All Life and United to End Racism.
With love,
Janet Kabue, Iliria Unzueta, Diane Shisk
Last modified: 2024-08-04 02:36:13+00