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Nego Bispo: The Earth Gives, The Earth Wants — The Meeting of Quilombola Wisdom with Pindorama
“The Earth Gives, The Earth Wants” is Nego Bispo’s manifesto proposing Countercolonialism and Diversality as a response to Euro-Christian Cosmophobia. Enjoy Bispo’s organic knowledge and his deep connection with Pindorama (tupi-guarani indigenous, precolonial name for Brazil).
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Owner of My Flow (Dona do Meu Fluxo): Advancing Female Autonomy and Menstrual Dignity Across Latin America
We proudly highlight the work of Dona do Meu Fluxo (Owner of My Flow), a transformative initiative advancing female empowerment and menstrual dignity across Brazil and Latin America.
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Carlinha Yanomami: Where Feminine Ancestral Wisdom Meets Leadership
Carlinha Yanomami is the tireless and fantastic president of the Yanomami Women’s Association Kumirayoma (AMYK), leading with ancestral wisdom in the Amazon. Guided by the spirit of Kumirayoma, she drives essential projects to secure autonomy for her fellow women within their territories, while preserving Yanomami peoples’ traditions.
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The Irony of COP30: Indigenous Voices Excluded from “Blue Zone” in Their Own Amazon
This week at COP30 in Belém — the UN climate summit held in the heart of the Amazon — Indigenous communities are being locked out of the very space where global decisions are being made. It’s not just symbolic: military forces are guarding the restricted “Blue Zone,” while frontline voices are demanding real change.
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Call to Mission-Aligned Publishers: Amplify Palestinian Voices
We are looking for publishing partners to bring “We Are Still Here” to readers around the world. This vital collection, supported by Prof. Zahid Pranjol (University of Sussex), is already translated into multiple languages — we just need partners to publish and distribute it, helping these essential narratives reach a wider audience.
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From Plate to Planet: The Vegan Message of Loving Hut and Ching Hai at COP30
The debate on climate change at COP30, held in Belém, transcends governmental negotiations to reach the most personal level of all: the plate. Amidst the Green Zone, the Loving Hut Vegan Cuisine stand stood out with a clear and urgent message: veganism is the most immediate and effective solution to curb global warming.
If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is tied up with mine, then let us work together.
Lilla Watson (Indigenous Murri Elder of the First Nations of Sahul Continent, 1970)
