Webinar: Road to COP30 Voices from the Global South

Join the webinar on Sept. 18 and create hope for the planet!

Please join us for an inspiring conversation about the importance COP30, the UN Climate Change Conference that will be held in Brazil in November. Come learn about the climate priorities of people in the Global South—especially those in the Amazon region—and what we can do together for climate justice.

Webinar: The Road to COP30, Voices from the Global South
When: Thursday, Sept. 18, 7:00pm-8:30pm ET
Register at https://bit.ly/Road2COP30

*English and Spanish interpretation will be provided.

Speakers:

• Sr. Rosita Sidasmed, RSM, a member of the Sisters of Mercy in Argentina who helped to write The Call for Justice and the Common Home  the landmark statement by Global South Catholic bishops.
• Br. Rodrigo Peret, OFM, a Franciscan friar in Brazil and one of the organizers of the People’s Summit Towards COP 30, a huge parallel conference to COP30.
• Juan Felipe Martinez, Executive Secretary of REPAM-Colombia, a member of the Pan Amazon Ecclesial Network and a leading Catholic advocate for the rights and dignity of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon and the protection of the Amazon biome.
• Lisa Sullivan, Senior Policy Officer for Integral Ecology at the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns in Washington, D.C., an experienced Maryknoll representative at the annual UN climate conferences.

Special thanks to the Sisters of Mercy of the Americans Justice Team for hosting the webinar.

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