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- 1. PanelPicker Submission Submitted by: Community Forests International, CANADA
- 2. About Community Forests International ‘Etuaptmumk’ ‘Tuko Pamoja’ What Is ‘Ethical Space?’ Panel Title & Topic Context Panel Description + Takeaways Why This Conversation Is So Important? Panel Audience 02 06 03 07 04 08 05 09 Table of Contents Our Canadian Project & Community Partners Submission Notes 10 11
- 3. Community Forests International was created in 2006 when Mbarouk Mussa Omar, a community activist on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, befriended a Canadian tree-planter travelling in the region. Their vision to bring back the region’s forests and help communities adapt to climate change sparked an island-wide movement based on respect, trust and friendship that continues to this day We work in Canada and Zanzibar to protect and restore forests, help communities adapt to climate change, build economic prosperity, and champion social equality. Via this intercultural synergy, we support climate solutions that are as distinct and varied as the diversity of life on our planet. As an organisation, we’ve committed to centring climate justice in our vision, mission, and actions. Fostering strong relationships between people and the environment (and one another) is critical for a safe future. Our solutions always benefit – and actively, consistently engage– the people directly connected to them. Community Forests International
- 4. ‘Etuaptmumk’: a Mi’kmaq word meaning the integration of diverse knowledge systems with mutual respect & generosity.
- 5. ‘Tuko Pamoja’: a Swahilli phrase loosely translated into ‘We Are One’ or ‘We Are Together’.
- 6. What is ‘Ethical Space’ ? “A model for equitable interaction and reconciliation that respects the fundamental integrity of different worldviews and knowledge systems. It is created when those with diverse worldviews, make a conscious choice to engage with one another and address social and political inequities.” The macro outlook is useful for applying knowledge in ways that are universally inclusive & build solidarity and foster reconciliation. The Global Community Because we all reside, benefit from and extract from our physical environment, it is important that all voices have a space to be heard. The Environment ‘Climate change’ has a dynamic meaning here. Socially, economically, politically--it’s time for a paradigm shift that challenges our standards for leadership & what knowledge leads solution finding missions when it comes to climate resilience. The ‘Climate’ -Indigenous Circle of Experts. March 2018. We rise together: Achieving Pathway to Canada Target 1 through the creation of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas in the spirit and practice of reconciliation.
- 7. Colonial ideals by nature, undermine the fabric of community life, particularly in the West. This shift due to ongoing colonisation has a devastating impact on the environment, effects we are suffering now. We are in crisis. Climate crisis is not just about physical pollution. Among other things it is an intricate system that disproportionately exposes Black, Indigenous, and people-of-colour communities to greater environmental health hazards. Pre-colonial systems of community building and environmental stewardship hold many, if not all, of the answers to the current climate crisis. However, this crucial aspect of the discourse surrounding climate change remains invisible in mainstream media & education systems. It is both dystopian and hopeful that the solutions we need are right under our noses. It’s up to us if we arrive at a progressive approach to integrating diverse knowledge systems before catastrophic change leaves us with no more options to save ourselves. One proactive action that could prevent impending catastrophe, is centring black and indigenous voices in discourse about climate solutions. This isn’t a new idea or recommendation. But sadly, it is one that continues to exist on the fringes of the global and most visible conversations about the climate crisis. Integrating Diverse Knowledge for Climate Resilience: From Etuaptmumk to Tuko Pamoja
- 8. Why This Conversation Is So Important Universal Truth & Reconciliation - “At it’s essence ethical space is about relationships and mutual respect and is therefore an important part of reconciliation” - indigenousclimatemonitroing.ca Privilege of Vulnerability - non-indigenous & non-PoC conservation authorities possess the privilege of vulnerability. At Community Forests International we are in the midst of a journey--we aren’t perfect and are comfortable with sharing our experience in a way that sparks conversations & inspires others in the conservation space to embark on the same work without fear paralysing their first steps. Climate crisis is real and grave - black and indigenous communities have been disproportionately experiencing the effects of climate change well before the 12 year count down was released to the mainstream. Over tourism, destructive and extractive practices, gentrification and ongoing colonisation have been a reality for these communities for centuries. We must make no mistake: we are deeper into the crisis than we know. And the point of no return is closer than we can imagine.... Rich teachable topic for next gen advocates/activists/future leaders - too much focus on the ‘future’ and expecting younger generations to lead on their own without real examples of culturally inclusive leadership. This intercultural (and intergenerational) solidarity is what needs to be injected into the climate change discourse if we have any hope of real impact and mitigation. 7
- 9. Panel + Takeaways The most effective pathway to achieving climate security on Earth is via integration of diverse knowledge systems, specifically those of black and indigenous communities. There is roughly the same area of ‘wild’ land on Earth today as there was 12,000 years ago. The ways in which colonial societies & economies impact land are overwhelmingly destructive though and that’s the difference today. Equitable land rights & respect for Indigenous knowledge are the most important contributions we can make to climate security. 01 02 03 This panel hosted by Community Forests International, their Indigenous Community Partners & Community Forests Pemba will explore accomplishments, impacts & challenges of working to save the endangered Wabanaki forest of NE North America & supporting Zanzibari farmers & landowners. This will be SXSW’s official Ethical Space dictated by ‘Etuaptmumk’: a Mi’kmaq word meaning the integration of diverse knowledge systems with mutual respect & generosity. With an ethos of ‘Tuko Pumoja’ : a Swahili term that loosely translates to ‘We Are Together/We Are One’.
- 10. Audience Educators (from elementary to post-secondary) Storytellers (news, documentary filmmakers etc.) Conservation Organizations & Leadership Climate Advocates & Activists General Attendees to SXW Festival (contents are deliberately accessible to all)
- 11. Our Canadian Project & Community Partners: Community Forests’ Indigenous partner groups serve three Wabanaki Nations (the Mi’kmaq, Peskotomuhkati, and Wolastoqey Nations) that are members of Wabanaki Confederacy, a very important collective of First Nations in the northeast of Turtle Island (Canada) with traditional territory spanning the international US and Canada border. Mi’gmawel Tplu’taqnn — an organization that asserts Aboriginal and Treaty Rights throughout Mi’gma’gi in Eastern Canada to support Indigenous communities of the Mi'gmaq Nation. Amalamgog First Nation — a Mi'gmaq community whose traditional territory spans the border between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Passamaquoddy Recognition Group — an organization supporting the Peskotomuhkati Nation on issues related to Treaty and Aboriginal Rights.. Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick — an organization serving the six Indigenous Wolastoqey communities throughout New Brunswick on issues related to Treaty and Aboriginal Rights, located along the beautiful and bountiful Wolastoq river that is their homeland. Ulnooweg — founded on the beliefs, customs, and values of the Mi’kmaq Nation to provide cultural revival and enterprise support to Aboriginal communities across Atlantic Canada which has enabled countless individuals to realize their dreams in support of Indigenous self-determination.
- 12. Submission Notes: we are extremely cognisant of our duty of care in allowing those who wish to participate to do so, and facilitating informed consent. A panelist will be selected from the communities we work with, with care and consideration given to that choice, and collaborative decision making in choosing a participant. As this takes time, we are still working on this process. we will provide exact information at the time of acceptance (if accepted). We are currently welcoming new team members. So we do not have specific names for some panel spots yet. However, we will provide exact information at the time of acceptance (if accepted). Panelists: Our Zanzibar Team: