'Groups on the front lines, especially Indigenous and rural women, face violations of their land and human rights and deforestation and biodiversity loss in their territories, without having access to positions of power to stop it.'
In my work, I constantly see how women are prevented from owning their own land and resources, and are excluded from real and equal participation in local, national, and global natural resources governance. Groups on the front lines, especially Indigenous and rural women, face violations of their land and human rights and deforestation and biodiversity loss in their territories, without having access to positions of power to stop it.
This is why defending women’s rights and community rights should be at the center of our climate activism. I advocate for the rights of forest communities and support local women’s groups to strengthen their own community-based initiatives on forest restoration, sustainable livelihoods, food sovereignty, and women’s land rights.
I’ve come to recognize that the mainstream climate movement’s shift in strategy to “center” the narratives of Black, Brown, and Indigenous peoples on the front lines of crises has actually meant exploitation of our labor and resources. Beyond mobilizations, there’s little genuine, long-term effort to build the deep relationships and trust needed to facilitate authentic collaborations that Black, Brown, and Indigenous feminist leadership demands.
We need to shift these relationships to redistribute resources and funding to grassroots movements pioneering solutions that impact people’s day-to-day livelihoods. If we’re rooted in Black, Brown, and Indigenous queer feminisms, we must acknowledge those on the margins of society are already tackling the problems we face.
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