An online evening with Myriam Gualinga, sharing how women in the Amazon gather and mobilise to protect their land, rivers & way of life
INDIGENOUS WOMEN AT THE FRONTLINE: A FEMININE RESPONSE TO THE THREAT TO THE AMAZON
We are delighted & honoured to welcome and host Myrian Gualinga, president of the Women’s Association of Kuriñampi of the Kichwa Community of Sarayaku, who will talk about women gathering and mobilising to protect their way of life and the Amazon.
Background:
Across the Amazon rainforest, women — mothers, sisters, elders, daughters and young leaders — are protecting their territories and defending their water and ancestral land, reviving and preserving their way of life and traditions to secure the future of their peoples and the land they so closely inhabit.
Under the current regime of neo liberal President Daniel Neboa, the rights of indigenous people of the Amazon and the Sierra have been drastically diminished; including removals of the subsidies for food and fuel and putting the Amazon up for sale to extractive oil and mining industries. These come at a huge cost to the rainforest, including the rivers and the people who inhabit the lands for millennia.
A national strike and extensive violence against indigenous protestors and communities is ongoing. Indigenous women stand at the heart of resistance, weaving feminine, creative ways of courage and their care for life into action.
About the talk and Myrian Gualinga
At Sacred Earth Activism, we are honoured to welcome Myrian Gualinga, president of the Women’s Association of Kuriñampi of the Kichwa Community of Sarayaku which gained recognition from its case in 2012 against Ecuador in the InterAmerican court of human rights.
With the assistance of Lindsey Vandita, Myrian will share about her life as a Sacha Warmi (woman of the rainforest) and the ways the women gather and mobilise in order to protect their families and their way of life, which is intricately connected to the well-being of the land (Sumak Allpa).
Our intention
Our intention is to give a platform for the voices of the Amazon women and their movement to be heard and shared.
Join us to listen and learn, to connect, share messages of support, and explore how we can stand with them in this critical moment for people and planet.
The event is free of charge, but if you can please donate (no matter how small the amount). All donations will go to the women's association in the Amazon