UNIYC - UNPFII-10. Back to Home, UNPFII Preparatory Meeting On 15 May, we held the preparatory meeting for UNPFII-10.Documentation and follow up on the Preparatory Meetingbehind the scenes: Material and Information about the Organization of the Preparatory Meeting which was held prior to UNPFII-10 The IYC at the PFII-10 Documentation about the activities of the IYC during the tenth session of the UNPFIIEvaluation Form to fill in Daily IYC Meetings Location: UNICEF HQ (3 United Nations Plaza, 44th Street between 1st/2nd Avenues, New York), unless otherwise announced.
IYC Recommendations to the Permanent Forum File Not Found other Interventions and Recommendations to the PF given by indigenous youth: Future Work of the GIYC. Giyalliance. The Global Indigenous Youth Alliance (GIYA) is a network of organizations and individuals from across the world advocating for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights.
The special focus of GIYA is on indigenous youth. Over the past years, the empowerment and participation of indigenous youth have been of great importance in the indigenous rights discourse. Our vision is to connect the indigenous youth across the borders and continents, to share our views and experiences, to contribute in the struggle of our rights and to build up our capacity to shoulder the responsibility of carrying on our cultural heritage and advocacy for equality and justice. Networking, Capacity-Building and Information-Sharing are the three major tasks of GIYA. We are potential leaders of tomorrow and we want you to join us in this process towards a better future. tasks and main purposes 1. 2. 3. Climate changehealthparticipatory rightsforced marriageeducationland and resources managementland rightstraditional knowledge 4.
Statute. Echoes of the Earth in Times of Climate Change. The natives are restless. Wondering why? Poster by Dwayne Bird, a New Media Designer based in Winnipeg as part of his contribution to the Idle No More grassroots movement. Picture this. You and I are sitting at my local laundromat slash fair trade café, and while you warily wait for me to get my first caffeine fix of the day, you lean in and prepare to ask the question that’s been on your mind since you first read the hyperbolic headline, “Native Leaders Try to Burst Into Chambers in Ottawa, Held Back By Guards.”
Licking your lips nervously, you spit it out. The question. Not this fantastic espresso. So what’s got you all upset this time? While I savor what has got to be the most widespread addiction in the world by now, I wonder how it is you and I ended up hanging out in the first place, but hey, it’s an honest question. Although thousands of indigenous people all over Canada rallied together under the banner of Idle No More on December 10th, there has been very little media coverage on the movement.
Then what? We are dying. Idle No More: Hints of a Global Super-Movement. What started as a murmur in early October from First Nations People in Canada in response to Bill C45 has become a movement that echoes the sentiments of people all over the world, a battle cry of love for the planet, "Idle No More.
" At first glance it might appear that this movement is isolated and doesn't effect you if you are not native or if you don't live in Canada, yet it does. It may appear that this resistance is not related to The Occupy Movement, The Arab Spring, The Unify Movement, Anonymous, or any of the other popular uprisings sparked by social unrest, but it is. (Image by Andy Everson) At its very core, all of these movements have very common threads and are born from common issues facing people everywhere. Those who represent financial interests that value money over life itself, that are devoid of basic respect for human decency, and for nature have dictated the future for too long and people everywhere are standing up to say, "No more. " © 2012 Jacob Devaney.